UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA drops "From The Sun" as a clip from II. Has a bit of a White Album vibe.

SHOUT OUT LOUDS stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

LISSIE swung through The Current studio to play a few songs and chat with host Mary Lucia.

OBLIVIANS are advance streaming Desperation.

FUTURE BIBLE HEROES are advance streaming Partygoing.

SURFER BLOOD drops "Gravity" ahead of Pythons.

CLARENCE BURKE, JR,  the lead singer of the Five Stairsteps, a sibling R&B group once regarded as “the first family of soul,” died Sunday, a day after he turned 64. Their hits included “World of Fantasy,” “Don't Change Your Love,” “From Us to You” and their biggest – “O-o-h Child,” released in 1970.

LAURA MARLING talks to Consequence of Sound about her latest album, working with longtime collaborator Ethan Johns, and the need to simplify.

DEVENDRA BANHART talks to Seattle Weekly about his parents, the intent behind Mala, and what he envisions for future releases. (Thx, LHB.)

WHY POP STARS RULE THE WORLD, according to New York magazine.

ALT-J  debuted a pioneering new piece of gig technology that aims to stop people recording shows on their phones. 

AMANDA BYNES: Is her drug case falling apart? Is she schizo?

MILEY CYRUS & LIAM HEMSWORTH: Dunzo again.

COURTENEY COX & DAVID ARQUETTE: Finally divorced.

ADAM LEVINE said he hates America over a hot mic, but clarified his remark to say that he loves America.

KATE UPTON is furious with Victoria's Secret.

GEORGE MICHAEL has left the hospital after being treated for injuries following a bizarre incident on the M1.

TWO AND A HALF MEN: Charlie had a daughter?

FRANCE: French police arrested a 22-year-old follower of "radical Islam" for the recent attempted murder of a French soldier in Paris. The suspect, identified as "Alexandre D.," was filmed praying a Muslim prayer before stabbing the soldier several times in the throat.

PAKISTAN: A US drone killed the Taliban's second-in-command.

SYRIA: The rebel Syrian Military Council warned Hezbollah yesterday to remove its fighters from Syria within 24 hours or face "all measures."

LIBYA: French Foreign Minister Fabius said Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Mali, and Egypt must work together to help Libya address the growing Islamist threat in the southern part of the country; al Qaeda uses the area for arms trafficking.

IRAN could become even more isolated from the West than ever after its presidential "election".

A RARE BABY WHITE RHINO takes his first steps.

BLACK RAT SNAKES are falling out of trees in DC, headed for the Capitol.

A 200-LB BEAR was euthanized after attempting to chase a dog into a Connecticut home.

THE SWARM: Thousands of Formosan termites took over New Orleans. With video.