Ben Harper will join with Obama for America and the Colorado Campaign for Change to host early vote events in Boulder and Denver this Saturday.  He'll play a few songs in Denver at Civic Center Park at 12pm and again at UC Boulder's Mary Rippon Theatre at 2pm.  Both events are free and open to the public.

Celebrated electronic music producer DEADMAU5 will unveil a Halloween-themed version of his infamous Mau5head—a giant, tailor-made mouse head costume used during live performances—at this year's electronic music festival HARD Haunted Mansion on Friday, October 31 at the Shrine Expo Hall in downtown Los Angeles. DEADMAU5's signature Mau5head already comes in a striking blue and devilish red, but with the spirit of Halloween alive and thriving, the Mau5head will be donned in pitch black with a bright orange light within the eyes of the head to perfectly reflect the image of a pumpkinMau5.
 
Billed alongside some of the biggest names in electronic music today, DEADMAU5 is expected to deliver one of the most highly anticipated live performances at the HARD Haunted Mansion event. Featuring performances by JUSTICE, SOULWAX, SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO, BOYS NOIZE and CRYSTAL CASTLES, DEADMAU5 joins an elite roster of artists who are taking the electronic circuit by storm.
 
DEADMAU5's appearance at HARD is in anticipation of his debut album Random Album Title, due in stores November 4 via ULTRA Records.  This release brings together for the first time all of the JUNO Award-winning producer's most popular material including the smashes "Not Exactly" and "Faxing Berlin" along with his collaboration with Kaskade "I Remember" plus new songs "Some Kind of Blue" and "Slip." 
 
Meanwhile fans around the globe can experience DEADMAU5, as he continues on his world tour:

DATE                         CITY                                     VENUE                                  
International Dates
Sat      10/17               Dublin, IRE                              Tripod
Sun      10/18               Newcastle, UK                            Digital
Thu      10/23               Brighton, UK                             Digital
Fri      10/24               Nottingham, UK                           Boudoir Superstar
Sat      10/25               Leeds, UK                                Victoria Works Warehouse
North American Dates
Thu      10/30               Sacramento, CA                           The Park
Fri      10/31               Los Angeles, CA                          Shrine Auditorium: HARD Haunted Mansion
Sat      11/1                Las Vegas, NV                            Orleans Arena
International Dates
Fri      11/7                Curitiba, BR                             Park Barigui
Sat      11/8                Buenos Aires, AR                         Creamfields
Sat      11/14               Rio De Janeiro, BR                       Cream
Sun      11/15               Belo Horizonte, BR                       Creamfields
Mon      11/16               Sao Paulo, BR                            Xxxperience
North American Dates
Wed      11/19               Boulder, CO                              Fox Theater
Thu      11/20               Atlanta, GA                              Opera
Fri      11/21               Philadelphia, PA                         Electric Factory
International Date
Sat      11/22               Santo Domingo, DR                        The Cave
North American Dates
Wed      11/26               New York, NY                             Webster Hall
Thu      11/27               Vancouver, BC                            Celebrities
Fri      11/28               Vancouver, BC                            Celebrities
Sat      11/29               Detroit, MI                              Bleu
Wed      12/3                Merida, MEX                              Centro De Convenciones
Thu      12/4                Anaheim, CA                              House of Blues
Fri      12/5                Phoenix, AZ                              Myst
Sat      12/6                Mexico City, MEX                         Vegas Night Club
Fri      12/26               Toronto, ONT                             This Is London

Girl Talk's fall tour in support of the release of Feed The Animals has officially kicked off! And with it, comes all sorts of fun Girl Talk-related things to check out!

Girl Talk fans can see what its like to be on the road for a 6 week tour by checking out the day to day video blog created by Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) and his production crew. Each day a new video will be added to Girl Talk's Myspace page. Check out days 1, 2 and 3 below. Day 1 includes an interview with a guy who proposed to his girlfriend during Girl Talk's set, an interview with Gregg's dad, Gregg and co. eating Philly cheese steaks and more.

Day 1 Philadelphia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJIpZJrfBDI
Day 2 Washington, D.C. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EpwBXoa9Kw
Day 3 Baltimore - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXts5thBoQ8

Additionally, concert meteorologist Torie Shaw has created a "Girl Talk Concert Forecast" which will be running throughout the tour. Check out the first one here.

Girl Talk is also prominently featured in a new film, RiP: A remix manifesto. Gregg's dad makes an appearance here too! RiP explores the robber barons and revolutionaries squaring off across the digital frontier.  From the control rooms of Washington to the favelas of Brazil, web activist and filmmaker.

Brett Gaylor explores the concept of copyright in the information age, mashing together the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. Along with Girl Talk, the film's central protagonist, Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, Brazil's Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil, and pop culture critic Cory Doctorow are also along for the ride. The film has its "beta" launch at the Festival Nouveau Cinema Montreal, then off to the CPH:Dox International Documentary Festival of Copenhagen, then the International Documentary Forum of Amsterdam (IDFA) November 20th.  Stay tuned for US festival appearances in 2009! Watch the trailer for RiP, remix footage and find out more info here.

There's an ebay auction going right now for Girl Talk's Jordan headband. This headband was stolen from Gregg from a place where he used to sleep very often. "Actual Air Jordan headband worn by Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) as seen in pictures hanging out with Bone Thugs and Harmony from his Facebook page. This headband is reversible and in good condition. It can be worn red or black. Buy it and add it to your Girl Talk shrine, or have him autograph it at his next show." The auction ends 10/23. Check it out here. (Gregg's dad is not involved in this ebay auction.)

Bobby is 61 years young today.  Thank you for keeping it going after all these years. We love you, Mr Weir!