Everclear has a mini-site for their new single, Hater, complete with images of Paris Hilton and Donald Rumsfeld.

Aversion reports that Paris Hilton is preparing her debut for the masses. Her first single, Stars Are Blind, is set to be released in June with an album of hip hop, reggae, rock and pop to follow on her own Warner imprint, Heiress Records

UPDATE: And here’s some truely skank-tastic photos of Paris during her video shoot. Gross.

Josh Scogin, former vocalist of Norma Jean and currently of The Chariot, has a hip hop project called Oh Henry. They have two songs available for listening.

Artwork for the latest from Silverstein, 18 Candles: The Early Years, out May 30th. [interpunk]

For some reason Stryper has aligned themselves with Joel Madden and decided to start their own Burnlounge store. The say on their myspace;

It is a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone to be a part of the music industry/business.
We don’t usually get this excited about anything, but we are REALLY excited about BurnLounge and we wanted to share it with all of you.

Oh boy!

SEE ALSO: Joel Madden And Burnlounge, Burnlounge Gets Spammed, Tony Zeoli On Burnlounge

The murder of rapper Proof was ruled justifiable by a Detroit area prosecutor. Proof was shot and killed by a bouncer on April 11th but the ruling that he acted “in his cousin’s defense” means he will not face murder charges. However, he will still face weapons charges and is due back in court on Friday.

Dillinger Escape Plan is releasing an iTunes exclusive EP (named, Plagiarism) on June 13th which will feature a cover of Soundgarden’s Jesus Christ Pose. They’re even covering a Justin Timberlake song.
[link, metalunderground]

Snailhuntr have mixed together nine new song segments and made something they’ve dubbed The Commercial. No word on when to expect a new album.

mewithoutYou are hitting the road with The Working Title and Unwed Sailor for a short tour.

06 22 06 Columbus, OH – The Basement – Tickets
06 23 06 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theatre – Tickets
06 26 06 St. Louis, MO – Creepy Crawl – Tickets
06 27 06 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s Oasis – Tickets
06 29 06 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock – Tickets
06 30 06 Madison, WI – The Loft – Tickets
07 01 06 DeKalb, IL – The House Cafe – Tickets
07 02 06 Covington, KY – The Madhatter – Tickets

“The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (Bonnaroo, or ‘Roo for short) is an annual rock festival by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002. The festival is held on a 700 acre (2.4 km²) farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville, Tennessee. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring mostly jam bands (categorized as progressive fusion), but also including hip hop, jazz, Americana, electronica, and other alternative music.” Bonnaroo Wiki

Fri 6/16/2006 – Sun 6/18/2006
Bonnaroo Festival, MySpace
Manchester, TN [google map]

Free Stuff:
Free 14-day trial of Urge (MTV’s digital download service)

Bands:
Radiohead
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Beck
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Bonnie Raitt
Death Cab for Cutie
moe.
Bright Eyes
The Neville Brothers
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Buddy Guy
Damian Marley
Ben Folds
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Dr. John
Matisyahu
G. Love & Special Sauce
My Morning Jacket
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Steel Pulse
Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove
Cat Power
Medeski Martin & Wood
Nickel Creek
Gomez
Steve Earle
Blues Traveler
Amadou & Mariam
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Dresden Dolls
Son Volt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Jerry Douglas
Soulive
Rusted Root
Devendra Banhart Band
Donavon Frankenreiter
Mike Doughty
Sasha
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
The Magic Numbers
Bill Frisell
Seu Jorge
Bettye LaVette
Dungen
Shooter Jennings
Rebirth Brass Band
Robinella
Andrew Bird
Steel Train
Jackie Greene
Devotchka
Wood Brothers
dios (malos)
Toubab Krewe
Marah
I-Nine
Balkan Beat Box
Cat Empire
Common
Sonic Youth
Matt Costa
Tortured Soul