Guardian Music — 1986: Number 43 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz musicGilles Peterson recalls DJing at Dingwalls in 1986. "We were mixing up hard bop with bits of funk, bossa nova, Diana Ross, all sorts. I remember dropping an Art Blakey tra... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Public Enemy, Jungle Brothers and Odd Future are just some of the names that have been confirmed to perform at next month’s Bestival event in the Isle of Wight. The four-day festival will also features the likes of DJ Shadow, Grandmaster Flash, A-T... more info

XLR8R — For its 11th annual gathering of electronic music fans and artists, Springfestival will take place across five days in June in Graz, Austria. Ticketholders will be treated to live performances and DJ sets from the likes of the Jungle Brothers, Caribo... more info

Guardian Music — Songs set at dawn – they'd be full of sun-dappled reawakenings and hope for a new day, right? Wrong – it's mostly just a load of drunk people who haven't been to bed yetWhen coming up with this week's theme, I had it in my head that a trawl throu... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — The Big Pink guitarist loves Smashing Pumpkins, Butthole Surfers and being alone in remote Scotland My first album ‘Straight Out The Jungle’ by Jungle Brothers “They came out around the same time as NWA and Public Enemy, but they didn’t hav... more info

AllHipHop — One month out from the release of a new album, Black Sheep’s Dres surprised fans this week with a Native Tongues reunion single entitled “Birds of a Feather.” The song was released yesterday and features founding Native Tongues members Dave (Tr... more info

Pitchfork — MP3:> Black Sheep: "Birds of a Feather [ft. Q-Tip, Dave & Mike Gee]" In the late 80s and early 90s, the loosely affiliated Native Tongues crew brought a playful bohemian warmth to hip-hop, helping to expand the genre's boundaries. And now Black Shee... more info

The Culture Of Me — Totally housed out to a recognizable sample that you should smack yourself if you can't place it, this new remix of The Jungle Brothers most famous outside-the-realm-of-just-hip-hop/dance jam from way back in 1989 "I'll House You" from Crux Records h... more info