Guardian Music — 'Operatic' singer-songwriter follows in the footsteps of Damon Albarn by penning his own production more info

The Music Slut — Four months ago I saw Joan As Police Woman at NYC's Mercury Lounge. On that spring evening, the trio (lead by Joan Wasser) previewed a bevy of tunes from their romantic sophomore LP, To Survive. Now, with the album's release under their respective be... more info

Pitchfork — War Child is a charity that provides humanitarian assistance to children in war zones across the world. Its mission is "to place faith in the next generation." For the latest in its series of benefit compilation albums (see also 1995's Help and 2005'... more info

Idolator — Come November, the UK charity War Child will release a new all-covers album, Heroes, as a way to raise funds for its efforts to protect children in conflict-ravaged areas around the globe. So far, the tracklisting is as such: Duffy covering "Live & L... more info

The Kooks join Duffy, Beck and Rufus Wainwright for a new charity album. more info

BBC News - UK — The Kooks join Duffy, Beck and Rufus Wainwright for a new charity album. more info

BBC News - UK — The Kooks join Duffy, Beck and Rufus Wainwright for a new charity album. more info

Pitchfork — Shut down your laptops and get to a record store, because streamable Seattle radio fixture KEXP released its annual compilation of in-studio performances this week. Or keep those laptops open and surf to Insound.com, the only place KEXP has made the ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Live at KEXP Volume Four hits stores today! This compilation features exclusive performances from Vampire Weekend, Rufus Wainwright, !!!, The National, Yeasayer, The Helio Sequence, Pela, Elbow, Les Savy Fav, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, The Hold St... more info

Stereogum — Out Magazine asked the questions "What makes an album great? And perhaps even more critical for this list, what makes a great album gay?" and then got some help. As they note: To create our list of the 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums of All Time, we p... more info