Rotten Tomatoes featured an interview with New Moon director Chris Weitz last week in which the Twilight sequel’s director went deep on the film’s still germinating soundtrack. Why was this of note? Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke was said to be interested in contributing an original song. But according to Pitchfork, Weitz is now confirming that Yorke has in fact written a song to be included on the soundtrack and the American Pie director will get a chance to hear it for the first time today. “Unless it’s sounds of him belching,” Weitz said, “I think I’ll put it in.”

But wait! There’s more! Yorke has esteemed company: Wisconsin bard and nascent philanthropist Bon Iver has also been confirmed as a contributor to the soundtrack. This is all pretty weird.

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver has been named as the Honorary Chair of AIDS Walk Wisconsin, to be held at the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee. Vernon will perform and address an expected crowd of 5,000 at the start of the charitable walk on October 11, after spending the summer promoting registration and fundraising for the AIDS Walk. As Doug Nelson, President and CEO of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, says, “This is an AIDS Walk you won’t want to miss.”

Register early for the AIDS Walk at its website, www.aidswalkwis.org, or by calling 1-800-348 WALK.

Justin Vernon and his guitar-noodling buddies from Wisconsin known as Collections of Colonies of Bees are joining forces as Volcano Choir for an album called Unmap. The musicians have known each other since the days when Vernon was just a dude in a band unfortunately named DeYarmond Edison, and these songs originate from those days. After the jump you can see the album cover and tracklisting for Unmap along with video of
Collections of Colonies of Bees’ recent show in Tokyo.
Jagjaguwar will release the first project by Volcano Choir, Unmap, on September 22nd (21st in the UK), worldwide.

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We’ve been scrambling to keep you up-to-date as Glastonbury’s slowly leaked megaconfirmation after megaconfirmation in the past few months. But today’s full lineup announcement is something to behold, the headlining package of Neil Young, the Boss and a reunited Blur now propped up by a roster so behemoth and iron-clad, it’s equal parts intimidating and enticing. Also playing: Bloc Party, Lady Gaga, Jarvis Cocker, Regina Spektor, Maximo Park, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Lily Allen, Tom Jones, Pete Doherty, Q-Tip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Streets, Ray Davies and and and and…
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Last week we took you inside Radio City Music Hall with some pictures from the Dark Was The Night concert, a benefit project and album for the Red Hot organization. Now we’ve got one better with some live video of Bon Iver and My Brightest Diamond performing “Flume.”
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