Leona Lewis Attacker Arrested- Michael Jackson This Is It A Hit- Depeche Mode Get Chili Reception?- Monty Python Reunion- New Jason Castro Video and more

Two weeks ahead of its opening, Michael Jackson's concert movie "This Is It" has generated more than 1,600 sold-out U.S. show times and is the top seller this week at two major online ticket outlets. more.

Dancing With the Stars won't pass up the opportunity to grab the attention of those same fans. AP reports that "Dancing With the Stars" says it plans to honor Michael Jackson with a special performance by the 16 professional dancers participating in this season's competition. more

Jam! reports that Depeche Mode was booed by fans in Lima Peru on Tuesday, after frontman Dave Gahan thanked Chili for the warn reception. Oops. more. However, the Associated Press reports that Depechemode.com Web master Daniel Barassi denied the faux pas took place. According to Barassi, Gahan actually said: "Thank you very much, good night!" as he customarily does at the end of a show. more

Taylor Swift will host and perform on the November 7 episode of Saturday Night Live more. Think they will do the predictable Kanye spoof?

The Monty Python comedy team was honored with a special award on Thursday for its contribution to film and television. The presentation was made at the official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion event in New York co-hosted by the Independent Film Channel, and followed a screening of a new documentary, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)." more

Check out the music video for "Let's Just Fall In Love Again", the first single from former American Idol Contestant Jason Castro's upcoming debut album here -

Lady Gaga Announces Tour

Says Lady Gaga, "The Haus of Gaga had been designing 'The Monster Ball' for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to diligent work and preparation, 'The Monster Ball' will begin on November 27 in Montreal. 'The Monster Ball' is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever 'pop electro opera.'"

Lady Gaga will release a re-package of her breakthrough album, The Fame, called The Fame Monster, earlier that week, on November 23. The re-package will include eight brand new songs, including the club-banging first single "Bad Romance." Continues Lady Gaga, "A message to all my little monsters: The Fame Monster will come out four days before the first live show. You have exactly 96 hours to learn all of the lyrics so you can sing along. Dress accordingly." - more on this story

A-ha Take On Retirement

"We've literally lived the ultimate boy's adventure tale," the group said in a statement. The trio added that the split would allow them to pursue "other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else."

The group have announced they will mount a farewell tour before disbanding. Only the final date, in Oslo on 4 December 2010, has so far been confirmed. - more on this story

Twilight New Moon Out Today

By far the most anticipated soundtrack of the year, digital files from the album became available on the Internet this past weekend. In response to the overwhelming demand, the compilation will now be released four days earlier than scheduled. The Twilight Saga: New Moon is slated to open in theatres nationwide on November 20th.

The musical companion to the highly anticipated second installment in Summit's film franchise features new tracks from some of modern music's most gifted and admired artists, including Thom Yorke, The Killers, and Death Cab for Cutie, who contributed the album's first single, "Meet Me On the Equinox." The track is currently #15 at Modern Rock radio, while its companion video � directed by Walter Robot, a.k.a. the team of multimedia artist Bill Barminski and writer Christopher Louie (Gnarls Barkley, Modest Mouse, Cute Is What We Aim For) � recently premiered on MTV. - more on this story

Ben Frost Goes Soph

Frost took the spotlight in 2007 with his critically acclaimed LP Theory of Machines. Wire Magazine called it "simply awesome�this is Arvo P�rt as arranged by Trent Reznor," and the BBC's Mary Anne Hobbs called it "arresting and exquisite" including the title cut on her acclaimed Evangeline compilation. Taste-making European music retailer Boomkat named Frost "one of the most interesting and groundbreaking producers in the world today" and even went so far as to call Theory of Machines "the future of electronic music."

Three years later, Frost returns with BY THE THROAT. Produced in Iceland by Frost and Valgeir Sigur�sson (Bj�rk, Coco Rosie, Bonnie "Prince" Billy), the album also features performances by Amiina, The Arcade Fire's Jeremy Gara, Swedish metal outfit Crowpath and composer Nico Muhly. - more on this story

Diamond District Releases Pre-Album Mixtape

Returning the compliment, group producer/emcee, Oddisee, speaks highly of DJ Buddy and his involvement in putting the mixtape together, saying, "DJ buddy is great and in all honesty this mixtape is all him. He's an actually fan and supporter of our music and movement. The mixtape was actually DJ Buddy's idea and he presented the idea to us. We're fans of a lot of his remixes, so it was in honor to be included in his series." Each of the tracks throws the spotlight onto one of the group's members, letting them each showcase their talent, including the track "In the Jungle," which features a purely instrumental performance by Oddisee.

Although a pre-album mixtape, don't let it throw you that a handful of these songs are not on the album � not one of them lacks in the high quality production or deft lyrics that the group has become known for. - Get the Mixtape here and grab the first 2 singles now at iTunes

Ray Wylie Hubbard Sets Release

The album was produced by Hubbard with help from George Reiff. With a keen eye for observation and a wise man's knowledge, Ray Wylie Hubbard composes and performs a dozen songs that couldn't spring from anywhere else but out of his fertile rock and roll bluesy poet-in-the-blistering-heat southern noggin. "I like to look at both enlightenment and endarkenment," he declares. "I feel comfortable observing each." A. Enlightenment
B. Endarkment demonstrates the kind of talent that every great songwriter yearns for. Throughout the album, his focus remains on the song- constructing and performing stories set to music that resonate in a way that is completely his own.

Hubbard recruits an ensemble of accomplished musicians to make the album's larger than life outlaw tunes echo from track to track. Among the musicians featured on the album are Kevin Russell (The Gourds), Gurf Morlix (Lucinda Williams, Robert Earl Keen), Bukka Allen (Ian Moore, Jack Ingram), Ray Bonneville (B.B. King, JJ Cale, Muddy Waters), Seth James (Percy Sledge, Delbert McClinton), David Abeyta (Reckless Kelly) and The Trishas as well as his own son, Lucas Hubbard. - more on this story

Maps Remixed

The digital-only single includes remixes from Maxine Dangles, Mute label-mates A Place To Bury Strangers and Subscape.

"I'm really happy with the remixes," commented James Chapman, aka Maps. "Maxime Dangles has done an amazing disco-killer of a mix, and also A Place To Bury Strangers have produced something truly special. Everything about the new record and "Die Happy, Die Smiling" is much harder, purely electronic, the way things should be." - more on this story

Cold Flamez Video Is Revenge of the Nerds meets Animal House

What begins as a sketchy introduction turns into a raucous house party with a 4:1 girl to guy ratio. Scene after scene, cameras cut away to shots of cutesy party-starters threatening enough to make Cold Flamez claim, "Girl, you nasty." While emcees D-Real, his little brother Mic 3rd, and emcee/producer Dash share tales of their conquests, DJ Skee sizes them up, assessing if they're ready to join the brotherhood. Keeping in line with the song's light-hearted feel that comes from Dash's catchy bass-heavy production, the video retains a fun demeanor while maintaining the edge Skee.TV always brings to the table.

If you've ever wondered what a house party in one of hip-hop's highly heralded cities would be like, Cold Flamez invites you to join their take on Revenge of the Nerds meets Animal House, complete with the energy and grit that only Eastside Long Beach could bring. - Check out the video here

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