[Updated: 6:46 P.M.]
NEWS:
- AGAINST ME! Reveal New Album Cover
Check out the Florida punk band’s semi-NSFW art for their upcoming release, White Crosses. [Blogspot]
- MYSTIKAL Returns Home to New Orleans
After his six-year jail term, the high energy rapper returns for a Fat Tuesday show full of his classics. [SPIN]
- Mother of KILLERS Frontman BRANDON FLOWERS Dies
Jean Flowers, 64, succumbed to brain cancer late last week. [SPIN]
- LEONARD COHEN Inducted to Songwriters Hall of Fame
The “Hallelujah” singer is joined by composer David Foster and members of Earth, Wind, and Fire. [BBC]
- MGMT Unveil New Album Cover
And it looks like Sonic the Hedgehog surfing! See the psychedelic art for Congratulations here. [SPIN]
- AEROSMITH to Headline 2 Festivals with STEVEN TYLER
The band’s semi-estranged frontman will be back in the saddle this summer. [SPIN]
- SADE Tops Album Chart, Sets Sales High
Singer moves 502,000 copies of Soldier of Love, setting best sales week since AC/DC’s Black Ice in 2008. [Billboard]
- ERIC CLAPTON, PAUL SIMON Join YOKO ONO Jam
A galaxy of music stars host an impromptu birthday concert for the fifth Beatle. [SPIN]
- NOEL GALLAGHER Disses His Brother LIAM‘s BRIT Award Acceptance Speech
Liam, who accepted an award for defunct Britpop band Oasis, threw his statue into the crowd. [GigWise]
- ALICIA KEYS Films New Music in Brazil with BEYONCE
Duo dance in the streets in the clip for Keys’ tune “Put It in a Love Song.” [MTV]
- LADY GAGA Leads BRIT Awards
Jay-Z, Lily Allen, Kasabian, Oasis, and more also win at the London ceremony. [SPIN]
- GREEN DAY, LADY GAGA, SOUNDGARDEN at LOLLAPALOOZA
Reports say these three acts will headline the Chicago fest, set to hit Grant Park in early August. [SPIN]
- BJORK Writes Poem for ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
The Icelandic songstress was a close friend and collaborator of the late fashion icon. [Bjork]
- JEMINA PEARL Storms Offstage at Brooklyn Gig
The punk singer kicked the drum set and flipped her band the finger. [BrooklynVegan]
- GUNS N’ ROSES Perform in a Tiny NYC Bar!
Axl Rose and Co. cover Bob Dylan for a star-studded crowd, including Mickey Rourke, the Strokes, and Adrian Grenier. [SPIN]
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND, MGMT, PAVEMENT Set for SASQUATCH
My Morning Jacket, Passion Pit, and Tegan & Sara also set for May festival in Washington State. [SPIN]
- MURDER CITY DEVILS Reunion Tour Hits NYC
Hardcore Seattle punks, starring former Modest Mouse guitarist, play first East Coast shows in nine years. [SPIN]
- Go Inside FLAMING LIPS Frontman WAYNE COYNE‘s House
His Oklahoma house is like a 1950s sci-fi movie — complete with a control board in the bathroom! [Fitzsimmons-Arch]
- JIM JAMES Plays Solo Valentine’s Day Show
My Morning Jacket frontman serenades Louisville’s lovers. [SPIN]
- TRAVIS BARKER Taps LIL WAYNE, SLIPKNOT for Solo Album
RZA, the Game also contribute to the as-yet-untitled release. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: PARAMORE‘s New Love Story Video
Hayley Williams retraces the steps to finding Mr. Right in “The Only Exception” clip. [SPIN]
- WATCH: PANIC!‘sBRENDON URIE, BUTCH WALKER Spoof ‘American Psycho’
The producer stops a recording session, brandishes an axe, and goes on a murderous rampage! [SPIN]
- LISTEN: New Song From CIRCA SURVIVE
Plus: The PA-based rockers reveal the title and release date of their major label debut. [SPIN]
- LISTEN: ROBERT SMITH‘s ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ Song
Cure frontman reinterprets “Very Good Advice,” a song from Disney’s 1951 Alice cartoon, for Tim Burton’s remake. [Stereogum]
- LISTEN: New TED LEO Song
New Jersey punk rocker leaks “The Might Sparrow,” the opening track on his March 9 release The Brutalist Bricks. [Matador Records]
