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Suzanne Vega becomes an avatar, then writes about who made her.

We don’t know what that really means, either, but last summer, Vega’s appearance on the Infinite Mind public radio show was turned into a virtual concert on the internet virtual world Second Life. She returned the favor by writing a feature on Second Life creator Philip Rosedale in this week’s Time Magazine.

“I already knew what an avatar was. But what was Second Life?” writes Vega in her article. “Would I have to wear a special heat-seeking suit against a blue backdrop while I sang?”

In other Vega news, she will release Beauty and Crime, her first record in six years, July 17 on Blue Note Records.

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Click here to see Suzanne Vega’s avatar.

And, click here to read her Time article.

Related links:
Suzanne Vega’s site
Suzanne Vega on MySpace
The Infinite Mind’s site
Blue Note Records' site

Blue Note Records has announced the details of Suzanne Vega’s new LP, Beauty & Crime, set to be released internationally on June 5th and in the US on July 17th, 2007.

On this, the seventh album of her 20+ year career but her first with Blue Note, Vega pays homage to her hometown of New York City, where she grew up and currently resides. Among the eleven tracks are obvious tributes “Ludlow Street” and “New York Is A Woman” as well as “Bound” (written for Vega’s husband) and “As You Are Now” (written for her daughter).

Produced by Jimmy Hogarth (who has recently lent his ear to such artists as KT Tunstall, Sia, and Corinne Bailey Rae), the album was recorded in New York and London.

Beauty & Crime’s tracklist:

1 - Zephyr & I
2 - Ludlow Street
3 - New York Is A Woman
4 - Pornographer's Dream
5 - Frank & Ava
6 - Edith Wharton's Figurines
7 - Bound
8 - Unbound
9 - As You Are Now
10 - Angel's Doorway
11 - Anniversary

Related links:
Suzanne Vega’s official website
Suzanne Vega on AllMusic.com
Blue Note Records’ official website