
- Led Zeppelin’s upcoming reissues package, Mothership, now has album artwork and its own headquarters on the Web. The band’s official site has transformed into a clearinghouse of information on their November reunion and speculation has already begun that the band has another performance up their sleeves: Reports claim Robert Plant has expressed wishes for Zep to play again in November 2008 when Belfast’s Ulster Hall — the site where the band debuted “Stairway to Heaven” in 1971 — reopens.
- Yesterday’s news that someone had hired a hit man to kill off Kevin Federline has been proven false; reps for the LAPD and FBI say information they received on the matter proved uncredible.
- The Sex Pistols will reunite again this year, four years after their last reunion, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Never Mind the Bollocks. John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock will play at the Brixton Academy in London on November 8th.
- Rumor has it Madonna will be allowed to keep David Banda, the Malawian boy she adopted almost a year ago, after Malawian officials visited her London home. The head of Malawi’s Social Services spent time with the family earlier this month and was reportedly impressed with how committed Madonna and her family were to making Banda feel at home.
- John Coltrane’s home in Dix Hills, New York, where the jazz great lived with his family from 1964 to 1973 and wrote “A Love Supreme,” has been added to the New York State and National Register of Historic Places.
- Cartoon Networks’ Adult Swim has announced its first nationwide concert tour; the hip-hop leg will feature Ghostface Killah and Witchdoctor and the metal leg will include …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and a real-life incarnation of Dethklok from the cartoon Metalocalypse. The first round of dates are below the jump. In other ‘toon news, the seemingly dormant Gorillaz have revealed plans for a B-sides album titled Gorillaz: D-Sides, which will combine Demon Days B-sides with unreleased demos, as well as a bonus disc of remixes. Tracklisting after the jump.
Ghostface Killah and Witchdoctor Adult Swim Tour Dates:
October 1 – Albany, NY – State University Of New York
October 3 – Durham, NH – University Of New Hampshire
October 5 – New Brunswick, NJ – Rutgers University
October 6 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Commonwealth University
October 7 – College Park, MD – University Of Maryland
October 9 – Washington DC – American University
October 10 – Atlanta, GA – Georgia Tech
October 11 – Orlando, FA – University Of Central Florida
October 14 – Norman, OKCD 1:
“68 State” (Feel Good Inc. B-Side)
“People” (Dare Demo)
“Hongkongaton” (Dirty Harry B-Side)
“We Are Happy Landfill” (Website Only Download)
“Hong Kong” (Warchild Track)
“Highway (Under Construction)” (Dare B-Side)
“Rockit” (Demo – Demon Days Session)
“Bill Murray” (Feel Good Inc. B-Side)
“The Swagga” (Demon Days Ltd. Edition)
“Murdoc Is God” (Dirty Harry B-Side)
“Spitting Out The Demons” (Feel Good Inc. B-Side)
“Don’t Get Lost In Heaven” (Demo Version)
“Stop The Dams” (Kids With Guns/El Manana B-side)
CD 2:
“DARE” (DFA Remix)
“Feel Good Inc” (Stanton Warriors Remix)
“Kids With Guns” (Jamie T’s Turns To Monsters Mix)
“DARE” (Soulwax Remix)
“Kids With Guns” (Hot Chip Remix)
“El Manana” (Metronomy Remix)
“DARE” (Junior Sanchez Remix)
“Dirty Harry” (Chinese New Years Version)
“Kids With Guns” (Quiet Village Remix)

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