[Updated: 3:31 P.M.]
NEWS:
- TEGAN AND SARA Announce New Album Title, Release Date
The Canadian twin sisters’ Sainthood drops October 27. [Twitter]
- AMAZING BABY Announce Headlining Tour Dates
The Brooklyn five-piece will hit cities nationwide this fall. [TheAmazingBaby]
- HANNAH MONTANA, MARIAH CAREY Debut High on Billboard Hot 100
Ouch, Mariah — a fictional TV character beat you out on the charts. [Billboard]
- U2 Post Backstage Photos on Twitter
Bono is convinced social media will save earth. [Twitter]
- YEAH YEAH YEAHS Announce New Tour Dates
Practice your sing-along skills: “You’re a zerooooooooo” [Yeah Yeah Yeahs]
- 50 CENT Announces Album Release Date
Before I Self Destruct is set to drop September 29. [MTV]
- RADIOHEAD‘s THOM YORKE, KINGS OF LEON Songs May Appear on Next TWILIGHT Soundtrack
12-year-old girls everywhere are suddenly confused. [Oh No They Didn’t]
- PETE DOHERTY‘s Curfew Extended for Sister’s Graduation Party
The perfect graduation present: crack and heroin! [Gigwise]
- MICHAEL JACKSON Autopsy Delayed Two Weeks
Case may turn to criminal investigation pending results from coroner’s report. [EW]
- MADONNA’S Stage Collapses in France, Killing Two
Too much dancing was not the cause of the accident. [EW]
- KORN Singer Signs Solo Contract
Jonathan Davis’ debut album will be inspired by… Peter Gabriel? [Blabbermouth]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: BECK Covers Velvet Underground … Again
A Scientologist singing about scoring heroin. Huh. [Beck]
- WATCH: GRIZZLY BEAR Performs On Letterman
The psych-folk rockers perform Veckatimest‘s “Ready, Able” — with strings! [YouTube]
- LISTEN: ATLAS SOUND‘s Song with ANIMAL COLLECTIVE‘s Panda Bear
Surprise: It’s trippy! [Fader]
- DOWNLOAD: MONSTERS OF FOLK “Say Please” On Debut Track
Listen to JIM JAMES, CONOR OBERST, and M. WARD‘s supergroup. [Monsters of Folk]
- WATCH: DOVES Perform New Songs, Classics
And the Brit alt-rockers sound awesome! [MTV U.K.]
- LISTEN: New MODEST MOUSE, “History Sticks to Your Feet”
Two new tracks in one week? Lucky us! [Pitchfork]