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February 12, 2010
 

Wilco’s Free Concert Downloads To Aid Haiti | American Songwriter

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Wilco, the mighty alt-rock band with they eponymous album, have sprung into action again, after a brief time away from the spotlight.

Fans can download two full concerts in pristine audio for free fromWilcoworld.net; in return, the band asks that you donate at least $15 dollars to Oxfam’s Haiti relief effort or Doctors Without Borders. The shows are both from the 2009 tour; one from Brooklyn’s Keyspan Park, and the other from the HMV Forum in London.

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Posted by Jason Wojo 

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February 9, 2010
 

Musicians for Oxfam: Radiohead, will.i.am, and more | Oxfam America Blog

Photo by Sung Kim, courtesy Pitchfork Media

Photo by Sung Kim, courtesy Pitchfork Media

If you watched the Super Bowl last night, you may have caught a glimpse of the Oxfam America logo at the end of the commercial featuring will.i.am’s remix of the Who’s “My Generation.”  All proceeds from this high-profile new single will go to support Oxfam’s relief and recovery work in Haiti.

And will.i.am isn’t the only musician supporting Oxfam these days. Lots of bands, from chart-toppers to the relatively unknown, are hosting benefit concerts, putting out compilation CDs, recording public service announcements, and encouraging fans to donate via text message. My colleague Bob Ferguson blogged about some of these efforts a couple of weeks ago, and since then he’s been working with many more artists who want to contribute.

As a sometime music blogger, it amazes me to see these two worlds—music and NGO—collide in such unexpected ways. Then again, my fellow music geeks (uh, fans) are really passionate about the bands we love, so it only seems fitting to link that energy and dedication to a worthy cause.

Take Radiohead’s concert a couple of weeks ago in Los Angeles, where the band raised $572,000 to benefit Oxfam’s Haiti relief work. Fans bid in special auctions for tickets, and according to the Huffington Post, they paid an average of $440 each to see Radiohead perform at a smaller venue. Now that’s dedication. (For those of us who missed the Radiohead show, there are some great photos posted on Pitchfork Media, including a shot of Oxfam staffers in action.)

In the meantime, keep an eye on our website for more Oxfam and music news.

via blogs.oxfamamerica.org

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February 6, 2010
 

Will.i.am and Slash Cover the Who's 'My Generation' to Benefit Haiti | Spinner

Like many other artists, Will.i.am is releasing a cover of a legendary rock song and to benefit Haiti. Unlike his contemporaries, the Black Eyed Peas main man's project started out as the soundtrack for a Super Bowl ad.

Working on a commercial for mobile television service Flo TV, Will.i.am was tasked with remixing the Who's 'My Generation.' The song, which was approved by the Who, features guitar work by former Guns N' Roses axemanSlash and reworked lyrics discussing the devastating earthquake. After the ad airs during the game, fans can download the full track from Flo.tv, Amazon and the Who's official site for $1.29. All proceeds go to relief organization Oxfam America.

"We were in the middle of a remix for a Super Bowl ad of one of the great songs of our time -- 'My Generation' -- when this tragic earthquake hit Haiti," Will.i.am said in a statement. "I was moved to do something, and I immediately reached out to Pete Townshend and Flo TV. We decided to come together to create a full-length version of the track."

Check out a preview of the song below before it airs during the Super Bowl. 

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February 6, 2010
 

Will.i.am remixes My Generation to benefit Haiti | The Guardian

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Black Eyed Peas founder Will.i.am has remixed one of the Who's classic songs, with proceeds going to the Haiti earthquake relief. The hip-hop star's version of My Generation will air during this Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV, where the Who are playing at half-time. The single will then be available to purchase at the iTunes Music Store.

You can preview the song at Flo.tv

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January 29, 2010
 

Radiohead Raises $572,000 for Haiti with Oxfam America at the Henry Fonda Music Box | LAist

radiohead-haiti-concert.jpg Late Thursday Radiohead announced that it would perform a charity show benefiting the survivors of the devastating January 12th earthquake in Haiti. The tickets were made available via a Ticketmaster auction which ended with a final minimum bid of $475 (meaning many secured their tickets for $450). Some went above and beyond as the proceeds were going to Oxfam America's Haiti Relief Fund and the high bid was $2,000 per ticket (for either 2 or 4 tickets), according to the band.

All in all more than $572,000 was raised in fans' donations and it was an unforgettable, intimate gig for all at the 1,300-capacity theater. Here's the setlist:

via laist.com

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January 28, 2010
 

'Hope for Haiti Now' Leads Album Sales

“Hope for Haiti Now,” the download-only album of performances from the Haiti benefit telethon last Friday night, is No. 1 on this week’s Billboard chart, widely outselling Susan Boyle, Lady Gaga and other hitmakers despite being on sale for only part of the week. After going on sale through iTunes shortly before the show began on Friday, the album (released by MTV Networks, and for sale also through Amazon, Napster and Rhapsody) sold 171,000 copies in the United States through Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It is the first digital-only release to reach No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, and proceeds will benefit relief organizations. Ms. Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” (Syco Music/Columbia) is at No. 2 with 86,000 sales, followed by Lady Gaga’s “The Fame” (Interscope) with 62,000, and Spoon’s “Transference” (Merge) at No. 4 with 53,000. The album “2010 Grammy Nominees” (Grammy Recordings/EMI), a 20-track compilation with Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift and other nominees, reached No. 5 in its first week out, with 49,000 sales. Last week’s No. 1, Vampire Weekend’s “Contra” (XL), dropped to No. 6 with 43,000.

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