July 2, 2009 – It's a rock'n'roll obsessive's wet dream: Foo Fighters frontman / ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, and Queens of the Stone Age bandleader Josh Homme are working on a new album -- together! News about the recording sessions was broken by Spinnerette frontwoman (and Homme's wife) Brody Dalle: "I'm not at liberty to talk about it," Dalle told Antiquiet, "but I think [the project] is pretty fucking amazing. Just beats and sounds like you've never heard before." The collaboration has been in the works since Grohl first mentioned it in a 2005 interview with MOJO: "The next project that I'm trying to initiate involves me on drums, Josh Homme on guitar, and John Paul Jones playing bass. That's the next album.

July 2, 2009 – With a pulsing piano melody and skittering, rave-style beats, Bloc Party's new song "One More Chance" is the perfect soundtrack for a night on the dance floor.

July 2, 2009 – It appears Lil Wayne protégé Drake thinks that classic basketball movies like Hoosiers were in need of a little more T&A and a little less athletics. Which may be why the hot-to-trot rap sensation gathered a team of total hotties for the just-released music video for his breakout hit "Best I Ever Had." Or, perhaps, it's a work-related fantasy -- after all, Drake, a.k.a. Aubrey Graham, played wheelchair-bound basketball star Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian teen soap opera Degrassi: The Next Generation. Directed by hip-hop superstar Kanye West, the clip for the first single from Drake's in-the-works debut, Thank Me Later, is jam-packed with sexy ladies... all playing what might be the worst game of basketball ever.

July 1, 2009 – New York hip-hop veteran Nas and Bob Marley's youngest son, Damian, have joined musical forces and are hard at work on their first album, Distant Relatives -- and you can check out a video of their creative process below! "This project is to come together and do some music on behalf of Africa -- that is really what the whole thing is about, to bring awareness [about poverty and other social ills]," Marley comments in the clip, directed by Nabil Elderkin (who recently helmed Kanye West's video for "Paranoid"). In the video, the duo make beats, lay down rhymes, and work with a children's choir, all while preaching a positive message. "I got one chance to say what I have to say right now," Nas proclaims. "They have to wake up. It's not a matter of us saying 'who are we to tell you to wake up' -- you have to wake up." Check out the video below.

June 29, 2009 – Recently reunited Britpoppers Blur performed their first major concert in six years Sunday night, rocking more than 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset, England.The quartet played a 24-song set that spanned their entire career, from hits like "Song 2" and "Coffee and TV" to early singles such as "Parklife" and "To The End." Here's a roundup of reviews from intrepid critics who strapped on their wellies and braved the mud for Blur's headlining, festival-closing performance: --"With the set following a similar pattern to the band's recent intimate warm-up shows, the band seemed to have no problem with the radical increase in scale. 'I'm enjoying this,' declared Albarn midway through the set. 'Thank you!' " -- NME --"Blur don't make this a difficult reconciliation.

June 27, 2009 – The lineup for New Orleans' Voodoo Experience music festival has been unveiled, and it's packed with some of music's heaviest hitters: Eminem, the Flaming Lips, and Jane's Addiction are scheduled to headline the event, which will take place Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 at the Big Easy's City Park. The festival is Eminem's only scheduled concert for the rest of 2009; earlier this year, he played a surprise hometown show in Detroit to celebrate the release of his new album, Relapse.He also joined Jay-Z onstage at a party in Los Angeles earlier this month. Em's hip-hop crew D12 are also on the bill. Other highlights include Kiss, Gogol Bordello, Wolfmother, Justice, the Black Keys, Eagles of Death Metal, Ween, Silversun Pickups, Janelle Monae, the Cool Kids, the Black Lips, and Mates of State. And that's just the beginning!

June 26, 2009 – The music world -- and the world at large -- has been mourning Thursday afternoon's unexpected death of Michael Jackson. Via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and more, some of music's biggest stars are honoring the King of Pop. Here's what they had to say: Paul McCartney: "I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever and my memories of our time together will be happy ones." Justin Timberlake: "I can't find the words right now to express how deeply saddened I am by Michael's passing. We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only pop music but of all music. He has been an inspiration to multiple generations and I will always cherish the moments I shared with him onstage and all of the things I learned about music from him and the time we spent together.

June 25, 2009 – With awesome late-night TV performances and epic new music videos, it appears the Killers are still focused on supporting their excellent 2008 release Day and Age.But don't be fooled: it's onward and upward for the Las Vegas quartet, who've already started working on their next project -- a covers album! "It's something that we've always talked about doing," Killers frontman Brandon Flowers told NME.com, adding that the band plans to finish recording by the end of the year. The Killers are currently on tour in Europe and have brought along a mobile studio to record the cover tracks. But the boys are still deciding which tunes will make the final album -- a process Flowers finds a little tough. "It's difficult for each of us to pick songs that represent us as individuals," he said. "I mean, I have a lot of personalities myself!

June 25, 2009 – Pop-punk sensations Paramore have announced the title and release date for their new album: Brand New Eyes will drop September 29 via Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records. Frontwoman Hayley Williams recently spoke to SPIN.com about the follow-up to 2007's breakthrough Riot!. "The record is about our band. It's about the things we've gone through and the times we've hurt each other.

June 24, 2009 – After a busy 2008 touring behind My Morning Jacket's hit record Evil Urges, which landed frontman Jim James and Co. on the cover of SPIN, the band are taking a much-needed break. How does Mr. James spend his down time? By dusting off an old collection of George Harrison covers and changing his name "Yim Yames" to release 'em. That's right: Tribute To, James' first solo release, will drop August 4 via MMJ's label, ATO. Tribute To was recorded back in 2001, just days after Harrison's November 29 passing. The six-track set features Jim -- sorry, Yim -- on acoustic guitar strumming through Beatles classics "Long, Long, Long" and "Love You To," plus Harrison's solo gems like 1974's "My Sweet Lord." [Via Billboard.com] If that wasn't enough to keep the bearded singer busy, James has also joined forces with Conor Oberst, M.