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Monday’s Music Roundup

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[Updated: 6:08 P.M.]

NEWS:

    BRANDON FLOWERS Plots Tour Dates
    The Killers frontman goes solo on 15-date fall trek. [SPIN]
    A PERFECT CIRCLE Reform for Fall Tour
    Rock supergroup-featuring Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and ex-Pumpkin James Iha-will play their three albums live. [SPIN]
    PEARL JAM and BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD to Headline NEIL YOUNG‘s Bridge School Benefit
    Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Grizzly Bear, and others also play Sept. 19-20. [Consequence of Sound]
    New GANG OF FOUR Album After 15 Years
    The influential Punk icons prep new disc for January release. [SPIN]
    RISE AGAINST Return to Studio for New Album
    Guitarist Zach Blair announces plans for a new record, offers cheap download of 2008’s Appeal to Reason. [Punknews]
    DISMEMBERMENT PLAN Reunite for January Tour
    Legenday DC post-punk band will play five shows to support the vinyl re-release of 1999’s Emergency & I. [Click Track]
    GUCCI MANE Recruits NICKI MINAJ, BUN. B for New Album
    The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted drops September 28. [All Hip-Hop]
    LADY GAGA Rules 2010 MTV VMAs
    Pop star takes home eight Moon Men, including Video of the Year. Plus: Kanye West and Taylor Swift perform new songs. [SPIN]
    Director CASEY AFFLECK Talks JOAQUIN PHOENIX Doc ‘I’M STILL HERE’
    “I’ve never seen a movie that didn’t have subjective treatment of the material,” he says of the oddball film. [USA Today]
    SHERYL CROW Soulful in Los Angeles
    The songwriting mom leans heavily on her new Memphis-based album-along with a few classics. [SPIN]
    DIE ANTWOORD Unveil Cover Art, Release Date for Debut LP
    The South African rap duo’s album $0$, featuring a ridiculous cover with a fur bra and priest’s cloak, drops October 12. [Pitchfork]
    SURFER BLOOD Sign to Major Label
    Florida indie rock band ink with Warner Bros. for upcoming release. [Brightest Young Things]
    New COLDPLAY Album Not Due Until 2011
    Brit band say they are close, but have yet to actually finish a new song yet. [Coldplaying]
    THE CLIPSE Sign to KANYE WEST‘s G.O.O.D. Music Label
    Pusha-T dropped a verse alongside ‘Ye Sunday night at the VMAs. [MTV]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    WATCH: COURTNEY LOVE Covers LADY GAGA
    Hole launches into a raucous rendition of “Bad Romance” in NYC. [Fuse]
    WATCH: FLORENCE‘s Moody New ‘Twilight’ Video
    The British singer and her band deliver a nightmarish clip for “Heavy in Your Arms.” [SPIN]
    EXCLUSIVE: WATCH: LEONARD COHEN‘s “Chelsea Hotel”
    Catch the legendary songwriter’s performance from his new tour DVD. [SPIN]
    WATCH: HAYLEY WILLIAMS and B.O.B. Meet for the First Time!
    The duo, who recorded their vocals for their hit “Airplanes” separately, met during rehearsals for their performances at the VMAs. [The Source]
    LISTEN: DJ SHADOW Debuts Two New Tracks
    The turntable legend streams a pair of songs from his yet-to-be-titled new album. [Pitchfork]
    WATCH: THE DECEMBERISTS Play New Songs Live
    Portland, OR, band debut three new tracks during their set at Seattle’s recent Bumbershoot festival. [Pitchfork]