Straight No Chaser has announced that it will no longer be printing thick paper pages containing the best interviews, reviews, articles, charts and club listings in the scene. SNC will however be embracing the digital age in some shape or form (to be decided). The news is bittersweet for all of us who took pleasure in flipping through the textured, organic design of the publication. But assuming the same quality of content will be delivered, the decision may make it more accessible....

David LaChapelle has directed Amy Winehouse's video for "Tears Dry On Their Own." Typically a racy and controversial artist, LaChapelle's toned it down a bit (too much?) for this one. Of course the song itself is a winner, though, and now there's something to watch.

It was decidedly the biggest, muddiest Glastonbury in quite a few years with a crowd in excess of 175,000. Held over a 3 day period from June 22nd - June 24th, the largest festival in the world founded by Michael Eavis boasted a lengthy list of acts - which even if you had attended, you probably still would have missed most of your favorites. Nevertheless, the BBC provided substantial video and audio coverage...

We hope you're all amped for RAMP who are performing live at Giant Step's Central Park SummerStage show on Sunday July 7th. The 70s funk group from Cincinnati, Ohio responsible for the Roy Ayers produced Come Into Knowledge has recently reformed off the back of a few successful performances. Their 1977 debut was maladroitly released sans promotional or financial backing from their label and RAMP and their album faded to relative silence for nearly 30...

?uestlove just announced details on The Roots 10th album with the working title Rising Down , which will be released on Def Jam . “We’re trying to make number ten as exciting as number one was, as exciting as number five was,” projected ?uestlove in an interview with AllHipHop.com. In line with The Roots’ previous album Game Theory , it will be compiled from a stack of 60-70 recordings and trimmed down to 12-14 tracks. The spokesman...

Want to get your hands on free promos, CDs and show tickets ? Here at Giant Step we love to share new music. Whether it's soulful, funky, eclectic, jazzy, dancefloor oriented, hip hop-ish, latin-tinged or singer/songwriter based, it's really as easy to get a hold of these sounds as entering our contests at www.giantstep.net/contests . *Small print: There is an age requirement for most of the performances as denoted by each show...

On its 9th year in Louisiana's City Park, New Orleans, The Voodoo Music Festival 2007 lineup has just been announced today and it includes Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Wilco, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Paolo Nutini, M.I.A. - who will no doubt be showcasing material from her forthcoming album - Common, Zap Mama, Hot 8 Brass Band, Tiesto, Ska Cubano and more. The festival takes place over Halloween weekend (October 26-28) and

Sara Bareilles' new single "Love Song" is being featured on iTunes as Single of the Week. (It's FREE!). Click HERE . Straight out of LA, she's quite the up-and-coming singer/songwriter, so watch out for more from her. For...

Solar and Guru's next edition in the much lauded Jazzmatazz series on 7 Grand records is called Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back To The Future (out July 17th). As previously reported , it features collaborations with several key artists, each well-known in their respective genres. The video for the 2nd track "State Of Clarity feat. Common and Bob James" has just been posted on...

Ornette Coleman fell prey to the unbearable 100 degree heat on Sunday while performing at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, TN. Apparently the effects were only short-term and the 77 year old saxophonist regained consciousness just minutes after the incident. Proper treatment followed at the Coffey County Hospital where the celebrated ‘50s free-jazz innovator is still resting and recovering, according to Billboard.com . Barring any future complications,...