TITUS ANDRONICUS plays TMBG's "Birdhouse In Your Soul" for The A.V. Club Undercover. (I like Titus, but I'm still partial to Doc Severinsen and his band.)

YUCK did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. Their fuzzed-out, lo-fi pop is a current fave of mine.

MY MORNING JACKET drops "Circuital," the title track from their next LP, plus five live tracks at NPR.

CASS McCOMBS is advance streaming Wit's End.

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

THE MOODY BLUES hit the charts with "Go Now" before going psychedelic.

LOW: Alan Sparhawk talks to Drowned in Sound abut living in England, the new LP, songwriting, etc.

PAUL SIMON talks to Spinner about his new album's religious themes, why the Beatles had an unfair advantage in the '60s and what it's like to sing with Bob Dylan.

PATTERSON HOOD writes for Aquarium Drunkard about Eddie Hinton, whose songs are covered on the new Drive-By truckers album.

THE KINKS: Ray and Dave Davies are meeting next week, and both seem interested in a reunion.

IGGY POP gives some backstory to his American Idol appearance and talks future plans with Billboard.

JANUARY JONES talks to W magazine about Mad Men, mutants and more...

JAY-Z interviews Gwyneth Paltrow, and vice versa.

KRISTEN STEWART celebrated her 21st birthday with the Twilight cast and crew in Vancouver.

LADY GAGA falls off a piano.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON: Neither pregnant or fat, photo notwithstanding. My theory is that just being near Sean Penn makes you look bad.

KIRSTIE ALLEY is wondering whether someone's trying to sabotage her on Dancing With the Stars.

TORI SPELLING and hubby Dean McDermott are expecting their third child.

AN IMPERIAL WALKER For America.

ALLURE: Keri Hilson, Bridget Moynahan, Ashley Tisdale, and Kaley Cuoco stripped down for a photoshoot, in time for Gratuitous Wednesday.

TURKEY: Police rounded up 40 suspected al Qaeda and Turkish Hezbollah operatives during raids throughout the country.

SYRIA: A human rights group claimed that Syrian security forces have killed more than 200 people for protesting against President Assad's government.

IRAN announced plans to construct several more nuclear research reactors. EU ministers announced plans for more sanctions on Iran due to human rights abuses. Bahrain tried three for spying on behalf of Iran.

LIBYA: The French and British foreign ministers criticized NATO for not doing more to target President Gaddafi's forces. "It is not acceptable that Misrata is still under fire and being bombarded by Gaddafi's troops," France's foreign minister said.

PAKISTAN: The Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, or ISI, was behind the 2008 terror assault on Mumbai, according to two Pakistanis detained by the US and on trial for terror activities.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT: A militant rodent in training.

STORM the LION likes to cuddle in bed with her owner.

FERAL CHICKENS have proliferated in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.

MAYBE THE GATOR ate your Boxer.