[Updated: 6:58 P.M.]
NEWS:
- MARILYN MANSON & EVAN RACHEL WOOD Breakup… Again
The on-again, off-again couple call off their engagement. [People]
- JAY-Z Crowned Top Hip-Hop Money Maker
Forbes.com names the Top 20 earners in the rap game.[SPIN]
- ERYKAH BADU Fined For Stripping in “Window Seat” Video
Songstress paid city of Dallas $500 and will serve six months probation for stripping at the site of JFK’s assassination in Dallas. [MTV]
- KATE NASH Announces North American Tour
Brit singer kicks off her trek October 27 in San Diego. [The Music Slut]
- LIL WAYNE Releases New Letter from Prison
Rapper talks about working out and playing UNO behind bars. [MTV]
- WALKMEN Extend U.S. Tour
New York band will bring their new album, Lisbon, to fans across the country through October. [NME]
- Inside GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS
Celebrities injuries! Hillbillies on LSD! It all happened in rural Illinois. Tour the fest with Tom Green! [SPIN]
- GUNS N’ ROSES: First U.S. Show in 4 Years
Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Wolfmother, Godsmack and more also rock for bikers in Sturgis, South Dakota. [SPIN]
- KID ROCK Debuts New Songs at Hometown Gig
Detroit native unveils songs off his next album, Born Free (out Nov. 16), during three-night run in Motor City. [Billboard]
- BRANDON FLOWERS Plays First Solo Show
The Killers frontman unveils tracks off Flamingo at an intimate hometown gig in Las Vegas. [SPIN]
- BON IVER‘s JUSTIN VERNON Talks KANYE Collabo
The singer-songwriter laid vocals on at least 10 tracks, and worked with Nicki Minaj, John Legend, and Rick Ross. [Pitchfork]
- AXL ROSE‘s Twitter Gets Hacked, GUNS N’ ROSES Dates Still On
A Tweet claiming that all upcoming GNR shows have been cancelled was a hoax. [Billboard]
- PETER HOOK to Play JOY DIVISION‘s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ on U.S. Tour
The nine-date trek kicks off December 1 in Washington, DC. [NME]
- TILA TEQUILA Claims She Was Attacked at GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS Festival
The reality TV star says concertgoers threw rocks at her during her performance at the Insane Clown Posse-hosted event. [MTV]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- DOWNLOAD: 16 Tracks from SPIN‘s September Issue
Get our hand-picked mixtape featuring Of Montreal, Local Natives, Candy Claws, Phantogram, and more. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: New DR. DRE Song Leaks Online
No word yet if “Turn Me On” will be featured on the rapper-producer’s upcoming album Detox. [Ddotomen]
- WATCH: JOAQUIN PHOENIX‘s Oddbal Hip-Hop Doc
Check out the trailer for the actor-rapper’s bizarre film, I’m Still Here, out September 10. [Yahoo]
- LISTEN: DEERHUNTER Play New Songs Live
Hear high-quality bootlegs of tracks off the Atlanta band’s upcoming album, Halcyon Digest. [Pitchfork]
- LISTEN: New Song from Synth Pop Legends OMD
EXCLUSIVE: Hear “New Babies: New Toys,” and get the inside scoop on the band’s reunion from frontman Andy McCluskey. [SPIN]
- WATCH: Bizarre YEASAYER Video Starring KRISTEN BELL
The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star fawns over her pet: a deformed blob dripping with puss and blood! [I Guess I’m Floating]
