Dan Deacon has put rumors to rest that he is on acid. Wonder why we all thought he was... [Pitchfork]

Possibly coming soon: the Ashlee Simpson album of Michael Jackson covers that no one wants to hear. [NY Post]

Jay-Z may release a book explaining his lyrics, in case you still can't define "swagger." [Prefix]

Hot club track alert: the White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army' was used on 'So You Think You Can Dance?' [Stereogum]

If you're from Brooklyn and even a little "pure at heart," Jay Reatard is not your biggest fan. [BrooklynVegan]

Justin Timberlake is in talks to play the Green Hornet, a superhero who may or may not have slick dance moves. [Vulture]

Can this possibly be real? A movie performed entirely in rap? [Best Week Ever]

R. Kelly has really outdone himself in the sexual innuendo department with his new mixtape. [AV Club]

What if the British Invasion was actually a British invasion? [Tumblr]

The Ting Tings' Katie White: Fashion icon? [Luckymag]

A hard-hitting documentary sheds light on the underground Wizard-core scene. [Snagfilms]

Sing one of these 10 karaoke sings and someone will either buy you a drink or punch you in the face. [EW]

Mastodon's very own line of beer? Now there's some band branding we can get behind. [Exclaim]

Music festivals just got Web 2.0-ier. [Beatcrave]

Once you've been included in an Archie comic, you know you've really made it as a musician. [Idolator]

How about some love for Canadian music, eh? [Spin]

Zooey Deschanel makes a pretty hot Sid Vicious. It must be the accent. [Pitchfork]

What if J Dilla produced Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint'? [Prefix]

NPR is webcasting a live Sonic Youth show tonight from Washington, D.C. [NPR]

Finally, the drummers get their time in the spotlight. [Done Waiting]

You like free stuff, don't you? Here's an MP3 courtesy of Chris Cornell. [DC101]

The Weather Channel ushers the death of smooth jazz. [Idolator]

A look at one of music's most irritating pastimes: yelling "Freebird!" at concerts. [Chicago Tribune]

Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis once faced off with the 'Golden Girls' and lived to never write a song about it, as far as we can tell. [Brooklyn Vegan]

Panic at the Disco lose half their members but will still carry on. [Rolling Stone]

Kelly Osbourne calls Lady Gaga a "butter face." This should end well. [Contact Music]

Entertainment Weekly catches up with 18 MTV VJs, but they still haven't found any of the channel's music programming. [EW]

For anyone who has ever struggled to solve a Rubik's Cube, take a look at these cubed-out album covers. [Street Level]

Apparently Jack White appeared in a campy sci-fi flick called 'Mutant Swinger From Mars.' Is that Oscar buzz we hear? [Corner Shop Studios]

Now Kanye West can add 'director' to the list of things he claims to be the best in the world at. [Rolling Stone]

The 'Rock of Ages' cast, crew and audience broke the world record for largest air guitar ensemble (as well as 'most pointless world record'). [BWE]

Moonwalk competition at the Apollo. Who's in? [Gothamist]

Brad Pitt + Department of Eagles = A wonderfully WTF Japanese commercial. [Pitchfork]

Ten classic artist versus fan battles revisited. [Revivl]

Albert Hammond Jr. is ditching the city life. [NME]

Love them or hate them, some of Wilco's lyrics just don't make any sense. [Paste]

A long-shelved Q-Tip album is finally going to see the light of day. [AV Club]

Magnetic Fields do a hilarious cover of Katy Perry's 'Waking Up in Vegas.' [Prefix]

Is that Lady GaGa's hair or a wheel of cheese? [Socialite Life]