Music News Roundup: Queens of the Stone Age, Shakira, Eazy-E, ODB, Bonzo Bash, Google Music, SSMF, Atlas Genius + More

Queens of the Stone Age are back with …Like Clockwork  and I couldn’t be anymore thrilled! QOTSA is fucking ace beyond compare! Check out their new song “I Sat By The Ocean” live From Jool’s Holland performance. also, you can hear a new stream of their brand new single “Keep Your Eyes Peeled” here.

Now they’ve come full circle with music. Google has finally unveiled their music subscription service. Do we really need another one though? what’s the difference or what makes their service stand out from the rest? Read all about it here.

This is pretty neat! Bonzo Bash: Led Zeppelin drummers (would be) 65th birthday with drummer’s of today. Drummers will include Carmine Appice, Michael Cartellone (Skynyrd), Johnny Kelly (Danzig), Jerry Gaskill (King’s X), Liberty Devitto (Billy Joel), Brian Tichy (Whitesnake), Steven Wolf (Alicia Keys) and much more. Click here for tickets and more info!

Looks like the next Rock The Bells concert is going to get a little creepy….with guest appearances by Eazy-E and ODB. this will undoubtedly be their first performances since dying. Did I just write that?

Shakira is reportedly leaving the Voice and a familiar face is reportedly being offered her old position. I say, NOOOOOOO!!!! Shakira has been doing great and I’d really hate to see her go. 

Music News Roundup: Vampire Weekend, Lil Wayne, Tim Lambesis, Daft Punk, Female Sexism, Ja Rule, Michael Jackson, Rivers Cuomo, Killswitch Engage + More

Vampire Weekend’s newest LP Modern Vampires of the City is currently streaming on iTunes in its entirety. Click here NOW!

Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Beware of Darkness have released their debut album titled Orthodox. Check out some behind-the-scenes footage from the band’s very first trip to the UK that recently premiered on Purevolume.com. Love the heavy rock riffs!

Apparently, Lil Wayne’s seizures attack without warning. Glad it didn’t happen when he was walking in Mayweather at his last fight. Can you imagine?

Pharrell Williams has confirmed that he will be touring with Daft Punk. How’s that for getting lucky?

Psy answers to being called the herpes of music by Billie Joe. Psy is the man, don’t fuck with my man ya’ll!

Antarctic rock-gods GWAR have finally announced the ticket info for this year’s GWAR-B-Q, located at Hadad’s Water Park in Richmond, VA. This year sees the event entering its fourth consecutive year while offering its most bone-crushing line-up including Municipal Waste & Corrosion of Conformity. FUN AHEAD.

This should be groovy good! Ed Banger Records will release a compilation titled Ed Rec Vol. X on June 11 in conjunction with Because Music. The 14-track album is available to pre-order now on iTunes.

Theopilus London, featuring the Menahan Street Band, now has an official video for his latest song “Rio” which premiered  on mtvU. Not too shabby.

Singer/screamer Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying has been arrested by San Diego Sheriff’s dept. for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill his wife. Man, say it ain’t so? He’s always been nice to me. Here’s the Sheriff’s dept. statement. Here’s the band’s comments.

How about a video game controlled by a Cello? Here you go!

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo has released a J-Pop album. You read that right! Who knew right?

Music News Roundup: Kriss Kross, KORN, Danny Brown, Flaming Lips, At The Drive-In, Beyonce, Atlas Genius, Skrillex, Black Sabbath + More

Chris Kelly, a.k.a., Mac Daddy, one-half of 90’s rap group Kriss Kross has died. Sadly, cocaine and heroin suspected, no foul play or signs of trauma. RIP.

…And speaking of Kriss Kross, watch The Deftones pay tribute by crossing “Engine No.9” with Kriss kross’ hit “Jump”

Backstage requests by musicians? Pretty freakin’ random. Peep the rundown here. 

“You Lust”which features The Flaming Lips with assistance from Phantogram will premier exclusively on Vice.comfor 48 hours. Click here to view now! Sweetness.

In other LIPS news, the band will perform “Try to Explain” live on The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wed May 15^th. Check local NBC listing for details.