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Joanna Newsom Tribute Album to Be Released

Pitchfork Media has reported that a Joanna Newsome tribute album, cleverly titled Versions of Joanna, will be out digitally December. All proceeds will go to Oxfam International, a charity fighti...

Pulp to Reunite In 2011

The Sheffield-based band Pulp has announced that they will be playing some reunion shows in the near future. The band will feature the original lineup, which included Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Ste...

Coldplay Goes Green

U.K. sweethearts Coldplay has announced that the band has joined ClientEarth, a non-profit organization that’s designed to help governments and green organizations to implement and put together e...

Danger Mouse Teams Up With Jack White and Norah Jones For Project

Producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse likes to keep his fingers in many bowls at once, so it’s no surprise that his latest project is out of left field again. Brian Burton, AKA Danger Mouse, has c...

Best "Stairway To Heaven" Covers

Recently, I happened to find a video of Lissie, one of my favorite new singers, covering the classic Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven." I can remember when I first heard this song back in midd...

Neko Case and Other Musicians Join National Geographic Photo Exhibit

Red-headed siren Neko Case has taken a break from the road to join National Geographic Live’s photography exhibit called “Music On… Photography,” which starts December 1st in Washington, DC. Case...

Public Enemy Looks to Fans for New Record

The legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy has decided to look to their fans to fund their new record. Earlier this year it was announced that punk band Rise Against and Tom Morello of Rage Against...

The Strokes Finish New Album

The Strokes front man Julian Casablancas recently sent a tweet announcing that The Strokes’ 4th record is finally done. He does note, however, that the record still needs a few tweaks before it’...

Consequence of Sound Releases History Of Pop Music In Film

Music blog Consequence of Sound recently published a feature entitled “From Dylan to Daft Punk: A History of Pop Music at the Movies” that covers the full gamut of music in film since we can remem...

Radiohead and Pink Floyd Members Join The Featured Artists Coalition

Members of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and 60’s singer Sandie Shaw have joined the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) as co-chairs. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd will join Shaw in a...