[Updated: 6:02 P.M.]
NEWS:
- SOUNDGARDEN Album with Unreleased Song Due Soon
Telephantasm includes hits, rarities, the previously unheard “Black Rain” — and will be bundled with Guitar Hero! [SPIN]
- PAUL MCCARTNEY Pitches BEATLES Songs to ‘GLEE’ Creators
Macca sent the show’s creator Ryan Murphy two mix CDs and asked him to consider his songs for the hit TV series. [BBC]
- 8 Best Moments of NEWPORT FOLK FEST
Jim James, Sharon Jones, Andrew Bird, Edward Sharpe, and more perform at the Rhode Island event. [SPIN]
- STEVEN TYLER: ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ Offered Me Job
Frontman promises “honesty,” not just sweet emotion, if he replaces one of the show’s departed judges. [SPIN]
- LADY GAGA Talks Sex, Drugs in ‘Vanity Fair’
The “Poker Face” singer — who grace the mag’s cover naked — admits to using cocaine, says she’s celibate. [Vanity Fair]
- EMINEM Remembers ‘8 MILE’ Co-Star BRITTANY MURPHY
The Detroit rapper talks about the deadly effects of prescription drug addiction. [SPIN]
- BECK Talks New Album, Collaborations
“There’ll be [new music] coming out by the end of summer, even if it’s just a song or two,” says the boho rocker. [Pitchfork]
- New KINGS OF LEON Album Out October 19?
The Tennessee band’s label RCA reportedly released a schedule for the quartet’s fifth LP. [Direct Current]
- ANIMAL COLLECTIVE‘s AVEY TARE to Release First Solo Album
Down There drops on October 26. [Spinner]
- LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Tour with HOT CHIP, SLEIGH BELLS
Dance music’s holy trinity hit the road in October. Get details here! [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: JOANNA NEWSOM & FLEET FOXES‘ PECKNOLD Cover KID ROCK & SHERYL CROW Song
The indie duo — currently on tour together! — cover pop duet “Picture” in Oakland. [Pitchfork]
- WATCH: ARCADE FIRE Cover JAY REATARD
Montreal band honor the late rocker by performing “Oh It’s Such a Shame” live in Philadelphia. [Music Slut]
- WATCH: MATES OF STATE Cover THE REPLACEMENTS
The husband-wife duo rock out to “I Will Dare.” [AV Club]
- LISTEN: U2 Rehearse New Song for Tour
Fans record Bono and the boys playing a new song at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Italy. [NME]
- LISTEN: New Song from SLEATER-KINNEY‘s CORIN TUCKER
Hear to the noisy folk-punk tune “Riley,” from the Portland, OR, rocker’s forthcoming release 1,000 Years (Oct. 5). [The Music Slut]
- LISTEN: ARCADE FIRE‘s ‘The Suburbs’
Hear the Canadian band’s lauded new album, which hits stores tomorrow, in its entirety. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: LINKIN PARK Debut New Song
The alt-metal band unveil “The Catalyst” in the trailer for war video game Medal of Honor. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: MARGARET CHO Teams with TEGAN & SARA
The comedienne and Tegan Quin talk about “Intervention,” a track off Cho’s new album, Cho-Dependent. [SPIN
