XFM.co.uk — The band have re-worked one of their tracks with the rapper... more info

Altsounds — It’s only when you hear them again, you realise how much you missed them. The multi platinum funk soul brothers, with 4 Top 10 albums to their name, return for the first time in five years, with the first classic, fantastic party album o... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces his alternative view of the decade that wasI don't know about you – and I'll just get this out of my system before the ghost of Christmas past comes to give me what for – but if there's one thing worse than a care... more info

Guardian Music — The Mercury prize-winning rapper has sacked her record label Big Dada, claiming that the small independent operation is responsible for her album's lack of commercial successSpeech Debelle has announced that she is sacking her record label, blaming B... more info

Altsounds — Metronomy are all set to play the next Mercury Prize Sessions being held at The Hospital Club tomorrow night, Thursday 12 November. Also playing the prestigious event will be long time collborator Roots Manuva. Previous sessions have featured a nu... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Of all the tracks on the Boom DJ from the Steel City's debut 'Skanky Skanky', it's the Benjamin Zephaniah-featuring, Joe Goddard-produced 'Rebel' that really stood out for me. As the album attests the guy's a prodigious genre hoover, something als... more info

Guardian Music — Their members come from France, Sweden and Malawi – and their sound comes from everywhere. Now this powerful trio are set to release their first albumA Frenchman walks into a shop… it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, not the orig... more info

Nialler9 — This might just be my post of the year. 20 songs from 24 artists (remixes double it up) who appear at Electric Picnic this year clocking in at 63 minutes. This mixtape has some of my favourite music of the year contained within it, mixed to the best ... more info

Nialler9 — Go to Grand Crew to watch the concert in full. Related Posts Nialler9 Weekly Chart Why? – The Blackest Purse Nialler9’s top 30 albums of 2008 Nialler9’s Songs of 2008 Roots Manuva – Let the Spirit (Hot Chip remix) Dublab Videos:... more info

NME — Damon Albarn, Jamie T, Rachid Taha are also on the bill more info