[Updated: 5:42 P.M.]
NEWS:
- NINE INCH NAILS Album Inspires New HBO Miniseries
Trent Reznor is working with TV producers to transform NIN’s conceptual release Year Zero into a sci-fi program. [LA Times]
- ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Design Their Own Line of Shoes!
Order a pair now and score a cassette with new music! [NME]
- MGMT Attacked with Urine
Brooklyn band’s drummer, Will Berman, was hit with a glass full of piss at a gig Sunday in Manchester, England. [Ace Showbiz]
- KID CUDI Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge
The rapper gets two days of community service in wake of June arrest. [SPIN]
- LADY GAGA Extends Monster Ball Tour
“Bad Romance” pop star will now be on the road through April 2011. [MTV]
- RIHANNA Collaborates with DRAKE
Rapper reveals he cut new song with singer for her forthcoming album. [SPIN]
- ‘GLEE’ to Release ‘ROCKY HORROR’ Covers Album
Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show is slated to drop on October 19. [Billboard]
- THE NATIONAL Plan Expanded ‘High Violet’
Reissue of band’s excellent disc will include previously unreleased tracks and live cuts. [SPIN]
- WYCLEF JEAN Hospitalized
After a pulling out of the race for Haitian presidency, the ex-Fugee is hospitalized for “stress and fatigue,” says a rep. [NY Times]
- KANYE WEST and JAY-Z Announce More Album Details
Q-Tip, Pete Rock, and Madlib will contribute to the five collaborative tracks on Watch the Throne. [SPIN]
- BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG to Join GREEN DAY Broadway Musical
The punk rocker will play the role of drug dealer St Jimmy for eight performances, from September 28-October 3. [SPIN]
- DAFT PUNK‘s ‘TRON: LEGACY’ Soundtrack Due in November
The duo’s first-ever movie soundtrack was recorded in London with an orchestra featuring 100 musicians. [NME]
- MGMT: We’ll Have Less ‘Freedom’ on Third Album
Andrew Van-Wyngarden explains why the band’s label will have more control this time around. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- LISTEN: New BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Song
“Not at My Best” is part of the band’s score for the upcoming Zach Galifianakis flick Kind of a Funny Story. [Spinner]
- WATCH: VAMPIRE WEEKEND Rock ‘Ellen’
New York indie band play “Cousins” and “Holiday” on daytime TV. [Ellen]
- WATCH: JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS Cover ARCADE FIRE
See Spike Lee-directed footage of the hip-hop artists playing “Wake Up” in New York City. [Stereogum]
- WATCH: New PHOENIX Documentary
French band chronicle the recording of their Grammy-winning album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. [Phoenix]
- LISTEN: TRENT REZNOR Covers Famed Classical Song for Facebook Movie
Reznor’s sinister electro version of “In the Hall of the Mountain King” appears in the new film The Social Network. [Pitchfork]
- LISTEN: JIMMY EAT WORLD Cover WILCO
Arizona emo-punk band go acoustic on the folk-y ballad “You and I.”[CoS]
- WATCH: New ROBYN Video
Swede star poses for a photoshoot, performs at an amusement park, and meets her fans in this new promo clip. [Spinner]
- LISTEN: PETE YORN Streams New Album
Pixies frontman Black Francis produced the singer-songwriter’s self-titled record, out September 28. [EW]
- WATCH: New GOOD CHARLOTTE Video
The Madden Bros. hit the club armed with whipped cream and lingerie in their clip for “Like It’s Her Birthday.” [Myspace]
