Part rock, part pop, and part dance, the Scissors Sisters will return on Sept. 26 with their sophomore album, 'Ta-Dah' on Universal Motown. The follow-up to the band's 2004 self-titled debut, the first single from 'Ta-Dah' will be the Elton John collaboration, "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'." In support of this forthcoming release, the Scissor Sisters will be playing a host of European festivals this summer and thus far is set to play this...

With two sold out shows in NYC, there are still 17 remaining dates to catch The Roots on tour, in support of their forthcoming album 'Game Theory.' If you happen to not be able to make any of these dates, along with the single "Don't Feel Right" playing in the Giant Step Jukebox, you can take a listen to a demo version of "Please Don't Go" at Okayplayer to...

It seems like it has almost been a year since we first got wind of a debut album from longtime OutKast associate, Sleepy Brown. However the wait seems to be finally over, where on September 27th, Sleepy Brown will release 'Mr. Brown' on OutKast member Big Boi's Purple Ribbon imprint through Virgin. The first single will be Neptunes produced "Margarita," which will feature both Big Boi and Pharrell.

With less than two weeks before the start of Celebrate Brooklyn, New York City's summer performance festival, here are a handful of shows we plan on catching. For the complete schedule, visit here MACEO PARKER Thursday, June 15 8pm MACEO PARKER's gritty sax lines have graced some of the best party music in history in his collaborations with James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, and...

With four years elapsing since hip-hop quintet Jurassic 5 dropped 2002’s ‘Power In Numbers,’ Jurassic 5 are set to make their long awaited return with the forthcoming album ‘Feedback.’ Due out July 25th, for the group "It's a step up for us because we have been basically known as an underground group. We've been known as a backpacker group," said Soup. "This album still has elements of that because that's who we are, but at the same time we are also trying to step into another...

Much better than the idea of Paris Hilton covering Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy," in a recent appearance on BBC Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge, Nelly Furtado's performed an acoustic version of "Crazy." Get it here .

With summer time just around the corner, the smell of beer, trees and music is in the air. And you know what that means, festival time. With a handful of festivals like the Intonation Festival in Chicago or Celebrate Brooklyn in New York, one new comer that seems particular interesting is the first annual Ovrcast music and art festival to be held this June. Put on by the The Ovrcast Collective, an L.A.-based record label, promotions and marketing company, the event will feature live...

As reported by Billboard, for Ziggy Marley's second solo album, 'Love Is My Religion' due out July 4th, Target will be the exclusive U.S. retailer. The deal marks Marley's first independent release as well as Target's first one-to-one agreement with an artist. "This is the best time, in terms of owning your own masters," Marley recently told Billboard.com about his free-agent status. "This was a dream of my father [the late Bob Marley]. I'm actually fulfilling what he wanted. Right now, I...

In case you missed Jamie Lidell with Jimmy Edgar during the months of April and May, Warp records is offering a free download of the two jamming on "When I Come Back Around" from their Bowery Ballroom show in NYC last month. Get it here .

As much as we love music, a little comedy in our lives is always appreciated. In particular, Donnell Rawlings, who is best known for his character Ashy Larry on the Dave Chappelle Show, seems to be causing a stir over at Comedy Central. Granted, I don’t have cable, but the times I have seen the show, I see why. Soon to be on tour with Charlie Murphy and prepping for his new show ‘Donnell vs. Charlie,’ Donnell Rawlings is set to host the last 3 episodes of the Dave Chappelle show....