[Updated: 5:27 P.M.]
NEWS:
- STOOGES, GENESIS, ABBA for Rock Hall
But what about Kiss and the Red Hot Chili Peppers? [SPIN]
- SHINS Frontman and DANGER MOUSE Reveal BROKEN BELLS Album
The duo’s first single, “The High Road,” will drop Dec. 21, followed by a full-length release on March 9. [Consequence of Sound]
- BILLY CORGAN: SMASHING PUMPKINS Split a “Mistake”
“It broke trust with the audience,” says the alt-rock vet. [Spinner]
- OASIS Hope to Release New Album in July
The record will be the band’s first without departed singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher. [NME]
- ANDREW BIRD Gets Religion in Chicago
Hometown hero’s latest unique gig at a landmark church suits his softer side. [SPIN]
- MIDLAKE Announce Tour, Leak New Tracks
Hear two songs from The Courage of Others, due in early January. [Pitchfork]
- JOHNNY ROTTEN Regrets Recruiting SID VICIOUS for THE SEX PISTOLS
“He felt so isolated, poor old Sid, because he wasn’t the sharpest knife on the block,” said the punk rocker. [Independent]
- BAD RELIGION Ready New Album for 2010
SoCal punk vets will head into the studio in April. [Punk News]
- PEARL JAM, VAN MORRISON, ARETHA FRANKLIN Headline New Orleans Jazz Fest
41st annual event is set for the weekends of April 23-25 and April 29-May 2. [AP]
- RIVERS CUOMO Discharged from Hospital
Weezer frontman recovering from tour bus crash, which left with him broken ribs and leg injuries. [Weezer]
- ‘GREEN DAY: ROCK BAND’ Game Coming Soon
Watch Billie Joe Armstrong’s digital avatar perform in this new trailer! [SPIN]
- DAVID BYRNE, FATBOY SLIM Tap All-Star Cast for New Collaborative Album
Santigold, Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper, Sharon Jones, and more appear on the duo’s album about former Philippines First Lady, Imelda Marcos. [Pitchfork]
- ERYKAH BADU Announces New Album
New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh drops on Feb. 23. [Pitchfork]
- JOHN FRUSCIANTE Quits RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS?
L.A. band reportedly replaces him with session guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. [Music Radar]
- KASABIAN‘s New Album Influenced by PINK FLOYD
“It’s very Dark Side Of The Moon,” frontman Tom Meighan said the record, which he’s already written most of.[NME]
- GIRL TALK, ANGELS & AIRWAVES Join BAMBOOZLE Lineup
Mute Math, Aquabats, fun., also added to bill for New Jersey fest. [Bamboozle]
- COACHELLA Festival Dates Announced
Hundreds of bands (the lineup is still TBD) will hit Indio, CA’s Polo Fields April 16-18. [Coachella]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- LISTEN: LIL WAYNE, EMINEM Song Leaks!
Rappers seek revenge on “Drop the World,” off Weezy’s long-delayed Rebirth. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: JAPANDROIDS Unveil New B-Side
Punk duo cover “Racer X” by Big Black, appearing on a 7-inch in January. [Daytrotter]
- WATCH: BONO, THE EDGE Team With ELVIS COSTELLO to Mash Up Hit Songs
Rock stars mix “Pump It Up” and “Get On Your Boots” for Costello’s Spectacle With… TV show. [Stereogum]
- WATCH: QUENTIN TARANTINO Names Top 8 Movies of 2009
The Pulp Fiction director is a closet Trekkie. [Heat Vision Blog]
- LISTEN: New BROKEN BELLS Music! Probably!
Either James Mercer and Danger Mouse are being cheeky, or there’s a dyslexia issue that needs to be addressed. [SPIN]
- WATCH: RIHANNA Previews “Hard” Music Video
Tanks, troops, helicopters, guns — R&B diva enters combat zone in new clip! [MTV]
- DOWNLOAD: BRADFORD COX Leaks Vintage DEERHUNTER Album
Get the 46-minute, lo-fi album Carve Your Initials Into the Walls of the Night. [Deerhunter]
- WATCH: New Clip From WHITE STRIPES Doc!
Debut single “Let’s Shake Hands,” still heavy after all these years. [SPIN]
- WATCH: PHOENIX Unplugged at SPIN HQ
French popsters rework their hits into acoustic gems — plus, they cover Air’s “Playground Love.” [SPIN]
- WATCH: SNOOP DOGG Reads from ‘HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS’ on ‘Late Night’
In a pimpin’ smoking jacket, the SoCal rapper transforms the Xmas classic to include “dime bags.” [Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]
- WATCH: FEIST Collaborates with BECK, WILCO Members
Songstress covers psych-rocker Skip Spence as part of Beck’s Record Club. [Pitchfork]
