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Jeff Tweedy Opens Up About Jay Bennett's Death

Jeff Tweedy has spoken out about his relationship with Wilco's former multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett, who unexpectedly died in May from an overdose of painkillers. In a new interview with WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, Tweedy speaks about Bennett's tumultuous exit from the band, the shock of his passing at age 45 and the lawsuit Bennett filed against the band for breach of contract earlier this spring.

"A lot has been made of the relationship that Jay and I had as if it was in a vacuum and not as a part of a band," says Tweedy. "The problem is that when Jay left the band everybody in the band was having a difficult time making that relationship work and be fruitful and having it thrive. And sadly that was just an untenable situation for all of us."

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Courtney Love Blames Malnourishment on Financial Stress

Courtney Love isn't saying she's anorexic, but she concedes she's looking "painfully thin" lately. "I know I've got too skinny," the Hole frontwoman told the Daily Mirror. "I know I need to sort it out."

Love, who looked downright voluptuous a few years ago, says her doctor diagnosed her with malnutrition two weeks ago. "He gave me a massive shot of vitamins and told me to start eating," said the 44-year-old rocker, who reportedly weighs just 84 pounds and is five feet, 10 inches tall.

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Death Cab for Cutie Think Jared Leto Should Stick to Acting

Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer think 30 Seconds to Mars' frontman Jared Leto should stick to acting. In a new interview, the DCFC members say Leto -- whose break came as Jordan Catalano on 'My So-Called Life' -- is putting on in his music.

"Not to throw anyone under the bus, but Jared Leto and his band 30 Seconds to Mars -- he's acting the part," Harmer tells the Big Takeover.

"He's a professional actor in music; so there's no way to feel any sincerity about his position as a musician," says frontman Gibbard, who, interestingly enough, is engaged to actress/musician Zooey Deschanel. "Because he makes a living playing characters -- so why wouldn't he be able to take a step forward? Then you're also acting what you think a rock star should act like."

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Billy Corgan Releases Collaboration With the Late Sky Saxon

Prior to his death last week, Seeds singer Sky Saxon teamed with Billy Corgan to write and record a duet called 'Choose to Choose Love.' A video of the previously unreleased tune is available on a Facebook page dedicated to the late garage rocker.

"Sky lived everyday with the concept of love as his guide, and he walked the talk," blogged the Smashing Pumpkins frontman in a recent post. "He was a spiritual warrior who would tell me that Yahowha knew the beauty of our hearts, and that musicians were the living prophets of the world." Corgan also posted the lyrics for the song here.

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Eddie Van Halen Marries Longtime Girlfriend

Eddie Van Halen married his longtime girlfriend on the grounds of his seven-acre manse Saturday night. Wearing flip-flops, the iconic guitarist wed Janie Liszewski, in his estate's garden after she came down the aisle to a performance of Van Halen's 'When It's Love' by the Sonus Quartet.

According to People, Eddies 18-year-old son, Wolfgang, served as best man for his second marriage. The 54-year-old guitarist's drummer/brother Alex Van Halen, an ordained minister, officiated at the 20-minute, non-denominational service. Van Halen's ex-wife, Valerie Bertinelli -- who he divorced in 2006, after 25 years of marriage -- was among the 100 or so guests who sipped non-alcoholic beverages from the lemonade bar in honor of Eddie's year-and-a-half of sobriety.

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Dirty Projectors Involved in Van Crash

Brooklyn experimental indie rockers the Dirty Projectors were forced to cancel their imminent Canadian gigs after their van flipped over Tuesday afternoon outside of Detroit. All six members of the band were treated and released at a nearby hospital, but in the wake of the experience, they will fly home to New York on Wednesday to regroup and rest.

"We are all pretty much fine -- all walking and talking and all of that -- just a little sore and a little shaken," the group explained in a MySpace post titled 'We're OK.'

"After stopping at a fruit stand at about 3pm today," the post continued, "we got back on the highway headed towards Toronto. At about 3:15, on the other side of the highway, a semi-truck moved into the left lane, not seeing the car that was there, and sent the car flying out of control over the meridian and right at us. The car hit us in the back and sent us flying onto our side, at which point we slid quite a ways down the road. Everyone was wearing a seatbelt except for [band leader] Dave [Longstreth] and [drummer] Brian [McOmber], but they and all of the rest of us luckily came out fine!"

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Jack White and Jimmy Page Condemn 'Guitar Hero'

Don't expect Jack White and Jimmy Page to be hangin' out in a basement, throwing back a few and rocking out to 'Guitar Hero' anytime soon. For one, yes, they probably have better things to do. But for two, the respective White Stripes and Led Zeppelin guitarists criticized the popular video game as an undesirable way for people to be exposed to music.

"It's depressing to have a label come and tell you that ['Guitar Hero'] is how kids are learning about music and experiencing music," White said at an L.A. press conference Friday for the upcoming Davis Guggenheim documentary, 'It Might Get Loud.' The film -- which focuses on three masters of the instrument from different generations -- chronicles White, Page and U2's the Edge.

While White added that he doesn't want to dictate "which format people should get their music in" he said, "If you have to be in a video game to get in front of them, that's a little sad."

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