[Updated: 5:26 P.M.]

NEWS:

JACK WHITE Talks WANDA JACKSON, DEAD WEATHER, WHITE STRIPES
Rock journeyman wraps efforts with country legend, labors on new projects. [MTV]

SEX, Shrugs & Rock’n’Roll at WOODIE AWARDS
Dead Weather, Passion Pit, Matt & Kim perform at the sexy MTV show that really puts the wood in Woodie. [SPIN]

R. KELLY Wows His Hometown Chicago
The R&B crooner provide a master class in showmanship and bringing the hot hot heat. [SPIN]

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Nix Tour to Finish Album
“Interstate Love Song” rockers plan to release record “in the early spring.” [SPIN]

BARONESS Rock D.C. on Opening Night
Savannah, GA, metal quartet artfully conjure the brilliance of their new album before a packed house. [SPIN]

TOM WAITS, ANDREW BIRD, JIM JAMES Record With New Orleans Jazz Band
Pete Seeger, Dr. John and more contribute to Preservation, out Feb. 16. [Twentyfourbit]

DJ AM‘s Sneaker Collection Auctioned on EBay
800 limited-edition shoes up for auction now through Dec. 14, proceeds fight drug addiction. [LATimes]

AEROSMITH: STEVEN TYLER Back on Drugs?
“That’s got to be a part of this irrational behavior,” says guitarist Brad Whitford. [SPIN]

LIAM GALLAGHER Details Solo Album
Singer will record with other former Oasis members, hopes to release album in July.[NME]

DAVID LYNCH to Shoot Movie About BEATLES Guru MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI
Production begins this December in India. [NYMag]

WAVVES Recruits Ex-JAY REATARD Rhythm Section
Bassist Stephen Pope, drummer Billy Hayes join SoCal surf-punk group. [Pitchfork]

LIL WAYNE Collaborates with ‘GOSSIP GIRL’ LEIGHTON MEESTER
Rapper drops rhymes on Meester’s song “Make it Rain.” [MTV]

JOHN MAYER Plays to the Cameras in NYC
The Twitter-mad pop star tries hard to reconcile his rock and non-rock sides at a filmed tour stop. [SPIN]

SHEARWATER Announce New Album
The Golden Archipelago drops Feb. 23. [Matador Records]

MP3s & VIDEOS:

WATCH: Early LADY GAGA: New Clip from 2005
Check out this talent show video of the brunette singer from her pre-stardom days. [SPIN]

LISTEN: BECK‘s Experimental New Song
Boho rocker releases 7-minute freak-out about composer “Harry Partch.” [Beck]

WATCH: VAMPIRE WEEKEND‘s New Video
Ivy League boys rock out in an alley for “Cousins” clip. [Culture Bully]

WATCH: BECK and CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG‘s Surreal Video
Hipsters with shotguns! An astronaut with pancakes for a head!?! It’s a weird world in the duo’s new clip. [SPIN]

WATCH: NEKO CASE Rocks ‘Fallon’
Watch the fiery singer and her crack backing band romp through Middle Cyclone‘s “Red Tide”! [SPIN]

LISTEN: BLACK KEYS Collabo with MOS DEF
“On the Vista” is the latest leak from the Keys’ rap-rock supergroup Blak Roc. [Prefix]

DOWNLOAD: BEACH HOUSE‘s Woozy New Song
The Baltimore duo behind one of New Moon‘s best tracks get dreamy on the first leak from their January album. [SPIN]

WATCH: RIHANNA Performs First Concert Since Assault
The pop diva recruits Jay-Z and Young Jeezy to unveil tracks off her new album in London. [SPIN]

WATCH: PASSION PIT‘s Out-of-This-World Music Video
Space traveler dude hits light speed in a Flight of the Navigator-style rocket in “Little Secrets” clip. [YouTube]

WATCH: LADY GAGA +BEYONCE = WhaWha?
Divas team up and redefine sex appeal in “Video Phone.” [SPIN]