Last week, My Morning Jacket played MSG and in the midst of their epic sprawl of a live show, the band unwrapped covers of Gil Scott-Heron's "The Bottle" and Bing Crosby's "I'll Be Home For…   Read Story »

Gil Scott-Heron passed away in NYC earlier today. The soulful spoken-word artist, best known for 1970's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," experienced a resurgence in popularity with last year's…   Read Story »

I don't think there could be a Best Videos Of The Week column without a clip of someone spanking or spitting on someone else. I think 2011 may be the year of the S&M video, between Rihanna's video,…   Read Story »

We mentioned Gil Scott- Heron's first album in 16 years, I'm New Here, when it came out back in June, and mentioned director Chris Cunningham's video and remix for the video when it debuted at MOMA.…   Read Story »

Kanye West track "Lost In The World" found its way to the internet. It's the one that samples Bon Iver's "Woods," and one of about 10 Justin Vernon says they worked on together ("Monster" is another…   Read Story »

When MoMA premieres your video, your video is probably not Wavves' "Post Acid." After debuting "I'm New Here" at IFC, Gil Scott-Heron introduced folks to "New York Is Killing Me" via a PopRally event…   Read Story »

In February Gil Scott-Heron released his first new record in about 16 years. It's almost all new, original material, save for a couple songs, like the title track. "I'm New Here" comes from Bill…   Read Story »

Four years into my Coachella career and I've never experienced an Indio spring so mild. It's a gift from the gods meaning Brooklynites like Scott and I can wear jeans all weekend, a blessing with the…   Read Story »

We told you I'm New Here includes a cover of the Smog song it references. After streaming the collection, we know it also samples West's "Flashing Lights" in the intro and outro. THE REVOLUTION WILL…   Read Story »

Legendary spoken word poet Gil Scott Heron's I'm New Here (1/11, XL), his first album since '94, includes a cover of the Smog song its title references. There's also the creepy, romantic "Where Did…   Read Story »