[Updated: 6:57 P.M.]
NEWS:
- EMINEM Is “Rebuilding” Shady Records
Em is looking to sign “younger talent,” like rap group Slaughterhouse. [MTV]
- Portland Mayor Has a Portrait of MODEST MOUSE‘s ISAAC BROCK on His Wall
The painting shows the rocker wearing lederhosen and standing in front of a giant boar! [Portland Mercury]
- DANDY WARHOLS Plan Greatest Hits Album
The Capitol Years 1995-2007, out in July, features 14 of the Portland, OR, rock group’s biggest hits. [Dandy Warhols]
- SUPERCHUNK Reveal New Album Details
Majesty Shredding is the first new album in nine years from the Chapel Hill, NC, indie rock outfit. [Merge Records]
- YEASAYER Schedule Fall Tour Dates
Brooklyn psych-rockers extend their already intense touring schedule through October. [SPIN]
- TRENT REZNOR‘s New Band to Release Album
How to Destroy Angels’ upcoming full-length will sound “more focused” than their new EP. Click here for details! [SPIN]
- LES SAVY FAV Announce New Album
Brooklyn rockers will drop their yet-to-be-titled album in September.[NME]
- WU-TANG CLAN Headed to Broadway?
RZA “dreams” that 36 Chambers will become a musical within the next five years. [The Boom Box]
- TV ON THE RADIO‘s DAVE SITEK Preps Solo Debut as MAXIMUM BALLOON
The producer-guitarist’s album, out in August, will feature yet-to-be-revealed guest vocalists. [Pitchfork]
- WAVVES Announces New Single
“Post Acid” is the first offering from the lo-fi/punk trio’s upcoming third album, King of the Beach.[Pitchfork]
- BEASTIE BOY to Release WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS Doc
Guns! Heroin! Poems! Patti Smith and Sonic Youth pen the soundtrack to the fall film from Adam Yauch’s company. Watch the trailer. [SPIN]
- PIXIES Schedule U.S. ‘Doolittle’ Dates
After a successful 2009 run, the Boston band return to play their influential 1989 album live. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: KATE NASH Debuts Circus Video
The Brit songstress’ boyfriend, Cribs frontman Ryan Jarman, wears a wig in the circus-style clip for “Kiss That Grrrl.” [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: COLDPLAY Bassist’s Side Project APPARATJIK Releases Free EP
Get their debut release — 4 Can Keep A Secret If 3 Of Them Are Dead — now. [Eye On Committee]
- WATCH: BECK, ST. VINCENT, LIARS Cover INXS
Check out the latest installation of Beck’s Record Club Series: a cover of the Aussie band’s tune “Mystify.” [Beck]
- WATCH: ANDRE 3000 Covers THE BEATLES for NIKE Ad
OutKast member sings “All Together Now” from 1969’s Yellow Submarine for a new Nike basketball TV Ad. [YouTube]
- WATCH: VAMPIRE WEEKEND Performance, Interview on ‘The Colbert Report’
New York indie band play “Holiday,” sit down for a chat with the humorous TV host. [Colbert Nation]
- WATCH: OF MONTREAL Debuts New Songs Live in DC
Kevin Barnes and Co. play new track “Crazy Girls.” [YouTube]
- WATCH: OBAMA, MCCARTNEY, WHITE, GROHL Sing “Hey Jude”!
Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Jerry Seinfeld, JoBros, and more join the all-star sing-along at the White House! [SPIN]
- WATCH: DIRTY PROJECTORS Cover DYLAN, NAS Does SLICK RICK
Download MP3s and watch these artists and others perform the tracks that influenced their music. [SPIN]
- WATCH: BUTCH WALKER Plays Acoustic at SPIN HQ
The Fall Out Boy and Katy Perry hit-maker strips down his original ballads and covers Halls & Oates! [SPIN]
- WATCH: New BAND OF HORSES Video
The alt-country band’s clip for “For Annabelle” features an elk walking in a pristine oceanside landscape. [OdetoBoh]
- LISTEN: SHERYL CROW Debuts New Single
The singer-songwriter unveils “Summer Day,” the lead track off her July 20 release 100 Miles from Memphis. [YouTube]
