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PJ Harvey The Last Living Rose

(Vagrant) PJ Harvey has released a new video for the track "The Last Living Rose" off of her upcoming album 'Let England Shake' (available Feb 15).

The video was directed by the award-winning photographer Seamus Murphy who has directed series of videos to accompany all 12 songs on 'Let England Shake'.

The 12 videos will feature still and moving images from a 5,000 mile road-trip Murphy undertook around England. He has worked similarly with still photography on journeys through America and Russia. more on this story

MTV's New Year's Bash 2011 To Include Extended Jersey Shore Preview

MTV have announced a live 90 minute special, "New Year's Bash 2011" that will provide a comedic look back at 2010, as well as an extended sneak peek of the forthcoming season of Jersey Shore.

Hosted by comedian and rising star Whitney Cummings, the special will feature appearances by members of the cast of Jersey Shore, "Saturday Night Live's" Bobby Moynihan, comedian Nick Kroll, Internet sensation Keenan Cahill, "Pretty Little Liars" cast members Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario , Shay Mitchell plus two performances from hip-hop artist Flo Rida. The special will debut live on MTV and MTV2 from MTV's Times Square Studio on December 31 at 10:30pm ET (tape delay PT).

MTV's "New Year's Bash 2011" will celebrate the people, moments and events that dominated the headlines in 2010. Hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings, the special will feature a myriad of comedians who will provide their unique and hilarious perspectives on the year in music, television, internet, relationships and more. more on this story

Underworld Score Frankenstein Musical

(Gibson) Electronic pioneers Underworld have joined the ever-increasing list of contemporary artists to write the score for a musical theater performance after being drafted to compose the music for a musical, based on Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein, by director Danny Boyle.

Boyle featured Underworld's "Born Slippy" in his 1996 film Trainspotting and he also enlisted the duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith to score his 2007 science fiction film, Sunshine.

The Frankenstein project will open in London's National Theatre in 2011 with a script written by Nick Dear. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, another Trainspotting alumnus, will alternate in the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the monster. more on this story

Trey Lockerbie Giving Away An EP For Christmas

Trey Lockerbie is celebrating the holidays in a very special way by offering up his brand new EP, Light Therapy for free up until Christmas day.

Containing the single Moving To Montauk as well as 3 other tracks, Lockerbie's sophomore EP has been making waves since its November 2010 release.

Recently wrapping up a successful tour with Marianne Keith and Joe Firstman, Lockerbie is gearing up for his debut full length set to be released in early 2011. Download link

Carlene Carter and Tammy Faye Starlite Team Up For One Night Stand

Carlene Carter and Tammy Faye Starlite will be appearing at Joe's Pub in New York City on Wednesday, January 26th for a very special evening of classic country, mixed with performance art and an examination of the roots of the Appalachian art form.

Carlene Carter, described as the prodigal child of country music royalty -- she's the granddaughter of Mother Maybelle Carter of the original Carter Family, daughter of June Carter and country great Carl Smith and stepdaughter of Johnny Cash -- has been in the forefront of breaking the barriers between country music and rock since she broke out during the new wave music explosion of the late 70s. Her career and personal life weathered a series of ups and downs over the intervening years with brilliant albums recorded with the likes of Graham Parker, Clarence Clemons, Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack, Dave Edmunds, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' Howie Epstein and others. She's circled back to her Carter Family roots in recent years and will be performing at Joe's Pub accompanying herself on autoharp and guitar with a keyboard player making for an intimate set of music and stories that she calls "a one-woman show with a sidekick." Of her current run of performance dates (scroll down), she notes, "I'm going to try to do something every night that I've never done before."

Carter's most recently released album, Stronger, garnered excellent press notices as well as praise from her peers. Of the album, Elvis Costello wrote, "It is astounding." Legendary lyricist Bernie Taupin called it "A staggering achievement by one of the great voices and fearless hearts of country rock." more on this story

MTV To Have 3D Friends Score Skins

(Solters) MTV has selected 3D Friends as the winner of the "Score Skins Music Project." 3D Friends, a music project of Daniel Chavez Wright of Austin, TX, will have his song "Lina Magic" featured as the official theme song to Skins , a new American television series based on the hit British seriesof the same name. SKINS will premiere on MTV on Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10/9c.

MTV began accepting submissions for the competition via OurStage.com in late October -which is the first time MTV sought to source theme song through a competition-and 3D Friends was selected from the thousands of competing acts. In addition to "Lina Magic" being featured as the show's theme, MTV will incorporate tracks from other finalists from OurStage.com throughout the broadcast season.

"Thanks to MTV and OurStage, I now have an amazing opportunity expand my fanbase and grow my career," said Wright. "I can't wait to hear my song played at the beginning of each episode of SKINS!"
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Ruth Gerson On Craig Ferguson Tonight

Tune in tonight Thursday, December 23rd to see singer/songwriter Ruth Gerson perform on "The Late, Late Show w/Craig Ferguson" on CBS.

Ruth Gerson will perform the title track from her critically acclaimed album, "This Can't Be My Life."

The track "This Can't Be My Life" will be featured in the new independent film "Losing Control," written and directed by Valerie Weiss and score by John Swihart ("Napolean Dynamite"). more on this story

Dukes Of Hazzard Green Acres New Year's

CMT will run marathons of the classic series' The Dukes Of Hazzard, Dallas and Green Acres over New Year's weekend.

This nostalgic weekend of programming kicks off on Friday, December 31 with back-to-back episodes of The Dukes Of Hazzard from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 a.m, continues with a marathon of episodes of the 80's drama Dallas from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 1, and concludes with the 60's favorite Green Acres on Sunday, January 2 from 2:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. All times are ET/PT.

The pop culture phenomenon that is The Dukes Of Hazzard exploded onto TV sets across the nation in 1979 and made short-shorts, fast cars, and CB radios cool as the series became a mainstay in homes and hearts for seven wildly successful seasons. Episodes of The Dukes Of Hazzard will air on Friday, December 31. more on this story

Sims Sets Album Release

(Submitted) Sims, a Minnesota native and member of Minneapolis rap collective Doomtree (P.O.S., Dessa, Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger, Cecil Otter, and Mike Mictlan), is set to drop his second full length album Bad Time Zoo on February 15, 2011.

Whether performing solo or with one another, each member contributes a different approach to their music. Within the last few years, all have taken their turn stepping into the spotlight to demonstrate their individual talents. Now it's Sims' turn to showcase it all when Bad Time Zoo is released on the collective's own label, Doomtree Records.

Music was one constant Sims had while growing up and this led to him finding solace in rap and R&B. Through cross country touring, hard work, and paying dues, he solidified his calling. With influences ranging from Wu Tang Clan to Bob Dylan, Sims' music is drawn "a lot more from human interaction than from music, I listen and try to understand how people function." more on this story