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Greater Good
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05.15.10Jarvis Cocker creates free album for National TrustJarvis Cocker has released an album made up of recordings of sounds such as birdsong and footsteps for the UK's National Trust. The record is entitled 'National Trust: The Album' and is available as a free download from Nationaltrust.org.uk now. The album features tranquil sounds recorded at various locations run by the Trust. Sounds include waves lapping on the shore, clocks ticking and ducks flapping in water. "I hope this album is a 'holiday for the ears'," Cocker said. "It's not really meant to be listened to intently, like a piece of music, but more as something to have on in the background ...
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02.03.10Congratulations to PS22 on 15 Million Hits!The lovely kids at PS22 on Staten Island are getting pretty popular these days. As of this morning, the PS22 chorus has received over 15 million hits on their youtube videos - 3 million alone in January of 2010! For those of you who aren't familiar with the chorus and their ambitious instructor, Gregg Breinberg (or Mr. B) I highly recommend a trip over to the PS22 Blog. You'll find all sorts of great stories and videos of performances and rehearsals of some pretty unusual material for 5th graders. I'm talking Björk, Nick Drake, Jay-Z and Nina Simone! Continue Reading...
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11.30.09GIVE Charity Compilation to benefit Arts CorpsSeattle coffee roaster Caffe Vita in collaboration with 30+ Seattle artists, businesses and nonprofits has released GIVE, a downloadable music and video compendium to benefit Arts Corps, Seattle's largest nonprofit arts educator, along with Ballard Food Bank, Rainier Valley Food Bank, University District Food Bank and West Seattle Food Bank. Continue Reading...
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09.16.09Corbjin contributes to HMV charity calendar of ‘my inspiration’ iconsU.K. entertainment retailer HMV has issued a limited edition charity calendar featuring the stars of its "my inspiration" advertising campaign. HMV hopes to raise £20,000 ($33,100) for CLIC Sargent, the children's and young person's cancer charity. The calendar features the selections of David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Deborah Harry, Tom Waits, Keith Richards and other icons. The artist shots are by some of our greatest rock photographers, with the classic black and white portraits having been shot by Anton Corbijn, Dean Chalkley, Lawrence Watson and Adrian Boot among others. The calendar comes with two different covers: a standard ...
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05.30.09Greater Good: NIN’s Reznor Raises Over $645k for Fan in Need[We often like to highlight charitable and compassionate activities in the indie music community. Our site now has a new subsection, "Greater Good" where we can showcase charitable stories like these. - Paige] I'm not a huge Nine in Nails fan, but Trent Reznor and Perry Farrell just earned a lot of respect in my book. via Paste Magazine: "Twittering Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor opened a campaign last Wednesday to raise money for Eric De La Cruz, a Nevada Medicaid patient in need of a heart transplant. Both Nine Inch Nails and tour mates Jane's Addiction are offering special deals for ...
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05.15.09Greater Good: Ben Gibbard and Nathan Willett run for “Water Wells for Africa”Between April 1st and April 30th, Nathan Willett from Cold War Kids and Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie ran a combined 148 miles and raised over $2,000 for a new water well in Malawi, Southern Africa. Water Wells For Africa is a grassroots non-profit that was founded and run by Nathan Willett's family twelve years ago. Through donations, WWFA has put in over 100 water wells in drought regions in Malawi, Southern Africa. If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, you still can! Visit the Water Wells For Africa website and click Donate. $1, $10, $100, ...
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