[Updated: 6:31 P.M.]
NEWS:
- KANYE WEST Apologizes on ‘LENO’ Show
Plus: ‘Ye, Rihanna, Jay-Z perform “Run This Town.” [SPIN]
- LISTEN: PRESIDENT OBAMA Calls KANYE WEST a “Jackass,” Audio Leaks
Obama realizes his slip up, saying “Cut the president some slack.” [TMZ]
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND Announce New Album!
Indie rock’s consummate preppies ready their second record, Contra, for January release. [SPIN]
- LADY GAGA, KANYE WEST Announce Joint Tour
The complete itinerary for the “Fame Kills” outing drops. [SPIN]
- SLAYER Reveal Album Art
Metal band post the gruesome cover art for World Painted Blood. [Slayer]
- GET UP KIDS In Studio Recording New Album
The recently reunited emo band have nine songs done for an upcoming release. [Punknews]
- JACK WHITE Helps Refurbish Detroit Ballpark
Rocker donates $170,000 for new grandstands and dugouts. [Detroit News]
- RADIOHEAD Taps WILCO Members for Solo Debut
Phil Selway is recording a new album that will hopefully one-up other Phil drummers of the world. [NME]
- COURTNEY LOVE, U2, SCARJO Lead Lineup for Benefit Concert
Antony, Rufus Wainwright also confirmed for New York’s (RED)NIGHTS show. [SPIN]
- PAUL MCCARTNEY Says BEATLES Members Discussed Reunion
Lucrative offers from promoters had the band wondering if a reunion would taint their legacy. [NME]
- NO DOUBT, COLDPLAY‘s Chris Martin, FLEET FOXES Play NEIL YOUNG‘s Bridge School Benefit
Monsters of Folk, Wolfmother, and Adam Sandler will also perform Oct. 24-25. [Billboard]
- BEN GIBBARD, JAY FARRAR Announce Tour Behind Kerouac-Inspired Album
Touring band includes members of Superchunk, Death Cab, and Son Volt. [Spinner]
- METALLICA Joined Onstage by MOTORHEAD‘s Lemmy Kilmister
Rock titans play two Motorhead classics — “Damage Case” and “Too Late Too Late” — in Nashville. [Blabbermouth]
- COURTNEY LOVE Tweets Release Date for New HOLE Album?
“…CARVED IN STONE 010110, Nobodies Daughter DROPS FROM HELL,” she writes. Call the translator! [Twitter]
- SLIPKNOT Percussionist to Show Art Work at Gallery
Shawn “Clown” Crahan will show art, celebrate birthday Sept. 24 in Des Moines, IA. [Blabbermouth]
- BLACK KEYS Recruit MOS DEF, Q-TIP for New Album
The duo also enlist Ludacris, Raekwon, RZA and others for Blak Roc, out Nov. 27. [Nah Right]
- KANYE WEST Apologizes for Upstaging TAYLOR SWIFT
“I’m in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment,” the rapper blogs. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: SILVERSUN PICKUPS‘ “Superstition” Video
Musical chairs with leggy models — oh, our favorite game! [Stereogum]
- DOWNLOAD: SUFJAN STEVENS‘ Ode to NYC’s Highway
Rocker releases the first tune from his album and film about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. [SPIN]
- WATCH: WOLFMOTHER Unplug at SPIN Office
The Australian rockers belt out four songs, including a Neil Young cover and a brand new tune! [SPIN]
- LISTEN: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE‘s ‘Twilight’ Song “Meet Me on the Equinox”
Ben Gibbard and Co.: the soundtrack for 13-year-old girls’ romantic fantasies. [Stereogum]
- WATCH: COURTNEY LOVE Covers ‘Bette Davis Eyes’!
The Hole rocker/Twitter fanatic performs a private show in New York City during Fashion Week! [SPIN]
- WATCH: EX-PANIC AT THE DISCO Rocker RYAN ROSS Covers GEORGE HARRISON
Alex Greenwald from Phantom Planet joins on bass! [YouTube]