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Monday’s Music Roundup

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[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]