[Updated: 4:33 P.M.]
NEWS:
- PETE WENTZ Praises KANYE, DRAKE, JAY-Z
But who is the best rapper: “the title goes to Jay,” Wentz confesses. [MTV]
- AMY WINEHOUSE Returns to London, Gets Wasted
Brit songbird photographed with white powder around nose, passed out in cab. [TMZ]
- RYAN GOSLING‘s Band DEAD MAN’S BONES Announce First Tour
Los Angeles duo tap children’s choir in each city to back performances. [Pitchfork]
- Disney to Remake BEATLES‘ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Film
Back to the Future, Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis in negotiations for project. [Billboard]
- DEAD WEATHER to Perform at Third Man Records Pop-Up Store
Los Angeles fans can rock out and buy records and merch August 26-28. [LA Times]
- MICHAEL JACKSON Burial Delayed
King of Pop will be laid to rest on September 3 instead of on his birthday, August 29. [TMZ]
- PANIC! AT THE DISCO Talk New Music
“Some stuff sounds like Frank Sinatra,” Brendon Urie says of upcoming album. [Billboard]
- MICHAEL JACKSON Documentary Release Pushed Up
This is It, which captures the late pop star rehearsing, drops October 28. [Variety]
- GREEN DAY‘s BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG Kisses Fans at San Diego Show
Somehow rock’n’roll makes it okay for a 37-year-old man to smooch a teenage girl. [Gigwise]
- NORAH JONES & RYAN ADAMS Cowrite on New Album
Her fourth studio effort also features Okkervil River’s Will Sheff! [SPIN]
- KAREN O‘s ‘Wild Things’ Soundtrack Revealed
Members of Deerhunter, Dead Weather, and Liars appear on September release. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- DOWNLOAD: FEIST & CONSTANTINES Cover DOLLY PARTON / KENNY ROGERS Classic
Canadians join forces for “Islands in the Sun.” [Heart Attack Club]
- WATCH: VIVIAN GIRLS Cover THE WIPERS
New Jersey gals shred out the Portland, OR, punk legends’ “Telepathic Love.” [Fader]
- WATCH: DAN DEACON‘s Cute New Video
A ghost with an eye-patch and a skeleton pirate star in the video for “Paddling Ghost.” [Pitchfork]
- WATCH: RADIOHEAD Drummer Plays Solo
Phil Selway performs live in London, reportedly records solo LP. [Stereogum]
- WATCH: SLIPKNOT Frontman Talks Drug Abuse, Hard Times
Corey Taylor sheds his stage mask for this two-minute clip! [Roadrunner Records]
- WATCH: FOO FIGHTERS, QOTSA, LED ZEP Supergroup Live in Belgium
Them Crooked Vultures make surprise appearance at Pukkelpop Fest. [YouTube]
- WATCH: New Trailer for ROB ZOMBIE‘s ‘Halloween II’ Leaks
The rocker’s film hits theatres nationwide on August 28. [Roadrunner Records]
- WATCH: PEREZ HILTON Fave SLIMMY‘s New Video
French singer gets psychedelic, colorful in cut-and-paste clip. [YouTube]
- WATCH: JAY-Z‘s New Video Featuring RIHANNA and KANYE
Hova leads a weapon-toting mob and sports a chain of bullets around his neck! [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: DJ JAZZY JEFF Remixes PETER BJORN AND JOHN
Big Pooh, Phil Nash, and Chaundon rhyme on this track off Re-Living Thing. [SPIN]
