[Updated: 5:11 P.M.]
NEWS:
- Sneak Peek: KINGS OF LEON‘s New Fashion Line
Check out the trendy new clothes from SPIN’s Band of the Year. [SPIN]
- SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS Announce New Album
The 12-track LP I Learned the Hard Way drops May 4. [Pitchfork]
- JACK WHITE Plans to Record Solo Album
The White Stripes rocker may play all the instruments on the release, too. [NME]
- BEST COAST Announce New Single
Up-and-coming surf pop duo will release “Something In the Way” on Feb. 9. [Pitchfork]
- Despite Reports, LIL WAYNE‘s ‘Rebirth’ Still Due in February
Label spokesperson says reports of the album being pushed to June are false; “rock” record drops Feb. 2. [Billboard]
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND Respond to “Posh” Accusations
“It’s my God-given right to wear a cricket sweater just as it is my right to wear a polo shirt,” Ezra Koenig said.[Guardian]
- MADONNA Recording Rock and Hip-Hop Album?
Madge taps Pearl Jam producer Brendan O’Brien and Kanye West’s DJ A-Trak for next release. [Daily Star]
- OK GO, MATT & KIM, SAY ANYTHING Added to BAMBOOZLE Lineup
The new additions will join Paramore and Weezer at the New Jersey fest May 1-2. [Bamboozle]
- Riot Grrrl KATHLEEN HANNA Donates to NYU Library
Students can browse zines, papers from Bikini Kill, and other written rock memorabilia. [Trip Wire]
- LINKIN PARK Release New Song in iPhone Game
Players lead a revolution against the evil PixxelKorp in Linkin Park: 8-Bit Rebellion video game. [Mike Shinoda]
- BILLY CORGAN‘s New Label to Release GERMS Songs
The imprint will release new material from ’60s one-hit wonders and other offbeat acts. [SPIN]
- LADY GAGA Teams with POLAROID for ‘Specialty Projects’
Pop star will serve as the creative director and help develope “imaging products.” [Wall Street Journal]
- DEAD WEATHER to Release New Single
Sign up for White’s Third Man Records Vault subscription service and score “No Horse” and “Jawbreaker.” [Pitchfork]
- PARAMORE, LADY GAGA, EMINEM Win at People’s Choice Awards
Mary J. Blige and Cobra Starship performed at the L.A. bash. [GigWise]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- DOWNLOAD: New QUASI Single!
Portland, OR-based indie pioneers drop “Repulsion,” the infectious lead single off their February release. [Kill Rock Stars]
- LISTEN: LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Covers ELVIS
The Brit troubadour plays “(You’re the) Devil in Disguise” to celebrate the King’s 75th birthday. [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: New BROKEN BELLS Song Leaks
Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer invent a new genre with “October”: psychedelic indie hip-hop. [2DopeBoyz]
- WATCH: Trippy ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Video
Finger painting! Easter eggs! Kids dancing! It’s the clip for “Brother Sport,” off SPIN’s Album of the Year. [SPIN]
- WATCH: JULIAN CASABLANCAS Rocks Letterman
Strokes singer performs “Out of the Blue,” off his debut solo album Phrazes for the Young. [YouTube]