EDIT: Ron Winter directed the video below, and Greencard Pictures produced it.

In the adorably tripped-out new video for Devendra Banhart's lilting "Baby", Devendra and his bros (including MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and the Strokes' Fabrizio Moretti) travel in a cigarette-shaped spaceship through what looks like a planet's butthole, whereupon they party with animated aliens, a baby, and GZA, the latter of whom is dressed like an interstellar pharaoh. And yet the weirdest thing about the clip may be the ill-advised mustache/soul-patch combo that Banhart is currently rocking.

The whole messy affair premiered today on Spinner; watch it below.

Crafts for a Cause is an auction for Haiti relief set up by Little Joy's Binki Shapiro, featuring exclusive items personalized by an all-star list of contributors. Proceeds go to Artists for Peace and Justice.

Bid on items from the likes of Daft Punk (DP figurines, pictured on front page), Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste (the guitar he learned to play on, pictured above), Vampire Weekend (gym bag), the Strokes (wallet), Jenny Lewis (tote bag), Conor Oberst (his own Fender Strat), Devendra Banhart (drawing), Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold (t-shirt), Cat Power (painting), Feist (t-shirt), and more. Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari, Amy Poehler, and other stars also contributed. Start your bidding now.

Go here for more info and pictures of the artists with their items. We put a few images below, too:

Conor Oberst:

Vampire Weekend:

Jenny Lewis:

The Strokes:

Fleet Floxes' Robin Pecknold

Devendra Banhart:

Cat Power:

Conor Oberst and Devendra Banhart have also made items

Hey y'allz! Check out the auction my dear pal Binki Shapiro organized! Alot of sweet stuff that benefits Haiti. Here's the link and THANK YOU!!!!!!!http://craftsforacause.tumblr.com/

Liars' fifth album, Sisterworld, is out March 9 on Mute in several listening formats: CD, vinyl, and an extra super special 2CD version featuring remixes and reinterpretations of songs on the album by Thom Yorke, Tunde Adebimpe, Devendra Banhart, Bradford Cox, and more.

The deluxe version also features special packaging that "allows a surreal glimpse into the Sisterworld concertina." The guys were nice enough to provide a handy visual aid for the accordion-esque artwork which you can check out, along with the bonus disc tracklist, below:

Sisterworld bonus disc:

01 Scissor (Pink Dollaz, Lance Whitaker & Transformation Surprise)
02 No Barrier Fun (Duetonal aka Alan Vega of Suicide)
03 Here Comes All the People (Atlas Sound aka Bradford Cox)
04 Drip (Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead)
05 Scarecrows on a Killer Slant (Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio)
06 I Still Can See an Outside World (Boyd Rice of NON)
07 Proud Evolution (Thom Yorke 500qd Remix)
08 Drop Dead (Fol Chen)
09 The Overachievers (Devendra Banhart and the Grogs)
10 Goodnight Everything (Melvins)
11 Too Much, Too Much (Carter Tutti of Throbbing Gristle)

Forget Lily, Pixie and Florence, this year's Brits should be about Male Bonding

Reading the Brit awards nominations is a depressing affair. The major labels and their well-documented fiscal failings have served up another year's worth of vacuous, reality-TV pop â€' proof, if any were needed, that these giants are now in their final death throes.

But when the majors finally fall into irrelevance, will this mean the death of music? Of course not. Don't believe the anti-piracy propaganda. Instead of buying the records the majors put out, the kids are making records for people to buy instead.

The forthcoming (and rather awkwardly untitled) compilation by Male Bonding is a great example of all that is right with modern music. It's a joint release between Paradise Vendors Inc and Italian Beach Babes (already home to a slew of tapes and 7"s). Paradise Vendors Inc is Male Bonding's record label, and already they have put out music by Pens and Graffiti Island. This forthcoming compilation continues the same brutal, fuzzy, DIY manifesto of classic artist-run labels like SST.

It's even more heartening to know that Male Bonding are continuing with their label after signing to Sub Pop. In doing so, they're in the strange position of becoming figureheads of the UK's burgeoning acid-pop, lo-fi punk scene. The scene already has a strong following in the US, with blogs hyping up the likes of Times New Viking, Psychedelic Horseshit, No Age and Vivian Girls â€' but...

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When I interviewed Devendra Banhart in September, he talked about his plans to lead an "all-harmonium orchestra called Droney Mitchell" and wanting to "do a record with Adam Green of all German schlager songs." He seems like a guy who is always thinking of ridiculous band names and concepts to talk about in interviews and, as an interviewer, I appreciate that. Of course, whether any of these dream bands actually happen in real life is a mystery.

And now we can add another possible new project to Devendra's unicorn-laden planner.

In an interview with NME, he mentioned a new band called Permanent Adventure, co-starring Strokes drummer Fab Moretti (who previously collaborated with Banhart in Megapuss). Talking about Permanent Adventure, he said: "We wear helmets, and we have contact mics on the helmets. And we run at each other, and that's the percussive element. And then I say 'What are you on?' and he says 'I'm on a permanent adventure.' And that's the scope of the ad campaign where we're selling our product, which is extreme cologne." Apparently, the cologne would be called "Ninja Smell."

According to Devendra's publicist, "the collaboration is real, the cologne is not." Still no word on Droney Mitchell.

Plus singer tells NME Radio that Moretti's Little Joy will release second album next year

Artist: Kath Bloom
Album: Thin Thin Line
Release Date: February 9
Label: Caldo Verde

Tracklist:

01 Thin Thin Line
02 Dangerous Days
03 Heart So Sadly
04 Like This
05 Such a Tease
06 Back There
07 Is This Called Living?
08 Long Ago
09 Another Point of View
10 Let's Get Living
11 Freddie
12 I'm Thinking of Love
13 Who'll Shoe the Horse
14 Not Through With This Yet

Notes: New album from rediscovered folk godmother who was recently covered by Bill Callahan, Devendra Banhart, the Concretes, and the Dodos on a tribute album.

Media: Right-click to download "Heart So Sadly", "Is This Called Living?", and "Freddie".

Hey y'all!!! Please bring some non-perishable items to the shows if ya can! Will go to local children's and other charities. THANK YOU!!!!