SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS brought "Better Things" to Fallon.

THE CLIENTELE stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

OWEN PALLETT stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a chat and mini-set.

JEREMY MESSERSMITH stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. 

ROY ORBISON got a feature plus tracks from All Things Considered.

NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS frontman A.C. Newman is guest-blogging at Rolling Stone, starting with the influence of Cheap trick and Black Sabbath on "Your Hands (Together)." He's also got blog love for Felt.

THE HOLD STEADY: Craig Finn talks to the Herald (Scotland) about filling the void left by the Replacements, Husker Dü and Buffalo Tom. (Thx, LHB.)

SPOON frontman Britt Daniel talks to the Sydney Morning Herald about luck being the residue of effort.

THE WHITE STRIPES: Jack believes Meg has beaten her anxiety issues, which would pave the way for new work.

CHARLIE SHEEN has surrendered legal custody of the two kids he had with Denise Richards. Gawker looks at his current pre-nup.

JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS gets a misspelled star on the Walk of Fame. Congrats, Luis!

SANDRA BULLOCK is beefing up her divorce team.

KENDRA WILKINSON has become involved in a messy legal battle to stop the release of a sordid sex tape, according to RadarOnline. Hef's ex gal pal has a sex tape? I. Am. Stunned.

LINDSAY LOHAN has not attended the required number of alcohol ed courses - and school officials are saying Lindsay has "a bad attitude" and "entitlement issues."  Shocka.

MADONNA is Interview-ed by director Gus Van Sant.

MACHETE dropped an "illegal" trailer, ripped from today's headlines. Remember - it's the trailer for a movie inspired by a trailer. Do I need to mention it's NSFW?

TERROR in NYC: The Connecticut man charged yesterday with the botched Times Square car bombing confessed to trying to slaughter innocent people in retaliation for US drone attacks that wiped out the leadership of his beloved Taliban, according to the NYP. US and Pakistani investigators are giving increased credence to links between Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad and the Pakistan Taliban; if the links are verified, it would mark a stark shift in how the Pakistan Taliban-an affiliate of the Taliban in Afghanistan-and related jihadist groups in Pakistan pursue their goals.

IRAN: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps will increase control of Iran's energy sector.

IRAQ: An agreement to form an alliance between Iranian-backed Shiite blocs gives the final say on political disputes to Iraq's top clerics, solidifying a role for the Shiite religious leadership in the country's likely new government.

A GIANT CARP washed up in the Tennessee flood.

A 200-LB BEAR was rescued from a tree in Oxnard, CA.

A YOUNG STAG was rescued from a school gate in Cold Ash, Berkshire.

CLOUDED LEOPARD CUBS born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute on Feb. 14 have been determined to be male. Awww...some pic.