BEN FOLDS plays Chatroulette live in Charlotte.

NEW RELEASES: Jenny Owen Youngs, Elliot Smith reissues, Mose Allison, Bettie Serveert, The Weakerthans and more are streaming this week via Spinner.

THE HOLD STEADY drops "Hurricane J" as an advance track.

THE XX stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a chat and mini-set.

THE MIDDLE EAST also stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a chat and mini-set.

THE MINDBENDERS bring Twofer Tuesday: "Game of Love" and "Groovy Kind of Love."

ALEX CHILTON: Whitney Matheson collects video clips from the SxSW tribute.

SLEATER-KINNEY: Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss have formed a new band and mull a full reunion in the next five years.

SMASHING PUMPKINS: Billy Corgan talks to ARTISTdirect about <i itxtvisited="1">Teargarden By Kaleidyscope, social networks, a desire to work with Tarantino or Scorsese and more...

PETE DOHERTY was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs following the death of the heiress Robin Whitehead at a flat in east London.

AC/DC concert runs into problems with exotic birds and unexploded WWII bombs.

TIGER WOODS gave his first interview since his life fell apart.

SACHA BARON COHEN and ISLA FISHER got hitched in Paris.

SANDRA BULLOCK and JESSE JAMES may also end up refighting their child custody battle against former adult film actress Janine Lindemulder, as a result of their current marital strife.

KIM KARDASHIAN and REGGIE BUSH are reportedly on the rocks again.

AVRIL LAVIGNE, thought to be divorcing Derrick Whibley, apparently got a tattoo with him instead.

REESE WITHERSPOON stepped out with new boyfriend, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, over the weekend.

HOGWARTS was destroyed in a blaze as filming the final battle scene for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows went disastrously wrong.

TRANSFORMERS 3 will boast John Malkovich and Frances McDormand?

CAPTAIN AMERICA will be played by the Human Torch (who was denied a bank loan).

IRAN: The grandson of former President Rafsanjani was detained for involvement in opposition protests.  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sharply denounced the United States on Sunday, accusing it of plotting to overthrow the clerical leadership in a chilly response to an overture by Pres. Obama for better cultural ties.

PAKISTAN will investigate AQ Khan's ties to Iran's nuclear program. ROTFL. According to Afghan officials and diplomats in Kabul, the recent roll-up of Taliban leaders has dealt a blow to secret, preliminary talks under way during the past six months between Pres. Karzai and the Taliban, as well as others between the Taliban and UN envoys.

AFGHANISTAN: Why is Russia getting a little more helpful? Heroin.

CAT vs BABY: Who you got?

A PEACOCK that escaped from its north Edmonton backyard has managed to elude fire fighters, police and neighbors by hopping from roof to roof, at one point flying 20 feet up a tree then disappearing somewhere in the area.

HUNDREDS OF EXOTIC BIRDS and a dog have died in a blaze that destroyed a building at a private Las Vegas nature preserve and sanctuary.

OVER 150 BIRD HOUSES flew the coop after thieves hooked into a trailer rig in broad daylight and dragged it off.