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Wednesday’s Music Roundup

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[Updated: 4:46 P.M.]

NEWS:

    New ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Record to Drop in December?
    Amazon says the experimental rockers will release Fall Be Kind on December 8. [Pitchfork]
    THOM YORKE Vows to Return with Solo Band
    At final L.A. gig, Radiohead frontman says he’ll be back next year with all-star group featuring Flea. [NME]
    LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Covers Suicide’s Alan Vega On New Single
    James Murphy will release a rendition of Vega’s 1980 tune “Bye Bye Bayou” on Nov. 7. [Pitchfork]
    PAVEMENT Curate U.K.’s All Tomorrow’s Parties
    Sorry, New Yorkers: Those September 2010 shows in Central Park won’t be the reunited band’s live debut. [SPIN]
    GUNS N’ ROSES Deny Copying German Musician
    The band’s manager says, “there are no unauthorized samples…” [MegaPlatinum]
    ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Reissue Third Album
    Experimental electro group to re-release 2003’s out-of-print Campfire Songs on Jan. 26.[Pitchfork]
    DEVENDRA BANHART Announces U.S. Tour
    Folky will hit the road behind his new album, What Will We Be, in November. [Filter-Mag]
    Unreleased JACKSON 5 Song to Appear on New Album
    A collection of vault recordings drops Nov. 10, featuring unreleased tune “That’s How Love Is.” [Billboard]
    RIVERS CUOMO Talks New WEEZER Album
    How does the frontman test out his songs? By listening to them while on the treadmill. Duh. [Pitchfork]
    SNEAK PEEK: GREEN DAY‘s ‘American Idiot’ Musical
    Watch the trailer for the punk band’s record-breaking foray into theatre! [SPIN]
    JAY REATARD‘s Band Quits
    Fuck them! They are boring rich kids who can’t play for ahit anyways,” writes the punk rocker. [Twitter]
    DRAKE, KINGS OF LEON, KID CUDI Lead MTVU Woodie Noms
    Silversun Pickups, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit also receive nods. [MTV]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

    WATCH: PEARL JAM Joined by CHRIS CORNELL, JERRY CANTRELL
    The Soundgarden man sings “Hunger Strike” with EdVed, and the Alice in Chains guitarist shreds on “Alive”! [SPIN]

      WATCH: KELLY CLARKSON Covers WHITE STRIPES, KINGS OF LEON
      The “Idol” alum also reinterprets tunes by the Black Keys and Alanis Morissette live in NYC. [SPIN]
      DOWNLOAD: Unreleased SNOOP DOGG Song!
      Get “Keep It Real Dogg” and revisit the good ol’ days of West Coast rap. [SPIN]
      DOWNLOAD: New Track From Chicago’s CALIFONE
      The experimental-rock four piece offer up a stomp-and-clap track off of their much-buzzed new album, All My Friends Are Funeral Singers [Dead Oceans]
      WATCH: GIRLS Cover DANIEL JOHNSTON
      Frontman Christopher Owens performs a solo version of “True Love Will Find You in the End.” [Gorilla Vs. Bear]
      WATCH: NINE INCH NAILS‘ Final Show in London
      Gary Numan joins Trent Reznor for the band’s final UK show. [SPIN]
      WATCH: THE ROOTS Jam with Yacht Rock Legends On ‘Fallon’
      Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald join for rendition of cheese-ball classic “Ride Like The Wind.” [Stereogum]
      LISTEN: EMINEM‘s Interview with TONY TOUCH
      Detroit rapper says his next album, Relapse 2, features battle with 50 Cent. [NahRight]
      WATCH: ANVIL Rock ‘Conan’
      Canadian metal lifers play their classic tune “Metal on Metal” in TV debut.. [Blabbermouth]
      LISTEN: MOUNTAIN GOATS‘ New Album
      John Darnielle’s The Life of the World to Come is available for 24 hours only![ColbertNation]
      WATCH: DATAROCK‘s New Video
      Dude finds a pair of Datarock sunglasses — and they change his view of the world! [MTVU]
      DOWNLOAD: JUSTICE Remix LENNY KRAVITZ‘s “Let Love Rule”
      French DJ duo put a robotic, dance floor-ready twist on Kravitz’s love ballad. [Stereogum]
      WATCH: GREEN DAY Release Trailer for ‘American Idiot’ Musical
      Show is being held at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre until November 1. [YouTube]
      WATCH: METALLICA Perform Rare Song Live
      The metal legends play “Through the Never” for the first time in 16 years. [SPIN]