March 26, 2008 – Due to bad weather, and possibly the collapse of the massive Wilkins Ice Shelf (scary!), Fall Out Boy's flight to Antarctica, and the subsequent record-breaking gig set for March 25, have been postponed, at least for the time being. Conditions permitting, the quartet, currently holed up in their hotel rooms in Punta Arenas, Chile, hope to fly in today (March 26). "To be honest, we're just hoping some other band doesn't slip in by boat or something and set the world record right under our noses," frontman Patrick Stump told MTV.com. Another, band, sure -- or Al Gore, armed with a new PowerPoint. As Weezer polishes off their forthcoming album, expected to drop this June, Rivers Cuomo is seeking new collaborators: YOU! In a YouTube video titled "Let's Write a Sawng," Cuomo encouraged his fans to contribute ideas that would ultimately result in a brand new song.

March 26, 2008 – As blinding neons, symmetrical shades, and lo-fi production resurface in hip-hop, it has become evident that the retro, flagrant stylings of the '80s are reclaiming the genre. And while Windy City acts like the Cool Kids (featured in Spin's March issue) wax nostalgic, across the country in Los Angeles, Time Machine are paying dues to hip-hop's golden era with the music video for "The Groove That Just Won't Stop," a tune off the trio's forthcoming debut, Life Is Expensive. MCs Biscuit and Jet Set Jay, and DJ Mekalek join forces as Time Machine and offer a funky, house party bangin' joint with Atari-like blips and bleeps, and fun, decipherable lyrics and a catchy, wax-cuttin' chorus.

March 26, 2008 – What's the Deal? Fusing ingredients like Stax-era horns, scathing punk guitars, back alley croons, and funky, fuzz-drenched instrumentals, the Heavy debut with Great Vengeance and Furious Fire, an astonishingly cohesive album due stateside April 8. Opener "That Kind of Man" (watch below) sets the tone, bouncing like an acid-fueled scrap from The A-Team film soundtrack. From there, ironically, the instrumentation gets more eclectic, and the album more solid; "In the Morning" fleshes out TV on the Radio's psych-and-soul-pop shortcomings, while "Doing Fine" rattles brassy acoustics over frontman Swaby's rasp.

March 25, 2008 – Here's a rundown of what's out in record stores this week. Click each album title to read Spin's review: Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple: The dynamic duo of eccentric pop return with polished predictability. Panic at the Disco, Pretty. Odd.: Love is all these emo moptops need to silence the haters. The B-52's, Funplex: New-wave icons dance this mess around one more time. Guilty Simpson, Ode to the Ghetto: Hard-eyed tough-guy tales, endorsed by a studio legend. Singer, Unhistories: Digging deep into the The X-Files of Windy City punk rock. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band (ex-Godspeed You! Black Emperor), 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons: And you thought the war was weighing on John McCain's mind.

March 25, 2008 – Smashing Pumpkins have filed a lawsuit against former label Virgin Records, claiming the EMI subsidiary used the band's image and music in a worldwide Pepsi Stuff promotion in collaboration with Amazon.com and Pepsi Co., which has "irreparably harmed the group, their reputation, and goodwill with their fans." According to a press release, the band's breach-of-contract suit, filed yesterday (March 24) in the Superior Court of the State of California in Los Angeles, is seeking "a full and complete accounting of all funds received by Virgin pursuant to the Pepsi promotion," and "an award of punitive damages against Virgin in an amount according to proof." "It's a frustrating situation honestly, to be treated so poorly by a label where we had so much success," Billy Corgan said in a statement, commenting on the band's 17-year relationship with the label.

March 25, 2008 – Foo Fighters and Oasis will headline the 2008 installment of Toronto's Virgin Fest, slated to hit the city's Island Park Sept. 6-7. Also on the bill: Bloc Party, Paul Weller, Spiritualized, Constantines, Stereophonics, and the Weakerthans. More international and Canadian acts will be added to the lineup in the coming months. [Via the Daily Swarm] In support of the much-overdue U.S. release of her 2005 self-titled album, out April 29, Swede songstress Robyn has mapped a 10-date North American tour, set to kick off in Boston April 29 and wrap in Los Angeles May 17.

March 25, 2008 – Girl Talk, a.k.a. Gregg Gillis, the dance party rockin' DJ machine known to mix artists like Enya and Clipse into rapturous delight, has been hard at work on the follow up to 2006's breakout LP Night Ripper, and hopes to drop the new record, tentatively titled Wild Peace IV: Feed the Animals, Raise the Dead, before summer gets in full swing. "I've been compiling new material for this album over the past two years," Gillis said in a statement. "It's been a similar work process as my previous releases. I come up with little pieces of new material to experiment with at the live performances each week, and the general direction and style of the album naturally evolves over time." Specifically, what can fans expect, hmmm, Gregg?

March 25, 2008 – After a handful of EPs, a much-publicized sign to local label Sub Pop, loads of online love, and SXSW hype aplenty, Seattle's Fleet Foxes have finally announced the release of their debut LP: Fleet Foxes will drop June 3. The debut, which the fivesome -- Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar), Casey Westcott (keyboards), Nick Peterson (drums, formerly of Pedro the Lion), and Christian Wargo (bass) -- recorded with producer Phil Ek (Band of Horses, Built to Spill, the Shins), is set to deliver their orchestral, folk-pop harmonies. "We grew up listening to the music of our parents," Pecknold said of the band's influences in a statement.

March 24, 2008 – Three tunes off Be Your Own Pet's new LP Get Awkward -- "Blow Yr Mind," "Black Hole," and "Becky" -- have been barred from the album's U.S. version after being deemed too violent by Universal, which releases the quartet's albums through a deal with their U.S. label, Ecstatic Peace. "I guess that's just what happens when you decide to have something to do with a major label," frontwoman Jemima Pearl told NYU student paper Washington Square News. "They're going to be scared of anything that's not completely cookie cutter." [Via Pitchfork] Sure, you're stoked for Radiohead's forthcoming spring tour behind In Rainbows, but now there's even more to get celebrate: New York City art rockers Liars will open all dates.

March 24, 2008 – It appears Velvet Revolver's current U.K. tour may actually be the death knell for this supergroup of seasoned hard rockers. According to a Blabbermouth report (via the Daily Swarm), last week during a gig in Glasgow frontman Scott Weiland told fans, "You're watching something special... the last tour by Velvet Revolver." In response, drummer Matt Sorum filed a blog vaguely discussing the band's internal disputes, and now Weiland has responded, airing out Velvet Revolver's dirty laundry -- and it's ugly. "I've made many attempts to remain cordial with the members of VR, but mainly, the likes of you [Sorum]... [I] have maintained a level of professionalism regardless of how many drugs I've ingested into my system. I have only canceled one tour during the entire course of my 16-year run and that was the 'make-up' Australia tour. Now, shall I open that can of worms, Matthew?