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Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and his wife, illustrator Carson Ellis, already have one children's book in the works, the small press, limited edition The Unfortunate Demise of Whitley Rackham. But they're also working on something on a larger scale: three novels for kids, thanks to a new publishing deal courtesy of HarperCollins.

The Wildwood series deals with "adventure, magic, and danger, set in an alternate version of modern-day Portland, Oregon," according to a press release. Kinda sounds like that "Mr. Show" sketch "The Altered State of Druggachusetts" to me, though there will probably be less overt drug references.

The press release quotes a HarperCollins rep as calling the series "nothing less than an American Narnia." Meloy himself says, "The germ of this series goes back a long way. For me, this is the culmination of a long-term collaboration with Carson, matching words and art. I grew up on a steady diet of Lloyd Alexander, Roald Dahl, and Tolkien; this is our humble paean to that grand tradition of epic adventure stories."

The first Wildwood book is due in Fall 2011. It takes a long time to make a book.

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The new video from instrumental rockers Holy Fuck combines all sorts of grainy tour footage with shots of divers in reverse. The abstract, random clip was directed by former Pitchforker Yoonha Park.

Holy Fuck's new album, Latin, is out May 11 via Young Turks/XL. They're on tour this summer-- dates and video are below:

Holy Fuck:

05-11 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli
05-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-13 Berlin, Germany - Comet
05-14 Vienna, Austria - Chelsea
05-15 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son
05-17 Brussels, Belgium - Le Botanique
05-18 Manchester, England - Deaf Institute
05-19 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
05-20 Liverpool, England - Sound City Festival *
05-21 Brighton, England - Digital
05-22 Oxford, England - O2 Academy 2
05-23 Bristol, England - The Cooler
05-24 London, England - Heaven
05-28 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge

Our Save My Oceans contest is well underway, and we're excited to see all the upcycled projects you're making for your chance to win an iPad. Are you needing a little inspiration? Let's revisit Sean's outlet-mount device charging pocket. He turned a shampoo bottle into hanging charging dock and detailed how to do it in this Make: Online project.

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