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In a music video for Goldfrapp's single "Alive", frontwoman Alison is standing tall in front of a group of men who dance on a demonic symbol drawn on the floor. Halfway though, several females join the guys dancing on the Pentagram, let their fangs out and kill them all. more
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Carrie Underwood Launching Temporary Home Fund For Flood Victims

Carrie Underwood and ACM Lifting Lives have committed seed funding to create the new ACM Lifting Lives Temporary Home Fund to support relief efforts for families devastated by the recent floods in Middle Tennessee.

The Fund takes its name from Underwood's co-penned hit song "Temporary Home," in acknowledgement of the immediate needs surrounding those impacted by the floods.

"ACM Lifting Lives received funds from the taping of the Brooks & Dunn special seven days ago, and as a nimble organization, we are eager to immediately give back to the communities in Middle Tennessee that were hit hardest," said Erin Spahn, Director of ACM Lifting Lives. "In addition, we approached Carrie about how she wanted to use the grants she would receive as our 2009 Entertainer of the Year, and she leapt at the chance to help people in need of shelter. Our goals fit perfectly, and the Temporary Home Fund was created." - more on this story

Villagers First Listen Announced

NPR.org will stream Villagers' Domino Records debut 'Becoming A Jackal' for one week Starting on June 1, leading to the album's US release on June 8.

O'Brien, who will kick off a solo East Coast tour on June 17, performed a stripped down version of album track "Home" for Yours Tru.ly recently. Watch the video for a taste of what's to come here

Overseas, the album is already earning rave reviews: The Telegraph UK gave the album 5 stars, stating "with his gorgeous debut, [Conor J.] O'Brien joins Damien Rice and Bon Iver as standard bearers for a looser, stranger 21st-century form of singer-songwriting." In a glowing 4-star review, The Irish Times said the LP is "is, and effortlessly so, one of the best Irish albums for many a year." - more on this story

Ingram Hill Head To Rock Ridge

Ingram Hill has signed a label and management deal with Rock Ridge Music. Their new album, "Look Your Best," has been scheduled for release on September 28, 2010.

Says lead vocalist/guitarist Justin Moore of the signing: "We are extremely excited to be a new part of the Rock Ridge family. We have a brand new record that we're very proud of, and we couldn't be happier about the partnership with Rock Ridge – not only for this record, but hopefully for many more records and years of success to come."

Rock Ridge Music President Jason Spiewak is equally pleased to be working with the band. "Ingram Hill have stayed strong, continued to work through an important transitional period, and have emerged with an incredible new album. We are thrilled to be working with them!" - more on this story

Remix Peter Gabriel And Win

Indaba Music announce that Peter Gabriel has invited fans and fellow musicians to "scratch his back" by remixing his classic track, "Games Without Frontiers."

The "Games Without Frontiers" Remix Contest launched on May 20th, with a six-week submission period followed by a two-week public voting period. One lucky Grand Prize winner will be flown to London to spend a day mastering their remix at Gabriel's Real World Studios. The winning version of "Games Without Frontiers" will then be released as an official digital single on iTunes.

With this competition, Gabriel is continuing his interest in crowd-sourcing talented collaborators through technology, while Indaba community members have the opportunity to team up with one of music's biggest names. In the spirit of Gabriel's recent Scratch My Back album of cover songs, the "Games Without Frontiers" Remix Contest fits right in line with the singer's interest in a non-traditional covers record. Scratch My Back is the first part of a series of song exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other's songs, and finds Gabriel performing personalized versions of tunes by David Bowie, Radiohead, Lou Reed, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, and more. Many of these artists, in turn, are recording reciprocal covers of Gabriel songs, which will follow on the forthcoming sequel, I'll Scratch Yours. - more on this story

Jordin Sparks Summer Tour Dates

Incase you missed this news the first time around, we were forwarded the announcement again (along with the dates) Here you go: Jordin Sparks will launch her summer headlining tour beginning this June. Jordin's tour will hit over 35 major theatres across the U.S., ending on July 18th.

Her latest album Battlefield debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart with her hit single of the same title, peaking at #6 on the Pop singles charts.

