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Wednesday’s Music Roundup

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[Updated: 6:47 P.M.]

NEWS:

    ST. VINCENT, LIARS, OS MUTANTES Join BECK‘s Record Club
    The all-star crew cover a yet-to-be-named album track-by-track, which St. Vincent says will be online “soonish.” [Pitchfork]
    LADY GAGA Headed to ‘ROCK BAND’
    Plus: See new photos from the pop star’s “Telephone” video. [SPIN]
    LADY ANTEBELLUM Tops Album Charts
    Country group topple Sade’s Soldier of Love; Almost Alice, the soundtrack to Tim Burton’s re-make, debuts at No. 5. [Billboard]
    OK GO Split Ways With EMI, Launch Own Label
    “The band has left the EMI family… to form their own enterprise, a homemade upstart called Paracadute,” a post reads. [OK Go]
    AMY WINEHOUSE to Remarry BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL in Las Vegas
    Brit songbird and her ex-husband will tie the knot in Sin City when their U.S. visas are approved. [The Sun]
    MARY J BLIGE Talks About Covering LED ZEPPELIN
    Pop diva re-recorded “Whole Lotta Love” and “Stairway to Heaven” with Travis Barker and Idol judge Randy Jackson. [MTV]
    DMX Arrested for Violating Probation
    Jailbird rapper admitted to using cocaine in the last nine months. [Reuters]
    New Documentary Film to Chronicle LILY ALLEN‘s Life
    She will appear in a fly-on-the-wall series about her journey from singer to boutique clothing shop owner. [The Sun]
    Audition to Join the SMASHING PUMPKINS
    Billy Corgan is seeking a new bassist and keyboardist for his “reunited” alt-rock band. Click here for details! [SPIN]
    BEASTIE BOYSADAM YAUCH Talks Cancer, New Album
    The next Beasties album could arrive this fall! Click for details. [SPIN]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    LISTEN: New NEON INDIAN Song Co-Produced by GRIZZLY BEAR‘s Chris Taylor
    “Sleep Paralysist” features the 1980s video game vibe that made frontman Alan Palomo a SPIN pick for 2010. [Green Label Sound]
    WATCH: New BRMC Video
    WATCH: San Francisco rockers play tough, rock out in “Beat the Devil’s Tattoo” clip. [SPIN]
    DOWNLOAD: New DR. DOG Song
    Philly band unveil “Stranger,” a track off their April 6 release Shame, Shame. [Epitaph]
    WATCH: JOAN JETT Plays THE RUNAWAYS‘ “Cherry Bomb”
    Plus: The rocker talks about Kristen Stewart starring in the upcoming movie about the riotous all-girl band. [SPIN]
    WATCH: BROKEN BELLS Play ‘Letterman’
    Shins frontman James Mercer and Danger Mouse perform “Higher Road,” from their self-titled debut. [Consequence of Sound]
    WATCH: REAL ESTATE Debut New Video
    New Jersey band perform at a holiday Christmas party in their clip for “Suburban Dogs.” [Music Slut]
    WATCH: New DAFT PUNK Music in ‘TRON’ Trailer
    Get the first taste of the French techno duo’s epic score for Tron Legacy. [SPIN]
    DOWNLOAD: New MGMT Song!
    Brooklyn psychedelic rockers leak “Flash Delirium,” a track from their April 13 release Congratulations. [SPIN]
    DOWNLOAD: MODEST MOUSE-Approved Folkies
    Get a track from Mimicking Birds’ excellent self-titled debut. [SPIN]
    LISTEN: T.I. Releases First Post-Prison Song
    The Southern rapper — finishing his prison sentence in a halfway house — drops “I’m Back.” [Trap Muzik]
    WATCH: New SHE & HIM Video
    Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward bust out a dance routine at a high school in their clip for “In the Sun.” [Mani The Pansy]
    LISTEN: Song from LCD SOUNDSYSTEM‘s ‘GREENBERG’ Score Leaks
    “Oh You (Christmas Blues)” will appear in director Noah Baumbach’s upcoming Ben Stiller film. [Pretty Much Amazing]