[Updated: 5:38 P.M.]
NEWS:
- TAKING BACK SUNDAY, ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Announce Co-Headlining Tour
23-date outing kicks off November 3 in East Lansing, Michigan. [Reuters]
- THE RACONTEURS Nominated for Country Music Award
Rockers get nod for their collaboration with bluegrass pioneer Ricky Scaggs. [Paste]
- AGAINST! ME In Studio for ‘New Wave’ Follow-Up
Nirvana producer Butch Vig is back as the punks try to top 2007’s Album of the Year. [SPIN
- ROKY ERICKSON, BLACK LIPS, JAY REATARD to Headline Scion Garage Fest
Free Portland, OR, fest also feastures Dirtbombs, King Khan & BBQ Show, and more. [Paste]
- ROLLING STONES, PINK FLOYD Members Bash Guitar Hero
Bill Wyman, Nick Mason say game “encourages kids not to learn” actual instrument. [Daily Swarm]
- NICK CAVE‘s GRINDERMAN Finish New Album
Guitarist Warren Ellis calls the record “stoner rock meets Sly Stone…” [The Quietus]
- EMI Appoints SNOOP DOOG to Creative Chairman of Priority Records
Rapper will also drop a new album, Malice N Wonderland, in December. [NYTimes]
- WATCH: First Video from SIGUR RÓS Singer’s Side-Project
The clip for “Get Strange” is slow, spacey, and strange, just like the music itself. [Pitchfork]
- SPEECH DEBELLE Wins MERCURY PRIZE
VIDEO: Get to know to the London lady rapper who just won the UK’s most prestigious music award. [SPIN]
- BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB Working on New Album for 2010 Release
Plus: The band also announces a live DVD, due out November 10. [Billboard]
- P.O.D. Guitarist Recruits PAPA ROACH, CHEVELLE Members for New Band
Daylight Division is currently writing and recording its debut album. [Billboard]
- JAY-Z Plans Fall Tour
The rapper pushes The Blueprint 3 release date up from Friday. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: KILLERS Joined Onstage by WOLFMOTHER
The two bands cover the Animals’ “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.” [YouTube]
- WATCH: SUFJAN STEVENS‘ Movie, ‘The BQE’
Singer/songwriter pays tribute to hula-hoops and a New York Expressway in this arty film. [Stereogum]
- LISTEN: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Post ‘Twilight’ Song Preview
Hear a clip of “Meet Me on the Equinox,” the Seattle band’s New Moon track. [New Moon]
- WATCH: FEVER RAY Debut “Seven” Music Video
An elderly woman sets a spell on farm animals in this weird clip! [Music Slut]
- LISTEN: PARAMORE‘s Epic New Song
At nearly five minutes long, “Brick by Boring Brick” is their most expansive tune yet! [SPIN]
- WATCH: LOS CAMPESINOS!‘ Beach-side Booze-Up
Welsh rascals get contemplative, drunk in video for “The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future.” [loscampesinos.com]
- WATCH: AIR Gets Animated in New Video
Like the classic Sesame Street pinball video, but you don’t learn to count. [YouTube]
- LISTEN: KID CUDI Collabo with MGMT, Ratatat
The Cleveland rapper drinks the Brooklyn bands’ Kool Aid on his new single! [SPIN]