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Rolling Stone
Monday August 6, 2007
TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

PEARL JAM, BEN HARPER, DAFT PUNK ROCK LOLLAPALOOZAPearl Jam closed out Lollapalooza's third year in Chicago on Sunday with a two-hour career-spanning set that included "Corduroy," "Do the Evolution," "Rearviewmirror" and "World Wide Suicide," as well as an encore duet with Ben Harper on "Rockin' in the Free World." Other highlights of the three-day festival included Harper's performances as a headliner on Friday night and as a Kidzapalooza surprise guest on Sunday afternoon, where he played "Steal My Kisses" before a crowd of dancing toddlers. Daft Punk's Friday headlining set from their perch in a gigantic pyramid came without Kanye West offering a live rendition of "Stronger," while British favorite Muse played a show on Saturday that was as loud as the stage lights were bright, mixing in crowd favorite "Time Is Running Out" with a cover of "Feeling Good." Click here for complete coverage and backstage videos and visit RollingStone.com/festivals for more festival coverage.

SPOKEPERSON DEBUNKS BRIAN WILSON/PAUL MCCARTNEY DUET RUMORA representative for Brian Wilson sets the record straight regarding the rumor that Paul McCartney will join Brian Wilson onstage at London's Royal Festival Hall to perform a track from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: "There has never even been a discussion about Paul and Brian performing together . . . Brian has been working hard on his commissioned piece and is teaching his amazing band along with the Stockholm Strings 'n Horns the parts." Click here for more on the original rumor, and visit RollingStone.com/paulmccartney for more Paul McCartney.

LEE HAZLEWOOD, WRITER OF "THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN'," DIES AT AGE 78Lee Hazlewood, the singer-songwriter who penned Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'," and went on to become a cult favorite recording artist in his later years, died this weekend. He was 78. Hazlewood also produced for Gram Parsons and Duane Eddy and is survived by his third wife and three children. Click here for more on this story.

THE POLICE, SMASHING PUMPKINS, WU-TANG CLAN AND MORE PLAY U.S. VIRGIN FESTIVALThe Police headlined the first night of the second-ever U.S. Virgin Festival in Baltimore this weekend, playing a set drawing on older songs with slightly modified arrangements -- not unlike the rest of their current reunion tour. Sunday closed out with an electrifying set from the Smashing Pumpkins, including Billy Corgan's interpretation of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and classic Pumpkins tunes like "Tonight, Tonight." Other highlights included Sunday's Wu-Tang Clan set, which Virgin founder Richard Branson made sure not to miss, and Beastie Boys' dance-inducing Saturday performance. Click here for complete coverage, and visit RollingStone.com/festivals for complete festival coverage.

ROBERT PLANT TO COLLABORATE WITH ALISON KRAUSSAfter reportedly laughing off Led Zeppelin reunion rumors, Robert Plant has announced he has recorded an album with bluegrass songstress Alison Krauss. The album, called Raising Sand, will arrive in stores October 23 and includes songwriters ranging from Tom Waits to Phil and Don Everly. Click here for more on this story, and visit RollingStone.com/ledzeppelin for more Led Zeppelin.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: Korn - "I Will Protect You" Strength is not always in numbers, but Korn - down to three members after losing guitarist Brian "Head" Welch (to religion) and drummer David Silveria (officially on "hiatus") - sound wounded and diminished now. Only in the closing fury of "I Will Protect You" do Korn come alive here with the stuttering ferocity of their prime. Click here for more on Korn's latest album.

DAILY VIDEO: Lollapalooza: Backstage With Silverchair and Interpol

DAILY REVIEW: Velvet Revolver - Libertad Velvet Revolver are an impressive act of defiance: a band of old-school bad boys from twentieth-century megagroups who make a rocket-guitar racket that is more compelling than most current woe-is-me punk and emo. The blitz in "Let It Roll," "Get Out the Door" and "Pills, Demons & Etc." may be second nature to guys who did time in Guns n' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, but there is plenty of thrill in the fuzz-lined hard-rubber bends of Slash's guitar breaks and the way bassist Duff McKagan keeps time, like a cop swinging a billy club. Click here for more on Velvet Revolver's latest album.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: PEARL JAM
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TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST)

NBC
11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: MIMS
12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: SHINY TOY GUNS
1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: JAMES MORRISON

CBS
11:35pm - The Late Show with David Letterman: MUTE MATH
12:35am - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: AUGIE MARCH

ABC
12:05am - Jimmy Kimmel Live: MAROON 5