Annual New York Music Film Extravaganza CMJ Announces Initial Line-Up: Atlas Sound, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and The Antlers All Confirmed (Man, I Wish That Was Just One Showcase); CMJ Runs October 20-24 [Brooklyn Vegan]

Black Eyed Peas Set New Record For Most Consecutive Weeks As Number One Single; Music Fans Confused As To Who Exactly Has Been Listening To The Black Eyed Peas [NME]

German Electronic Pioneers Kraftwerk To Release Epic 8-Disc Box Set, With Not So Epic 8-Bit Artwork [Pitchfork]

Michael Jackson’s Doctor And Dermatologist To Be Charged With Manslaughter According To…Err…Fox News? [NME]

Patrick Wolf Apologizes For Stage Freakout; More Importantly, Video Of Freakout Remains Mildly Humorous [Pitchfork]

Stream Danish Shoegazers Mew’s New Album, No More Stories…, (Just a Little) Early; Released August 24 [NME]

Banned And Unflattering 1972 Rolling Stones Documentary Cocksucker Blues Streaming On Internet – See Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Come Off As Assholes BEFORE That Was Obvious Upon Seconds of Exposure! [Prefix]

Southern Rap Pioneers OutKast’s Big Boi Announces New Solo LP, Sir Luscious Leftfoot: Son of Chico Dusty (Uhh..Awesome); Will Be Released “In A Few Months” [The Tripwire]

compiled by Max Sebela