GIVERS defy gravity in the clip for "Up Up Up." For fans of Vampire Weekend.

SONDRE LERCHE plays a session at Morning Becomes Eclectic.

THE CIVIL WARS played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.

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

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from Fountains of Wayne, Wilco, Gillian Welch, Paul McCartney and more feature in the latest installment of the long-running series.

WHISKEYTOWN, Live at the 7th Street Entry, October 30, 1997.

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM drops the title track to "Seeds We Sow."

THE 12 MOST MEMORABLE McCARTNEY SOLO SONGS, according to PopMatters.

THE 13 BEST SMITHS SONGS, according to PopMatters.

HOODOO GURUS: "Come Anytime" was the first single from Magna ***** Louder, which came out 22 years ago this week. Get. Off. My. Lawn.

BJORK talks to Pitchfork and Stereogum about the upcoming Biolphilia album/app/thingamajig.

MIKE WATT talks to Aquarium Drunkard about the influences on Hyphenated-man -- Hieronymous Bosch and the Minutemen (who were in turn inspired by Wire).

JOHN LENNON: Closet Reagan Republican? Imagine...

CLARENCE CLEMONS: Eulogy by Bruce Springsteen.

DAVID BAZAN talks to Birmingham Weekly about the making of Strange Negotiations. (Thx, LHB.)

KATE BUSH talks to Interview about The Director's cut, American pop, and more...

LINDSAY LOHAN's painfully relaxing stint under house arrest is finally over.

QUENTIN TARANTINO is on the business end of a nasty and perhaps hoaxy viral email.

CHARLIE SHEEN claims he took steroids for his role in Major League.

DAVID DUCHOVNY & TEA LEONI are separated. No shocka there. A long time coming, really.

PIPPA MIDDLETON was spotted with her supposed ex bf at Wimbledon.

TRACY MORGAN has offended the mentally disabled, just weeks after profusely apologizing to the LGBT community.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4 has a trailer online.

THE HOBBIT has new images online.

OUR FRIENDS, THE SAUDIS detained at least five women accused of defying the men-only driving rule in the ultraconservative Arab kingdom.

IRAN: Britain accused Iran of testing nuclear-capable missiles. the US said Iran is "bragging" about its missile program. Ahmedinejad denounced the arrest of four of his followers in the government.

SYRIA: Security forces killed seven civilians during operations against anti-regime protesters in the villages of Mareyan and Ahsem. Britain accused Iran of supporting Syria's crackdown on anti-regime elements.

LIBYA: France confirmed that it is providing weapons to Libyan rebels fighting Gaddafi.

EGYPT: Security forces wounded more than 1000 protesters at Tahrir Square in Cairo. The protesters demand the prosecution of security officials who killed demonstrators earlier this year.

NANCY the CHIHUAHUA: World's Tiniest Sheepdog. Video at the link.

TURTLES forced a runway closure at NYC's JFK airport.

RABBITS enjoy the ganja, like the dormouse said.

A WATER BUFFALO gored an Australian pensioner to death in the Philippines after the man slammed into the beast while driving home from a nightclub on his motorbike.