As artists continue to draw inspiration from childhood fears and fairy tales, it comes as no surprise that classic stories like Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (more commonly known as Alice in Wonderland) are being tapped. Coming up on the 2010 film lineup is Tim Burton’s much anticipated ALICE IN WONDERLAND with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter (who else?), Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. But Burton is hardly the first to put a unique spin on Carroll’s tale. With the first official photographs of WONDERLAND released last week, photographer-extraordinaire Annie Leibovitz’s editorial for Vogue US December 2003 have “resurfaced,” thanks to the efforts of bloggers everywhere.

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Back in February, after having heard only “My Moon My Man” from the sublime The Reminder LP, we called it like we saw it: this was to be Feist’s big breakout year, predicting a “Chan-like rise in stature.” In a sense, that’s an understatement, but broken-out she has, winning raves around the world and up and down the NYSE, tapped for campaigns from LG to Apple [www.stereogum.com].

But after all the great stuff that’s gone down for this year for Leslie (friend/producer Chilly Gonzales saying “she sold half a million Let it Die albums in three years and almost the same amount of The Reminder in three months”), there’s still stuff on the horizon getting her stirred up…

Via Guardian: [music.guardian.co.uk] “But ask her what she’s most looking forward to right now, and after fiddling with her water bottle for a while, she decides that it’s the Police’s invitation to sing with them on an MTV Unplugged session and having her photo taken by Annie Leibovitz.”

Leslie and Sting first met at Bonnaro this year; we were nearby when Feist’s manager came frantically, pulling her and saying “We have to go.” After Feist asked why, said manager offered: “Sting’s requested a meeting.” Requested a meeting! That’s how Sting rolls. Anyway, the meeting must’ve gone pretty well. Not sure when this thing will air, but we’ll keep you posted. At this point, what could make this year any more Feisty?