Brooklyn Vegan — M83 in Chicago last week (more by Zach Pollack) AA Bondy in Austin last week (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Caveman @ Other Music * Mobb Deep @ BB King's * Jordi Wheeler @ Zebulon * Slavic... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper whose career included hit singles and acting rolesThe rapper Heavy D, who has died suddenly aged 44, after collapsing at his home, was among a handful of hip-hop stars from the 1980s who successfully established a lasting career. Having create... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop veteran hailed by peers, including LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj, collapsed with breathing problems and died in hospitalRapper and actor Heavy D, one of the defining voices of hip-hop's late-80s and early-90s golden age, has died. The 44-year-old... more info

ContactMusic — Former Kiss rocker Ace Frehley suffered a bruised ego last week 26Oct11 after falling off stage during a concert in New York The guitar great was performing at the B B King Blues Club when he took a tumble from a dark smoke-filled stage Ever th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Friendly Fires @ Summerstage in Aug (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * Mike McGinnis @ Barbes * Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes * Hugh Cornwell @ Mercury Lounge * Ace Frehley @ B.B. King Blues Club * Derrick... more info

Guardian Music — Without firms like mine being able to make a profit, rare recordings would be lostBob Stanley, in his article on the extension of the copyright law for musicians, conflates two things, "copyright reversion" and "copyright expiry" ('Sorry, you don't o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Opeth @ Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Paul Birman) today in NYC * Totally J/K @ UCB East * B Street Band @ BB King's * Marco Cappelli @ The Stone * Eleanor Friedberger @ Barnes & Noble *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Lolla 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * The Necks @ Roulette * Molotov @ Irving Plaza * Big Daddy Kane @ BB King's * The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Furthur are going on a tour that hits MSG on November 10th. Tickets are on sale now. The after party is at BB King's. As previously mentioned, Ray Davies is going back out on tour. Tickets to the Beacon... more info

Guardian Music — Distinguished and subtle New Orleans arranger and musicianWhen the tape stopped rolling as the string section finished playing Wardell Quezergue's orchestration of Mona Lisa, the old Nat King Cole song, for the Neville Brothers' album Fiyo On the Bay... more info