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Parachute Music has announced that their 2014 festival was the last of such events for the organisation. Check out the interview above to hear Mark De Jong talking about the decision. And here's a presser from the organisation.

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True that. The legendary hip hop crew Wu Tang has announced that it's only going to sell ONE copy of its new album. The album might be purchased by a corporation (a la Samsung) who would enjoy the cachet of bringing Wu-Tang's new record to its customers. Or it could be bought by a millionaire who'd keep it to themselves, or even altruistically give it to the rest of the world for free.

Another element to their plan would be taking the artifact itself on a tour of museums, galleries, festivals and such things. There would be a charge to attend, heavy security to guard against recording devices, and visitors would have to listen to the album on headphones provided by the venue. The primary producer of the album, Tarik 'Cilvaringz' Azzougarh explains it like this: “One leak of this thing nullifies the entire concept.”

And while you're on that Wu-Tang buzz, check out Amos Barshad's recent and very excellent 10 part feature on the group at Grantland.

ps. this record is going to leak, right?

With their New Order-esque backing, soulful singing and unique stage presence of their singer Sam Herring, Future Islands have been setting the internet abuzz with their beautifully unusual Letterman performance. If you've been hiding under a rock lately and have yet to see this, their performance of Seasons (Waiting On You) is really something.

Add one of the world's best comic book companies to one of the world's best stories, and you've got a great book. Hip Hop Family Tree #1 is a Fantagraphics (Ghost World etc) comic telling the origin stories of hip hop. Printed on gorgeous paper, they've recreated the nostalgic feel of cheap comic book paper on a high quality stock. The artwork and colouring are stunning.

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Boycrush is the project of Alistair Deverick. Alistair is a very good drummer and a nice dude, which can put you in pretty high demand. Accordingly he's been in such bands as The Sami Sisters, The Hot Grits, Bannerman, Lisa Crawley, The Shades, Watercolours, Panther and The Zoo, Lawrence Arabia, Haunted Love, Lucid 3, and The Ruby Suns. Whewsh, that's quite a list. Blessed with this minimal, dreamy pulse, Secrets shows his own work is up there with the best of his musical collaborations.