Alice Cooper

[Updated: 4:54 P.M.]

NEWS:

LIAM GALLAGHER Talks Solo Return, OASIS Split
"I'll be back doing that [playing live] within a couple of months," says the Brit singer. [SPIN]

DAN DEACON Hospitalized, Cancels Shows
Baltimore electro wizard suffers back injury, scraps five East Coast dates. [Twitter]

THE CRANBERRIES Reunite After Six Years
The Irish hitmakers open their U.S. tour in Baltimore -- to a hall full of fans, but with mixed results. [SPIN]

KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW Arrested, Shows Canceled
Garage rock duo nabbed by police in Kentucky, drug charges rumored. [Pitchfork]

THE WHO to Perform at Super Bowl XLIV
The Brit band is set for this season's big halftime show -- but should the NFL have picked someone else? [SPIN]

CHRIS BROWN "Nervous and Embarrassed" After Rihanna Assault
"I'm really going through it. It's not just the physical labor [aspect of my punishment]; it's the mental labor," he said. [MTV]

ALICE COOPER to Create Villain Character for New Album
"He's a bit of a phantom but what he does allows the music to do a lot of things," says Cooper. [Quietus]

THE XX Member Quits Band
Guitarist-keyboardist Baria Qureshi departs dues to personal differences. [NME]

GUCCI MANE Sentenced to One Year In Prison
Atlanta rapper sent back to jail for violating his parole. [MTV]

BAD LIEUTENANT Cancel U.S. Tour
Bernard Sumner's post-New Order group scrap trek due to visa issues. [BrooklynVegan]

JULIAN CASABLANCAS Recorded Solo Album to Kill Time
"[The Strokes] wanted to go do their own thing... I didn't want to sit around," he said. [Orange County Register]

New BLINK-182 Songs on TRAVIS BARKER Solo Album
Slash, DJ A-Trak, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington will also contribute to the release. [MTV]

NICK CAVE Discusses 'The Road' Soundtrack
"[It's a] light, haunting, simple score with a sense of absence and loss at its heart," says the Aussie renaissance man. [SPIN]

SNOOP DOGG, DIPLO, DJ QUIK, SOULA BOY For New Album?
Soul man Mayer Hawthorne may also be in on the upcoming supergroup. [LAWeekly]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

WATCH: RAIN MACHINE's "Give Blood" Video
TVOTR man Kyp Malone rocks out in a hotel room in this clip for his new solo project. [Stereogum]

WATCH: MONSTERS OF FOLK's "Say Please" Video
Oberst / Ward / James / Mogis supergroup sport vintage clothes -- army uniforms, cowboy outfits -- and rock out at a roller-rink. [Pitchfork]

WATCH: GOODIE MOB Perform on 'Fallon' with THE ROOTS
Reunited Atlanta group perform their influential hit "Soul Food." [Culture Bully]

DOWNLOAD: Hot New Band: ANIMAL KINGDOM
Check out a tune from the moody Britpoppers' new album that's inspired by Noah's Ark. [SPIN]

WATCH: BRENDAN BENSON's "A Whole Lot Better" Video
Quartet rock out as visual effects -- kaleidoscopes to split screens -- lend a psychedelic vibe. [Stereogum]

WATCH: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE's New Video
Ballet dancers! Mannequins! Freaky animation! Beards! They're all in the clip for "In the Flowers." [SPIN]

WATCH: BECK, WILCO, FEIST Collaborate
They cover an album by onetime Moby Grape/Jefferson Airplane member Skip Spence. [SPIN]

WATCH: Talking Music with the Cast of 'GLEE'
Dianna, Jenna, Kevin, and Mark chat about the show -- plus Radiohead, Britney, Pantera, and more! [SPIN]

DOWNLOAD: SOLANGE KNOWLES Covers DIRTY PROJECTORS
Beyonce's sister transforms the Brooklyn band's "Stillness is the Move" into a R&B groover. [Pitchfork]

WATCH: Soul Star RAPHAEL SAADIQ
Check out the clip for "Staying in Love," and get the details on his upcoming tour with Janelle Monae. [SPIN]

WATCH: NORAH JONES Plays New Single on Letterman
With a slick backing band, Jones offers further evidence that her new album may be her coolest yet. [SPIN]