[Updated: 5:47 P.M.]
NEWS:
- COURTNEY LOVE to ERIC ERLANDSON: “Hole is MY Band!”
Miss World wants her way… NOW! [SPIN]
- CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Frontman Goes Solo
Alec Ounsworth recruits New Orleans vets for October release. [Pitchfork]
- PEARL JAM Debuts First Single, Album Tracklist
Well, a few seconds of the first single, anyway. [Billboard]
- AFI Announces New Album
Start applying your eyeliner now — Crash Love drops September 29. [Punk News]
- JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Remixes KINGS OF LEON
Boy band alum adds touch to Southern rockers’ “Use Somebody.” [Gigwise]
- VIVIAN GIRLS Frontwoman Announces Side-Project
Cassie Ramone forms Babies with members of two Brooklyn bands! [Pitchfork]
- MICHAEL JACKSON Sells 1.1 Million Albums in One Week
King of Pop’s debt collectors rejoice. [Billboard]
- Long-Lost SMASHING PUMPKINS Bassist D’Arcy Speaks
Ex-rocker calls Chicago radio station, talks about Marilyn Manson’s parents. [Q101]
- DEAD WEATHER Play Free NYC Show Thursday
As if Jack White’s pop-up record store wasn’t going to be crowded enough.[BrooklynVegan]
- BLACK KEYS‘ DAN AUERBACH Announces Solo Tour
The blues rocker returns to the road behind Keep It Hid. [BrooklynVegan]
- COURTNEY LOVE Tweets New Album Art?
And it appears that she’s influenced by Edgar Allan Poe. [Twitter]
- MOBY Announces U.S. Tour
Will perform yoga, serve green tea at select shows. [NME]
- GUNS N’ ROSES Leak Blogger Sentenced
Receives one year probation, house arrest. Totally worth it! [Billboard]
- STROKES Singer JULIAN CASABLANCAS Readies Solo Debut
Phrazes for the Young releases this fall, solo tour expected.[SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- LISTEN: THOM YORKE‘s New Song
The Radiohead frontman covers Miracle Legion for new tribute album. [SPIN]
- WATCH: KILLERS Clip Exposes Sex Trafficking
Vegas band partners with MTV and UNICEF on their new video. [SPIN]
- WATCH: WILCO and FEIST Duet on ‘Letterman’
Jeff Tweedy and Co. perform “You and I” with the Canadian songstress. [SPIN]
- WATCH: SNOOP DOGG Parodies Heineken Ads
Stephen Marley and Mini-Me join in, but it’s not beer they’re excited about. [Funny or Die]
- DOWNLOAD: MARK HOPPUS Remixes PETER BJORN & JOHN
Free download is low on emo, high on … trip-hop? [Pickrset.com]
- WATCH: FOREIGN BORN‘s Spacey “Winter Games” Video
Because nothing goes better with Canadian folk-rock than breakdancing. [YouTube]
- WATCH:BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW‘s Trippy New Video
Psychedelic Pittsburgh band proves Ouija boards work! [YouAintNoPicasso]
- WATCH: WEIRD AL YANKOVIC Parodies No One in New Song!
It’s a depressing power-pop tune about a failed actor! [LaughingSquid]