JamBase — Our weekly roundup of various sounds surveyed in 50 words or less… Rocco DeLuca and the Burden: Mercy (Republic) Abundant musical landscapes accented by chunky slide guitars and sparse pianos appear throughout DeLuca and the Burden's new... more info

All About Jazz — B.B. King, Herbie Hancock, Dave Matthews Band and, surprisingly, the Black Eyes Peas have joined the bill at this years Montreux Jazz Fest. The Jazz festival is taking place in Switzerland between July 3rd-18th. Steely Dan and Rock Hall inductee J... more info

AllHipHop — Former Fugees member Lauryn Hill will make a high profile appearance at this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival organizers announced today (April 2).   Hill will join some of the world’s biggest stars during the 43rd Annual Montreux Jazz f... more info

MTV.com News — In anticipation of Em's 'We Made You' clip, we're looking back at his most memorable videos.By Jayson Rodriguez Eminem Photo: Universal Studios As much of an impact as Eminem has made in his career — from bringing authenticity to melanin... more info

All About Jazz — Daniel Sadownick is one of the world's premier percussionists. His resume includes work with names such as The Roots, {{Dennis Chambers = 12052}}, Billy Idol, {{Pat Martino = 3225}}, {{Nicholas Payton = 10180}}, Me'shell Ndege'ocello, {{Christian McB... more info

Guardian Music — The legendary label, which celebrates its 50th birthday in May, managed in its heyday to achieve that rare feat: combining commercial success with artistic integrityI had some issues with 24 Hour Party People, the Tony Wilson/Factory Records biopic, ... more info

Idolator — On a previous episode of Idolator, I alluded to the friendship-damaging row that ensued the first time the subject of Steely Dan was broached between me (pro) and your beloved but beleaguered editor (anti). This year, hoping once again to win her ove... more info