Rolling Stone Thursday September 27, 2007

TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

JUDGE DECLARES MISTRIAL IN PHIL SPECTOR CASE After the jury proved unable to reach a unanimous decision in a second round of deliberations, the judge in Phil Spector's murder trial declared a mistrial. Click HERE for full details and what this means for Spector.

AXL ROSE IN THE STUDIO WITH SEBASTIAN BACH Last month Rolling Stone reported that Axl Rose had been in the studio collaborating with Sebastian Bach earlier this year. Now Bach has sent RS a photo of the two working on Bach's first album since 1999 along with an update on the record and his thoughts on the still-forthcoming Chinese Democracy. Click HERE to see the photo and read what Bach has to say.

RADIOHEAD POST MORE CRYPTIC MESSAGES, REVEAL ALBUM INFO Radiohead are continuing to send fans cryptic messages via their Web site, with the latest batch revealing possible album tracks as well as a potential release date for the record. Click HERE for the latest.

WILL.I.AM SAYS NEW FERGIE ALBUM IN THE WORKS Will.i.am tells Rolling Stone Fergie's next solo record is already half done: "If [label head] Jimmy Iovine said, 'Will, I need a Fergie record, turn it into me next week.' I'd have it." Click HERE to find out how Will and Fergie put an album together.

ROLLING STONE BREAKING ARTIST: SANTOGOLD Santogold is Santi White, a Philly-born, Wesleyan-educated producer-turned-songwriter, and her partner in rock, Johnny Rodeo, who create eccentric pop that's a culture-clash of world music, blips and bleeps, and a healthy dose of reggae. Click HERE to find out more and watch a video from the duo.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: John Fogerty - "Creedence Song" Fogerty's documentary roots rock was always rebel music, a counterculture of factory-floor politics via Hank Williams and Dale Hawkins. Revival is no rerun. It is Fogerty getting back to work -- and finally acting on his own advice, in a song he's actually named after his old band: "You can't go wrong if you play a little bit of that Creedence song." Click HERE for more.

DAILY VIDEO: Rolling Stone Breaking Artist - Santogold

DAILY REVIEW: Betty LaVette - The Scene of the Crime Until she was rediscovered early this decade, Detroit's Bettye LaVette was a great lost soul diva, her career derailed in the early Seventies due largely to record-label troubles. LaVette made a comeback in recent years, earning a spate of new fans -- including Southern rockers the Drive-By Truckers, who back LaVette on this covers-heavy set. Click HERE for more on the album.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: GUNS N' ROSES The complete ROLLINGSTONE.COM archive includes videos, photos, interviews, reviews, and more.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Avril Lavigne, 23 Meat Loaf, 60 TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST) NBC 11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: RAUL MIDON 12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien:BJORK 1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: MYSTERY JETS CBS 11:35pm - The Late Show with David Letterman: MELISSA ETHERIDGE 12:35am - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: CARY BROTHERS 12:05am - Jimmy Kimmel Live - FRANKIE VALLI