Black silhouettes against a red background, rocking out to a funky tune -- it may sound like an iPod commercial, but you won't find any earbuds in this new video for Datarock's highly danceable Talking Heads tribute, "True Stories," off their upcoming album, Red (due September 1).

This week, Eminem's new single, "3 A.M.," leaked -- as did a teaser video for the gory song, along with more details about his May 19 record, Relapse. Meanwhile, SPIN reviewed Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown (May 15), as the band defended their classic-rock ambitions and punk rock roots.

Master trains apprentice; apprentice praises master: Such is the scenario for funky Norwegian duo Datarock, who are paying tribute to New York genre-benders Talking Heads with a dancetastic new song!

Walt Disney Records is gearing up for the September 30 release of Nightmare Revisited, a 20-track collection of cover versions of tunes from 1993's spooky holiday flick The Nightmare Before Christmas. In advance of its release, SPIN.com is streaming the whole album.

For about 10 hours last Saturday (July 19), more than 20 bands and a handful of stand-up comics performed for several thousand Bay Area music fans at Download 2008's San Francisco stopover. The result was a telling mash-up of what music fans are listening to as 2008 hits its mid-point.