- Tuesday morning, Ike Turner passed away at the age of 76. The soul legend is known for his troubled past, but will be remembered for his musical legacy.
- Eddie Vedder teams up with John Legend to work on the soundtrack of the Howard Zinn documentary The People Speak.
- The Cure donated an autographed guitar with a special message to be auctioned off, to help fund the West Memphis Three’s cause. The auction started Monday and ends on the 24th. For more information check out the comment under aDawgg’s West Memphis Three Awareness Day post. What a wonderful gesture, I hope it’ll make a great bundle of money. God bless us, everyone.
- The White Stripes might never tour again? Oh good Lord, say it ain’t so!!!
- I never really understood why you would want Britney’s old chewed up gum or Mariah’s half eaten sandwich or Elvis’ sweat in a jar, but one happy fan got off the phone with Gorringes Auction House the lucky winner of a lock of John Lennon’s hair which set him/her back a measly 48 thousand dollars.
- Sons And Daughters are coming back with a tour and a new single next year. Huzzah!
- Art Brut merges with Blackbox Recorder to become The Black Arts and release a Christmas single called “Christmas Number One”, while Sir Cliff tells the world that he won’t be making anymore Christmas songs. So great news all around!
- Time for some stuff I don’t give a crap about: Pete Wentz is all bitter and whiney like a wee girl over the ‘Grammy snub’. Britney is considering a role as the Virgin Mary in some movie. Hm, Britney Spears pretending to be a virgin? What a stretch.
- YAY for all things gratis! Okkervil River give us a free download album filled with cover songs. You can get it over on Pitchfork, because the massive downloading frenzy crashed their web server.
- Some new releases set for 2008: Big Boi is planning on releasing a solo album. The Kooks plan a Spring release for their new album Konks. Foals announce their album and track titles. Morrissey reveals he is to release a new single as well as a new fifteen track greatest hits album in February next year.
- And the weirdest news this week, if not ever: Sufjan Stevens might pose for French Playboy. Only time will tell whether this is a joke or not, but keep your eyes peeled for Le Playboy of coming February. Though seeing as how he’s a man and all, wouldn’t he be in Playgirl? … Or will this story take an even juicier turn with a gender-bending revelation coming from the ‘supposed’ man? I should probably stop, this is how vicious rumors start. All I know is, I hope we do get us some X-rated pictures, because whenever I see that picture of him in the dad-shirt and the suspenders, my mind inevitably turns Dirrty. Sufjan? More like Sufyum-my! On that lame and disturbing note, we end our bi-monthly News-ish Roundup with a song from the Indie Adonis himself.
Sufjan Stevens – A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Update following Drowned In Sound’s update: This just in, Sufjan will sadly not expose himself in French Playboy. Or any Playboy. It was all a big fat tease. And the sound of a million indie girl hearts breaking can be heard all around the world. I’m sad.
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