THE NEW CLASSICS, as compiled by Entertainment Weekly, includes the 100 best albums from 1983-2008 (and criminally excludes Husker Du), 25 New Classic One-Hit Wonders, including Deee-Lite's ''Groove Is In the Heart,'' Urban Dance Squad's "Deeper Shade of Soul" and more. Don't miss the Top 10 from Beck. BECK, as it turns out, is streaming three new songs via iLike, along with directions for how to get an advance stream of his upcoming Modern Guilt album. I detect some psychedelia on at least two of the three tracks at iLike. GUNS 'N' ROSES: Antiquiet -- which posted nine leaked tracks from the long-delayed Chiese Democracy album -- got a call from the Gn'R camp... and the FBI. FLEET FOXES, in all their modesty, are profiled by the Times of London. You can stream a few via FleetSpace. LIZ PHAIR has some pretty dumb fans in San Francisco. Freebird! THE TING TINGS perform a five-song mini-set for AOL Sessions. THE REPLACEMENTS: Aquarium Drunkard has the Sh^t, Shower & Shave bootleg from Summer 1989 posted to stream or download. Included are covers of Big Star's "September Gurls" and two takes on The Only Ones' "Another Girl, Another Planet." ROBERT POLLARD: AD is also streaming two songs from his current solo LP, Off to Business. "Gratification to Concrete" is a pick to click. RON SEXSMITH tells Jam! that creating his new Exit Strategy Of the Soul record tested his patience. JASON ISBELL: The ex-Drive-By Trucker talks to Richmond.com about his new band, the 400 Unit. HEATHER LOCKLEAR is seeking treatment for psychological issues of anxiety and depression at an Arizona facility. BRITNEY SPEARS has been awarded overnight visitation with her sons, Jayden and James, in her ongoing custody dispute wiith Fed-Ex. MICHELLE WILLIAMS is reportedly furious with Heath Ledger's family and threatening to boycott the premiere of The Dark Knight, a source told Page Six: "(Their daughter) Matilda is supposed to be the beneficiary of the will, but Michelle has seen nothing from them. Heath didn't have much in cash, but there was a big house in LA and a back-end deal for 'Dark Knight' (that) could reap millions." Her rep denies any anger, but called the "presumption" that Michelle ever intended to attend The Dark Knight premiere "unfounded." WILL SMITH kisses Dave Letterman and claims Russia is where God made the first white ladies ever. He does not mention that he's sending his kids to a Scientology school, but the crazy is a tipoff, isn't it? Video at the link. MADONNA & GUY RITCHIE are again reported to be discussing a split as their seven-year marriage hits rock bottom. The London Mirror reports that the couple will formally announce the split when Madge's world tour ends on November 29. ANNE HATHAWAY ditched her longtime bf Raffaello Follieri just in time -- he has been arrested on federal wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering charges for claiming to be associated with the Pope. Agent 99 has a cameo in the federal complaint. TERROR in the US: A Muslim convert and former prison inmate was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for conspiring to wage war on the US - including plotting terrorist attacks on local military sites and Jewish centers and synagogues - in a plan one prosecutor said was intended to "kill as many people as possible." IRAN: America's intelligence analysts are now poring over "nightmare scenarios" as Israel signals its preparedness to deal with Iran's race for the A-bomb. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said in an Arabic-language TV interview that Iran would need only six months to a year to produce a nuclear weapon if it broke off talks and expelled IAEA inspectors. Iran said Tuesday that it would not be hurt by new European Union sanctions, with President Ahmadinejad defiantly calling for a special international court to be formed to punish what he called "tyrants" for their attempts to thwart Iran's nuclear program. He's always so reassuring. GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS, the top US general in Iraq, has moved to cement his reputation as a thinking soldier by issuing a 23-point list of lessons learned from salvaging America's 'lost war.' IRAQ: Coalition forces killed al Qaeda's leader of Mosul. Four Mahdi Army fighters were detained in Baghdad; 44 were captured in Hillah; two were captured in Al Kut; and 15 were arrested in Basra. Prime Minister al-Maliki on Monday announced during his visit in Missan the formation of 17 tribal councils in the province to support security forces and the governmental institutions. GUAI GUAI the DACHSHUND has become a local celebrity in China for his skills in pushing a wheelchair. BOBBY the CHIMP is being paid £70 a month in Radkow, Poland as a tourism promotions inspector. A GERMAN WOMAN in Mülheim in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been rooming with her three-legged pet llama for the last two years, city officials said Friday. LEAPIN' LIZARDS! Check before you eat that banana. A DOG DISPUTE escalates into a crossbow attack in Lincoln, Nebraska. Police say alcohol may have been a factor in the incident.
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