Guardian Music — Light in the AtticPop's fading power to shock is thrown into stark relief by this compilation, conceived as the soundtrack to a new book of the same title that charts the black power struggles of the late 60s and early 70s. It's not as if anyone want... more info

Core News — “Watch out for new cuts from Buriel track, a Kon re-work of Gil Scott Heron, Soul Clap, Gang Colours, and Paul Weller. Plus tracks from Lyn Christopher & Loleatta Holloway and a couple of tunes by Whitney Housten,” Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2012-... more info

Guardian Music — Gil-Scott Heron's friend Jamie Byng tells the story of the campaign tour with Stevie Wonder which helped create today's US national holiday for Martin Luther KingJim PowellLindesay Irvine more info

Guardian Music — Jamie Byng of publisher Canongate and Richard Russell of XL Recordings talk to Alexis Petridis about the life and work of Gil Scott-Heron. Both men collaborated with him on his final works – his album I'm New Here and forthcoming memoir The Last Ho... more info

Guardian Music — In an extract from his memoir written before he died last year, Gil Scott-Heron talks about when he toured with Stevie Wonder to establish Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday in the USMemphis, Tennessee was only 90 miles west of Jackson, my ... more info

Time — Along with the widely observed deaths of Amy Winehouse and Gil Scott-Heron, a number of lesser-known musical figures passed away in 2011. They didn’t get as much recognition, perhaps, but they made valuable contributions to popular music. Here, 50 ... more info

Guardian Music — In early 2011, poets began setting their words to the sound of dubstep and electronica. Almost twelve months on, the signs are that poetronica is here to stayIt's hardly surprising the year is ending with news that dubstep heavyweight Skream is set f... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On Dec. 21, the Recording Academy announced that Glen Campbell, the Allman Brothers Band, George Jones, Diana Ross, Gil Scott-Heron, the Memphis Horns and Antonio Carlos Jobim will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. more info

Stereogum — Last week, My Morning Jacket played MSG and in the midst of their epic sprawl of a live show, the band unwrapped covers of Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Bottle” and Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” a song they also handled on their ... more info

Guardian Music — The top 40 tracks of the year, as voted for by Guardian writers1 Lana Del Rey – Video Games2 Azealia Banks – 2123 Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers4 Joe Goddard – Gabriel ft Valentina5 Frank Ocean – Swim Good6 Nicki Minaj – Super Bass7 Beyonc�... more info