My name is Natalia Kills. Tonight, you are all getting killed.

On Wednesday night, Cherrytree Records’ Natalia Kills headlined the PopJustice/High Rise CMJ showcase at The Bell House in Brooklyn.

For faithful Muusers, it’s no secret I’ve always had a soft spot for Miss Kills. She kind of embodies everything I love in film, fashion and music: Dark, macabre style, carnal sexuality, and of course…killer beats.

But taking my own personal taste of the equation (which is sort of silly as this is a review, I digress), it’s clear to see that noise is starting to quickly build around Natalia’s name amongst trendy art magazines and music blogs across the globe, and she proved exactly why tonight.

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For those who don’t know (and apparently many do not), the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is a week long event in which under-the-radar artists perform and indie filmmakers premiere their work at showcases across New York City.

This year’s CMJ Festival begins next week on Tuesday, October 19 and will run through Saturday, October 23. According to the official website, there will be “1200 live performances from over 30 countries in more than 75 of New York City’s greatest venues and theatres,” which is, like, a whole lot.

At the risk of attracting too many paparazzi my way (WHY CAN’T THEY JUST LET ME LIVE?!) and for my own memory’s sake, I wanted to outline the showcases I’ll be personally attending.

On Wednesday, I’ll be headed to the Bell House in Brooklyn, where MuuMuse’s Most Anticipated Artist Natalia Kills will be headlining along with some amazing up-and-comers like Fenech-Soler, Parallels, and Samuel. PopJustice will also be DJ’ing the event (oh hay!), which will undoubtedly result in many (semi-drunk) tweets from me requesting a Girls Aloud song to be played at some point in the night. Watch for that.

Also on Wednesday, I will at some point be dropping into fellow Strangers in Stereo member The Culture of Me’s CMJ celebration where acts like Oh Land, Hussle Club, and Reni Lane will be burning up the Backstage Bar. It promises to be a very sexy time.

Then on Thursday, October 21, I’ll be headed to Splash Bar (where I once found myself holding hands with Kylie, shaking and crying) for a late night affair where I will undoubtedly be touched inappropriately while enjoying Hard Candy’s first ever showcase starring Zowie.

And that’s that. That’s three events so far, and it’s already sort of exhausting to think about. Next step: Plan MuuMuse’s first ever showcase for 2011.

Hmm…does anyone have Rachel Stevens‘ cell phone number?

Having previously worked with Ellie Goulding, Marina & The Diamonds, Sky Ferreira, the White Tie Affair, and their latest protegees, Samuel and Alex Winston, NYC production duo The Knocks have just debuted their first single: “Blackout,” a hands-in-the-air party track.

Sung by one half of the duo (Mr. Jpatt), the song is nothing short of a rave happy celebration, combining shouty vocals with an indie-dance groove a la Passion Pit and The Black Kids.

DL: The Knocks – Blackout

Seriously, is there anything named “Blackout” that isn’t a smashing success?

The single will be released on iTunes on May 4, featuring remixes by Chiddy Bang, Samuel, Fear Of Tigers, Yes Giantess, and more. You can expect one of those remixes to premiere excluusively on MuuMuse in the coming weeks.

It’s always nice when an artist-to-be covers an artist-to-be’s song-still-unreleased.

Case in point, this fledgling duo: Upcoming artist Samuel, who’s debut is expected out early next year, just recorded a cover of  “Starry Eyed,” a whimsical track from newly signed indie darling in the works, Ellie Goulding. Together, their two voices intertwine in a gentle, balanced manner, causing the track to take off and soar into new cosmic heights.

It’s a very nice thing.

DL:  Samuel – Starry Eyed (Ellie Goulding Cover)

Samuel’s MySpace | Ellie Goulding’s MySpace