Stereogum — Chassagne, whose family emigrated from Haiti to Canada, wrote a moving piece at The Observer asking the world to "treat Haiti with compassion and respect and [to] make sure that the country gets back on its feet." She adds: "My heart is crushed." more info

Spinner.com — Arcade Fire's Régine Chassagne has written a moving editorial for British newspaper The Observer, recalling her response to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last week. "Somewhere in my heart, it's the end of the world," the poetic piece... more info

NME — Regine Chassagne's parents emigrated from the country beforeshe was born more info

Guardian Music — After a career working in the shadows, is the world ready for Owen Pallett's divisive solo album about a farmer's fictitious world of Spectrum?You may not know the name Owen Pallett, but you know his symphonies. Those windswept, heart-in-gullet violi... more info

NME — Regine Chassagne's family emigrated to Canada from Haiti more info

Stereogum — We've spoken about Scratch My Back , Peter Gabriel's anticipated Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection featuring reinterpretations of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Bon Iver, Elbow, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Regina Spektor,... more info

Stereogum — This is how you stunt for publicity: An unlikely assemblage of superstars have banded together to raise awareness about the global clean water crisis by climbing Africa's tallest peak, Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro. That's 19.340 feet, the very typin... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — This 3-month period reads like it could be the top albums of the year...Here are The 11 Most Anticipated Albums of 2010 (Apr - June):1. The Shins - TBD (May)2. Arcade Fire - TBD (May)3. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee (June)4. LCD Soundsystem ... more info

MTV.com News — MTV News readers (and a couple of experts) tell us which albums they can't wait for!By Gil Kaufman Blink-182 Photo: Brian Appio Absence clearly does make the heart grow fonder. At least that's what it sounded like from the responses we got... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Peter Gabriel eschews traditional rock'n'roll instrumentation on his upcoming album, "Scratch My Back," which sports orchestral covers of material originally recorded by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Radiohead and Arcade... more info