The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the Rock for Kids auction has raised more than three million dollars for the cause, and they...

Diplo will release a compilation called Decent Work for Decent Pay: Collected Works: Volume One worldwide on January 26 via Big Dada/Ninja Tune. True to Diplo's eclectic and collaborative form, the disc is loaded with original tracks and remixes he has produced for Daft Punk, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Bloc Party, Black Lips, Peter Bjorn and John, Kano, ...

Every so often, French dance imprint Kitsuné gathers together a few bangers, draws up some nifty cartoon artwork, and calls it Kitsuné Maison. The sixth such entry in the label's Maison series-- which follows those admittedly loose guidelines to a T-- is due October 27 in CD, double LP, and digital formats. Kitsun&eacut...

Spoon have announced that they will perform a benefit concert in support of Democratic candidates in their home state of Texas.

The Kooks, The Raveonettes, Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis and Spoon frontman Britt Daniel are among the artists who have contributed to a collaborative charity compilation put together by the Dandy Warhols.