[Updated: 6:43 P.M.]
NEWS:
- GORILLAZ Announce North American Tour Dates
Blur frontman Damon Albarn’s band will hit the road in October behind their star-studded album Plastic Beach. [Pitchfork]
- SMASHING PUMPKINS Kick Off SPIN’s 25th Anniversary
Billy Corgan headlines a four-hour SPIN/ZYNC bashathon that includes the Jim Jones Revue, Kill Hannah, and more live from NYC! [SPIN]
- WYCLEF JEAN Considers Running for President of Haiti
The ex-Fugee, 37, was appointed a ambassador-at-large to his Caribbean homeland in 2007. [Yahoo]
- RIHANNA‘s First Film Role: ‘Battleship’
The pop star is cast alongside TV hunks Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard in a flick based on the board game. Seriously! [SPIN]
- TERRY GILLIAM to Direct Live ARCADE FIRE Webcast
The Brazil director & Monty Python star will helm the Canadian band’s broadcast from NYC. [USA Today]
- M.I.A. Promises Free New York City Concert
After a thunderstorm derailed her Hard Fest gig Saturday, the Sri Lankan provocateur promises ticket holders a do-over. [BrooklynVegan]
- NICK CAVE Rewriting Movie Script for ‘THE CROW’
Australian rocker and author is putting his own twist on the cult 1994 film. [Guardian]
- PARAMORE Kick Off Summer Shows with TEGAN & SARA
The Tennessee pop-punk band ascends the headliner stage with a powerful opening to the Honda Civic Tour. [SPIN]
- ROLLING STONES Announce 50th Anniversary Tour, Retirement
Legendary rockers’ tour will span from 2011 to 2012. [Consequence of Sound]
- RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Protest ‘Racist’ Arizona Law
The band play L.A. for the first time in a decade to raise money to fight Arizona’s controversial immigration law. [SPIN]
- KINGS OF LEON Cancel Show After Pigeon ‘Shits in Bassist’s Mouth”
A pigeon infestation in the rafters at St. Louis’ Verizon Amphitheater saw the band get bombarded with droppings. [NME]
- A United AEROSMITH Begin North American Tour
Putting past troubles aside, the Boston band show why they’re still going strong after 40 years. [SPIN]
- 19 Dead, Hundreds Injured at Germany’s LOVE PARADE
A stampede inside a pedestrian underpass turns tragic at the 1.4 million-capacity dance music festival. [SPIN]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: SUPERCHUNK Cover THE CURE
Indie rock pioneers get gritty on Robert Smith and Co.’s 1985 track “In Between Days.” [SPIN]
- LISTEN: New STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB
ar “Scars,” off the Tom Morello/Boots Riley-led band’s upcoming Ghetto Blaster EP. [SPIN]
- WATCH: SHE & HIM Play ‘Craig Ferguson’
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward perform the breezy folk tune “Don’t Look Back,” off their album Volume 2. [Merge]
- WATCH: New TEGAN & SARA Video
Canadian sister act get up close and personal in the colorful clip for “On Directing.” [Teen]
- WATCH: WALE Debuts New Song
DC rapper hits the studio to playback “Friends and Strangers,” from his upcoming mixtape More About Nothing. [Rap Radar]
- WATCH: SUPERCHUNK Cover THE CURE
Chapel Hill, NC, indie pioneers play the melodramatic Brit band’s 1985 track “In Between Days.” [AV Club]
- WATCH: ROBYN‘s “Hang With Me” Video
See the Swede pop star hard at work on the tour bus and in hotel rooms, and performing live. [Stereogum]
