BAT FOR LASHES released a video for "Sleep Alone."

NEW RELEASES: Modest Mouse, Fruit Bats, Yim Yames (Jim James) , Patrick Wolf and more are streaming this week via Spinner.

NEWPORT REDUX: NPR has more archived performances from the Newport Folk Festival, including sets from Neko Case, Deer Tick, Iron and Wine, Del McCoury, and more...

DANIEL JOHNSON did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter at SxSW.

WILD BEASTS also did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter at SxSW. Tom Fleming talks to Drowned In Sound, with embedded videos.

TOM JONES sings "It's Not Ununsal" and the new "If He Should Ever Leave You" on Canadian Idol, which opens with some great archival footage.

JOE PERNICE talks to Wicked Local about his new novel and soundtrack album. (Thx, LHB.)

GUIDED BY VOICES: The A.V. Club lists gateways into the band's extensive discography.

MAGNETIC FIELDS: Stephin Merritt drops hints to Spinner about his next album, likely due in January.

TORI AMOS: Decider lists five reasons the singer-songwriter is cooler than you think.

TRON LEGACY has a trailer online (where else?).

NAOMI CAMPBELL has been accused of attacking a photographer and putting him in hospital.

RYAN O'NEILL hit on his daughter Tatum at Farrah Fawcett's funeral. And gave his son cocaine at age 11.  Other than thta, a super dad, I'm sure.

LINDSAY LOHAN sparkles in the photoshoot where thieves stole £24,000 of gems.  Will she appear in Machete?

STEVEN SPIELBERG plans to remake "Harvey," which seems like  bad idea.

JUDD APATOW: Is his hot streak over?

BURMA: Defectors have provided evidence which suggests Burma has enlisted North Korean help to build its own nuclear bomb within the next five years.

IRAN: The Obama administration is talking with allies and Congress about the possibility of imposing an extreme economic sanction against Iran if it fails to respond to President Obama's offer to negotiate on its nuclear program: cutting off the country's imports of gasoline and other refined oil products.

AFGHANISTAN: Michael Yon goes on patrol, and comments on the US rules of engagement.

A FERRET gets CPR.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: The bra-wearing donkey.

ARE YOU A MOSQUITO MAGNET? Tips for people like me.

GIRAFFE MANOR: Where the giraffes join you for breakfast. Pics and video at the link.

CROC on a PLANE: None of the passengers on Friday's EgyptAir flight claimed ownership.