Chicago trio the Lawrence Arms' rowdy fist-pumping tunes have made them a staple on the punk scene over the past decade. And while "Demons," a track from their upcoming Buttsweat & Tears EP (out Oct. 27 via Fat Wreck Chords), is a bit more straightforward rock'n'roll than most of their last record, it's no pushover by any means. Download it below.

Yeesh. What is going on with new Rihanna's new single?

"Russian Roulette," written and produced by R&B smoothy Ne-Yo, starts with some wanky lead guitar lines before settling into a dirge-like tempo over which the Barbadian diva sings about suicidal gunplay as a metaphor for, uh, what exactly? (Hear the song below.)

Some sequels are openly clamored for by the public. New Moon, perhaps. Others are totally mystifying -- Wrong Turn 3, anyone? Falling somewhere in between is the upcoming Shock Value 2, Timbaland's star-studded follow-up to his equally star-studded 2007 solo album.

The buzz mill is churning for Noah and the Whale, a London-based indie-folk quartet led by Charlie Fink, the 23-year-old singer/songwriter behind the band's new album, First Days of Spring (out now) and arty film project of the same name.

Skaters and metalheads are natural co-conspirators -- nothing quite pumps you up for the half-pipe like raging guitars and shouted vocals. British-born, California-living DJ Baron understands this.

If French actress/chanteuse/pop-royalty Charlotte Gainsbourg’s last album 5:55 was a fairly conventional singer-songwriter affair, then the first taste of her upcoming collaboration with Beck promises something far more adventurous.