Guardian Music — This band of disabled musicians and former street children from the Congo serve up sizzling soukous and frenetic funkWho: Staff Benda BililiWhere and when: West Holts, 4.45pm Sunday.Dress code: Black suits, shades and an impressive array of berets, t... more info

Guardian Music — What were people at Glastonbury saying on Twitter?@scissorsisters At stone circle. Happy Glasto everybody. This has been one of the best days of my life@MichaelSucks Dizzee rapped. Florence sung. I came close to crying@captainseebass I never thought ... more info

Guardian Music — Two beautiful compilations from Soundway revive the spaced-out funk of 70s west Africa and the psychedelic beat of Colombia's sound systemsNext month, Soundway Records, a small, independent British label, releases its latest compilation, a two-CD (or... more info

Mjsbigblog — Oh, the world of twitter. We can find out what our favorite Idols are doing at any minute of any day! Today, the Idols are shooting video for an AT&T spot for the American Idols Live tour.  Check out the tweets below. You can foll... more info

Mjsbigblog — Oh, the world of twitter. We can find out what our favorite Idols are doing at any minute of any day! Today, the Idols are shooting video for an AT&T spot for the American Idols Live tour.  Check out the tweets below. You can foll... more info

Guardian Music — From classical music to comic hero-baiting pop-punk ... take a trip through the depths of Steven Wells's music tasteSteven Wells, the late and legendary NME and Guardian journalist, died one year ago today. Among the many moved to write in tribute 12... more info

MTV.com News — Our playlist includes everything from Will Smith's 'Just the Two of Us' to Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach.'By Kara Warner Will Smith Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images In honor of Father's Day, MTV News has compiled a special "Give Props to Po... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Anyone compiling a list of the all-time great funk masterminds would inevitably think of names such as James Brown, George Clinton and Sly Stone. One name that may not come as readily to most is Conrad O. Johnson, band director of the Kashmere Stage ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Crushable writer Solvej Schou crashed the E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, and discovered a growing female presence. She also discovered some anti-female behavior despite. Her report, below. “This is a maaaaaaaaan’s world,” sang James Brown back ... more info

Guardian Music — It's been a while since we heard a bunch of jangling 60s west coast acolytes quite this fineHometown: London, Los Angeles and Paris.The lineup: James Buttery (lead vocals, guitar), Dean Reid (vocals, guitar), Ben Axtell (bass), Denis Vittoz (drums).T... more info