[Updated: 5:39 P.M.]
NEWS:
- JULIAN CASABLANCAS Recorded Solo Album to Kill Time
“[The Strokes] wanted to go do their own thing… I didn’t want to sit around,” he said. [Orange County Register]
- GUCCI MANE Sentenced to One Year In Prison
Atlanta rapper sent back to jail for violating his parole. [MTV]
- BAD LIEUTENANT Cancel U.S. Tour
Bernard Sumner’s post-New Order group scrap trek due to visa issues. [BrooklynVegan]
- New BLINK-182 Songs on TRAVIS BARKER Solo Album
Slash, DJ A-Trak, Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington will also contribute to the release. [MTV]
- AEROSMITH Won’t Wait for STEVEN TYLER, Says JOE PERRY
Tyler wants two years off, but Perry says “the band’s too good to let it sit around.” [Billboard]
- NICK CAVE Discusses ‘The Road’ Soundtrack
“[It’s a] light, haunting, simple score with a sense of absence and loss at its heart,” says the Aussie renaissance man. [SPIN]
- SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Frontman Plans Next Solo Record
Gruff Rhys will release the soundtrack to his film Seperado! as a solo album. [NME]
- MIDLAKE‘s New Album Influenced by British Folk
Frontman Tim Smith says he was listening to Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, and Pentangle. [Pitchfork]
- SNOOP DOGG, DIPLO, DJ QUIK, SOULA BOY For New Album?
Soul man Mayer Hawthorne may also be in on the upcoming supergroup. [LAWeekly]
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND Reveal Album Title Inspiration
“It’s about retro gaming and Nicaraguan politics,” Ezra Koenig says of the band’s January release Contra. [NME]
- MY MORNING JACKET Get Animated on ‘American Dad’
Southern rockers will appear on Nov. 22 episode, titled “My Morning Straitjacket.” [Stewie’s Playground]
- LIL WAYNE Reveals ‘Rebirth’ Album Art
Weezy F. Baby enjoys a little time on the couch with his guitar before heading to jail! [Nah Right]
- Update: STEVEN TYLER Not Quitting AEROSMITH
VIDEO: The singer jumps onstage with Joe Perry’s solo project Tuesday night. [SPIN]
- GIRLS Announce 2010 Tour Dates
San Francisco band will hit the Midwest in January and February. [Matador Records]
- TING TINGS Sign to JAY-Z‘s Record Label
Brit band’s second album will be released through Roc Nation! [Music Slut]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: Talking Music with the Cast of ‘GLEE’
Dianna, Jenna, Kevin, and Mark chat about the show — plus Radiohead, Britney, Pantera, and more! [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: SOLANGE KNOWLES Covers DIRTY PROJECTORS
Beyonce’s sister transforms the Brooklyn band’s “Stillness is the Move” into a R&B groover. [Pitchfork]
- WATCH: ALICE IN CHAINS Rock ‘Jools Holland’
Reunited grunge band rip through spot-on rendition of “Check My Brain.” [YouTube]
- WATCH: DIDDY‘s New DIRTY MONEY Video
Bad Boy rapper and his new group dance in a futuristic tunnel-type-thing in “Love Come Down” clip. [Nah Right]
- LISTEN: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE‘s Epic Live Song
“Bleeding,” the B-Side on the trio’s latest single, is a 10-minute freak out! [Stereogum]
- WATCH: PETER, BJORN, AND JOHN Rock Out with ANDREW WK
“Party Hard” singer interpretive dances to the Swede trio’s dance tunes. [YouTube]
- WATCH: Soul Star RAPHAEL SAADIQ
Check out the clip for “Staying in Love,” and get the details on his upcoming tour with Janelle Monae. [SPIN]
- WATCH: NORAH JONES Plays New Single on Letterman
With a slick backing band, Jones offers further evidence that her new album may be her coolest yet. [SPIN]
- WATCH: SPIRAL STAIRS‘ New Video
A lonely party caterer goes for a swim in the Pavement guitarist’s new solo clip. [YouTube]
- LISTEN: SLASH Collaborates with CYPRESS HILL, FERGIE
The ex-GNR axeman revisits “Paradise City” with a new crew. [YouTube]
- WATCH: SOFT PACK‘s New Video
San Diego punk band run a pizza shop in the clip for “Answer to Yourself.” [Stereogum]
- LISTEN: Preview 50 CENT and BEANIE SIGEL‘s New Song
Two rappers trade ruthless rhymes about running the streets in “I Go Off.” [MTV]
- DOWNLOAD: DEERHUNTER Frontman Goes Acoustic
Bradford Cox, a.k.a. Atlas Sound, is at his most fragile and poignant on his new release. [SPIN]
- WATCH: LADY GAGA Previews Her GOSSIP GIRL Cameo
Pop star twirls the 35-foot-long train of her red dress in a snippet from the Nov. 16 episode. [YouTube]
- DOWNLOAD: Two New HOT HOT HEAT Songs
Canadian band offer “Future Breeds” and “JFK’s LSD.” [SPIN]
- LISTEN: FIERY FURNACES‘ “Covers” Album
The duo rework and re-record their songs for a new release, Take Me Round Again. [Fina-Music]
- WATCH: DEATH CAB Play TWILIGHT Concert
Seattle band perform their New Moon hit for screaming teenage girls in L.A. [YouTube]
