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Friday’s Music Roundup

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[Updated: 6:38 P.M.]

NEWS:

    BLINK-182 Kick Off U.S. Tour
    Tom DeLonge’s first four words onstage: “Motherfucker, fuck, shit, cocksucker.” [SPIN]
    DAFT PUNK May Tour Behind ‘Tron’ Movie
    The French DJs — who soundtrack the upcoming film — hint at supporting shows. [Movieline]
    DOWNLOAD: JAY-Z‘s “Run This Town” with KANYE, RIHANNA
    Our second glimpse of The Blueprint 3 is far less angry than the first. [The.LIFE Files]
    WU-TANG CLAN Unite for Album…Sort Of
    METHOD MAN teams with Clansmen RZA, GHOSTFACE KILLAH and others. [NME]
    TAYLOR SWIFT Hopes to Work with JACK WHITE
    Making a bid to be in White’s next supergroup perhaps? [MTV]
    Follow Friday: HAYLEY WILLIAMS, SPANK ROCK AND AMANDA BLANK,and JOHN MAYER
    They’re an unlikely trio and our picks for best Twitterers of the week! [SPIN]
    PHISH Plan First Fest in Five Years
    Band to celebrate Halloween with special show at Coachella grounds. [Phish]
    PANIC’S BRENDAN URIE Plays Comic-Con!
    Panic at the Disco singer unveils new song and crushes on Megan Fox. [SPIN]
    THOM YORKE, BON IVER Confirmed for ‘New Moon’ Soundtrack
    Director Chris Weitz still “hoping to get Kings of Leon.” [SPIN]
    FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS Announce New Album
    I Told You I Was Freaky drops in October with the word “dick” in its tracklist. [SPIN]
    PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART Announce New EP, Single
    The second release from this excellent Brooklyn group in less than a year! [Pitchfork]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    DOWNLOAD: WARREN G Returns with September Release
    Lead single, “Swagger Rich,” features Snoop Dogg. [FlavorWire]
    WATCH: LISSY TRULLIE Covers HOT CHIP
    The model-turned-pop-rock-starlet debuts a video for “Ready for the Floor.” [Stereogum]