NEWS:
– “Anyone who sends us music is in with a shot”: an update from Butterz on yesterday’s changes to the label
– Rusko plans to release all forthcoming music for free
– John Talabot and Pional write official theme song for Spanish marathon; listen to ‘Brave’ here
– Vladimir Putin: “If Pussy Riot had not broken the law, they would now be doing the housework.”
– The Weeknd samples The Smiths on brand new track ‘Enemy’
NEWS:
– Lil Wayne hospitalized after suffering “seizure-like symptoms” on a private plane
– Giorgio Moroder uploads yet more goodies to Soundcloud: he’s now on his third account
– Ben UFO to mix Fabriclive 67
– R. Kelly continues to live the world’s most absurd life, this time embroiled in a strip club non-appearance with his rider revealed
– Nas’ Illmatic to receive premium reissue
– D’Angelo’s Voodoo to be reissued on vinyl for first time
– James Ferraro’s new album due out next month, unfortunately not titled Rainstick Fizz Plus
NEWS:
– Beneath prepares to take his ice cold brand of UK Funky long-form on new double-EP Illusions
– Bleep inaugurate The Green Series with new Karenn / The Analogue Cops 12″: stream samples inside
– Deconstruct Kendrick Lamar’s classic new LP with good kid, m.A.A.d City – The Samples
– Grime romantics Ruff Sqwad’s White Label Classics finally compiled
– Chase & Status are setting up a free school in East London
FEATURES
– New talent: hood sounds and nerdy white kids with Baauer, Stateside dance music’s new golden boy
– “Total immersion, permanent revolution.” Gavin Russom on life after LCD and the return of The Crystal Ark
– “Big and bleak, that’s how I like it.” Five minutes with Roly Porter
– Fatima Al Qadiri shares a preview and explains the genesis of her Desert Strike EP
– “Our music isn’t just a fad”: Footwork touchstone DJ Spinn talks competition, tradition and having What You Need
– On Record: Stroboscopic Artefacts’ Lucy sparks up and pays tribute to Lee Perry’s Blackboard Jungle Dub
– “I have no limitations.” Kool Keith reflects on a life of roleplay and why you should never rap about cupcakes
FACT TV:
– Pinch and Blackdown go head to head, part 1
– Artwork talks Big Apple, minidisc demos from Skream & Benga, and the future of Magnetic Man
– Reclusive Hippos In Tanks eccentric Triad God drops some super-rare verses in Chinatown
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