Alison Sudol inhabits a vivid imaginary world populated by siren songs and sailors, sightless creatures and fragile fallen eagles, a place where almost lovers and hopeless dreams are bid a melancholy musical farewell.

Last spring, VH1 expanded its successful "You Oughta Know" new music promotion franchise to concert halls across the country with its first-ever "You Oughta Know" tour featuring Mat Kearney and special guests The Feeling and Rocco Deluca & The Burden.

Los Angeles, CA - August 21st, 2007 saw the release of SXSW Live 2007, the first ever DVD release of the influential and continually growing festival. The DVD was recorded in March 2007 at SXSW in Austin, TX and contains 18 outstanding performances from the event.

With his new album, Nightcrawler, in stores now, singer-songwriter Pete Yorn will embark on a major North American tour kicking off June 17 at the prestigious Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.

Virgin Records' newest sensation, A Fine Frenzy, has just been confirmed to open for some of today's top artist/songwriters - Rufus Wainwright, Magic Numbers, Neko Case and Sean Lennon - in advance of her major label debut. "One Cell In The Sea", set to hit the streets on July 17, has already peaked the interest and excitement of celebrities and writers everywhere.

A Fine Frenzy is the music of 22-year old Alison Sudol, a young woman whose musical skills, creative spirit, and beguiling good looks bring to mind a youthful Tori Amos. Inspired by bands such as Aqualung, Radiohead and Coldplay, Allison developed the sound of A Fine Frenzy - hypnotic piano arrangements under classical American melody fused into irresistible, atmospheric songs.

Filter Magazine, the country's premiere independent music publication, and innovative clothing brand American Rag Cie have once again partnered to launch Issue #2 of Ragged. This thirty-two page special edition magazine features stories on indie rock and alternative music from major and up-and-coming artists.

R.E.M. -- singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills -- will record their fourteenth studio album this Spring with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee. Lee, most noted for his production on U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," has also produced albums by Snow Patrol, The Hives, and indie stalwarts Kasabian, Aqualung, and Bloc Party.

British artist Aqualung (Matt Hales) prepares to release his new album Memory Man on March 13 in the United States. Take a listen to the first single from Memory Man titled "Pressure Suit." Aqualung kicks off his tour today supporting Columbia Records label mate Pete Yorn across the US with headlining dates in between.