Guardian Music — The Portishead producer on the Laughing Policeman, body-popping to Afrika Bambaataa and his belated discovery of CanGeoff Barrow had a hand in two of the defining records of the 90s: first as teaboy and tape operator in the studio where Massive Atta... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Africa Bambaataa today in NYC Whiplash @ UCB Cumbrigra @ Barbes Brain Cloud @ Barbes Butch Hancock @ Joe's Pub Joy Kills Sorrow @ Joe's Pub Brother Reverend @ The Manhattan Inn Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen @ Littlefield... more info

Guardian Music — Jas Shaw and James Ford celebrate the hidden world of twips, zongs and spring reverbsClick here for an exclusive stream of their new album Unpatterns808 Kick DrumThe Roland TR-808 is the classic drum machine.It was both hip-hop and house, it formed a... more info

Guardian Music — The electro hip-hop godhead and Zulu Nation founder empties the contents of his psychic record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set with Anything by James Brown Every James Brown cut makes a party get crazy. He's the god of all music. I always... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Ice- T directed ‘Something From Nothing: Art of Rap’ takes us on an intimate journey through hip-hop, from its birth to what is it today, digging deep into the art form.  Gaining insight from heavy weights such as Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy... more info

Guardian Music — New York hip-hop met London punk as the Clash embarked on their love affair with the music of black America As well as being comfortably the best thing the Clash ever recorded (sue me), this song, recorded in April 1980, comes from one of the really ... more info

Guardian Music — Is this Surrey singer a home counties Grace Jones or just Tina Turner in modern armour?Hometown: Surrey.The lineup: Ruby Goe (vocals, keyboards, guitar).The background: We recently acknowledged the new wave of wannabe Sylvia Plaths in pop. In stark c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Zulu Nation founder Afrika Bambataa The Universal Zulu Nation is an international hip hop awareness group formed and headed by hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa. Originally known simply as the Organization, it arose in the 1970s as reformed New York..... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Well-executed and extensive BBC documentary entitled Once Upon a Time in New York – The Birth of Hip Hop, Disco & Punk. Making the point that by the 1970s most pop music in the USA was dominated by West Coast artists and that NYC – despite being... more info

Topix — RUSTY COSTANZA / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Mystikal performs at the Congo Square Stage during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the New Orleans Fairgrounds. more info