Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best city based festivalsThe 1234 ShoreditchWhen: 9 JulyWhere: Shoreditch Park, LondonWhat: East London festival for emerging indie acts.Who: Black Lips, The Raveonettes, Lydia Lunch, Becoming RealHow much: £22.... more info

Nialler9 — More info on The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales Suite out in June. more info

BBC 6 Music — The ever modest producer and performer on his new record more info

Altsounds — Chilly Gonzales, never one to stay quiet for too long, is back with the announcement of his new album, The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales, the world's first all-orchestral rap album, the dramatic next step after piano-rap classics like “The G... more info

Totally Fuzzy — (Chilly) Gonzales, born Jason Charles Beck, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Though best known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist, producer, and songwriter. If you ever wondered wh... more info

Guardian Music — With a CV taking in pranksta rap, soft rock and Guinness World Record piano-playing, chameleon-like Canadian Chilly is well-placed to drop science on his peers …"For me, entertainment is war, and the enemy are the artists," says Chilly Gonzales. "T... more info

Nialler9 — Chilly Gonzales’ next step after his brilliant Ivory Tower album and movie last year will be The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales Suite, an all-orchestral rap album out on June 6th with live shows to follow. Accompanied by Hollywood swells, tympani roll... more info

Guardian Music — Small retailers buck an industry trend that has seen the closure of mainstream chains such as Zavvi and BordersAt the Truck record store in Oxford's student heartland, light streams in through huge, spotless windows, while customers lounge on hessian... more info

I Think You're Swell — “ivory tower, you can dannnce.” so i really like this song [sans the intro], but ummmm…… this video. there are a lot of donks. Antwan would like that. Chilly Gonzales: You Can Dance christopher more info

Guardian Music — It's the Bobby D sample track we've all been waiting for (that's Bob Dylan to the rest of us)Here are some "interesting" facts about rapper/producer Akira the Don, aka Adam Narkiewicz. Firstly, he was born in West Bromwich and now lives in Wales. Sec... more info