Kanye West Recruits Mos Def, Raekwon for 'Lord Lord Lord'

Kanye West, Mos Def, Raekwon and Swizz Beatz: 'Lord Lord Lord'
Kanye West waited until the wee hours of Saturday morning to unveil his latest G.O.O.D. Friday track, but it was worth the wait: "Lord Lord Lord" is a soulful, nearly eight-minute track with verses from Mos Def, Raekwon and, in a rare appearance as a rapper, producer Swizz Beatz. [Kanye Univercity]

My Chemical Romance: 'Danger Days' Trailer
My Chemical Romance have unveiled their new album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys in the most theatrical way possible, With this two-minute movie-style trailer. [My Chemical Romance]

Deerhunter: 'Halcyon Digest' Album Stream
Deerhunter's new album, Halcyon Digest, will be out next week, but you can hear it in its entirety at NPR now. The closer, "He Would Have Laughed," is a tribute to Jay Reatard, the garage rocker who died in January. [NPR]

Of Montreal: 'Thriller' Medley
Of Montreal performing a medley of songs from Michael Jackson's Thriller — including "P.Y.T.," "Wanna Be Startin' Something" and the title track — at their September 17th show at New York's Terminal 5. [Consequence of Sound.

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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