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Jack Black: Tenacious D Album Better Than Jack White, Foo Fighters and Gotye Records Combined

Listenable though they may be, Jack Black says, the recent offerings from Jack White, Tom Waits, the Foo Fighters and Gotye all share one thing in common: They're not as good as the new Tenacious D album, Rize of the Fenix.






Donovan Q&A, on Dylan Rivalry, Helping Paul McCartney Write 'Yellow Submarine'

Donovan tells Spinner about being inducted into the Rock Hall, his newest anthology set, the early days with Bob Dylan, his friendship with the Beatles, and his involvement with the David Lynch Foundation.








Company, 'Something About You' -- Free MP3 Download

"Theres that scene in the 'Starsky & Hutch' movie where Ben Stiller is messed up on cocaine and Owen Wilson plays that one song and there's cartoon birds flying around his head ..."








School Knights, 'Powerslut' Video Premiere: Gender-Role Criticism and Whiskey

Sometimes, chillin' with the gals is the best way to spend a school night, especially when that beeotch "Jennifer" is at a super cool show and forgot to invite you. How do you "forget" to invite someone?








Dropkick Murphys: Pro-Union Punks Slam Republican for Using Their Song in Rally

Boston band Dropkick Murphys recently called out Wisconsin Republican Jeff Fitzgerald for using "Shipping Up to Boston" in a campaign stop. Politicians should probably start asking for permission, shouldn't they?

Chuck Brown, pioneer of Washington D.C.'s go-go funk scene, died earlier today at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. He was 75.

Brown, who is best known for his hit "Bustin' Loose" (interpolated on Nelly's 2002 single "Hot in Herre"), had apparently been ill for some time, and was hospitalized with pneumonia on April 18.

Brown's career began with an early stint as a guitarist for Jerry Butler and The Earls of Rhythm in the early '60's, before founding his own band, the Soul Searchers, launching D.C.'s go-go sound, a unique blend of percussive funk and soul and Latin music, which became a local phenomenon.

Picking up hitchhikers is risky: There's always a chance you'll get a weirdo. That's what happened earlier today to Here We Go Magic, but the Ohio foursome didn't wind up with just any oddball. They landed the king: Film director John Waters, the mustachioed man behind such classic films as "Pink Flamingos" and "Crybaby."

"Just picked up John Waters hitchhiking in the middle of Ohio.. No joke. Waters in the van," the band tweeted this morning, eliciting some skepticism from followers.

In a follow-up post, the band affirmed its story was "absolutely 100% pinky sworn true," adding, "He even carries a mixtape to listen to!"

Artist: Donora
Video: "And Then the Girls"
Highlight: "For this video, we wanted to do something really fun and joyful and colorful. We also knew we wanted to incorporate roller skating somehow in the video, so we scoured YouTube for some inspiration," singer Casey Hanner tells Spinner. "That's how we came across Joey Pagan's videos. He considers what he does 'roller dancing' and his style was perfect for what we were looking for. We had also been working with the very talented Ben Tabas around that same time on some live projections for our shows, and we knew his style would be perfect for a fun and retro video featuring some ridiculous roller dancing. Ben got the OK to use some of Joey's VHS taped performances, I jumped in front of a green screen, and Ben worked his magic!"

Watch Donora's "And Then the Girls" Video

Burlington, Ontario band Walk Off The Earth's cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" has gone from viral video sensation to full-on viral pandemic.

According to a press release today, the group's YouTube video -- which features all five members performing the song on one guitar -- recently passed 100,000,000 views, making it "the most popular cover song ever posted on YouTube."

The song, which as of Wednesday afternoon stands officially at 107,448,843 views, garnered attention globally. The group also caught the attention of Ellen DeGeneres who invited Walk Off the Earth to perform on her show. That specific performance has over two million hits alone.

Check out Jeff the Brotherhood's new Dan Auerbach-produced jam "Sixpack." Do it. [Spin]

Name 10 things that aren't Skrillex. It's harder than you think. [Antiquiet]

Gotye has everyday applications! [Out-Gayed-Myself]

You have to give American politicians some credit as it's been several weeks since anyone's been caught using an artist's music without permission. But according to Punknews that streak came to an end over the weekend when Boston band Dropkick Murphys called out Wisconsin Republican Jeff Fitzgerald for using "Shipping Up to Boston" in a campaign stop.

"We just got word that Wisconsin State Rep and Speaker of the State Assembly Jeff Fitzgerald used 'Shipping Up to Boston' as his walk-on song yesterday at the Wisconsin GOP Convention in Green Bay," the band wrote in a Facebook post. "The stupidity and irony of this is laughable. A Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate -- and crony of anti-Union Governor Scott Walker -- using a Dropkick Murphy song as an intro is like a white supremacist coming out to gangsta rap!"