[Updated: 5:31 P.M.]
NEWS:
- GRAMMY Performance Preview
What to look for from the artists taking the stage on music’s biggest night of the year. [SPIN]
- KAREN O‘s ‘Wild Things,’ BRIAN ENO‘s ‘Lovely Bones’ Scores Not Eligible for Oscar
Music from T Bone Burnett, Erran Baron Cohen, and Jason Schwartzman also disqualified. [The Wrap]
- BRET MICHAELS, SHARON OSBOURNE, CYNDI LAUPER Join DONALD TRUMP‘s ‘APPRENTICE’
The new season starts March 14 at 9:00 P.M. EST on NBC. [Blabbermouth]
- PAVEMENT Announce ‘Best Of’ Album
The 23-song collection Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement drops March 9. [Matador Records]
- MUSE Win Best Album Art Award
Brit power rockers pick-up “Sleeve of the Year” honor from 12-inch record display case retailer Art Vinyl. [Spinner]
- RADIOHEAD‘s THOM YORKE Records 3 New Songs for Documentary About Tibet
When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun also features new music from Damien Rice and Philip Glass. [Twenty-Four Bit]
- TRAVIS Frontman Recruits PAUL MCCARTNEY for New Solo Album
Fran Healy’s Wreckorder also features a duet with Neko Case. [Fran Healy]
- RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Officially Hire New Guitarist
Josh Klinghoffer replaces longtime axeman John Frusciante. [Music Radar]
- JOANNA NEWSOM Announces U.S. Tour Dates
Harp-playing singer-songwriter hits the road in March for nine concerts. [Drag City]
- BONO: 10 Ways to Improve the New Decade
From sexier cars to Star Trek-style physics, the U2 singer offers his suggestions to advance life on earth. [SPIN]
- NICK JONAS Debuts His New Rock Band Live
The youngest JoBro wins over a lively Dallas crowd with his winsome blues-tinged love songs. [SPIN]
- The Release of LIL WAYNE‘s ‘Rebirth’ Delayed Until June
The rapper’s long-awaited “rock’n’roll” album is pushed back for the 2,347th time. [USA Today]
- ANIMAL COLLECTIVE‘s Deacon Makes Solo Debut
Band’s semi-inactive fourth member plays new material in Baltimore as warm up for fundraising trip to Africa. [SPIN]
- MGMT, DURAN DURAN, DEVENDRA BANHART to Play on DAVID BOWIE Tribute Album
Vivian Girls, John Frusciante, and French First Lady Carla Bruni also appear on the May release. [Twenty-Four Bit]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: MICHAEL CERA Stars in New ISLANDS Video
Superbad funny-man buys drugs, gets high in “No You Don’t” clip. [Pitchfork]
- WATCH: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN‘s McCulloch Unplugs for SPIN
Watch the charismatic frontman perform four acoustic songs, including Echo’s classic “The Killing Moon”! [SPIN]
- LISTEN: New MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK Song
Listen to “A Lifeless Ordinary” and watch the band tell the story behind the track! [SPIN]
- WATCH: KEVIN DEVINE‘s Emotional New Video
Singer-songwriter’s clip for “Another Bag of Bones” artfully edits cartoons with disturbing images of war. [YouTube]
- DOWNLOAD: THE KNUX‘s New Album
Hot New Orleans hip-hop duo say “Happy New Year!” with a free five-track EP. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: PEARL JAM Unearth Concert Audio from 1994
Go back in time to EdVed and Co.’s April 3, 1994 gig at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. [Wolfgang’s Vault]
- WATCH: JAPANDROIDS Rock ‘Late Night’
Vancouver, BC, duo play “Wet Hair,” from their debut album Post-Nothing. [Hulu]
- WATCH: MOS DEF‘s “History” Video
NYC rapper reunites with Talib Kweli to pay tribute to Brooklyn. [MTV]
- WATCH: LENNY KRAVITZ Talks Leaked MICHAEL JACKSON Collabo
The soulful rocker dishes on “Another Day,” a tune he recorded with the late King of Pop. [SPIN]
- WATCH: JAY-Z‘s Arty New Video
Hova layers black-and-white images of burning basketballs, creepy clowns, and bloody skulls in “On To the Next One” clip. [YouTube]
- LISTEN: VAMPIRE WEEKEND‘s New Album
Hear Contra via MySpace a week before its release. [SPIN]