[Updated: 6:09 P.M.]
NEWS:
- Audition to Join the SMASHING PUMPKINS
Billy Corgan is seeking a new bassist and keyboardist for his “reunited” alt-rock band. Click here for details! [SPIN]
- SOFIA COPPOLA to Adapt a PHOENIX Song to Film
The famed director — who’s also frontman Thomas Mars’ baby’s mama — will reinterpret the band’s tune “Love Like a Sunset.”[Paste]
- LADY GAGA Plans 3-D Concert and DVD
“There are talks about a 3-D concert and DVD in the near future,” said a rep for the pop singer’s label Interscope. [MTV]
- LIL WAYNE Begins One-Year Prison Term
With good behavior, the rapper will serve only eight months at NYC’s Rikers Island. [People]
- BEASTIE BOYS‘ ADAM YAUCH Talks Cancer, New Album
The next Beasties album could arrive this fall! Click for details. [SPIN]
- IRON MAIDEN Announce New Album, Tour
The band’s 15th LP, The Final Frontier, will release this summer. A 22-date tour will kick off in June. [NME]
- BAND OF HORSES Reveal Album Art & Label Details
The cover for Infinite Arms, out May 18, features a photo of a starry sky. [Pitchfork]
- NORAH JONES Kicks Off Her Tour in Tulsa
She wins over the crowd with a Hank Williams classic and lively tunes from her newest album. [SPIN]
- BIRD AND THE BEE Perform HALL AND OATES Tribute
The offbeat indie band’s new album features the retro duo’s masterful pop hits, including “Sara Smile” and “She’s Gone.” [SPIN]
- ARCADE FIRE Announce First Show in Two Years
They’re back! Canadian indie rockers announce first gig. [SPIN]
- FOO FIGHTERS Plan for Next Album
Dave Grohl and Co. will start recording in September. [SPIN]
- D’ANGELO Arrested for Soliciting Sex
The reclusive soul singer allegedly offered an undercover policewoman $40 for oral sex. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: New DAFT PUNK Music in ‘TRON’ Trailer
Get the first taste of the French techno duo’s epic score for Tron Legacy. [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: New MGMT Song!
Brooklyn psychedelic rockers leak “Flash Delirium,” a track from their April 13 release Congratulations. [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: MODEST MOUSE-Approved Folkies
Get a track from Mimicking Birds’ excellent self-titled debut. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: T.I. Releases First Post-Prison Song
The Southern rapper — finishing his prison sentence in a halfway house — drops “I’m Back.” [Trap Muzik]
- WATCH: New SHE & HIM Video
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward bust out a dance routine at a high school in their clip for “In the Sun.” [Mani The Pansy]
- LISTEN: Song from LCD SOUNDSYSTEM‘s ‘GREENBERG’ Score Leaks
“Oh You (Christmas Blues)” will appear in director Noah Baumbach’s upcoming Ben Stiller film. [Pretty Much Amazing]
- WATCH: TED LEO Rocks ‘Fallon’
Punk stalwart and his band the Pharmacists rip through “The Mighty Sparrow.” [Audio Perv]
- LISTEN: Live WHITE STRIPES Album
Check out the duo’s first live record, Under Great White Northern Lights, before its March 16 release. [NPR]
