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Tuesday’s Music Roundup

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[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]