Guardian Music — Hacktivist are at the forefront of 'djent': a scene that mixes heavy riffs with grime vocals and dubstep pace. Confused? Let them explain"I'd love to say I had a genius plan but the whole thing was a fluke," says Timfy James, guitarist and founder me... more info

Guardian Music — Rock hall of fame opens new exhibition on the music pioneer, who says he has six new songs he wants to releaseStill rockin' at 86, music legend Chuck Berry promised a comeback Saturday with six new songs, some written 16 years ago."And as soon as I c... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Gangnam Style: how Seoul's most exclusive neighbourhood went global2. Annie Mac: 'Skream & Benga are like the Sex Pistols!'3. Adele gives birth to baby boyIn th... more info

Guardian Music — A decade ago next week, the DJ Jam Master Jay was murdered at his studio – but his legacy lives on in hip-hopThe Scratch DJ Academy in New York was the first place in the world where aspirant DJs could learn their trade when it was opened in May 20... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s salute to Chuck Berry as the 2012 honoree for its "American Masters" series will be capped with a multi-artist concert featuring Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers, Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC, New York Dolls singer ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Run DMC / Pearl Jam / Drake at Made in America Fest 9/3/2012 Everything about their performance was classic Run DMC - from the occasional B-Boy stance right down to Run's Adidas track suit. Run,... more info

Topix — Under a video banner that read " Jam Master Jay Forever," the Queens, N.Y., natives rocked tens of thousands of fans at the festival in Philadelphia. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Day 2 of Jay-Z’s first Made In America festival is underway. You can watch a live stream of the festival over at Youtube. Hov headlined last night and it was quite a performance with plenty of special guests. Today, Pearl Jam headline the event in ... more info

Perez Hilton — As we previously reported, Jay-Z’s upcoming Made In America festival this weekend is going to be PACKED with some AH-Mazing talent! Everyone from Drake, Jill Scott, Run DMC to Calvin Harris are slated to perform … but the line-up may just get eve... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper will release 9th Inning and Triple Threat over US Labor Day weekend, seven years after last album releaseMissy Elliott is back. More than four years after her label started stoking interest in a new album, the rapper is set to release two new ... more info