Guardian Music — UK hip-hop has always been dominated by London accents but, says Stephen Kelly, regional accents are finally making themselves heardWhile the accent of a BBC newsreader is now as likely to be geordie as home counties, British rap's dominant cadence i... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to watch the video for the Christmas single, "Scrooge and Marley - I Don't Want It To Be Me" by *The Streets* (http://www,myspace.com/thestreets). more info

NME — 'Scrooge And Marley – I Don't Want It To Be Me' features The Music's Rob Harvey on vocals more info

Chorus.fm — Listen and download *Diplo* (http://www.myspace.com/diplo)'s remix of *The Streets* (http://www.myspace.com/thestreets)' track "Going Through Hell" here (http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/07/the-streets-going-through-hell-diplo-remix-mp3/). more info

Stereogum — Last week we brought you “Going Through Hell,” the first released track from Mike Skinner’s last album as The Streets. Diplo’s remix completely removes the guitar hook and withholds Skinner’s vocal until the end. In their place? Booming hor... more info

Stereogum — We knew Computers And Blues, the final Streets album, was going to show up early next year. But Skinner recently announced a second album, called Cyberspace And Reds, that he’ll release sometime before then. So, C & B will still be the final Street... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Too Numb" by the Streets from the forthcoming 2011 album, Cyberspace and Reds. more info

The Quietus — Hear new track now more info

ContactMusic — Mike Skinner is at the "definite end" of The Streets because he can't think of anywhere else for them to go. The musician announced in 2008 his fifth album as... more info

ContactMusic — British rapper MIKE SKINNER has confirmed his next album will mark the end of THE STREETS - because he's run out of ideas for the band.Skinner shot to fame in his native... more info