Suicide

Matty’s playlist is all over the place in the best way, with Arab Strap, Jimmy Eat World, Monica, Brian Eno, Suicide, Astrud Gilberto, and more…

Cold Cave also have a new Absolute Body Control cover out, and Wes has a poetry book with Mark Lanegan on the way…

You can also win tickets to Gogol Bordello’s upcoming Long Island show.

The second annual Suicide tribute at NYC’s Bowery Electric also includes members of The Fleshtones, B-Girls, The Gories, and more.

CupcakKe is reportedly confirmed to be okay after posting a suicidal message to social media.

”A longtime sufferer of mental illness, she took her own life outside of Portland, Oregon,” Jill’s family and bandmates said in a statement to Blabbermouth.

Bowery Electric’s “Sally Can’t Dance” party hosted a tribute to Suicide and the late Alan Vega on Thursday (1/25) that featured a whole host of notable folk, including Martin Rev, Ric Ocasek, Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, Jesse Malin, Joseph Arthur, Bob Bert, and more…

Moon Duo follow up last year’s two-part Occult Architecture records with a new single that’ll be out January 19 via Sacred Bones. One side features a cover of Suicide’s “Jukebox Baby” and on the flip it’s a cover of The Stooges’ “No Fun.”

Also on the bill: Kid Congo, Bob Bert (Sonic Youth), JG Thirlwell (Foetus), Jesse Malin, Peter Zaremba (Fleshtones) and more.

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda says “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.”