Pitchfork — Photo by Shannon McClean Does Rufus Wainwright ever just play a show at a club? Like, 60 minutes onstage plus an "April Fools" encore and two opening acts? It seems like that guy's always staging operas or painstakingly recreating Judy Garland conc... more info

Persona Sauna — If you aren't familiar with it already, War Child: Heroes is charity album that has also chosen to create a compilation of covers, but it gives it an American Idol-esque flavor by asking the original artists to choose who should attempt to remake the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Amygdaloids The Rock-It Science Festival will bring together eight outstanding--and noted--scientists and academics who share a second career as musicians, along with six additional performers with international exposure and a great appreciation ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "For Rufus Wainwright, being gay can be a bit of a distraction. Wainwright, who has been open about his homosexuality since the release of his eponymous debut album in 1998, acknowledges that he isn't the only... more info

PopSugar UK — Bryant Park was the place to be over the weekend, with dozens of celebrities descending on the shows of New York Fashion Week. Usual suspects Mischa Barton, Milla Jovovich, Sarah Jessica Parker and Roisin Murphy took their places in the front row, wh... more info

MTV.com News — Christina Aguilera, MGMT and other jams that inspire great tonsil-hockey matches.By Sarah Muller Christina Aguilera Photo: Vince Bucci/ Getty Images Valentine's Day — you either love it or hate it. It makes sweethearts swoon and others w... more info

The Telegraph — His new opera his musical family being gay: Rufus Wainwright revealed all when he spoke to the Oxford Union. more info

Undercover, Australia — England have be covered in snow in its coldest winter in decades but that is not enough to stop our superhero Rufus Wainwright. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "One of the most important voices of the last decade, Rufus Wainwright is spearheading a grassroots energy conservation initiative to help save the planet and its environment. Wainwright is suggesting that people turn off all el... more info

ContactMusic — Singer RUFUS WAINWRIGHT is premiering his new opera in England after it was apparently rejected in the U.S. for containing French lyrics. The Canadian singer was hoping to ... more info