[Updated: 5:34 P.M.]
NEWS:
- RADIOHEAD Wow at Reading Fest
The Oxford band plays “Creep” and airs new songs. [NME]
- SUBLIME, GOODIE MOB Reunite for CYPRESS HILL Smokeout
Less surprising: Cheech and Chong are hosting. [Guerilla Union]
- ‘WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE’ Soundtrack Cover Revealed!
Check out the artwork from the forthcoming collection from Karen O and the Kids. [SPIN]
- THE XX Plot U.S. Tour
Fingers crossed that the Brit quartet brings their Aaliyah cover stateside. [Pitchfork]
- WEEZER Return to “Rock Element” on New Album
“It’s very upbeat … and hopefully a bit unique,” guitarist Brian Bell said of Raditude. [MTV]
- BLINK, WEEZER, FRANZ Play Virgin Mobile FreeFest
SPIN editors review the Maryland shindig! [SPIN]
- GRIZZLY BEAR Tap MICHAEL MCDONALD for New Single
Ex-Doobie Brother sings on B-side of Brooklyn band’s latest single. [Pitchfork]
- BLINK-182 Hold Moment of Silence for DJ AM
Reunited trio honor their fallen friend at a Connecticut concert. [MTV]
- THOM YORKE to Perform Global Warming Movie Theme
I guess Inconvenient Truth songbird Melissa Etheridge was busy. [Pitchfork]
- OASIS Split — But Their Antipathy Will Live Forever
Rock history’s most entertainingly obnoxious chapter comes to its foregone conclusion. [SPIN]
- RADIOHEAD‘s Thom Yorke Planning Secret Solo Release
Frontman will drop a super-limited 12-inch with two new songs on September 22. [Exclaim]
- DJ AM Dead at 36
Adam Goldstein’s body is discovered in his NYC apartment near drug paraphernalia. [SPIN]
- BILLY CORGAN, DAVE NAVARRO Debut 10 Songs
The duo’s Spirits in the Sky rock a Long Beach book store! [SPIN]
- NIRVANA ‘Live at Reading’ CD/DVD Announced
The grunge band’s legendary 25-song set drops November 3. [Pitchfork]
- FOO FIGHTERS: 2 New Songs on Greatest Hits Album
Plus: Get an update on Them Crooked Vultures. [SPIN]
- Sneak Peek: KURT COBAIN‘s ‘Guitar Hero’ Character
Fans can play two Nirvana classics on the upcoming game. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- LISTEN: JAY-Z Calls Out Haters in New Song
H.O.V.A. and Kanye ask for some love on the just-leaked Blueprint 3 track “Hate.” [SPIN]
- LISTEN: JEFF TWEEDY,JOHNNY MARR, RADIOHEAD‘s O’Brien Play on New Song
O’Brien and Neil Finn’s son Liam pen “Bodhisattva Blues” for benefit album. [Stereogum]
- WATCH: JULIAN CASABLANCAS Performs New Tunes Live
Plus: Check out the Strokes singer’s super-sonic album art! [Pitchfork]
- DOWNLOAD: NEW ORDER Spin-Off’s Single!
Bad Lieutenant, fronted by N.O. singer-guitarist Bernard Sumner, drops debut October 6. [SPIN]
- WATCH: JAY-Z Guests on BILL MAHER‘s ‘Real Time’
Hova talks hip-hop feuds and rap music that “sounds like a Wendy’s commercial.” [Nah Right]
- PHOTOS: M.I.A., DEAD WEATHER, PEARL JAM Play Outside Lands
See all the action from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park! [SPIN]
- CHAIRLIFT Rock Marc Jacobs
Brooklyn popsters team with fashion line for video series, concerts. [Stereogum]
- LISTEN: THE CRIBS‘ New Album
Check out Ignore The Ignorant before its release next week. [NME]
- DOWNLOAD: New ELLIOTT SMITH Outtake
We can only hope there’s more where this came from. [Blamonet]
- WATCH: THE BRONX Go Mariachi
This punk band’s Mexicana sound will have you shouting, “Olé!” [SPIN]