TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

Rolling Stone Tuesday, July 31, 2007

TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

"OUR HATS ARE OFF TO DEVO": KORN'S JONATHAN DAVIS RESPONDS TO DE-EVOLUTION DUST-UP When Devo's Jerry Casale complained to Rock Daily about Korn borrowing his band's "de-evolution" concept for a fake film trailer called Devolution: Nature's U-Turn, the new-wave pioneer said he wouldn't hold his breath for due credit. Well, we're happy to report that Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has proven Casale wrong. "Korn never claimed to be the first to expose De-Evolution, our hats are off to Devo for that," he said in a statement to Rolling Stone. Click here for more of Davis' response, and visit RollingStone.com/korn for more Korn.

NEW MUSIC TUESDAYS: PRINCE, COMMON In the latest episode of New Music Tuesdays, Rolling Stone Executive Editor Joe Levy reveals how much he digs Prince's Planet Earth and Common's Finding Forever and assesses how well the Purple One and the Chicago MC rap on their respective records. Click here for Rob Sheffield's primer on lesser-known Prince classics, and visit RollingStone.com/newmusictuesdays to watch Joe Levy's review.

BULLHORN: DID MARK RONSON TURN BOB DYLAN INTO AMY WINEHOUSE? As we first reported yesterday, everyone can now listen to a taste of producer-whiz Mark Ronson's take on Bob Dylan's "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" -- the first time Dylan has approved his songs for a remix. Now Rock Daily wants to know what you think in the latest edition of Bullhorn. Click here to check out the track and submit your review, and visit RollingStone.com/bobdylan for more Bob Dylan.

ROCK ON THE BLOCK: JERRY GARCIA'S SINK COULD BE YOURS Jerrry Garcia's toilet is long gone but you can still get your hands on his sink. David Koltys, the man who bought the late Grateful Dead leader's Marin County home ten years ago, is auctioning off the last of the house's Garcia-used fixtures, including, yes, the kitchen sink. Click here for more on the auction, and visit RollingStone.com/thegratefuldead for more on the Grateful Dead.

J. MASCIS' MEGA-JAM WITH CANDIAN INDIE-ROCK ELITE In the spirit of the Crossroads Festival and Rolling Stone's ongoing celebration of guitar gods and the people who love them, here's a clip of six-string wonder J Mascis joining up with a dozen-plus excited Canadian indie rockers (led by Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew) for a joyous impromptu post-show jam session in Toronto. Click here to check out the video, and visit RollingStone.com/jmascis for more J Mascis.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: Metric - "Ending Start" Savvy new-wave-noise quartet Metric will hit the studio in November to churn out their first new set of tracks since 2005's Live it Out. Click here to check out Live it Out's dreamy "Ending Start".

DAILY VIDEO: New Music Tuesdays - Prince, Common

DAILY REVIEW: Crossroads Backstage: Clapton, Mayer, Trucks and More Hero-Watch Backstage in Chicago "All that was left was a pile of burning guitars," said Robbie Robertson at the end of the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. The scene backstage resembled a big family reunion as host Eric Clapton and John Mayer made themselves at home, both equipped with cameras. The Fender tent was the prime behind-the-scenes hangout, with its guitar-lined walls, velvet couches and of course, air conditioning. But most of the event's guitar heroes could be found clustered together at the side of the stage intently watching their own guitar heroes. Click here for more of the backstage scene.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: PRINCE The complete ROLLINGSTONE.COM archive includes videos, photos, interviews, reviews, and more.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Bill Berry of R.E.M., 49 Will Champion of Coldplay, 29 TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST) NBC 11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO 12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: TEGAN & SARA 1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: LILY ALLEN CBS 11:35pm - The Late Show with David Letterman: GOGOL BORDELLO 12:35am - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: WILL MARFORI ABC 12:05am - Jimmy Kimmel Live: COMMON