[Updated: 6:13 P.M.]
NEWS:
- Full LILITH FAIR Tour Dates Announced
Plus: Rihanna joins the all-girl festival for one night only. Get details here! [SPIN]
- TAKING BACK SUNDAY Reform Classic Lineup
Guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper rejoin Long Island punks for a new album and tour. [SPIN]
- SIA Falls Ill at Vancouver Tour Opener
The offbeat singer suffers heat exhaustion and calls set off after five songs. [SPIN]
- SHYNE to Release New Song
Belize-born rapper drops “Messiah,” his first track since completing an eight-year prison sentence. [MTV]
- VANS WARPED TOUR Holds Launch Party in L.A.
The offbeat singer suffers heat exhaustion and calls set off after five songs. [SPIN]
- RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS‘ JOHN FRUSCIANTE Named Best Guitarist
Slash, Muse’s Matt Bellamy, REM’s Peter Buck, Johnny Marr, Jack White also make BBC’s Axe Factor list. [BBC]
- SUPERGRASS Split Up
“We still love each other but, cliché notwithstanding, musical differences have led to us moving on.”[NME]
- SNOOP DOGG Recording Duet with SUSAN BOYLE
“We’re going to get our minds together and figure out what we’re going to sing about,” the rapper said. [Gigwise]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: BROKEN BELLS Performance & Interview
The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse play songs off their debut, talk about their mysterious band. [Myspace]
- WATCH: TRAVIS BARKER Teaches RIHANNA to Play Drums
While shooting the video for “Rockstar 101,” the pop diva gets pointers from the Blink-182 sticksman. [Youtube]
- WATCH: BUTCH WALKER‘s Kung Fu Epic
EXCLUSIVE: In clip for his nostalgic ballad “Pretty Melody,” rocker battles ninjas played by Panic! at the Disco. [SPIN]
- WATCH: BECK, LIARS, ST. VINCENT & OS MUTANTES Cover INXS
As part of his weekly Record Club series, the boho rockers taps an all-star cast to tcover INXS’s “Devil Inside.” [Vimeo]
- LISTEN: New LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Songs
“Change” and “Dance Yrself Clean” — off the band’s May 17 release, This Is Happening — leak online. [One Thirty BPM]
- WATCH: New DRAKE Video
The Young Money rapper drops a clip for Thank Me Later jam “Over.” [2dopeboyz]
- WATCH: BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG on REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER
Green Day rocker talks about his band’s evolving sound, their American Idiot Broadway play, and more. [YouTube]
- LISTEN: THURSTON MOORE Covers BURT BACHARACH
Sonic Youth rocker plays “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me” for new tribute album. [Twenty Four Bit]
- WATCH: KORN Debut New Song
“Oildale” set to be first single from band’s ninth studio album, Korn III — Remember Who You Are. [SPIN]