[Updated: 5:06 P.M.]
NEWS:
- THE VERVE Break Up … Again
Members Nick McCabe and Simon Jones form new band, the Black Ships. [Guardian]
- 3 Things We Learned from BECK About WILL FERRELL
The two old pals talk about Ferrell’s audition for Cirque du Solei! [SPIN]
- VIBE Magazine Returns Online
The hip-hop pub. will focus on web content, releasing only four print issues a year. [Wall Street Journal]
- PARAMORE Announces Headlining Tour
Plus: Watch a sneak preview of the band’s new video! [SPIN]
- PETER BJORN AND JOHN Tour with EL PERRO DEL MAR
Swede trio will return to U.S. in November with whimsical songstress. [Guardian]
- C MURDER Convicted of Murder
The rapper’s chosen pseudonym couldn’t have helped his case. [MTV]
- GROHL, HOMME, JONES Supergroup THEM CROOKED VULTURES Tease New Song
Trio don masks and play clip of “Nobody Loves Me And Neither Do I.” [YouTube]
- STROKES Frontman JULIAN CASABLANCAS Plans Elaborate Solo Concerts
Singer plots “over-the-top, amazing, Disney shows” behind solo album. [NME]
- ROLLING STONES‘ RONNIE WOOD Joins PEARL JAM Onstage in London
Guitarist plays cover of Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” with Seattle band. [SPIN]
- KILLERS Singer BRANDON FLOWERS Names Newborn Son “Gunner”
“I had to have something that combats against the Flowers,” he said. [Gigwise]
- GHOSTFACE to Record Album with WU-TANG‘s METHOD MAN, RAEKWON
Trio’s LP expected this year. [MTV]
- JENNIFER HUDSON Gives Birth
The Dreamgirls star welcomes Daniel Otunga Jr. into the family. [NME]
- ELTON JOHN Guest on New ALICE IN CHAINS Album
The piano man pays tribute to fallen singer Layne Staley. [SPIN]
- BILLY CORGAN Schedules Shows with Spirits in the Sky
The group — formed as a tribute to the late Sky Saxon — slate six L.A. dates. [Smashing Pumpkins]
- NICK CAVE Publishing Second Novel
The Death of Bunny Munro chronicles a father-son road trip. [NME]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: JIMMY PAGE in ‘It Might Get Loud’
The Zeppelin six-stringer talks shop with Jack White and the Edge in the new rockumentary. [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: WAVVES’ New Song, “Cool Jumper”
Nathan Williams returns post-meltdown with a new drummer, Hella’s Zach HIll. [Gorilla vs. Bear]
- WATCH: JAY-Z Gives OPRAH Tour of Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects
HOVA shows the Big O where he sold crack as a kid. How cute! [Missinfo]
- DOWNLOAD: A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Cover LOVE AND ROCKETS‘ “The Light”
The shoegaze band transform acoustic tune into a ear-splitting rocker! [RCRDLBL]
- DOWNLOAD: RYAN GOSLING and ZACH SHIELDS Release Single
A children’s choir joins the actors to sing about… zombies. [Pitchfork]
- WATCH: Trailer for HEATH LEDGER’s Final Film
Tom Waits and Johnny Depp also star in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. [SPIN]