[Updated: 6:34 P.M.]
NEWS:
- JAY REATARD Memorial Announced
The public ceremony is set for 5 P.M. on Saturday at Memphis, TN’s Memorial Park Funeral Home. [Pitchfork]
- WEEZER‘s RIVERS CUOMO Recovers from Bus Crash
Plus: The frontman and his band prep for their first gig since the December accident. [SPIN]
- Ex-MISFITS Drummer BRIAN KEATS Dead at 46
The rocker, a.k.a. “Damage,” died Tuesday of an ongoing battle with liver cancer.[Spinner]
- LADY GAGA Collapses, Cancels Concert
Paramedics treat the pop star for exhaustion and dehydration in Indiana. Read her explanation. [SPIN]
- KEANE Collaborate with K’NAAN on New EP
Night Train is due for a May release and will also feature Japanese Baile Funk MC Tigarah. [GigWise]
- DEATH CAB Pay Tribute to JOHN HUGHES
Seattle band will cover Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” on the Critics’ Movie Choice Awards. [SPIN]
- ARCADE FIRE Call for Haiti Disaster Donations
Win Butler and Régine Chassagne (of Haitian descent) call the tragic earthquake “Haiti’s darkest hour.” [Arcade Fire]
- SUEDE to Reunite
Britpop group play one-off gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall. [NME]
- BLUR Reunite for Premiere of New Doc
Brit band attend London screening of No Distance Left to Run. [NME]
- GUNS N’ ROSES Kick Off ‘Chinese Democracy’ Tour
Welcome to the Jungle, Winnipeg! Axl is in fine form. [SPIN]
- BILLY CORGAN Records Music with JESSICA SIMPSON
The couple’s love affair just took an artistic turn. [People]
- INCUBUS‘ DJ Obtains Restraining Order Against Former Bandmate
Chris Kilmore claims ex-Incubus DJ Gavin Koppell is threatening to kill him. [Exclaim.ca]
- COLDPLAY Sued for Plagiarism… Again
A self-described “unknown” songwriter alleges that Chris Martin and Co. stole “Clocks,” “Yellow,” and more. [TMZ]
- RIHANNA Speaks Out on CHRIS BROWN
“I feel like this happened to me so I could be a voice for young girls,” singer says in new issue of W mag. [MTV]
- Album Updates: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, ELBOW
The two bands give updates on their upcoming releases. [SPIN]
- PEREZ HILTON Launches Boy Band Competition
Perez and American Idol creator Simon Fuller seek “The Boy Band for the Next Generation” via online contest. [MTV]
- BECK Pays Tribute to JAY REATARD
Boho rocker posts the deceased Memphis, TN, rocker’s cover of his tune “Gamma Ray” online.[Beck]
- PIXIES Mourn JAY REATARD
Reatard’s recent tour mates “express condolences to the friends and family of Jay Reatard, on his sudden passing.”[Facebook]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: THE HOT RATS Cover BEASTIE BOYSon Letterman
The covers-only side project from UK band Supergrass perform “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!).” [Stereogum]
- WATCH: AIR‘s Mysterious New Video
French duo’s latest clip is a dramatic film noir. [SPIN]
- WATCH: New MUSE Video. ‘Resistance’
Get a taste of the rockers’ gargantuan live show in this just-released clip! [SPIN]