[Updated: 6:33 P.M.]
NEWS:
- ALICE IN CHAINS, DEFTONES, and MASTODON Roar to Life
The metal-rock trio launch their U.S. tour in a blaze of Chi-town glory. [SPIN]
- NO DOUBT‘s TONY KANAL Talks New Album
“We’re having more fun than we’ve ever had writing a record before,” says the bassist. [Billboard]
- EXCLUSIVE: Preview LIL WAYNE‘s New Album
Plus: Wayne’s manager lays out MC’s post-prison plans for ‘Tha Carter IV.’ [SPIN]
- BEN FOLDS Plots New Tour
The shows are in support of Lonely Avenue, his project with writer Nick Hornby. [Paste]
- SACHA BARON COHEN Cast in FREDDIE MERCURY Biopic
The British comic tackles the life of the Queen frontman in new movie.[SPIN]
- THE THERMALS Plot Tour, Release Single
Portland, OR, punks drop “Never Listen to Me” and add west coast dates. [Pitchfork]
- RADIOHEAD Finish Recording New Songs
Bassist Colin Greenwood says the band is determining how they will release new material. [SPIN]
- MARK HOPPUS’ Friday Pick: HANDSOME FURS
The Blink-182 bassist resumes his Hopp on Pop column for SPIN.com as his new TV series debuts on Fuse. [SPIN]
- MASSIVE ATTACK Release EP for Charity, Announce Tour Dates
Brit trip-hop outfit’s Heligoland EP benefits War Child, and group hits road with Thievery Corporation. [Tiny Mix Tapes]
- TRENT REZNOR to Release Facebook Movie Soundtrack Today
Nine Inch Nails rocker will unleash his score for The Social Network. [Null Co]
- Director CASEY AFFLECK Admits JOAQUIN PHOENIX Hip-Hop Doc is a Fake
“It’s a terrific performance, it’s the performance of his career,” he says of Phoenix’s role. [NYTimes]
- SUPERCHUNK Kick Off Tour for New Album
The influential indie band return with their first new music in nine years.[SPIN]
- LADY GAGA: I’m Making a “Rock Crossover Record”
Plus: The pop star addresses the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law in a moving new video. [SPIN]
- T.I. Summoned to Court by U.S. District Judge for Probation Violation
The Grammy-winning rapper, who is currently on probation, was arrested for drug possession earlier this month. [SOHH]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: NEIL YOUNG Releases “Hitchhiker” Video
Rock legend recounts drug tales in this stark black and white clip. [Sterogum]
- WATCH: EXCLUSIVE: At Home with BRANDON FLOWERS
The Killers frontman, whose debut solo album just dropped, shows us his favorite things in his Vegas crib. [SPIN]
- WATCH: INTERPOL Play Live BBC Session
New York band perform “Barricade,” “Lights,” and “Summer Well,” all tracks from their new album, Interpol. [Prefix]
- RISE AGAINST Release Trailer for New DVD
Preview the Chicago punks’ Another Station: Another Mile, out October 5. [Alternative Press]
- DOWNLOAD: New Song from CEE-LO
Get a radio rip of “I Want You,” off the Gnarls Barkley crooner’s new album The Lady Killer, due December 7.[We All Want Someone]
