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Rolling Stone
Tuesday August 7, 2007
TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

VAN HALEN REUNION TOUR CONFIRMEDAfter a false start earlier this year, the Van Halen reunion with David Lee Roth is back on. Rolling Stone has learned the band will formally announce the tour at a press conference sometime next week. The tour, Van Halen's first outing with Roth since 1984, will hit arenas this fall. Click here for more on the tour's line-up, and visit RollingStone.com/vanhalen for more on Van Halen.

PEARL JAM, BEN HARPER, KINGS OF LEON: BEHIND THE SCENES AT LOLLAPALOOZA Smoking Section columnist Austin Scaggs catches the tiny Pearl Jam club show, catches up with the Kings at their hotel room and watches Ben Harper entertain toddlers. Click here for the full story, and for complete festival coverage go to RollingStone.com/festivals.

LAURYN HILL SHOCKS BROOKLYN CROWD WITH TWO-HOUR-PLUS FREE CONCERTThousands packed a Brooklyn, New York, park last night for a last-minute show that many doubted would go off as planned. But Hill, decked out in Sixties chic, not only showed up, she performed lengthy Afro-beat ska arrangements of tracks from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill blended with Bob Marley songs, and all the hits from the Fugees' The Score, ending with a cover of the Sixties classic "Will You Love Me Tomorrow." Click here for a full report from the show, and visit RollingStone.com/laurynhill for more Lauryn Hill.

NEW DAVE MATTHEWS AND SUM 41 ALBUMS REVIEWEDDave Matthews gets unplugged with his old guitar buddy Tim Reynolds live at Radio City Music Hall, and Sum 41 roar back with Underclass Hero. Click here for full reviews and go to RollingStone.com/davematthewsband and RollingStone.com/sum41 for more on these artists.

ROCK ON FILM: ANDRE 3000, JA RULE, NATALIE MAINES, GHOSTFACE HEAD TO THE BIG SCREENThe OutKast star is teaming up with Woody Harrelson and Will Ferrell (and still pondering a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic), while the Dixie Chick is set to play a nurse in an indie film. Click here to find out more about Ja Rule's Queen Latifah-produced autobiographical film, plus Ghostface's turn in the upcoming Iron Man movie, and visit RollingStone.com/rockdaily for the latest music news.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: Common - "Drivin' Me Wild" When he's talking detailing a young couple's vertiginous love affair on the excellent, Lily Allen-assisted "Drivin' Me Wild," Common's ear-grabbing command stands up to almost any MC out there. Click here for more on Common's latest album.

DAILY VIDEO: Dave Matthews Band - "When the World Ends" (Live at Radio City Music Hall)

DAILY REVIEW: Interpol - Our Love to Admire These days, the night-crawling New York boys are sounding a lot like R.E.M., and Our Love to Admire is their version of R.E.M.'s Fables of the Reconstruction; after an epochal debut and an aggressively electric follow-up, here's the solid, understated third album that digs in without trying to break new ground. Click here for more on Interpol's latest album.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: VAN HALEN
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS


Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, 49
B.J. Thomas, 65

TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST)

NBC
11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: MODEST MOUSE
1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: AVRIL LAVIGNE


ABC
12:05am - Jimmy Kimmel Live: ELDAR