INTERVIEWSWednesday's Music Roundup

[Updated: 5:57 P.M.]

NEWS:

VAMPIRE WEEKEND Reveal Album Title Inspiration
"It's about retro gaming and Nicaraguan politics," Ezra Koenig says of the band's January release Contra. [NME]

MY MORNING JACKET Get Animated on 'American Dad'
Southern rockers will appear on Nov. 22 episode, titled "My Morning Straitjacket." [Stewie's Playground]

LIL WAYNE Reveals 'Rebirth' Album Art
Weezy F. Baby enjoys a little time on the couch with his guitar before heading to jail! [Nah Right]

Update: STEVEN TYLER Not Quitting AEROSMITH
VIDEO: The singer jumps onstage with Joe Perry's solo project Tuesday night. [SPIN]

GIRLS Announce 2010 Tour Dates
San Francisco band will hit the Midwest in January and February. [Matador Records]

TING TINGS Sign to JAY-Z's Record Label
Brit band's second album will be released through Roc Nation! [Music Slut]

Rapper LIL BOOSIE Sentenced to Jail
Baton Rogue rhymer will serve four years for violating his parole. [Billboard]

SLAYER Hit No. 12 on Billboard Chart
World Painted Blood sold 41,000 copies in its first week of release. [Blabber Mouth]

MIIKE SNOW Announce U.S. Tour
Swedish pop group support their self-titled debut with Spring gigs. [NME]

MICHAEL JACKSON's Funeral Cost $1 Million
Including $35,000 for burial outfit and $16,000 for flowers. [LATimes]

ARCADE FIRE Recording In NYC
Richard Parry reveals he's adding string sections to the band's first new songs since 2007. [Quietus]

GORILLAZ Working with WATCHMEN Writer
"We're planning for me to do the libretto on their next opera project," said graphic novelist Alan Moore. [Mustard Web]

HOT CHIP's Next Album Due in February
Plus: Hear a taste of a brand new song from the innovative U.K. dance music quintet! [SPIN]

GREEN DAY's 'American Idiot' Musical Headed to Broadway
Because Jersey Boys is sooo last year. [Playbill]

JOHNNY MARR Joins THE CRIBS for L.A. Tour Opener
The former Smith's axeman blends in perfectly with the pub-punk band. [SPIN]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

DOWNLOAD: DEERHUNTER Frontman Goes Acoustic
Bradford Cox, a.k.a. Atlas Sound, is at his most fragile and poignant on his new release. [SPIN]

WATCH: LADY GAGA Previews Her GOSSIP GIRL Cameo
Pop star twirls the 35-foot-long train of her red dress in a snippet from the Nov. 16 episode. [YouTube]

DOWNLOAD: Two New HOT HOT HEAT Songs
Canadian band offer "Future Breeds" and "JFK's LSD." [SPIN]

LISTEN: FIERY FURNACES' "Covers" Album
The duo rework and re-record their songs for a new release, Take Me Round Again. [Fina-Music]

WATCH: DEATH CAB Play TWILIGHT Concert
Seattle band perform their New Moon hit for screaming teenage girls in L.A. [YouTube]

LISTEN: WALE Collaborates with TV ON THE RADIO's DAVE SITEK
DC Rapper rhymes over a brass band in new track "TV in the Radio" [Pitchfork]

LISTEN: New Songs from Hot Surf-Punk Band BEST COAST
Bethany Cosentino mixes sunny twang with distorted noise on two brand new tracks. [Stereogum]

WATCH: The Movie LIL WAYNE Doesn't Want You to See
The Carter chronicles the rapper's restless genius -- and addiction to cough syrup. [SPIN]

LISTEN: THEM CROOKED VULTURES' New Album
Prepare to be pummeled by the Foo Fighters/QOTSA/Led Zep supergroup. [SPIN]