The whole thing about history is that we supposedly learn from past mistakes. Evidently, this nugget of conventional wisdom does not apply to two-headed R&B trainwreck Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, who’ve reportedly been spotted canoodling.

• Nine Inch Nails replaced all those binary 1s and 0s with an actual tracklisting for their upcoming album, Year Zero. Word on the street is that the awesomely titled Survivalism will be the first single.
• The White Stripes, heretofore the biggest free agents in the music biz, are allegedly close to inking a deal with Warner Bros.
• As if losing the Best New Artist Grammy to Carrie Underwood wasn’t bad enough: Corinne Bailey Rae’s day gets a little bit worse after Lily Allen calls her ”boring.”
• Indie hearts rejoice: The Shins have extended their North American tour to include Texas, the Northeast, and some lucky Canucks.
• Is Best Buy assuming ticket-selling duties from the recently-deceased Tower Records? We don’t know, but they are providing presale details for The Police reunion tour.
• The crafty members of Depeche Mode have conjured up another way to raid our wallets as they ready still more reissues packages.