Big Apple Music Scene — Chicago’s The Cool Kids, who I read somewhere are calling themselves “Black Beastie Boys” (haha) are playing a GBH show tonight at Webster Hall. It’s only $1 if you RSVP, and so are drinks. Tomorrow (Saturday), Alela Diane is playing a free s... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Winter/Getty With Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ New York anthem “Empire State of Mind” blasting over stereos worldwide, we asked our readers to tell us what track puts them in a New York groove. Jigga, Nas, the Beastie Boys and some other Goth... more info

Rolling Stone — Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance” [Chew Fu H1N1 Club Mix] Are we really ready for mixes to be dubbed the “H1N1 mix”? Are we at that point yet? Last we checked, people still weren’t sure if they wanted to get the cure for that thing (see Corgan, Bill... more info

MTV.com News — Hudson, DJ A-Trak say West is keeping a low profile but doing fine.By James Dinh Kanye West Photo: Stefania D'Alessandro/ Getty Images Apart from some lingering backlash from his interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the Vide... more info

Guardian Music — Founded in 1981, the same year as the Walkman, this NYC underground label put out cassette-only releases that helped shape the US hardcore punk sceneTapes have always been the lo-fi ruffians of the stereo age. But in the 1980s, the only way you could... more info

Undercover, Australia — Norah Jones is going for a new sound with her new music. Beck, Beastie Boys and Santigold have done remixes. more info

Guardian Music — The sultry jazz chanteuse has recruited the rock and hip-hop boffins to bring their blips and bloops to her gentle cooNorah Jones hasn't just borrowed Tom Waits's backing band to record her fourth album – she's brought in Beck, Beastie Boys an... more info

Guardian Music — Fever, shivers, delirium: being sick makes you a rock'n'roll animal, if only for a week or so"Everybody's got the fever," murmured Elvis, and Peggy Lee before him. They didn't seem to think it was a bad thing; in fact, it was "a lovely way to burn". ... more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone has your chance to win a copy of DJ Hero, the game that lets you scratch, crossfade and sample like a master DJ from the comfort of your home. The game, which hit stores on Tuesday, features all-star blends like Foo Fighters vs. Beastie... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — This video is sick for a ton of reasons. The camera angle alone makes it worth watching. Sick stuff. Found it over at An Overdose Of Awesome. The first jam is DJ Kue’s remix of Sabotage by the Beastie Boys. Second one is BOYS NOIZE – DRUMMER (BO... more info