Rollo & Grady — Lee Fields I had the opportunity to interview Leon Michels, co-founder of Truth & Soul Records and frontman of El Michels Affair this morning. We discussed his phenomenal new album Enter The 37th Chamber, which features full instrumental reinterpreta... more info

Rolling Stone — “I’m a lyrical cat, man. I’ll tell the fans right now: If you’re not really looking for lyrics or strong content and music, I might not be the goon for you, but I’m going back to my essence,” Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon tells Rolling Stone o... more info

Live Daily — Norwegian electropop/hip-hop duo Madcon are not exactly a household name in this neck of the woods. However, the World Music Award winners seem poised to impress US audiences, armed with the popularity of their smash hit "Beggin," which reached No. 2... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jeffrey Siegel said...For fans of jazz guitarist Marc Ribot, currently celebrating his 55th birthday with a series of shows in Manhattan.http://straightnochaserjazz.blogspot.comScholar said...Massive post featuring soul, funk, and hip hop covers, mas... more info

Altsounds — One of the defining moments of this year’s SXSW was the pair of surprise collaborations between Atlanta garage rock rabble-rousers *The Black Lips* and Wu Tang impresario *GZA*. This first took place off the beaten path at The Compound for D... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Deceased Wu Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard will be memorialized in an upcoming documentary and a series of tribute albums, all produced by his cousin Raison Allah Iceman. more info

Soul Sides — Flickr: advantagelogan's Photostream(Thanks: Todd Inoue) more info

NME — Atlanta rockers collaborate on new version of 'The Drop I Hold' more info

Stereogum — When Jessica spoke with Black Lips last year about their then-unreleased 200 Million Thousand, she reported the flower-punks were trying to get "a member or two of Wu-Tang Clan on a track," the band adding: "Maybe not for the album, but for a remix o... more info

My Old Kentucky — (photo cred : Dickies)Drop I Hold appears on Black Lips' 2009 release 200 Million Thousand, but while at SXSW the gritty band teamed up with Wu-Tang's GZA to perform the song on two different occasions. They liked the outcome so much, the unlikely p... more info