Having been pushed back several times, the public will finally see Lupe Fiasco's 'Food & Liquor' released tomorrow. In celebration, Lupe Fiasco will be performing at Chicago's Metro, as part of the Secret Myspace Show series. According to Lupe Fiasco's website, a select number of 'guaranteed admission' wristbands will be available for pick up starting day of show, at Tower Records on 2301 N. Clark Street #200 in Chicago.

Yes it's another Beck video from the forthcoming album, 'Information,' but can you really complain? Well I guess you could since the album is not yet out and the sound quality makes you crave getting your hands on the album even more, but just be happy that you will only have to wait a few more weeks.

Chico Hamilton and label, Joyour Shout!, announced yesterday a remix contest on Chico's MySpace page, that requests DJs and fans to download a beat picked by Chico, remix it and then post it back on the site. Chico will then pick his favorite tracks and will post it on his MySpace site. This MySpace DJ event and another "By Invitation Only" event featuring surprise celebrity remixes from amongst Chico's MySpace friends...

Not quite the same as Moby deciding to go internet and email free for 2006, RJD2 has decided to go rap free on his forthcoming yet untitled third album. Instead of the sample based hip-hop/electronica of previous albums, the new album will be a depature for RJD2, with live instrumentation played entirely by himself. According to Pitchfork, RJD2 wants to make pop music, noting the desire to create "The same shit everybody listens to: the Beatles, your Led Zeppelins, your Tears for Fears. And...

Continuing to produce music that is both timeless and exciting, it is hard to imagine that Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton will turn 85 years old this week (September 21st). First playing drums while in high school with the likes of Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet, and Charles Mingus, Chico Hamilton's resume includes scores for film, original compositions, commercial jingles, 50 + albums as a leader, and countless international tours. Introducing two unique and distinct sounds during his...

Electronic/Breakbeat/Dub outfit Teargas Plateglass has remained relatively unknown to the public. Formed in late 2000, their short-run debut album came and went, noted mostly by other artists Danger Mouse (“heavy visual stuff…sounds like the end of the world”), King Britt (“restores my faith that deep, dark music still moves the masses”) and Chris Vrenna (“a soundtrack to the darkest places in my mind”). In 2004, the collective went into hiding after the accidental death of a co-founder....

In support of his forthcoming album, 'The Information,' due out October 3rd, Beck will set out on a short Fall tour beginning in late September. TOUR DATES 09.27.06 - Chula Vista, CA (Coors Amphitheater w/ Tom Petty) 09.30.06 - Mountainview, CA (Shoreline Amphitheater - Download Festival) 10.12.06 - Nashville, TN (City Hall) 10.14.06 - Chicago, IL (UIC Pavilion) 10.16.06 - Totonto, ON (Ricoh Arema) 10.18.06 - New York, NY (Theater At The Gardens) 10.23.06 - Philadelphia,...

Both solo and as part of the group Jazzanova Alex Barck’s eclectic, genre-bending sets make him one of the most respected and in-demand DJ’s in the world. His unique style interweaves Soul, Hip-hop, Jazz and House music into a universally appealing groove. Having worked with respected artists such as Roy Ayers, Incognito, Ian Pooley, 4 Hero and Koop, he brings his expertise and his superb mix of nu-jazz, afro funk, drum & bass, hip hop, latin and soul to NY for a sure to be sold out DJ set on...

I never knew who the artist was who designed the cover of Alice Smith's 'For Lovers And The Dreamers' album. But having always liked the aesthetic, I recently found out that the designer is the work of Audrey Kawasaki. Recently holding an exhibit at the Thinkspace gallery in LA, this West Los Angeles native studied at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute and is influenced by the works of Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Klimt. For more information, visit

"A..wonderful rockin' roll band from Brooklyn" according to David Letterman.