[Updated: 5:32 P.M.]
NEWS:
- REPORT: MICHAEL JACKSON‘s Doctor Administered Drugs Before Death
Anonymous law official says doc to blame for singer’s June 25 cardiac arrest. [Associated Press]
- MOUNTAIN GOATS Announce Religious-Themed Album
Each song is named after a Bible verse! [Mountain Goats]
- THE MARS VOLTA Announce Fall Tour
The prog rockers map 13 West Coast shows for September. [NME]
- AMY WINEHOUSE Installs “Caribbean” Studio in London Home
Ok, seriously, she might record that new album now. Maybe. Just maybe. [Gigwise]
- PIXIES ‘Doolittle’ Tour Dates Announced
See alt-rock band perform their landmark album this November! [SPIN]
- LIL WAYNE Kicks Off ‘America’s Most Wanted’ Tour
The Young Money crew’s tour-opener was like “hip-hop’s Lord of the Flies.” [SPIN]
- AVRIL LAVIGNE Plans Solo Acoustic Album
Sum 41 rocker/Lavigne hubby Deryck Whibley produces November release. [Billboard]
- SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Writing Music for ‘Yo Gabba’
Band gets inspired by slamming orange and red drinks with loads of additives. [BBC]
- GREEN DAY Musical Could Hit Silver Screen
Is American Idiot the next Rocky Horror? Billie Joe Armstrong thinks so! [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: YO LA TENGO’s “Here To Fall” Video
A must-see for all you skywriter enthusiasts out there! [Matador Records]
- LISTEN: PANIC AT THE DISCO Release New Song
Plus: get details on former bandmates Ryan Ross and Jon Walker’s new group! [SPIN]
- LISTEN: BE YOUR OWN PET‘s JEMINA PEARL Sings with IGGY POP
And they hate people … everyone! [230]
- WATCH: PJ HARVEY Debuts Two New Songs Live
Singer plays “The Last Living Rose” and “Let England Shake” at U.K. fest. [NME]
- WATCH: WEEZER Play Two New Songs Live!
Rivers Cuomo and Co. air a pair of unreleased jams at a Korean rock fest. [SPIN]
- WATCH: SMASHING PUMPKINS Debut New Song!
Watch frontman Billy Corgan’s tribute to late Seeds singer Sky Saxon. [SPIN]