ContactMusic — Tinchy Stryder has signed a deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation Label.The Number 1' rapper, who is currently working on the follow-up album to his mega successful Catch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Grouper @ Terminal 5 in May 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan) So we managed to sneak into Grouper's rare Brooklyn gig on Friday night and still aren't sure what we witnessed over the course of her main... more info

Altsounds — On the heels of releasing their critically acclaimed new album, *New Slaves* (out now on *The Social Registry*), Brooklyn's electronically tricked out free-jazz doom ensemble *Zs* have just announced select local New York appearances, including t... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-26 Brooklyn, NY - Issue Project Room07-06 Baltimore, MD - Flortistree $07-25 Ceske, Czech Republic - Budejovice Bazilika07-26 Vienna, Austria - Rhiz07-27 Tolmin, Slovenia - Sajeta Festival07-28 Faenza, Italy - Clandestino07-29 Geneva, Switzerland ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Arab on Radar Dudefest isn't the only recipients of the Arab on Radar return, as NYC and ten other cities will get a taste of their own during select dates in July, August and September. The dates include... more info

Pitchfork — -- All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, the film that Califone frontman Tim Rutili directed (and that shares its name with Califone's latest album), is out this week on DVD via IndiePix Films. Califone themselves have screened the film and performed... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Zs - Acres of Skin (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Zs - Diamond Terrifier (Zebrablood remix) (MP3) Avant-garde trio Zs are celebrating their new LP New Slaves (out now on Social Registry) with a show at Knitting Factory in... more info

Altsounds — Ah, a new decade of experimental music is here and, no, it has nothing to do with making "weird" disco and throwing a Pro Tools filter over the top to make it sound like a cassette tape. *Zs* are ready to unload their first full-length for *The So... more info

Pitchfork — -- MTV reports that Peter Steele, frontman for long-running Brooklyn goth-metal overlords Type O Negative, has died of heart failure. He was 48. Remember the man by spending nine minutes with the "Christian Woman" video right here.-- New York experim... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Forward-thinking group Skeletons are a frequent live presence around NYC, but record-wise, they've been quiet since the release of their 2008 LP, Money. In recent months, Skeletons have played out as the expanded Skeletons Big Ban... more info