[Updated: 5:57 P.M.]
NEWS:
- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Announces Summer Tour
Opening acts include Sharon Jones, Felice Brothers, Zac Brown Band, Raphael Saadiq and more! [SPIN]
- OF MONTREAL Kick Off East Coast Tour
The Baltimore opener features a new song, lots of rock’n’roll guitar, and a perfect cover of a Jackson 5 hit! [SPIN]
- “HOPE FOR HAITI NOW” Telethon Raises $61 Millions, Tops Charts
83 million U.S. viewers tuned in at various points of the telecast; Timberlake’s version of “Hallelujah” hits No. 1 on iTunes. [Reuters]
- WILCO Offers Concert Download to Benefit Haiti
Band’s 2009 show in Brooklyn featuring Grizzly Bear and Feist among those available. Click here for details. [SPIN]
- APPLES IN STEREO Announce New Album
The band’s seventh album, Travelers in Space and Time, drops April 20 via Elijah Wood’s Simian Records. [Spinner]
- THEM CROOKED VULTURES, AC/DC to Headline Download Fest
Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Wolfmother, and Motorhead will also rock the UK fest. [NME]
- MY BLOODY VALENTINE, THE JAM, ELO Members on New PAUL WELLER Album
Wake Up the Nation drops April 12. [Paul Weller News]
- SPIRITUALIZED to Play ‘Ladies & Gentleman’ Album at ATP
Hope Sandoval, Cold Cave, and more also added to the Matt Groening-curated Brit fest. [GigWise]
- DRAKE, KE$HA, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK Added to Bamboozle Lineup
Relient K, Minus the Bear, and more will also rock the East Rutherford, NJ, fest in May. [Bamboozle ]
- JOAN JETT & STARS Rock ‘RUNAWAYS’ Party at Sundance
The SPIN-sponsored event brings out the film’s actors to hear Jett play her greatest hits prior to the festival premiere. [SPIN]
- ROCKERS Help HAITI All Weekend Long
We round up all the benefits, from Friday night’s telethon to Sunday night’s intimate Radiohead show in L.A. [SPIN]
- RADIOHEAD Perform Haiti Benefit in L.A.
Thom Yorke & Co. perform 24 songs — including a newbie — and raise $572,000 for earthquake victims. [SPIN]
- DEVO Talk New Album
“We were little kids back then, you know?” says Mark Mothersbaugh. “Now we’re like damaged old men.” [Paste]
- COLD WAR KIDS Start Tour with New Songs
Big blustery tunes you can sing and dance to highlight their L.A. debut. [SPIN]
- THE NATIONAL Preps U.S. Tour, New Album
Brooklyn-based indie rockers ramp up for release of their fifth studio effort in May. [SPIN]
- PAVEMENT Announce ‘Best Of’ Tracklist
Fully remastered 23-song album drops March 9. [Matador Records]
- CONAN O’BRIEN Squeezes NBC for Big Bucks on Final Show
Guest Tom Hanks arrives to the Beatles’ “Lovely Rita,” which, Tweets Roots drummer and Fallon bandleader, costs over $500,000. [Twitter]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: YEAH YEAH YEAHS Premiere New Video!
Plus: Go behind the scenes with Karen O — who transforms into an Elvira-esque witch! [SPIN]
- LISTEN: PASSION PIT Remix LADY GAGA
Cambridge, MA, electro rockers give “Telephone” the techno treatment. [YouTube]
- LISTEN: New JOANNA NEWSOM Song!
The stripped down, harp-and-voice track “’81,” arrives Feb. 23 on the triple album Have One on Me.[Drag City]
- WATCH: Trailer for ANIMAL COLLECTIVE‘s New Movie
The band’s visual spectacle ODDSAC premieres tonight at Sundance — and this 30-second clip features a dude with smoke coming out of his head. [YouTube]
- LISTEN: PHOENIX Cover BOB DYLAN
The French popsters cut “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” from 12 to five minutes on this acoustic rendition. [The Tripwire]
- WATCH: AC/DC‘s ‘IRON MAN 2’ Video
PLUS: Details on the Aussie hard rockers’ soundtrack for the much-anticipated sequel starring Robert Downey, Jr. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: MIDLAKE‘s New Album
Texas band leak their second album, The Courage Of Others, a week before its official Feb. 2 release. [NPR]
- WATCH: JACK WHITE Directs Video for THE BLACK BELLES
See the trailer for the band’s tune “What Can I Do?” at White’s Third Man Records. The full-length is “coming soon.”[Third Man Records]
- LISTEN: New MASSIVE ATTACK Song, Featuring DAMON ALBARN
Bristol duo and Blur frontman get dark, groovy on “Saturday Come Slow.” [Stereogum]
- LISTEN: KEVIN DEVINE & MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA Cover Each Other’s Songs
The two emotionally charged folk acts post free exclusive covers online. [Spinner]
- WATCH: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM In the Studio
James Murphy gives preview of upcoming album with new clip. [Vimeo]
- WATCH: NEIL YOUNG, BECK, WILL FERRELL, ZZ TOP Play “Free Bird” on CONAN‘s Final ‘Tonight Show’
Orange-haired host says “goodbye” with hilarious run through the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic. [Hulu]
