Nora at iRockiRoll has details about this years After The Jump Fest. Sounds promising! We’d love to suggest some bands to have participate.

Scarlett Johansson’s cover of Tom Waits’ “Falling Down” can be found here. I don’t know why every one is being so harsh on it. She’s a bit Nico in it, which is never a bad thing. Is that David Bowie in the background?

The Strokes are coming out with a new album!!!! Horay! TheModernAge.org has the details.

ProductShopNYC gets all politically funny today.

Natalie Portman and Devandra Banhart are dating? That’s a fun pairing I guess. I wonder if Lindsay Lohan is seething with jealousy.

Buzzgrinder shares their favorite Muxtapes.

BrooklynVegan has the Popped music line-up. We’ll go anywhere the Ting Tings are playing!!!

Yahoo’s Rob O’Conor has his List of the Ten Most Annoying Singers. I think that’s pretty accurate.

Conor Oberst reveals details about his new solo album.

Our buddy, Tim Kasher from the band Cursive, got his screenplay, Help Wanted Nights, picked up! That means someone will be making a movie about it. Yay Tim! Read the details about this in LA Times, of course.

AP.net has details on how you can be Greeley Estates’ roadie for a day!

They also have some great news for Weezer fans… Weezer’s next album, The Red Album, will be out June 17!

Alkaline Trio posted a new song from their next album up on their MySpace page for the next 24 hours. Listen now while you have a chance!

Castaneda will be appearing on an episode of Shark, a TV show on CBS starring James Woods.

This comes, like, 10 years too late for my social awkwardness: Radiohead has turned W.A.S.T.E. into a social networking site.

Norah Jones’ secret rockband El Madmo, has signed to Conor’s Team Love record label.

Brad Walsh has posted photos from The Factory featuring Martin Bregman, Sam from Mooney Suzuki, and Catherine from the Pierces.