DR. DOG drops "Shadow People" on the 'Gum.

OF MONTREAL palyed the 9:30 Club; you can stream the gig on demand via NPR.

SHARON VON ETTEN is advance streaming Epic.

KELE (of Bloc Party) stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

JOHN VANDERSLICE has a new, free EP to download, Green Grow the Rushes.

THE CONTOURS: "Do You Love Me?"

ARCADE FIRE: Win Butler says, "I can't see myself doing this 10 years from now. We've been a band now as long as the Beatles, and pop music is a young man's game." Tell it to Mick and Keith. Plus, ping-pong with Pavement.

BLACK MOUNTAIN bassist Matt Camirand talks to the Vancouver Sun about stripping things down with an outside producer for their new LP. Meanwhile, Dose talks to Stephen McBean.

WEEZER launches a new YouTube stunt.

GOOGLE MUSIC details are leaking online.  The twist appears to involve streaming from your online music locker.

MAD MEL UPDATE: Master of Disguise.

LINDSAY LOHAN: Back with Samantha Ronson?

ASTON KUTCHER denies cheating rumors from the ever-reliable Star magazine.

CASEY AFFLECK settled sexual harassment cases filed against him by two women who worked on his documentary about actor Joaquin Phoenix.

THE BIG BANG THEORY stars are getting fat new paychecks just as the hit CBS comedy is getting ready for its big move to Thursdays next week.

RYAN REYNOLDS is profiled by GQ. His new movie, Buried, tells the story of a contractor buried alive in Iraq.

BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN talks to Details about 90210, Desperate Housewives, and his wife - Megan Fox.

HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS: New TV trailer.

ISLAMISM in the USA: On the Advice of the FBI, Cartoonist Molly Norris Disappears From View.

IRAN: Former Pres. Rasfanjani criticized the government in unusually blunt terms, saying that it is not taking US-led sanctions seriously enough and that Iran could become a "dictatorship." That's what passes for blunt in Iran.

AFGHANISTAN: US forces launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan early Wednesday in the district that gave birth to the Taliban movement, in what could be one of the most important offensives of the war.

MOCHI CAN CAT-CH: Let's go to the video.

CAMEL stuck in a sinkhole in Oregon City, OR.

A VULTURE crashed into a medical helicopter near Nogalez, AZ, and hit the pilot in the chest.

YOGA BEAR: Calmer than the average bear.