[Updated: 5:53 P.M.]
NEWS:
- ROBERT PATTINSON Not Confirmed to Play KURT COBAIN
Courtney Love’s manager refutes tabloid stories that the Twilight man and Scarlett Johansson will star in a biopic. [SPIN]
- SPIKE JONZE, ARCADE FIRE Collaborating on New Film
Details are scarce, but the Wild Things director and Canadian band are in Austin, TX, working on the short film. [MTV]
- MY MORNING JACKET, CONOR OBERST, BON IVER on JOHN PRINE Covers Album
Avett Brothers, Deer Tick, and more also contribute to the 12-track tribute release. [Consequence of Sound]
- WEEZER, KID CUDI, LIL JON on New STEVE AOKI Album
Black Star, Uffie, and more will also contribute to the release. “It should be interesting,” said Aoki. [MTV]
- LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Play First Gig in Three Years
Electro-punk band debut songs off This Is Happening at a surprise tour rehearsal concert in Brooklyn. [BrooklynVegan]
- PRESIDENT OBAMA to Appear on ‘AMERICAN IDOL’
The First Lady will also appear on the show’s “Idol Gives Back” charity fundraiser on April 14. [FOX News]
- JOHN LYDON Remembers MALCOLM MCLAREN
“He was an entertainer and I will miss him, and so should you,” the punk rocker said of the Sex Pistols’ late manager. [Gigwise]
- NEW YORK DOLLS Pay Tribute to MALCOLM MCLAREN
Singer David Johansen called the late punk mogul “a marvellous amalgam of exuberation, sensuality, culture and literacy.”[Gigwise]
- GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Reunite
After a seven-year break, the Canadian post-rock band will curate the U.K.’sAll Tomorrow’s Parties. [1119732]
- POWDERFINGER Announce Retirement
“After this final tour we will call it a day as a recording and touring band,” said frontman Bernard Fanning. [Oh No They Didn’t]
- SEX PISTOLS Mastermind MALCOLM MCLAREN Dies
The feisty, fashionable Brit passes in New York City at age 64. Read about his lasting legacy here. [SPIN]
- SLEATER-KINNEY Singer to Release Solo Album
“It’s definitely more of a middle-aged mom record, in a way,” said Corin Tucker. [Exclaim.ca]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: WOLF PARADE Debut New Track Live
Montreal indie rockers unveil “Fast Ballad,” a New Wave-inspired track off their upcoming album Expo 86. [Media Party]
- WATCH: DEER TICK Premiere New Song
Rhode Island folk band release “Twenty Miles,” offtheir June 8 release The Black Dirt Sessions. [Music Slut]
- WATCH: SEX PISTOLS Offshoot PUBLIC IMAGE LTD Play First Live Gig in 18 Years
John Lydon-fronted group play their 1986 song “Rise” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. [YouTube]
- WATCH: RIHANNA Rocks ‘American Idol’
The pop diva dons a guitar and gives America a crash course in “Rockstar 101.” [SPIN]
- WATCH: INSANE CLOWN POSSE‘s Wild New Video
Horrorcore rappers go soft with an uplifting ballad about love, miracles, and the world’s magical qualities. [Videogum]
