December 29, 2010 - When soulful singer/pianist/songwriter Diane Birch decided to record the EP "The Velveteen Age," covering Goth mainstays with the Phenomenal Handclap Band, she expected to collect her fair share of haters. But she didn't anticipate the response she received from her gospel call-and-response version of Sisters of Mercy's orchestral-synth staple, "This Corrosion."
May 13, 2010 - The covers are set for Diane Birch's first headlining tour after a round of opening shows for Nick Jonas. She's playing Haddaway′s "What is Love," Hall & Oates' "Rich Girl," working on a Steely Dan tune and contemplating the addition of more tunes from the Daryl Hall and John Oates songbook.