In anticipation of Robbie William's brand new album 'Rudebox,' iTunes is now offering a free download of Robbie's dead-on remake of Tin Tin's '85 hit "Kiss Me." Tin Tin is the work of Stephen Duffy, who was one of the founding members of Duran Duran. Duffy has been co-writing songs with Robbie Williams lately and seems to have inspired this choice cover taken from Williams' newest album, Rudebox, out in the US next week on Oct 24th. You can now download the song by going to iTunes.

As many of you know by now, Mayday! racked up record breaking views when their song “Groundhog Day” featuring Cee-Lo and DJ Craze was posted on YouTube this summer. The duo continue their success on the college radio front. Mayday! reached the zenith this week on rapattacklives.com , "hip-hop's true voice for college rap radio, Internet rap shows and mixtape DJs." You can now listen to “Groundhog Day” by clicking on the links to the right of this...

As we approach the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, here's a good cause to add onto your list of things to do. Heroes of the Dancefloor are releasing a digital album to support the homeless whereby ALL monies collected (including royalties and mechanicals publishing) will go to the homeless. The album, which will be released on www.ingrooves.com digitally and non-exclusively on October 30th, features jazz sampels from the 1920s to the 50s with hip-hop and garage beats...

As is usually the case with artists, after winning over the masses in their home territory, they try their hand in other markets. But what you don't always see, is the reverse. With powerful urban poetics, which effortlessly combines soul, hip-hop, funk and rock, Bronx, NY native Stephanie McKay has managed to garner the praise from the UK. Known through worldwide touring with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and having performed with the likes of Kelis, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Tricky, in...

Only two weeks away, the full schedule for the Voodoo Music Festival is now available here . A semi-vertical gant chart (yes I went to business school), it should help those he like to plan things out. And for those of you who don't like to plan things out, just make sure you end up catching the acts you wanted to catch.

While you don't often see a label taking their artists and putting on a label tour, Los Angeles based Stone Throw Records decided to do just that. In support of 'Chrome Children,' the label's CD & DVD collaboration with cable network Adult Swim, Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, J. Rocc, Percee P and more will embark on a World Tour (U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia/New Zealand) starting in October. The North American leg of the tour will mark the first-ever nationwide tour for hip-hop...

I don't know whose suppose to be the good, the bad, or the queen in this supergroup, but come January, Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur), Paul Simonon (The Clash), Simon Tong (The Verve), and Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) will deliver their self-titled debut album, 'The Good, the bad and the Queen.' Making their debut live at the Pig Nose Inn in East Prawle, England, if you don't happen to be in an England at the time, below is a short video of a practice session. And while supergroups don't always end...

The first single from Miho Hatori's (Cibo Matto) solo effort 'Ecdysis,' due out October 24th, "Barracuda" seems to be in line with early descriptions of the forthcoming album, dance-pop, world music, psychedelia, jazz fusion and piano balladry.

Yes hearing remakes of this and that is getting a bit old. But this time around, when you have Buena Vista Social Club in the equation and it is them who are playing the music of their contempories versus the other way around, it is a bit more refreshing. Due out on November 14 via Hip-O Records/Universal Music Enterprises, 'Rhythms del Mundo' finds the Buena Vista Social Club playing music of Radiohead, Coldplay, U2, The Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and more, creating brand new...

Maybe it is a leak or really just the label teasing her fans, but either way it looks like a new M.I.A. track has surfaced called "XR 2" which sounds a bit more ripe for the dance floor then I recall from her previous work. Listen to it here .