THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS brings in The Onion office staff to play Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping" for The A.V. Club Undercover. And it is terrific.

NEW RELEASES from Memory Tapes, Robert Ellis, Federico Aubele and more are streaming this week via Spinner.

THE RAVEONETTES stopped by WFUV for a chat and mini-set.

BOAT did five free songs for Daytrotter.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Roio shares rehearsals for Bruce's 2009 tour.

DAVID BOWIE plays "Young Americans" for Cavett, looking and sounding too much acquainted with the Thin White Duke.

BON IVER: Justin Vernon talks to American Songwriter about, er, songwriting.

MOUNTAIN GOATS: John Darnielle talks to WUOR about growing up in Cali.

NICK LOWE talks to the L.A. Times about Buddy Holly and Wilco.

GIVERS: The Observer essays their irrepressible good-time vibe.

SLY STONE returns after a nearly 30-year absence with an album dropping August 16.

CHARLIE SHEEN will be roasted on Comedy Central opposite the Ashton Kutcher's debut on Two and a Half Men.

CASEY ANTHONY: Off to find the real killer. Irony alert.

JENNIFER ANISTON: Taking a year off.

ARNOLD & MARIA SPLIT: After Shriver officially filed for divorce from estranged husband, Schwarzenegger reportedly agreed to give his soon-to-be ex-wife a "very generous divorce settlement." Not that he has a great deal of choice, legally or practically.

LENNY KRAVITZ is interviewed by Details.

H'WOOD'S HIGHEST-PAID ACTRESSES, accoridng to Forbes.

THE 10 BEST TOM HANKS FILMS, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Larry Crowne not one of them.

AUSTRALIA: Police in New South Wales state have been given more powers to remove burkas and other face coverings to identify crime suspects. Islamic leaders in the state said they were comfortable with the new measure; civil liberty groups expressed concern.

YEMEN: The top general in the opposition says he rejects a new proposal that would allow the country's embattled Pres Saleh to remain in power until a new leader is found. Meanwhile, the VP says security in his country is "deteriorating," including a growing threat from Al Qaeda.

PAKISTAN: Obama administration officials believe that Pakistan's powerful spy agency ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about the infiltration of militants in the country's military, according to American officials.

AFGHANISTAN: Pres Karzai is locked in a fight over his bid to oust dozens of lawmakers and is grappling with a scandal surrounding Kabul Bank that has curtailed foreign aid. Then there are allegations that he's trying to claim a third term.

SCORPION on a PLANE: Terror at 30000 feet.

A MONKEY steals a camera to take his own picture.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT: Now they're winning a British lottery.

A 70-LB TORTOISE stolen Saturday from a Lincolnwood (IL) exotic animal store has been returned "with only a few minor dings."