[Updated: 4:41 P.M.]
NEWS:
- BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, THE EDGE, STEVIE WONDER, and NEIL DIAMOND Rock Cancer Telethon
Musicians set to appear on Stand Up to Cancer telethon, airing tonight on all major networks at 8 P.M. [Spinner]
- JACK WHITE Produces WANDA JACKSON‘s New Record
The White Stripes frontman also backing country singer’s forthcoming The Party Ain’t Over, out January 24. [NME]
- BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Score ZACH GALIFIANAKIS Movie
Canadian collective also offering new song “Not at My Best” for soundtrack to It’s Kind of a Funny Story. [Pitchfork]
- EVAN DANDO To Rock With JULIANA HATFIELD
Duo will perform two intimate shows as “Juliana & Evan” on September 29-30 in New York City. [Brooklyn Vegan]
- NOEL GALLAGHER: “No New Music Until I’m Done Changing Diapers”
“My missus is nine months pregnant, so I’m not doing anything until well into next year,” the ex-Oasis rocker says. [BBC]
- THE STROKES: Homecoming Gig for NYC Fashion Week
Iggy Pop, Karen Elson, Gwen Stefani, and other musicians also join in the fashion week festivities. [SPIN]
- NO AGE Recruit Third Member for Tour
L.A. noise-punk duo tap William Kai Strangeland-Menchaca to flesh out Everywhere in Between, out Sept. 28. [Spinner]
- Hear JAY-Z‘s Newest Signing, WILL SMITH‘s Daughter
Nine-year-old Willow — whose first single “Whip My Hair” gains internet buzz — will release her debut album on Roc Nation. [SPIN]
- Brit Supergroup FREEBASS Break Up
Primal Scream’s Mani says ex-Joy Division / New Order bassist Peter Hook is “living off Ian Curtis’ blood money.” [NME]
- BRYAN FERRY Recruits KATE MOSS for Album Cover
Cover depicts the model in the same pose as the 19th century Édouard Manet painting “Olympia.” [NME]
- METALLICA to Release Live Album!
The metal titans celebrate the end of their two-year-long Death Magnetic world tour with eight-song EP. [SPIN]
- LOU REED Makes SUSAN BOYLE Cry
The Velvet Underground legend rejects her request to sing “Perfect Day” on America’s Got Talent. [TMZ]
- VINCE NEIL Accused of Attacking Woman in Las Vegas
Motley Crue singer allegedly grabbed and threw a woman against a wall inside an elevator. [MTV]
- New IRON & WINE Album Due in Early 2011
Sam Beam and friends return with Kiss Each Other Clean, their first album since 2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog. [Pitchfork]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- LISTEN: A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Cover DAVID BOWIE
New York City’s noise terrorists take on Thin White Duke’s classic “Suffragette City.” [Cover Me Songs]
- LISTEN: MAXIMUM BALLOON Track Featuring KAREN O
Hear “Communion,” a song off TV on the Radio member Dave Sitek’s solo debut, with vocals from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs banshee. [MySpace]
- WATCH: WEEZER Unveil Raucous New “Memories” Video
Rivers Cuomo and Co. team up with Jackass crew for tribute to old-school skateboarding flicks. [SPIN]
- WATCH: THE THERMALS Cover WEEZER
Punk trio play “My Name Is Jonas” at their show in Bend, OR, Wednesday night. [Stereogum]
- LISTEN: THE VASELINES Stream New Album
Hear Sex with an X, the Scot group’s first new album in 20 years, before its Sept. 14 release date. [Guardian]
