What do you think the chances are that Robert Pattinson wooed Kristen Stewart with a Bon Iver-powered mixtape? Or wait. MAYBE IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND, YOU GUYS.

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On Monday morning, we reported that pop seamstress Amy Winehouse had taken a quick trip to the hospital after an unfortunate collision between some cold and prescription medications she was taking at the time. Amy’s outspoken father Mitch Winehouse, who has already been quite vocal about his enthusiasm for his daughter’s recent breast enhancements, revealed via his television program that the hospital visit was needed to remedy a leak in said breasts instead. “It wasn’t because she had a cold.” he said. “She’s fine, she just had a little (Mitch points to his chest) leaky something or other.” (via MTV UK)

For their punked-out new single “Cousins,” the men of Vampy Weeks shot an equally frenetic clip in a city alley. The Garth Jennings-directed clip is above, the single’s out digitally right now and on vinyl December 7th courtesy of XL. And oh yeah, not sure if you knew this, but their sophomore full-length, Contra, is out January 20th. Stay tuned until tomorrow for yet another update on the Road To The Next Vampire Weekend Record.

Recently reunited grunge godfathers Alice in Chains have been making a go at the Billboard charts in the past few weeks behind their new album Black Gives Way To Blue, the comeback effort entering at No. 5 when it dropped a few weeks back. Though they’re headbanging their way through Europe (check their Jools Holland appearance above) at the moment, they’ve just announced lengthy trek through North American venues in coming months. See a complete list of dates below.

11.20 Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix Zaal
11.21 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
11.23 Dortmund, Germany @ FZW
11.24 Prague, Czech Rep. @ Lucerna
11.25 Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola
11.27 Budapest, Hungary @ Petofi Csarnok
11.29 Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
12.30 Munich, Germany @ Thearterfabrick
12.02 Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
12.03 Fribourg, Switzerland @ Fri-Son
12.04 Paris, France @ Bataclan
12.06 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
12.07 London, UK @ Brixton Academy
12.11 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint (KXTE radio show)
02.12 Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre (KROQ Acoustic Xmas)
02.02 Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
02.04 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
02.06 Salem, OR @ Salem Armory
02.11 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
02.17 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
02.19 Denver, CO @ Fillmore
02.21 Kansas City, MO @ Midland
02.22 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
02.23 Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace
02.25 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
02.27 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
03.01 Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
03.02 Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
03.03 Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
03.05 Richmond, VA @ The National
03.06 Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods
03.08 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
03.12 Atlantic, City, NJ @ Borgata
03.13 Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
03.14 Boston, MA @ Orpheum
03.16 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
03.17 Toronto, ONT @ Sound Academy
03.19 Detroit, MI @ Fillmore State Theatre
03.20 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
03.21 St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkens Auditorium

You may remember reading about the Twitter-riffic dissolution of Jay Reatard’s band a few weeks back or even about the time he asked the Cola Freaks to join him shortly after that. Though we heard whispers about this in a bar late last week but were quickly distracted by a beer, Pitchfork reported yesterday that Wavves’ Nathan Williams has recently adopted a new backing band: bassist Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes, formerly the rhythm section behind Reatard. Please note: these two are not to be confused with members of Reatard’s earlier band The Reatards. They are however, featured prominently in audiovisual evidence up top, a recent YouTube clip of the new three-piece shaking the stage at a recent show in Mexico City.

The vacancy in Williams’ lineup came as former drummer/wild man Zach Hill mangled his hand while playing drums recently. If you’ve ever seen dude hit a drum, that should make some sense. From his mouth to your brain:

so last week in los angeles at wavves practice i somehow mangled/broke/exploded my left hand while playing drums.it was immediately apparent that my injury was a little serious. after stopping practice i was unable to make a fist and my lacerations wouldnt stop bleeding. i visited a clinic and found i had two small fractures. one to the knuckles and one on my pointer finger plus some tweaked ligaments(unable to grip). this isnt a first for me but unfortunately the timing of its forced me to NOT be joining nate on the upcoming european wavves tour. bummer! the entire wavves tour will still go down as scheduled with some friends filling in and backing nate. they’re gonna handle it! hit up the shows! on the upside i should be straight in the hands within a few weeks and will be spending this period working on the new marnie stern album and finishing up my next solo release etc,etc,etc! PEACY P