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 .

Known for his production work and label owner of one of the best selling record labels in Europe, MB Elektronics, as well as MB Selektions (acts include Adam Beyer, David Carreta, Claude Young, Umek, Mark Broom and Ben Sims), Belgium artist Marco Bailey will make his way to the US starting in mid October to play a handful of dates. TOUR DATES 10/19 - Seattle, WA @ Last Supper Club 10/21 - New York, NY @ LOVE 10/25...

Everybody from BMW and Coke have used film shorts to get both young emerging film talent involved in the company's product as well as give film makers a platform to showcase their artistry. Hoping to do the same, more so for the latter reason, musician Robbie Williams, recently announced that for his new album, 'Rudebox,' he will ask a handful of new young guerilla film-makers to make seven short films to compliment the album. Told that they could use as much or as little from the different...

Enchanting, weird, *ADJECTIVE* (you know you love madlibs), here is the latest video for the track J Dilla contributed to the Stone Throw/Adult Swim Chrome Children release. Directed by Daniel Garcia and Mixtape Club, it's worth a watch. http://www.adultswim.com/williams/music/chrome/videos.html

Out this week, two of Cali's most respected hip-hop acts come together to deliver 'Heroes in the City of Dope.' Released via OM:Hip-Hop, which brought us Strange Fruit Project, 'Heroes in the City of Dope' is already being called an album that "proves that Zion I and The Grouch will continue to shine by delivering powerful messages and thought provoking subject matter through their diverse sound" (The Source). Produced by Amp Live with guest producers Headnodic (Crown City Rockers), Eligh...