SPOON gets some help from some of The Roots on "Nobody Gets Me But You."

THE POSTELLES did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter.

KATE NASH stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

THE VASELINES drop "Sex With an X" as an advance track.

THE HOLMES BROTHERS played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.

THE BEATLES COMPLETE, On Ukulele.

THE SMITH WESTERNS play "Tonight" at Pitchfest. I saw the full band version.

MORNING BENDERS singer, guitarist, and songwriter Christopher Chu talks to Interview apount inspirations, iPod selections, etc.

RICHARD ASHCROFT talks royalty, rats and rock'n'roll with the Guardian.

TOM JONES: He's actually quite unusual.

ALISON MOSSHART talks to PopMatters about double-duty in the Dead Weather and the Kills.

LINDSAY LOHAN: Stripped down and wearing a ninja mask in a new photoshoot. Clerly, jail and rehab are straightening out the young lady. So much so that sharp objects are off-limits.

JENNIFER ANISTON, otoh, is posing as Barbra Streisand for Harper's Bazaar.

TIGER WOODS reminded Rachel Uchitel that she's not allowed to discuss him on Celebrity Rehab.

WYCLEF JEAN plans to run for president of Haiti? They could do worse. They have done worse!

KATY PERRY is the new cover of the Rolling Stone.  I am reminded of the scene in Almost Famous where Jeff Beebe proclaims,"They don't just put somebody... with one little hit on the cover of Rolling Stone... f***ing magazine, man!" One of the funniest lines in the movie, really.

BRETT FAV-RE: The crocs are a bad look, dude.

QUENTIN TARANTINO might direct The Shadow.

IRAN: A grenade detonated near Ahmedinejad's convoy as it moved through the western city of Hamedan. Officials denied Ahmedinejad was the target of an attack, and claimed it was a "firecracker." Meanwhile, Tehran appears to be answering international criticism of its handling of the case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning by suggesting that she is guilty not only of adultery, but also of murder. Yeah, that's the ticket... murder!

AFGHANISTAN: The US is still sending a mixed message about pursuing a counter-insurgency or counter-terrorism strategy.

KITTEH Can't Jump.

MAN SHOOTS DOG because he believed it was possessed by the devil.

MAN SHOOTS PARROT, could get off scot free.

WHALES flock to tourists, hoping to have their tongues tickled.

RACCOON terrorizes a family in Lake Villa, IL.