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Tuesday’s Music Roundup

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[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]