This Friday, Nov 3rd, Stones Throw DJs Peanut Butter Wolf, J Rocc and Egon , with their impeccable DJ stylings, will be taking over Urban Outfitters on 6th Ave and 14th St. for a 4-hour DJ set. There will be special guests, CD giveaways and live t-shirt printing by Hit & Run . Best of all - it's FREE!

Prestigious British music magazine Q celebrated their 20th anniversary with their Q Awards 2006 last night in London. The ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel with stars like U2, The Who, Oasis, Sugababes, Manic Street Preachers, Smokey Robinson, Muse, Jay Kay among others in attendance. Oasis, U2 and Arctic Monkeys were the big winners, alongside new names like Corinne Bailey Rae and Gnarls Barkley . Here is the complete list of...

It seems like 3rd Ward , the 30,000 sq. ft. workspace and studio facility for artists in East Williamsburg, is being utilized as a loft party space more and more these days. RE:UP magazine and New Release are the latest 2 crews who are giving the underground party-throwing a try, bringing Luke Vibert to Brooklyn for a special performance. The multi-genre-ist and bearer of such pseudonyms as Kerrier District, Wagon Christ, Amen Andrews , and probably some...

Blur frontman Damon Albarn added another band to his impressive resume as The Good, The Bad And The Queen last night delivered a stunning headlining performance at the Electric Proms festival in London. According to the BBC website, the band, which consists of Albarn, Paul Simonon (The Clash), Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) and Simon Tong (ex-The Verve) , took to the stage looking like a gang of vagabonds dressed in shabby suits. The sound was "a vaudeville music box of...

A couple of months ago we were all shocked to hear about the untimely death of DJ, producer, nightlife icon and all around good friend, Adam Goldstone. Adam was a unique personality in the NY nighlife and he was also the editor for Time Out NY club pages for a decade. Well, the time has come to truly pay tribute to Adam in the spirit that is befitting to him: great music, drag queens and some debauchery thrown in for good measure. Click on the link to the right to view DJs and performers...

The Parkways Foundation agreed to let Lollapalooza organizers hold their annual gathering at Grant Park for another 5 years in return of five million dollars according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In case you'd like to make reservations for next year, they also announced their 2007 festival dates: August 3, 4 & 5. And in case you couldn't make it to this year's festivities, you can click on the link below to purchase live tracks from Lollapalooza 2006.

Miami-based hip-hop/pop duo Mayday! will be performing at various venus in the Big Apple during CMJ week , Nov 1 through Nov 4. Check out their website for updates. In other news, they have also been added to the Rokout Festival in San Bernardino, CA on Nov 25 alongside The Prodigy, Q-Bert, Z-Trip and Souls Of Mischief .

Okay, so we have seen Gnarls Barkley dress up as characters from The Wizard Of Oz, School of Rock, Back To Feature etc. but nothing really beats this vampire flick featuring the hilarious Mario Van Peebles strolling the streets of NY looking for his next prey. Peep Gnarls Barkley's video for "Who Cares?" below - just in time for Halloween!

CMJ is just around the corner folks. If you are wondering how to clone yourself to attend multiple shows in one night, don't sweat it: Apple's Soho store has a few exciting in-store performances lined up for those who want to spend their lunch break with the likes of CSS, Cut Chemist and others. Here's a quick list to start off with. Make sure to check the CMJ and Apple website for updates: Monday, October 30th, 3pm - Tokyo Police Club Tuesday, October 31st, 3pm - CSS Wednesday,...

Bloc Party is not the type of band to rest on their laurels. Only a year after releasing their debut Silent Alarm , the Brit rockers have announced that their second studio album, A Weekend in the City , will be out on February 6, 2006 on Vice Records. The album was produced by Jacknife Lee and is said to be inspired by the music of Philip Glass, Timbaland, Aaliyah and Bela Bartok. The quartet also announced a North American tour with Panic! at the Disco and...