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Tuesday’s Music Roundup

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[Updated: 5:08 P.M.]

NEWS:

    LIL WAYNE‘s Jail Time Postponed by Courthouse Fire
    The Manhattan Criminal Courthouse is evacuated; eight people are injured. [SPIN]
    THE FLAMING LIPS Announce U.S. Tour Dates
    Stardeath and White Dwarfs will support the Lips on their trek across the East Coast and Midwest. [Paste Magazine]
    BLACK KEYS Announce New Album
    Brothers, the blues-rock duo’s sixth album, drops on May 18. [None Such]
    VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CLIPSE, NNEKA to Play THE ROOTS‘ Annual Philly Picnic Concert
    In a video announcement, drummer ?uestlove also teases a Run-DMC reunion. [TwitVid]
    DAVE GROHL Talks About KURT COBAIN Biopic
    “I’m crossing my fingers that Shelley Duvall plays me,” he joked. “Put a beard on her. Cate Blanchett did it in the Dylan movie.” [Monsters & Critics]
    JANE’S ADDICTION Bassist Quits
    Click here to find out which hard rock legend will replace Eric Avery! [SPIN]
    GURU Surgery Successful, Full Recovery Expected
    The Gang Starr MC suffered a massive heart attack over the weekend, leaving him in a coma. [All Hip-Hop]
    Producer BRIAN ENO Talks New COLDPLAY Album
    “It’s quite different from anything they’ve done before,” he said of the album, which the Brit band hope to release by Christmas. [MTV]
    PEARL JAM, WILCO, DEATH CAB Contribute Music to Fight Climate Change
    My Morning Jacket, Dave Matthews, O.A.R., and more also give live Bonnaroo tracks to the cause. [Music For Action]
    Top Money Makers of 2009: U2, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, METALLICA, COLDPLAY
    Britney Spears, Madonna, AC/DC, Pink and more also raked in the cash in ’09. [Billboard]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    LISTEN: SMASHING PUMPKINS‘ New Single
    Billy Corgan prescribes a sonic Ambien with “A Stitch in Time.” [SPIN]
    WATCH: New GORILLAZ Video Stars BRUCE WILLIS!
    “Stylo” features Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s animated electro rockers — and the Die Hard star. [SPIN]
    WATCH: New OK GO Video
    With the clip for “This Too Shall Pass,” the band win a battle with their label over embedding videos to YouTube. [YouTube]
    WATCH: ROB ZOMBIE-Directed Episode of CSI
    The rocker-cum-director tries his hand at TV. [CBS]
    WATCH: SERJ TANKIAN Rocks With an Orchestra!
    Watch the System of a Down man perform — plus details on his next album and his band’s future! [SPIN]
    LISTEN: BROKEN BELLS Complete New Album
    he collaboration from Shins frontman James Mercer and Danger Mouse leaks before its release! [SPIN]