MGMT drops a wacky video for "Your Life Is A Lie" ahead of their self-titled LP. More cowbell... sort of. ANDREW BIRD played a set at the Newport Folk Festival. BOMBINO played a set at the Newport Folk Festival. SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION played a set at the Newport Folk Festival. HEY MARSAILLES played a set at the Newport Folk Festival. THE JULIE RUIN drops “Ha Ha Ha” ahead of Run Fast. BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD lip-synchs "Mr. Soul" from a show that cannot be mentioned (minus bassist Bruce Palmer for legal reasons), plus a live take on "Rock'n Roll Woman" for your Twofer Tuesday. And while "Mr. Soul" opens with a bit of "For What It's Worth," you can get a full serving as a bonus. THE BEATLES discuss Revolver, released 47 years ago this week. ROBERT PLANT: Why won't he reuinte Led Zeppelin? ARIEL PINK & GOGOL BORDELLO: Both in court, but not against each other. BLOC PARTY's TOP 10, according to Stereogum. KRISTEN STEWART & ROBERT PATTINSON: Together again? JUSTIN BIEBER's entourage is under investigation for a brutal fight that left a nightclub patron sprawled out in the parking lot. SIMON COWELL is reportedly pressuring his soon-to-be baby mama, Lauren Silverman, to settle her nasty divorce. TERRENCE HOWARD has been accused by his ex-wife of beating her badly during a heated argument in Costa Rica. LADY GAGA's damaging secrets have been sealed away. ETERNA may have the last trailer you'll ever need to see. THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA 68 years ago today. The act that ushered in the nuclear age, but also helped end World War II, still stokes controversy. Three men involved in the attack on Hiroshima share their memories with the BBC. Film showing the effects of the attack was classified for decades, as were the complete (unredacted) "Magic" military intercepts, which tend to show Japan was not about to surrender. Those interested in a relatively neutral view of the events leading to the bombing could do worse than 1995's Hiroshima, a joint Canadian-Japanese production for Showtime. AMERICAN special forces units overseas have been on alert for the past several days for a mission to attack potential al Qaeda targets if those behind the most recent terror threats against US interests can be identified, a senior Obama administration official told CNN. US officials acknowledged the interception of messages last week from al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri ordering al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to attack Western interests as early as Aug. 4. The State Department added Rwanda, Burundi, Madagascar, and Mauritius to the list of countries where US diplomatic missions have been closed due to the al Qaeda threat. The State Dept. is reevaluating a previous assessment that downplayed the degree of Iranian support for terrorist activity in Latin America. EGYPT: Supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi continued protests calling for his reinstatement. IRAN could begin producing weapons-grade plutonium by next summer, US and European officials believe, using a different nuclear technology that would be easier for foreign countries to attack. CAT adopts BABY SQUIRREL, teaches it to purr...mass hysteria! JUSTIN THE KITTEN survived a fire and found a family. AN ESCAPED PYTHON strangled two young boys as they slept, according to the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. KANGAROOS have two tickets to the gun show for you.
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