Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

Any film that features acting turns from legendary rockers Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, and Henry Rollins -- oh, and Moby too -- is bound to be a strange affair. But when you add punk-rock vampires, airborne pieces of meat, and A Clockwork Orange star Malcolm McDowell, one question comes to mind: Is this movie going to suck?

In a word: Yes. Literally.

While he's ventured into mainstream pop and even punk rock over the years, Moby always returns to his dance music roots, as he did on this year's Last Night, which earned an equally warm embrace from globetrotting mega-DJs like Pete Tong and up-and-comers alike.

As the Democratic National Convention draws nearer to its kickoff date of Aug.

Bald-headed beatmaker Moby is calling on fans and aspiring directors to create a music video for "Ooh Yeah," the latest single off his new record Last Night.