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[Updated: 6:03 P.M.]

NEWS:

    Police Discover Drugs on BRET MICHAELS‘ Tour Bus
    Police K9s find marijuana and other unspecified controlled substances during traffic stop in Indiana. No arrests were made. [News-Sentinel]
    JONSI Announces Fall Tour
    Sigur Rós frontman kicks off fall tour on October 15 in San Diego. [The Music Slut]
    CURSIVE Frontman TIM KASHER Announces Solo Debut
    Omaha native will release The Game of Monogamy on October 5 via Saddle Creek. [CMJ]
    RAGE‘s MORELLO on Arizona Boycott Reunion Gig
    “Rage Against the Machine was built for moments like this,” the guitarist says of Friday night’s protest show in L.A. [SPIN]
    SMASHING PUMPKINSBILLY CORGAN Collapses Onstage in Florida
    “I have no memory of falling against the drum riser… but I can tell you I’ve got quite a good bruise,” he Tweeted.[NME]
    JAGGER, SCORSESE Team for HBO Music Drama
    Sopranos writer-producer Terence Winter is also onboard for History of Music. Get details here! [SPIN]
    BECK, SNOW PATROL, DEVENDRA BANHART Join Tribute Album
    The Cure’s Robert Smith and David Gray also honor the late John Marytn on upcoming release. [NME]
    U2‘s ‘Spiderman’ Musical Finally Rehearsing
    After a year of delays, the Julie Taymor-directed Broadway show is set to open in November. [SPIN]
    PASSION PIT Talk Favorite NYC Grub
    Find out their fave burritos, Chinese, and brunch spots. [Immaculate Infatuation]
    ROBYN Unveils Album Art and Tracklist
    Body Talk Pt. 2 drops September 6. [NME]
    U2 Reworking Old Songs with Producer DAVE HOLLISTER
    Irish band is in the studio with the BLACKstreet crooner re-recording songs like “All I Want Is You.” [Billboard]
    GORILLAZ Plan North American Tour
    Damon Albarn’s animated band will kick off their fall trek October 3 in Montreal (complete dates forthcoming). [BrooklynVegan]
    EMINEM, RIHANNA Tap MEGAN FOX for Video
    Lost star Dominic Monaghan also appears in “Love The Way You Lie” clip. Get more details here! [SPIN]
    RADIOHEAD Producer NIGEL GODRICH‘s ‘SCOTT PILGRIM’ Score Due August 10
    Beck and members of Supergrass and Broken Social Scene all appear on the release. [Playlist]
    GOOD CHARLOTTE‘s ‘Cardiology’ Due October 26
    Maryland-born band sign new record deal for fifth studio album, their first since 2007. [SPIN]
    EMINEM Joins RIHANNA Onstage in L.A.
    Detroit rapper and Barbadian beauty sing their No. 1 hit “Love the Way You Lie.” [LA Times]
    JERRY GARCIA Biopic in the Works
    Based on Robert Greenfield’s biography “Dark Star,” the film will focus on the late rocker’s pre-Grateful Dead years. [EW]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    WATCH: Fan Attacks KID CUDI at Cleveland Concert
    Cudi chases the perpetrator into the crowd and apprehends him… with help from Rick Ross!?!? [YouTube]
    WATCH: AMANDA PALMER Joins STEEL TRAIN Onstage in NYC
    Palmer and singer Jack Antonoff perform a ukulele cover of Radiohead’s “Creep.” [YouTube]
    LISTEN: Preview DAFT PUNK‘s ‘TRON LEGACY’ Soundtrack
    Check out snippets of six new tracks from the French electro duo. [Disney]
    WATCH: WEEZER Post New Vlog
    L.A. band rehearse “Trippin” in this pre-Bonnaroo clip. [YouTube]
    WATCH: GIRLSCHRISTOPHER OWENS Plays New Song Acoustic
    See the leader of the Best New Band of 2009 play “Oh My Love,” a fragile country ballad. [I Want Your Love The Movie]
    WATCH: BILLI KID‘s Rebel M.I.A. Street Art
    The famed graffiti artist wheatpastes an image of the Sri Lankan provocateur in downtown New York. [SPIN]
    LISTEN: TRAVISFRAN HEALY Goes Solo
    Listen to “Buttercups,” the first release off his upcoming album! [SPIN]
    WATCH: T.I.‘s New Pro-Women Video
    The Atlanta-based rapper just dropped the clip for his single “Got Your Back.” [SPIN]
    WATCH: NICKI MINAJ Plays Samurai in New Video
    The shape-shifting singer-rapper’s plays a ninja who meets a tragic end in the “Your Love” clip. [SPIN]
    LISTEN: New BECK Song for SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
    “Summertime,” which Beck wrote for Scott Pilgrim’s band Sex-Bob-Omb, will appear on the film’s soundtrack. [Stereogum]