INTERVIEWSFriday's Music Roundup

[Updated: 5:41 P.M.]

NEWS:

FLAMING LIPS' 'Dark Side of the Moon' Gets Release Date
Oklahoma band team with Henry Rollins, Peaches to cover of Pink Floyd's classic, out Dec. 22. [Exclaim]

COLD WAR KIDS Talk About Their Next Album
"We want to take everything we do to the next level," said frontman Nathan Willett. [Billboard]

OZZY OSBOURNE Announces New Album
Soul Sucka drops in June. [NME]

New INTERPOL Album: "Elegant" and "Orchestral"
"There's some really classical stuff going on," said frontman Paul Banks. [SPIN]

AGNOSTIC FRONT Reunites Original Lineup for 25th Anniversary Shows
Hardcore band schedule February 26 concert at Brooklyn's Bell House. [Agnostic Front]

JAY-Z, ALICIA KEYS' "Empire State of Mind" Rules Charts
New York anthem hits the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 for the fifth week in a row. [Billboard]

WEEZER Cancel More Shows After Bus Crash
Plus: Rivers Cuomo's recovery is documented in a video webisode. [Interscope]

It's Official: FRUSCIANTE Leaving CHILI PEPPERS
"I simply have to be what I am," guitarist says -- and that means no more "Dani California." [SPIN]

ROLLING STONES: Top Touring Artist of the Decade
Brit band grossed $869 million over 264 shows; U2, Madonna follow with just over $800 million. [Billboard]

KID CUDI Leaves LADY GAGA's 'Monster' Tour
Cleveland rapper's departure may be related to punching a fan at a Vancouver, BC, show. [SPIN]

JACK WHITE, KAREN O Make OSCARS Shortlist
63 tunes are up for consideration for Best Song. [Oscars]

LIL WAYNE and YOUNG MONEY Announce U.S. Tour
Weezy wants to bid his fans one final "goodbye" before heading to prison in February. [MTV]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

WATCH: SLIPKNOT's Dramatic New Video
Frontman Corey Taylor stars in a tale of love and obsession... which ends with a surprising twist. [Spinner]

WATCH: AMANDA PALMER Honors "Gaga, Madonna" in New Song
Dresden Dolls frontwoman confesses love for the pop stars with ukulele ditty. [Music Slut]

WATCH: RIHANNA's "Hard"Video
The Barbadian hottie goes paramilitary in her new clip. [SPIN]

WATCH: THOM YORKE Invades U.N. Climate Change Conference
Radiohead frontman sports press pass, grills nerdy scientists about earth's future. [Pitchfork]

LISTEN: NEKO CASE Covers TOM WAITS
Alt-country songstress sings the heart-tugging "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis." [Aquarium Drunkard]

WATCH: SNOOP DOGG Bakes Brownies with MARTHA STEWART
"The greener the better," joked the Long Beach rapper. [Martha Stewart]

WATCH: KStew Sings in New 'RUNAWAYS' Trailer!
The Twilight star changes her image as the leader of the '70s all-girl punk group! [SPIN]

WATCH: MILES BENJAMIN ANTHONY ROBINSON's New Video!
Songwriter frolics in a Brooklyn park and runs along a Coney Island beach in "The Sound" clip. [Spinner]

LISTEN: New VAMPIRE WEEKEND Song
New York band releases "White Sky," from their January album Contra. [MySpace]