[Updated: 5:44 P.M.]
NEWS:
- BONO: 10 Ways to Improve the New Decade
From sexier cars to Star Trek-style physics, the U2 singer offers his suggestions to advance life on earth. [SPIN]
- NICK JONAS Debuts His New Rock Band Live
The youngest JoBro wins over a lively Dallas crowd with his winsome blues-tinged love songs. [SPIN]
- The Release of LIL WAYNE‘s ‘Rebirth’ Delayed Until June
The rapper’s long-awaited “rock’n’roll” album is pushed back for the 2,347th time. [USA Today]
- ANIMAL COLLECTIVE‘s Deacon Makes Solo Debut
Band’s semi-inactive fourth member plays new material in Baltimore as warm up for fundraising trip to Africa. [SPIN]
- REAL ESTATE Announce Spring Tour
Lo-fi New Jersey rockers hit the road in March behind their self-titled debut album. [Filter Magazine]
- WU-TANG‘s RAEKWON to Release Two Solo Albums in 2010
The Staten Island, NY, rapper will also drop a collaborative record with Method Man and Ghostface Killah. [SOHH]
- ELTON JOHN Helping EMINEM Fight Drug Problem
The Brit piano man and recovering addict has been assisting the Detroit rapper for more than a year. [Billboard]
- ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Break Up… Get Back Together
Frontman Tyson Ritter and guitarist Nick Wheeler trade heated words on Twitter. [MTV]
- KANYE WEST Calls Himself a “True Poet,” Returns to Recording Studio
“I will bring you the best I have to offer with the same dedication that Kobe has on the court,” the rapper writes. [Kanyeuniversecity]
- REMY ZERO Drummer Gregory Slay Dies
He passed away New Year’s Day following a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. He was 40. [Spinner]
- MGMT, DURAN DURAN, DEVENDRA BANHART to Play on DAVID BOWIE Tribute Album
Vivian Girls, John Frusciante, and French First Lady Carla Bruni also appear on the May release. [Twenty-Four Bit]
- EDDIE VEDDER Sued Over ‘INTO THE WILD’ Soundtrack
Canadian musician Gordon Peterson alleges that the PJ frontman’s cover of “Big Hard Sun” changed it to its detriment. [Spinner]
- NFL Urged to Drop THE WHO from SUPER BOWL Halftime Show
Child abuse organization objects due to Pete Townshend’s 2003 arrest for accessing child pornography. [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
- WU-TANG‘s RZA Talks About Film Career
The rapper is preparing to direct his first movie. [LATimes]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- DOWNLOAD: YEAR LONG DISASTER‘s Heavy New Song
Third Eye Blind, Karma to Burn members rock on a track off their March 9 release. [Year Long Disaster]
- WATCH: MOS DEF‘s “History” Video
NYC rapper reunites with Talib Kweli to pay tribute to Brooklyn. [MTV]
- WATCH: A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS‘ Explosive New Video
The overall message: kill your TV! [Stereogum]
- WATCH: JAY-Z‘s Arty New Video
Hova layers black-and-white images of burning basketballs, creepy clowns, and bloody skulls in “On To the Next One” clip. [YouTube]
- WATCH: LENNY KRAVITZ Talks Leaked MICHAEL JACKSON Collabo
The soulful rocker dishes on “Another Day,” a tune he recorded with the late King of Pop. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: VAMPIRE WEEKEND‘s New Album
NYC quartet leak their second record, Contra, a week before its official release. [MySpace]
