- The Plug Awards, indie rock’s Grammys, will take place on March 6th, 2008, at New York’s Terminal Five. Battles and Of Montreal lead nominations with six apiece, including the much-coveted Album of the Year. Arcade Fire and Justice each nabbed five nods, and Band of Horses, the National, Panda Bear, Spoon and (kind of unfairly) Radiohead are also up for various awards.
- The My Bloody Valentine reunion machine is working double time, with the long-dormant band already announcing a trio of concert dates in the U.K. for June/July 2008. For those already checking if JetBlue flies to Heathrow Airport, MBV is also in talks to play next year’s Coachella.
- Lupe Fiasco will tackle the concept album on his second full-length, December 18th’s The Cool. The album will feature songs from the perspective of multiple characters (including a cheeseburger on “Gotta Eat”) that focus on the darker side of urban living. Snoop Dogg and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump guest.
- The Game has redacted his crazy courthouse claims that he’d be willing to babysit Britney Spears‘ kids in exchange for some Brit lovin’. Now, The Game has issued new crazy courthouse claims stating he’s no longer infatuated with the pop star.
- Although our list of demands for this year’s Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp went unfulfilled, Slash did use the occasion to play “Sweet Child O’ Mine” for the first time in over a decade. Slash described the moment as “very surreal.” We describe the moment as almost worth the camp’s $9,499 tuition.
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