Jordin also recently announced she will make her Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights. 20 year old Jordin Sparks will play Nina Rosario in a limited 12 week engagement starting on August 19, 2010 through November 14, 2010. - dates

El-P Gets Instrumental

Rapper, producer and Def Jux founder El-P knows how to get to parts of the brain others can't. As a solo artist and frontman for seminal hip-hop group Company Flow or producer of Cannibal Ox, Cage, Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, NIN, Beck, The Mars Volta (and many, many more), an El-P production can drive you to hide underneath the bed, punch a wall and nod your head all at the same time.

Which brings us to Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 (August 3rd, Gold Dust), the sort of, kind of but not really follow-up to his past two mixes of the same name previously released at live shows.

It's another unique release in the artist's catalog. In the tradition of Company Flow's Little Johnny From The Hospitul (1998), El's own Collecting The Kid (2005), and more recently Weareallgoingtoburninhellmeggamixxx2 (2007), Hell3 is a fully realized suite of instrumentals that continues to exemplify the producer's versatile, otherworldly, futuristic and wholly original sonic worldview. - more on this story

Charice Lands In The Top 10

Charice landed the No. 8 slot on this week's Billboard charts with sales of 42,985 for her self-titled CD, it was confirmed today by 143/Reprise Records.

With her 4th appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show the day of release, followed by a half hour performance that evening on QVC, Charice has clearly captured the hearts of Americans of all ages--and Canada as well, where her CD debuted at No. 4.

"Pyramid," the first single (performed with Iyaz) was No. 1 last week on the Billboard Dance Charts and is currently being played on over 100 radio stations. Sales of "Pyramid" have jumped 384% the week of the CD's release. - more on this story

Dierks Bentley Filming Final Tour Stop for Television Special

Dierks Bentley's Up On The Ridge tour wraps this Sat. with a sold out crowd at the Historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.

The concert will feature special guests including the Punch Brothers and Del McCoury and will be filmed for an upcoming television special.

"I never want this tour to end...so many amazing nights," says Bentley. "I'm not sure what memory I will hold closest...playing that first night in Portland, seeing New York City going absolutely nuts over bluegrass music or getting to play at the Ryman this weekend with some of my best friends and biggest musical influences. It has been a once-in-a-career type of tour!" - more on this story

Brother Lion Releases Debut Single

Brother Lion is excited to share his sound worldwide, just two months after recording his song for producer Marco DeFelice in the jungles of Jamaica.

Upon meeting the Canadian music producer, Brother Lion's genuine spirit and talent was immediately recognized. Armed with only an iPhone, DiFelice recorded Brother Lion's original song, "Not Because I Am Poor", which was then brought back to Toronto to lay down the music.

The finalized song is a track evocative of the culture of Jamaica and the sincerity of Brother Lion's lyrics, "I want to be myself. I don't want to be no one else." - more on this story

Wicker Park Fest Lineup Announced

Chicago's Wicker Park and Bucktown district offers a variety of lifestyle options…distinctive art, acclaimed restaurants and a trendy music scene to name just a few.

Reflecting the eclectic neighborhood is the annual Wicker Park Fest, July 31 – August 1. Showcasing the diverse area for a seventh consecutive year, Wicker Park Fest 2010 is presented by the Wicker Park & Bucktown Chamber of Commerce and Big Creek Productions.

Revelers will enjoy spirited alt-indie music that takes place continuously throughout the weekend on three stages headlined by Chicago's own powerhouse, Local H. Wicker Park Fest also features great food from local restaurants as well as unique arts & crafts from local Chicago artisans and vendors. The fest is held on Milwaukee Avenue between North Avenue and Wood Street, easily accessible by the Blue Line and just minutes from downtown Chicago. - more on this story

Tallest Trees Will Drop in August

Tallest Trees have crafted a debut that jumps out of the speakers with an unclassifiable melange of musical sounds. Part psychedelic, part electronic and wholly engaging, the band's inaugural full-length, The Ostrich or the Lark, will be unveiled August 17 via Other Electricities.

An album full of intentionally misplaced instruments, clashing harmonies, multidimensional arrangements and elements out of character, the pair's pop sensibility acts as the firm roots holding the wild sonic collage together.

Recorded mostly in the dining room of a log cabin in East Nashville, the duo of Thomas "Trees" Samuel and Dabney "Voice" Morris create rhythmically and melodically dense music, skirting the edges of genres, while seamlessly combining electronic sounds with acoustic elements. The end result is sweeping soundscapes with pop hooks that are at once familiar and inventive and instantly alluring. - more on this story