If you caught Beck’s ACL performance, then you’ve already heard him cover Bob Dylan’s Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat. Well, soon you’ll be able to have a recorded copy of your very own! His cover is going on the War Child: Heros compilation, which raises money for children affected by war. (via Spin)
Indies win 50% of this year’s Grammy Awards (via Hypebot)
Extra Extra, Santogold is pulling a P. Diddy (or is it a Prince?), and changing her name. She’ll be known as Santigold now, thanks very much, and has already changed her MySpace (though the Wikipedia entry and her own website still aren’t reflecting the name-change). See Pitchfork for more details. (via the Daily Swarm)
SXSW
-Echo & the Bunnymen confirmed for the gigantor music conference, which is scarcely a month away
-After the Jump fest, who has done some killer parties before, just announced their official and unofficial sxsw showcases… and can we just say that the unofficial lineup is killer. Even cooler, you can rsvp via Facebook!
-KCRW (the Morning Becomes Eclectic peeps) announced their showcase, which includes Port O’Brien and School of Seven Bells, as well as some of the lineup for their day shows (via Austinist)
