Meltdown 2008 curated by Massive Attack... best yet?

This year's Meltdown festival looks set to be one of the best yet. Curated by Bristol's Massive Attack and taking place over all 21 acres of the Southbank Centre - including the riverside, Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall - Meltdown is nine days of concerts, DJ sets, talks, films and visual art.

Massive Attack follow in the mercurial footsteps of previous Meltdown Artistic Directors John Peel, Robert Wyatt, Scott Walker, David Bowie, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Morrissey, Patti Smith and Jarvis Cocker.

This year's festival features performances from Massive Attack, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Elbow, Stiff Little Fingers, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, Grace Jones, Gang of Four, Tom Tom Club, Terry Callier, George Clinton and many more.

Plus, Massive Attack's Daddy G will be hosting an exclusive Meltdown Event for South Bank members on Thursday 8 May with DJ sets from Daddy G and Bristol Hi-Fi (featuring our very own Mr Benn!) and live performances from Malakai and Babyhead.

Warm up gig: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/all-events/members-meltdown-event

Main event: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/festivals-series/meltdown

Rock This World - Mr Benn remix for Yes King

Yes King - better known as Mark Rae and Rhys Adams - have steadily been gaining a solid reputation as a production powerhouse and remixers du jour.

Their debut album, Rock This World, fuses hip hop, dancehall, rootsy brass and ska rhythms, with vocals from top-drawer talent including Dawn Penn, Prezident Brown, Veba, Sweetie Irie, Kenny Knotts and Mystro.

Our very own Mr Benn has remixed the title track - which features Dawn Penn - turning it into a proper dancefloor smasher!

It is currently exclusive to iTunes and emusic.com, so head over there and grab yourself a copy...

Finally getting it together...

So, we've had this blog for maybe a few years now, and we are finally sorting it out with some proper content. Good things comes to those who wait, and all that jazz.

There's lots happening over the next few months, including some stellar releases and remixes from Mr Benn and loads of parties in Bristol and beyond...

Stay tuned!