[Updated: 6:33 P.M.]
NEWS:
- OWL CITY Launch Tour in Kansas City
The “Fireflies” hitmaker charms 1,200 young fans who arrived ready and willing to cheer him on. [SPIN]
- AEROSMITH Searching for New Singer… Again
With Steven Tyler in rehab, the classic rockers are on the hunt for a new frontman. [SPIN]
- Recording ‘In Rainbows’ “Half Killed” RADIOHEAD
Whether the band would continue was very much in the balance,” says guitarist Ed O’Brien. [Midem]
- GANG GANG DANCE Announce New Album
Indie powerhouse 4AD will drop the next album from the New York rockers later this year. [Gorilla vs. Bear]
- Preview: ‘HAITI’ Telethon’s Stars & Performances
Rihanna, Madonna, Wyclef Jean, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, and others ask your help to aid the ravaged country. [SPIN]
- KILLERS Cancel Asian Tour
The band was planning to go on hiatus after the concerts. [NME]
- FIONA APPLE to Perform Rare Concert for Haiti Relief
The songwriter, who last toured in 2007, will perform at Largo on Saturday night alongside Jon Brion, Tom Brosseau, and others. [Scene Star]
- RADIOHEAD Announce Haiti Benefit Concert
The gig is this Sunday, January 24, at the Music Box at the Fonda in Los Angeles. [Radiohead]
- ERYKAH BADU‘s New Album Due in March
New Amerykah, the singer’s fifth studio album, has been delayed to March 30. [Billboard]
- LORETTA LYNN, HEART, NORAH JONES, CAT POWER, GOSSIP Added to 2010 Lillith Tour
Check out the full list of artists, along with 15 additional tour dates. [Lillith Tour]
- NEIL YOUNG Joins CONAN‘s $45 Million Final Show
The orange-haired late-night TV host finalizes his deal to exit NBC. [SPIN]
- WHITE STRIPES Documentary to Premiere at SXSW
Under Great White Northern Lights chronicles the duo’s 2007 Canadian Tour. [Filter]
- LINKIN PARK‘s MIKE SHINODA Talks New Album
“Nobody else is making a record that sounds like this,” he says of the upcoming release. [MTV]
- NEW PORNOGRAPHERS to Release Fifth Album
Together will hit stores this May. Click for more details! [SPIN]
- Keyboardist FRANZ NICOLAY Leaves THE HOLD STEADY
“Five years seemed like a nice round number,” Nicolay wrote on his website.[Franz Nicolay]
- Rapper MYSTIKAL Released From Jail
“Shake Ya Ass” MC completes six-year prison term for sexual battery, hopes to resurrect career. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- LISTEN: SHE & HIM‘s New Single!
M. Ward interrupts Zooey Deschanel’s chipper vocals with a slick guitar solo on “In the Sun,” off March’s Volume 2. [Pitchfork]
- LISTEN: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB‘s New Single
Stream the dark, Edgar Allen Poe-inspired title track off Beat the Devil’s Tattoo, out March 9. [Spinner]
- DOWNLOAD: DRIVE BY TRUCKERS‘ New Track
Grab “This Fucking Job,” a melodic rock anthem off March’s The Big To Do. [Stereogum]
- LISTEN: PRINCE Records Song for Minnesota Vikings
The Purple Rain star hopes his new track will propel his home team to the Super Bowl. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: GRIZZLY BEAR CoverHOT CHIP
Brookyln folk-rock quartet transform “Boy From School” into a gorgeous acoustic ballad. [SPIN]
- WATCH: HAYLEY WILLIAMS Joins WEEZER Live
VIDEO: The Paramore frontwoman sings “Say It Ain’t So” with Rivers Cuomo and Co. in Florida. [SPIN]
- WATCH: COLD WAR KIDS‘ New Video
Long Beach, CA, band recruit their girlfriends for the “Audience” clip, off their just-released Behave Yourself EP. [Spinner]
- WATCH: MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK Play Acoustic
Minneapolis band play “Fell in Love Without You” and more at a recent acoustic in-store gig. [Absolute Punk]
