Altsounds — Miami's funky synth-heavy duo Afrobeta has announced their addition to this summer's Identity Festival lineup, which will touch down in major markets all over North America. They'll be touring in support of their debut full-length, Under The Streets,... more info

Altsounds — Engine-Earz Experiment are the UK's first live Dubstep band, hailed by Mike Skinner as THE ones to watch.The band recently supported The Streets on tour and are currently on tour with Tricky throughout the Summer as well as gracing the best UK and ... more info

Pop Crunch — Sometimes celebrities who grow up to be credits to the cities and states they grew up in are honored for their talent with a key to the city. Others are [...] more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the best European festivalsBerlin FestivalWhen: 9–10 SeptemberWhere: Flughafen Tempelhof, and throughout BerlinWho: Suede, Primal Scream, Beirut, Mogwai, Battles, The Drums, Hercules And Love Affair, Wire, SantigoldHow m... more info

Guardian Music — Rumer, Wretch 32 and Summer Camp share the bill at New Band of the Day night for Guardian and Observer readersRumer, Wretch 32 and Summer Camp are sharing the bill for the first live version of Guardian Music's New Band of the Day series. The three d... more info

Sky News — Footage has emerged of the first purported protests in Damascus after Friday prayers, as Syria's pro-democracy demonstrators continue to defy the regime's crackdown. more info

NME — Mike Skinner and co will headline Freeze Festival in the autumn more info

Gigwise — At Battersea Power Station... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Streets "It's obvious. I've been doing it for 10 years and I've always tried to do something different with each album," he says. "Some [of my work has] been amazingly received and some of it hasn't been, and I've... more info

Press Play — I've been waiting for the release of this album for what feels like an eternity.  I'm a pretty solid Plan B fan.  If you've never heard of him, he's like The Streets meets Smokey Robinson meets Mayer Hawthorne.  Modern day motown.  Excellent voic... more info