[Updated: 6:09 P.M.]
NEWS:
- STROKES Finally Heading Into Studio
Bassist Nikolai Fraiture says the band will start recording as early as January. [SPIN]
- CORINNE BAILEY RAE Debuts New Songs Live
Singer/songwriter plays first full show since the March 2008 death of her husband. [Billboard]
- BRUNETTES, FANFARLO, FRIGHTENED RABBIT to Play SXSW 2010
The initial lineup is announced for Austin, TX’s annual fest — let the onslaught begin! [SXSW]
- DAMON ALBARN, ELBOW on New MASSIVE ATTACK Album
Heligoland drops in February. [NME]
- COLDPLAY, A-HA, MEW Members Form New Band
And they’re called Apparatjik! [Flavorwire]
- PIXIES‘ ‘Doolittle’ Tour Hits NYC
Black Gold opens the first of a four-night run at Hammerstein Ballroom. [BrooklynVegan]
- Q&A FALL OUT BOY‘s PETE WENTZ
The bassist on the band’s greatest hits album and why he’s sick of talking about his personal life. [SPIN]
- MEW Reveal Live Album Details
Download-only album Live At The Hollywood Palladiumdrops Dec. 7. [NME]
- TV Viewers Complain About ADAM LAMBERT‘s Sexually-Charged AMA Performance
ABC television said it has received about 1,500 complaints. [Billboard]
- PETE DOHERTY: “I Was Put on Life Support After My Heart Stopped”
Babyshambles frontman details hospital stay last month. [Gigwise]
- DEATH CAB, BAND OF HORSES, REZNOR on New Live Album
MMJ, Tom Waits, John Mayer also on benefit comp., recorded at Neil Young’s annual Bridge School gig. [Pitchfork]
- SPOON‘s New Album Release Pushed Up
Transference will now arrive Jan. 19, one week sooner than planned. [Pitchfork]
- BLINK-182 Preparing to Record Reunion Album
Mark Hoppus is listening to demos because he “might produce a few things before Blink-182 goes into the studio in January.”[Twitter]
- RADIOHEAD, COLDPLAY, BECK Perform Covers on Charity Album
12 artists cover 12 classic songs for War Child comp., which will help victims of warfare. [Exclaim News]
- TOM GABEL, SHIRLEY MANSON, and More Play Cancer Benefit
A roster of all-star rockers help turn a tragedy into a celebration in L.A. [SPIN]
- OASIS Attacker Pleads Guilty
47-year-old Daniel Sullivan says that he was — shocker! — drunk when he shoved Noel Gallagher onstage. [Toronto Sun]
- AVETT BROTHERS Announce Spring Tour
North Caroline band hit the road behind I and Love and You. [PR NewsWire]
- DAVID BYRNE, ROOTS Join DIRTY PROJECTORS Onstage
Breakout indie band closes four-night run in New York City. [BrooklynVegan]
- U2 to Headline Glastonbury Fest
Irish band will make their Glasto debut at the event’s 40th anniversary. [NME]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: “NEIL YOUNG” Covers ‘FRESH PRINCE’ Theme Song
Jimmy Fallon dresses up like the Canadian rocker in a new Late Night skit. [NBC]
- WATCH: DINOSAUR JR. Rock ‘YO GABBA GABBA’ Live Show
J. Mascis and Co. play a rollicking ode to “Bananas” at New York gig. [YouTube]
- WATCH: LADY GAGA Performs “Bad Romance” on ‘Leno’
Pop star also sits down to talk about her new album, songwriting, and being disqualified for a Grammy. [YouTube]
- WATCH: BRYAN FERRY Records New Solo Album with RADIOHEAD‘s JONNY GREENWOOD, FLEA
Record expected to drop in summer 2010. [Bryan Ferry]
- WATCH: SLASH Debuts New Song with WOLFMOTHER, BLINK, JANE’S ADDICTION Members
Ex-GNR guitarist plays “By the Sword” at L.A. benefit. [Blabbermouth]
- WATCH: PARAMORE‘s Wild Fantasy World
It’s an Alice in Wonderland-style drama in the pop-punk band’s mind-bending new video. [SPIN]
- WATCH: LAVENDER DIAMOND Covers MADONNA
Songstress drops psychedelic, homespun clip for “Like A Prayer.” [Stereogum]
- WATCH: DEATH CAB Play ‘TWILIGHT: NEW MOON’ Song
Ben Gibbard and Co. rock the mtvU Woodie Awards. [MTV]
- WATCH: DISCO BISCUITS Live!
Psychedelic Philly group create a Cirque du Soleil-style show with tribal dancers! [SPIN]