You'd be amazed at the number of famous folks it takes to make a Marianne Faithfull album these days; amazed and delighted.Quite a crew went into crafting Easy Come, Easy Go, the British songstress' 22nd LP, due January 19 from UMTV though available now through iTunes in Europe.The disc was laid down at New York's Sear Sound in December of 2007 ...

Jarvis Cocker photo by Karra McDonaldJarvis Cocker, jamming with a beatbox orchestra, to help end knife crime in the UK? Sure, why not.Leeds, England beatboxer Shlomo-- who's worked with the likes of Björk and Damon Albarn in the past-- has gathered quite an unusual cast for an anti-knife violence gig called Music Through Unconventional...

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...

Greenland's Disko Bay Expedition started yesterday, bringing more than 40 international artists, journalists and scientists together to discuss climate change aboard a research vessel. Some of the musicians on the 12-day trip (between September 25 and October 6) include Jarvis Cocker, Vanessa

Rage Against the Machine, REM and Jarvis Cocker are among the musicians to donate handmade signs to an auction to benefit War Child International.