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Just as the members of indie-pop band Ra Ra Riot were getting ready to hit the big time in 2007, tragedy struck when original drummer John Pike drowned. But the band rebounded, releasing "The Rhumb Line" on Barsuk in 2008, selling 66,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, touring extensively and building a nice buzz. Now the members face another challenge—releasing a follow-up and sustaining their career.

J. Bruce Baumann, who retired from the Evansville, Indiana Courier in 2007, launches Posey Magazine, an interesting bi-monthly online magazine dedicated to the people of Posey County, Indiana.

Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer and songwriter known for her phrasing, emotion and uncompromising style, died Saturday in New York at age 80.

Singer and reality TV actress Tila Tequila was attacked by a crowd of rowdy concertgoers at the Gathering of the Juggalos, an outdoor festival headlined by the Insane Clown Posse on Saturday (Aug. 14).

A disturbing bit of news has come out regarding a scam with booking of bluegrass music artists in and around the Atlanta, Georgia area. The scam appears legitimate and both venues and artists are advised to be cautious at this time. The scam starts out as an innocent looking email attempting to book the bluegrass band. The invitation is anything but innocent. ...

Cadillac Sky is excited to announce that we'll be touring North America and Canada this Fall with our new friends from across the pond - Mumford & Sons! These two bands from American and Canada will be combining their unique sounds for one tour. This should be a fresh and exciting combination. ...

September is the month for DeKalb County, Alabama to pay tribute to its beginnings. The streets of two mountaintop towns are transformed into a juncture of mules, toe-tapping music, fine artists, children's activities, and more as each celebrate its heritage and livelihood. ...

MarkLoundy: @jdlasica tbd.com launched last week.

Paul C. Buff will commence shipping revised versions of the most sought after sizes and surfaces of its Parabolic Light Modification (PLM) system umbrellas later this month. This includes the 64 inch and 86 inch silver versions, as well as the new 51 inch silver. The 51 inch white surface model is available now.

LPA Design has released firmware v5.150 for the PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 for Canon. The new version corrects instances of partially dark frames affecting the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS-1D Mark IV, as well as improper flash exposures with several Canon models.

Widely considered a hipster king and a Brooklyn mover and shaker, despite the fact that he currently lives in Los Angeles, Sitek says he brought his '80s influences to bear on his forthcoming solo project, "Maximum Balloon," out Sept. 21 on Interscope.

Here's our round-up of singers', rockers' and rappers' 20 coolest and funnest tweets from the past seven days. Be sure to tag @billboarddotcom to your favorite music retweets (and don't forget to follow us!)

Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration 2010 is 47 days away (as of August 14, 2010). This is the 9th annual Celebration and coincides closely with the what would be Bill Monroe's 99th birthday. Mr. Monroe was born on the 13th of September. Come celebrate with all of your bluegrass friends here on Jerusalem Ridge, the birthplace of Bill Monroe, and the birthplace of American Bluegrass Music. ...

The Volcano Room at the Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville,TN will present another "?Bluegrass Underground" event this Saturday, August 21st as Sierra Hull and The Boxcars will be performing to bluegrass music fans. Young mandolin artist Sierra Hull has well established herself in the bluegrass community with her talent andartistry. The Boxcars are a new group of seasoned bluegrass artists with a high and mighty resume of that high lonesome sound. ...

Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold.

That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week – then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: …while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!)

• Tegan and Sara

  @teganandsara

  Why You Should Follow: Canadian rocker twins Tegan and Sara have had quite the busy summer. In addition to opening for Paramore on the 2010 Honda Civic Tour, they performed at Lilith Fair during the tour's stop in Boston, teamed up with comedienne Margaret Cho to record a song for her upcoming parody album, Cho-Dependent, and released a video for their song "Northshore," off their most recent album, Sainthood. Now they're getting ready to release a new vinyl box set, which includes LPs of their last five albums, plus an additional LP with nine unreleased demo tracks called Home Recordings. The box set doesn't hit stores until Aug. 31, but Tegan and Sara are streaming Home Recordings here today—and while it streams, Tegan will be on Twitter, answering fans' questions and responding to their comments and thoughts! So go ahead and tweet what you think—you just might hear back from her!

  Best Tweet of the Week: "Remember when Sara's guitar strap broke before the 1st note of the 1st song tonight in Cleveland? But remember how she kept playing? #rock"

• Belle & Sebastian

  @bellesglasgow

  Why You Should Follow: These indie legends put the "twee" in tweeting. Their whimsical updates about sipping tea in Singapore, wasting time in Oslo, and floating on a ship named Cindy somewhere in Finland seem like they could be lyrics on the band's upcoming album, Belle & Sebastian Write About Love. Expect lots of British-isms (past tweets have made reference to "trolleydashing" and eating "mini-Marmites" for "brekkie"), as well as Twitpics of terrace parties and impossibly long and boring flights. They often share interesting stories from their 14 years in the music biz ("Reminiscences about the last time we were at fuji; and a toast to Mitch Mitchell, who stole a bottle of jack Daniels from our wee room") and occasionally call on fans for help ("Is anyone planning to come to our show in Arezzo tonight? Anyone who could lend bob some bongo drums? DM us!"), so make sure you follow them closely!

  Best Tweet of the Week: "Big spenders? 2 pints and home to bed! How can a pint of tiger - brewed in Singapore - cost twice as much as it does in Glasgow??? Crazy..."

• MTV's TJ Gabi Gregg

  @MTVTJ

  Why You Should Follow: In a televised special on Sunday night, thousands of voters picked Gabi Gregg to be MTV's first-ever TJ (that's short for "Twitter jockey"), landing the 23-year-old fashion blogger a corner office and a $100,000 salary. Pretty sweet deal, huh? As the voice of MTV on Twitter, Gabi's job is to tweet backstage at events (like the upcoming 2010 Video Music Awards) and communicate directly with fans on behalf of the company. Using the Roots' Questlove (@questlove) as her Twitter role model, she seems determined to connect with her followers, responding to nearly all of their tweets and striking up discussion wherever she can. Though she still maintains her fashion blog, Young, Fat & Fabulous, she has a love for music, too—so keep an eye on her tweets for breaking music news and Twitpics of the big-name artists who stop by the MTV studios!

  Best Tweet of the Week: This picture of Gabi hanging out with Usher on one of her first days on the job.

by Grover Sanschagrin This week we see some documentary work from Uganda and Paris France, and even out in the desert with a full set of drums. If you're a fan of HDRI, we've got some good news. And one small virtual agency is making a big impression. Shout-Outs... Grover Sanschagrin http://blog.photoshelter.com

Chris Brown may be hitting his musical stride again. Notching Greatest Gainer/Airplay honors for a second straight week, the singer is this close to notching a top 10 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "Deuces."

Shania Twain 'Idol' rumors heat up, Fantasia faces a lawsuit, DMX is stopped by the cops (again) and more.

In this final edition of the Daily Noise, 10 year-old Jackie Evancho wows "America's Got Talent" audiences, and Bill Werde bids adieu with a look back at his most memorable altercations.

Josh Thompson in Dallas Columbia Nashville’s Josh Thompson caught up with KSCS Dallas PD Chris Huff last weekend while he was there with the Brad Paisley H20 World Tour.  Thompson’s current single, “Way Out Here,” is Top 20 and climbing the country charts. • • • Josh Kelley in the Twin Cities With his debut country single, “Georgia Clay,” [...]