All About Jazz — I have written here from time to time about the harm the United States has done itself by failing in recent years to practice the cultural diplomacy that did it so much good for decades following World War II. After the Berlin Wall fell and European ... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Fans of the Australian singer/songwriter, SIA (Furler) have something to look forward to this spring: TV is My Parent, her new DVD, releasing May 19. It'll features a live concert recorded at the Hiro Ballroom in NYC... more info

ContactMusic — CHRISTINA AGUILERA has been challenged to a Scrabble marathon by her new collaborator SIA. The Dirrty hitmaker reached out to Australian singer/songwriter Sia to write ... more info

Perez Hilton — A few weeks ago, we mentioned that Christina Aguilera reached out to one of our fave musicians, Australian singer/songwriter Sia, for help with her newest album. Sia reports in a new blog entry that their collaboration netted some great stuff! All... more info

Cliptip — Sia seems to be a subject for self abuse. This video, in collaboration with fellow Australian Kris Moyes, is a perfect demonstration of that hog-tied, condom-over-head wearing, double-sided tape face melting mentality. But her collaborations have usu... more info

Perez Hilton — Christina Aguilera is apparently hard at work on her 4th album, and she's working with some super fucking awesome people! 2006's Back to Basics was a very retro-sounding affair. And it seems like she has a killer strategy for the follow-up! Aguilera ... more info

The Late Greats — So after three and a half years, The Family Straw finally finished watching Six Feet Under (from Netflix). I am glad we watched the whole series, but at the same time, some of the episodes from season 2 and a half to 4 and a half were terrible. But i... more info

Pitchfork — During the first season of "Flight of the Concords", you could watch a new episode on Sunday night, and you could YouTube all the songs the next morning when you got to work (until HBO made YouTube take them down, anyway). But you couldn't listen to ... more info

Pitchfork — During the first season of "Flight of the Concords", you could watch a new episode on Sunday night, and you could YouTube all the songs the next morning when you got to work (until HBO made YouTube take them down, anyway). But you couldn't liste... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Yes, our top 10 albums list does contain some of the usual suspects — Kanye, Taylor, Lil Wayne. But it also features artists who have yet to realize their platinum peak, and others who are firmly entrenched in alternative scene. They all ha... more info