INTERVIEWSWednesday's Music Roundup

[Updated: 5:38 P.M.]

NEWS:

LIAM GALLAGHER Talks 'New' OASIS
"We've got all the songs done... without Noel at all," the cocky Brit singer says of the band's next album. [SPIN]

ARCADE FIRE Working with COLDPLAY Producer MARKUS DRAVS
Tight-lipped knob twiddler calls the Canadian band's new songs, "Better."[BBC]

LADY GAGA Kicks Off 'Monster' Tour
Thongs, stilettos, and video vomiting highlight the Boston opening night of the pop starlet's tour. [SPIN]

Guitarist: New PAVEMENT Music "Inevitable"
Pavement's Scott Kannberg says the indie rockers will record again -- assuming their 2010 reunion goes smoothly. [SPIN]

SUSAN BOYLE Sets Chart Records
Brit singer sells most albums of 2009 -- and scores highest debut ever from a female solo artist. [MTV]

OF MONTREAL and BEYONCE to Collaborate?
Pop diva confesses desire to work with the band, and now leader Kevin Barnes is "fully psyched" to join forces. [Paste]

LIL WAYNE Welcomes a Baby Boy
Neal Carter, Weezy's son with singer Nivea, is the rapper's second child this year. [MTV]

STROKES to Headline Scotland's RockNess Fest
Event goes down June 11-13 in Inverness. [RockNess]

BEN GIBBARD and JAY FARRAR Announce More Tour Dates
Duo will bring their Jack Kerouac-inspired album to the West Coast and Midwest in 2010. [Death Cab for Cutie]

RZA Inspired by and Collaborating with RED HOT CHILI PEPPER JOHN FRUSCIANTE
"I go to [Frusciante's] house a lot and make music with him," RZA says. [MTV]

JOHNNY MARR Writes Score for ANTONIO BANDERAS Film
Ex-Smiths axeman pens tunes for The Big Bang, a detective thriller also starring Sam Elliot. [Movie Score Magazine]

PARAMORE, WEEZER Headline New Jersey's Bamboozle Fest
Tickets go on sale Dec. 4. [Billboard]

BILLY CORGAN to Write New Book
Smashing Pumpkin will also contribute to a novelette by French poet Claire Fercak. [Spinner]

MICHAEL JACKSON Death Charges Not Expected for Months
Sources say complexity and amount of evidence are delaying the case. [MTV]

SHE & HIM Finish Second Album
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward talk about Volume Two, due this Spring. [SPIN]

GOLDFRAPP Announce New Album
Head First drops March 23. [Pitchfork]

HENRY ROLLINS Announces Spoken Word Tour
Ex-Black Flag singer kicks off 42-date run in February. [NME]

LINKIN PARK Offer Unreleased Song to Fan Club MembersDemos of the band's biggest hits also available beginning Dec. 3. [LP Underground]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

LISTEN: SANTIGOLD Remixes NORAH JONES
Santi transforms the singer/songwriter's hot-blooded soul tune into a cold, electro drone. [Stereogum]

LISTEN: VIVIAN GIRLS Cover 1950s Girl Group
Brooklyn punks get fuzzy on a rendition of the Chantels' "He's Gone." [Vivian Girls]

DOWNLOAD: SHEARWATER's New Song
Frontman Jonathan Meiburg goes tribal on "Castaways," a track off the band's February release, The Golden Archipelago.[Matador]

LISTEN: BEACH HOUSE's "Silver Soul"
Baltimore duo get woozy on a leaked track from their January Sub Pop debut, Teen Dream. [Aziz is Bored]

LISTEN: CHRIS BROWN's New Album
Graffiti is streaming in its entirety right now! [MTV]

WATCH: JARVIS COCKER Joins FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE Onstage
Brits perform "Girl With One Eye," off Flo's debut album, Lungs. [YouTube]

LISTEN: New HOT CHIP Song!
London electro-pop troupe post the title track from their February release One Life Stand. [MySpace]

LISTEN: KILLERS Release Christmas Song
Vegas boys go south-of-the-border with their Mariachi El Bronx collabo! [SPIN]

WATCH: ALICE IN CHAINS' 'PROJECT RUNWAY' Video!
WATCH: It's a buffet of babes in the reunited grunge rockers' clip for "Your Decision." [SPIN]