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Random Notes: Jimmy Kimmel?s Revenge Clip, Justin Timberlake and the Week in Rock February 29, 2008

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Jimmy Kimmel recruited an all-star chorus for his Ben Affleck-focused revenge video, plus Justin Timberlake made a cameo in Gnarls Barkley’s new clip for “Run,” Thom Yorke represented for the environment and Lil Wayne rocked the mike in New Jersey. For these photos and more, click here.[Photo: ABC]

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Wale Gives the Street a Festivus Treat With Seinfeld-Inspired Mixtape

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Emerging rapper Wale is mining some unconventional material for his upcoming mixtape. Rather than rapping about dealing cocaine (like the Re-Up Gang’s We Got It For Cheap, Volume 3) or aping Jay-Z (Jim Jones‘ Harlem’s American Gangster), Wale is gonna be spitting rhymes about Kramer, Newman, the Soup Nazi and the rest of the Seinfeld […]

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Tour Tracker: My Chemical Romance, Fabolous With OneRepublic and Ray Davies

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My Chemical Romance have added venues and a few stops to that original list of tour dates we reported on, OneRepublic and Fabolous are headlining the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour this spring and Ray Davies has plotted a short trek sans the Kinks. Full dates, after the jump: My Chemical Romance:March 28 - Tempe, […]

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Weekend Rock List: Color Songs

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This weekend’s rock list pays homage to one of music’s most celebrated subjects: Roy G. Biv. Let us know which song with a color in its title you prefer, and on Monday we’ll tally the votes to a form a rainbow we’ll call “‘Rock List: Readers’ Best Color Songs.” Before you go consorting the Crayola […]

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News Ticker: The Eagles, Amy Winehouse, Bun B, Bret Michaels

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The Eagles and the Moody Blues will perform during a two-day opening celebration for the new Hard Rock Park. The amusement park features attractions like “Led Zeppelin – The Ride“.Amy Winehouse will not face charges in connection with her husband’s pending legal case. Blake Fielder-Civil is currently incarcerated for an attempt to “pervert the course […]

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Will.i.am Drafts Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe for Second Obama Video

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Will.i.am has posted another star-studded video to show his support for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. This time the Black Eyed Pea has recruited Jessica Alba, Ryan Phillippe, George Lopez, Kerry Washington, Malcolm-Jamal Warner from The Cosby Show and more celebs to contribute uplifting spoken word passages to “We Are the Ones.” “I would like […]

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Top News Stories: Friday, February 29, 2008

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• Foo Fighters Working on New Songs• Will.i.am Posts New Obama Video• Heath Ledger’s Nick Drake Video Surfaces• American Idol Eliminates Four More• Carly Simon Signs With Hear Music• News Ticker: Spears, Jackson, NME AwardsTop stories from the last three days:• Album Preview: Coldplay• Clapton, Winwood Play NY Supergig• Album Preview: Mariah Carey’s E=MC²• Dave […]

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American Idol Eliminations: Carrico, Whitaker, Lushington and Yeager, Plus Stars Join ?Idol Gives Back?

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American Idol inched closer to its top twelve last night as Robbie Carrico, Alaina Whitaker, Alexandréa Lushington and Jason Yeager were voted out of the top twenty. Sixteen-year-old Whitaker took it the hardest, bursting into tears, crying, “I can’t sing!” Ryan Seacrest talked her off the ledge and the eight remaining girls surrounded her […]

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Pop Life: And the Loser Is ?

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I covered the Grammys the only honest way I could think of: I didn’t watch. Nobody did. It was the third-lowest-rated Grammy broadcast ever, despite the touching fact that people still want to care about the Grammys, with the ratio of live bloggers to actual viewers finally reaching 1:1. I thought about watching but got […]

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Foo Fighters: ?We?re Already Working on Songs?

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Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel says the band is already crafting new music despite just releasing Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace in September 2007. “We’re already working on songs. Got a handful of ‘em already that we’re working on at soundcheck, which has never really happened, so we’re getting a headstart,” Mendel tells the Rock […]

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