Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Body Count / Bad Brains / hula hoopers After weeks of will-he-or-won't-he speculation, enigmatic R&B recluse D'Angelo made good on his promise to headline the 2014 Afropunk festival in Brooklyn on Sunday night. But not witho... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bad Brains at DeLuna Fest 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) As discussed, the free 2014 AfroPunk Festival is going down in Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park from August 23-24 with D'Angelo, Body Count, Trash Talk, Shabazz Palaces, Fishbone, and mo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Earlier today we posted that Shabazz Palaces' album is streaming and now we've got news on their Sub Pop labelmates/future tourmates clipping. After that tour brings both clipping. and Shabazz (as well as others like Body Count, Fishbone, Trash... more info

NME — The artist's metal band Body Count recently released their fifth album more info

Mercury News, California — Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Body Count featuring Ice-T, Asking Alexandria among acts scheduled to perform at Mayhem Festival in Mountain View. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — D'Angelo at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013 (more by PSquared) We already know Shabazz Palaces and clipping. would be playing Brooklyn's free AfroPunk Festival in Commodore Barry Park (8/23-24) and now many more artists have been announced. D'Angelo, Lianne La... more info

TMZ — Ice-T says its just coincidental that ONLY white people get shot in his new video.The song -- "Talk S**t, Get Shot" -- features several drive-by shootings ... and the victims are all white.  Ice scoffs at criticism that the song's racist.Ice… ... more info

TMZ — Ice-T's thrash metal band Body Count reunited Thursday night in New York and this awkward moment happened -- the "Law and Order: SVU" star performing "Cop Killer."The group recently started doing a few shows to promote the release of a new… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Van Etten @ Great GoogaMooga 2013 (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... The Northside Festival The Northside Festival begins its four-day takeove... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — By Ian Chainey Madball NYHC heavies Madball are shooting a video for their next song "Born Strong" and they're on the lookout for extras. Per the band's Facebook:MADBALL video shoot this THURSDAY, June 12th @ NOON sharp. All you LADIES,... more info