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Thursday’s Music Roundup

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[Updated: 5:46 P.M.]

NEWS:

    NORAH JONES & RYAN ADAMS Cowrite on New Album
    Her fourth studio effort also features Okkervil River’s Will Sheff! [SPIN]
    KAREN O‘s ‘Wild Things’ Soundtrack Revealed
    Members of Deerhunter, Dead Weather, and Liars appear on September release. [SPIN]
    CAMERA OBSCURA Announce Fall Tour
    The Scot band will return to the U.S. in November behind My Maudlin Career. [MySpace]
    HATEBREED Announce New Album
    Connecticut hardcore band’s self-titled LP drops September 29. [Road Runner]
    U2 to Release ‘Unforgettable Fire’ Outtakes
    The Irish lads discover some forgotten gems on the 1984 release. [NME]
    FOO FIGHTERS, QOTSA, LED ZEP Supergroup Post Video
    Watch Them Crooked Vultures play a clip of “Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I.” [YouTube]
    ISLANDS Unveil New Tunes in Tour Opener
    Nick Thorburn raises the curtain on next month’s Vapours. [SPIN]
    KRAFTWERK Announce Massive Box Set
    German band reissue eight albums October 6 with 12345678: The Catalogue[Pitchfork]
    AFI Announce More U.S. Tour Dates
    SoCal emo/hardcore band support their fall release, Crash Love. [AFI]
    METALLICA,EMINEM, GREEN DAY Compete for Tattoo Award
    Slayer, Lil Wayne, Fall Out Boy also receive nods from Ink magazine. [Gigwise]
    ANDY WARHOL‘s MICHAEL JACKSON Painting Sells for $1 Million
    Anonymous bidder buys 1984 artwork at Long Island, NY, auction. [MTV]
    PEARL JAM Pay Homage to MICHAEL JACKSON in London
    Plus: Watch video of the grunge gods unveiling new song “Supersonic.” [SPIN]
    ‘TWILIGHT’ Author Reveals Favorite New Music!
    Stephenie Meyer loves Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, and the Dead Weather! [SPIN]
    Plans for Giant MICHAEL JACKSON Robot in Las Vegas Revealed
    King of Pop was plotting Vegas residency and robotic hotel resembling himself. [MTV]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    LISTEN: ATLAS SOUND Premieres ‘Logos’ Track
    Bradford Cox sings about paradise and the Czech Republic in “Attic Lights.” [Pitchfork]
    DOWNLOAD: DJ JAZZY JEFF Remixes PETER BJORN AND JOHN
    Big Pooh, Phil Nash, and Chaundon rhyme on this track off Re-Living Thing. [SPIN]
    WATCH: WALKMEN‘s “On the Water” Video
    It’s like a video game — but with creepy rabbits that bleed multi-colored blood! [Pitchfork]
    EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD: ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM Return!
    After a seven-year break, alternative hip-hop iconoclasts return with Fluorescent Black. [SPIN]
    WATCH: FOO FIGHTERS, QOTSA, LED ZEP Supergroup Live in Amsterdam
    Fan captures Them Crooked Vultures rocking out at their second show ever! [SPIN]
    DOWNLOAD: ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND‘s New Tune
    As its name implies, “Slow Doomsday” is a somber track about Armageddon. [Stereogum]
    WATCH: JAY-Z‘s New Video Featuring RIHANNA and KANYE
    Hova leads a weapon-toting mob and sports a chain of bullets around his neck! [SPIN]
    LISTEN: NEW ORDER‘s Bernard Sumner Posts Music by New Band
    Check out “Sink or Swim,” the first single from the rocker’s group Bad Lieutenant. [MySpace]