Remember when Iggy Pop sang, “My Dick is Turning into a Tree”?  Well, that’s a fresh lyric off the newest Stooges album and Nme posted an article today about the importance of Iggy’s wood (to him).  Also, he has a coniferous Coast Redwood brewin’ down there.

Sub Pop’s best worst band name winners have been announced HERE.  Sorry, MC Vagina, maybe next year.

Check out new videos for The Shout Out Louds and Dizee “your head splits like banana” Rascal.

Ted Leo will be making a guest appearance on MTV’s sketch comedy Human Giant this Thursday, May 3rd at 10:30 pm.

Human G

NME reports today that The Jesus and Mary Chain want to hear from you! Post any question to the band about their spilt or the current reunion tour. We asked them if they think a person’s metabolic rate has a direct connection to how many d’s they take per day. More information can be found here.

And while you’re at it, why not give Les Savy Fav a call? According to their website, the guys are looking for people to sing along with their new songs (posted on the website) into an answering machine. I’d rather sing to the big sweaty guy in person, but this is cool too. You will find a phone number and instructions to sing your ass off HERE.

Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festy has announced a few 2007 musical acts including: The Shins, Wu-Tang Clan, DeVotchKa, Devendra Banhart and Gogol Bordello.

You have until Thursday to enter Sub Pop’s best worst band name contest. Will it be Sh-Sh-Sh-Shark Attack!!!? Will MC Vagina receive honorable mention for having songs called, “Pap Smear Leviathan” and “Wombasaurus”? Results will be posted on Friday the 13th.

NME reports that a Pixies tribute album, Dig For Fire, will be released in November featuring contributions by Mogwai, J Mascis, British Sea Power and The Rosebuds.

Tonight:  Andrew Bird on Letterman, Cold War Kids on Conan and Scanners on Carson Daly.

New albums out today: Blonde Redhead – 23, CocoRosie – The Adventures of Ghosthorse & Stillborn, Grinderman (Nick Cave project) – Grinderman, Rosebuds – Night of the Furies and Bright Eyes – Cassadaga (Conor pictured below).

My hair looks pretty hosed these days, but fortunately most girls still wanna bone me.

NME reports that the Beach Boys will release a career retrospective called, The Warmth of the Sun that features remixes by the band members themselves due out May 22nd.  It’s just like having your g-rents at the helm of a new musical montage!

Death Cab will appear as the musical guest on Conan tonight.

Even more new Sasquatch Fest 07 news.  Just added:  Blackalicious, Visqueen and Incredibly Strange Wrestling(?).  Also, the Beastie Boys will be doing an additional instrumental show on Saturday on the Wookie Stage (separate from their Sunday headlining spot).  THEN Mike D will do an A Cappella DJ set on Saturday night from the inside of a Honey Bucket!

Incredibly Strange Wrestling

RJD2 Q & A:  Ask RJD2 anything you want on the XL website.  We asked him which of his collaborators takes the hugest d’s.

Merge Records reports today that Superchunk is back with a brand new 7″ single recorded for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters! The B-side is a version of “Misfits and Mistakes” sung by Meatwad. (This is actually not a joke.)

News sites such as billboard.com, rollingstone.com, and dozens of others are freaking out because of the usage of bagpipes on the White Stripes’ upcoming album, Icky Thump (due out mid-June).  It’s just an air supply and a bag, dudes.

New albums out today:  The Fall – Reformation Post (US release, already out in the UK), Grant Lee Philips – Strangelet and Laura Veirs – Saltbreakers.

Exciting Sasquatch 07 additions:  Michael Showalter and Aziz Ansari hosting the Wookie and Yeti stages.  Also added:  Polyphonic Spree, Blitzen Trapper, Stars of Track and Field, Mix Master Mike, Earl Greyhound, The Blakes, and Clinic.

Pitchfork reports that Spoon will release a new, album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, July 10th.  Despite being one of the whitest men alive, Brit adds the song, “Black Like Me” to the tracklist.

Kings of Leon will appear as the musical guest on Letterman tonight.

Whoa Here it comes, that funny feelin’ again when the Van Halen tour gets postponed indefinitely.  Also, it is worth noting that the site Van Halen News continuously updates VH news from thousands of sources all the time.

Thanks to the fine peeps at Nonesuch records, stream the new Wilco album, Sky Blue Sky to be released on the ides of May.

Jay Reatard:  Great band name, mediocre band.  Regardless, here they are live in Austin.