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David Letterman informed CBS Corp. Chairman & CEO Leslie Moonves — and his “Late Show” studio audience — of his pending retirement on Thursday. While the veteran late night host does not have a specific date in mind, he cited 2015 as the likely exit year. Also read: David Letterman to Retire From CBS’ ‘Late Show’ Johnny Depp was Letterman's sole guest for the monumental evening, with musical guest Joseph Arthur. Letterman has been host of the show since 1993, when he moved to CBS after his former network, NBC, opted to hire Jay Leno to take over the “Tonight Show” when longtime host...

Rewind time from Leno as last night as Louisiana footballer turned sports reporter Terry Bradshaw shares a hilarious story about his experience getting his back waxed for the first time. Later, Bradshaw gives a candid description of his Las Vegas comedy show. Steve Byrne gives his version of President Obama.s intimacy skills in the bedroom. Joseph Arthur performs. Jay Leno.S Monologue Friday, June 21, 2013 The Ratings For The Game Were Huge! We Got Our Ass Kicked Last Night In The Ratings. Everybody Watched The Game. In Fact, The Only Place In The Country That Watched The Tonight Show Instead? Cleveland! They Were The Only Ones. So Thank You Cleveland! What A Bad Week For The Stock Market! Today...

My Morning Jacket are to headline a concert to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief. The 'I'm Amazed' band will perform at the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, NJ on January 2 to raise money for local charities. Nicole Atkins, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Joseph Arthur and Tangiers Blues Band will also be on the bill. Tickets go on sale on Friday (December 14) on Ticketmaster, with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity, (more)...

As most of North America and the world watched, Hurricane Sandy put a huge dent into the day-to-day life for millions along the Eastern seaboard. While West Virginia was getting hammered with a severe snowstorm, New York City and the surrounding areas were nailed with high winds, heavy rains and high waves which caused devastating flooding and destruction. And some of the musicians in the area were directly affected by what transpired.

According to TMZ, New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg posted a 43-second video of his apartment was completely flooded. In the video Wahlberg and a friend can be seen sloshing through his apartment picking up items which are floating in the kitchen, including cereal bowls.

"So much for bacon. My entire building is under a foot of water," Wahlberg tweeted as the storm continued overnight. "Awesome neighbors all banding together to help each other! Stay safe!

During O Music Awards, 'Jackass' star Chris Pontius, Neon Trees and Jackson Browne will join the Lips as they try to land Guinness spot.

By Brendan Dempsey

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It's no secret that the Flaming Lips have their sights set on the Guinness World Record for most concerts performed in multiple cities in a 24-hour time period. The innovative rockers have just announced they will be joined by "Jackass" and "Wildboyz" star Chris Pontius, Jackson Browne, Neon Trees, Karmin and a slew of additional artists as they gun for the record, currently held by Jay-z, who played seven shows from Atlanta to L.A. in 2006.The Flaming Lips and friends plan to play eight shows from Memphis, Tennessee, to New Orleans, beginning Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Et and continuing for 24 hours. The gigs will take place in conjunction with the O Music Awards,...

While our managing editor Steve Holtje has done a bang-up job sharing phenomenal Jazz and Classical reviews, I thought I'd share some of my favorite new rock, pop, and soul picks for Summer 2012. It's time for BBQs and beach blanket bingo parties. Time to get your swag on, peoples.

"Radiator Sister" - The Mynabirds Generals (Saddle Creek) - Infectious, bubble-gum snappin' tunes abound on this sophomore long player from singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn. All aptly produced by Richard Swift, but for my limited ducats this iPod-friendly ditty is the bees-ness. Equal parts Bow Wow Wow and T.Rex, with its two-note piano hook. 

"Among the Leaves" Sun Kil Moon Among the Leaves (Caldo Verde) - Mark Kozelek remains steadfast in his musical offerings; familiar turf, but still so damn compelling. Alt tunings, heartfelt ballads, and lyrical dexterity all remain firmly in place.The gentle tug of his band behind him keep...

Peter Buck’s solo album has remained quite a mystery since its announcement in March. The R.E.M. guitarist was rumored to sing on the album—but not in concert—and to be pressing the album to vinyl exclusively, offering no digital download options. But these rumors have begun to break as Buck performed one of his new songs, titled “10,000 BC,” in his singing debut May 26, backed by none other than Joseph Arthur....

By Zachary Swickey

Pearl Jam celebrated their 20th anniversary in style over the weekend with their two-day fest, "PJ20." Held at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin, on Saturday and Sunday, Eddie Vedder and his musical brethren triumphantly ended the holiday weekend with a massive three-hour set, according to Billboard.

The show reportedly featured all of the classics – “Alive,” “Jeremy,” “Even Flow,” “Daughter” – but the bevy of special guests is what truly showed Pearl Jam’s influence and musical legacy. Scratching each other’s backs, the fest became a hodge-podge of onstage collabs. Vedder showed his appreciation for the opening acts: adding vocals and percussion to the set by Liam Finn, duetting with John Doe for his tune “Golden State,” mellowing out on Glen Hansard’s “Falling Slowly” (a song from Hansard’s Irish indie flick "Once") and rocking out with the Strokes on “Juicebox.”

Everyone obliged...

Midway through his summer tour, Joseph Arthur is working hard promoting his album The Graduation Ceremony which debuted in early May. The Akron born singer was plucked from obscurity by the hand of fate (or Peter Gabriel, depending on which story you hear) and in 1997, at the age of 25, Arthur had his first album and a spot on a worldwide tour. Not too shabby, but it was the albums that followed that really let him hone his style and really represents the artist people know now. Today we're taking a look at his video for "Love Never Asks You to Lie" one of the singles off of Ceremony. The song embodies much of the sound that represents Joseph Arthur's music. The mellow, and sometimes even melancholy mood rolls out under the slow, smoky vocals that are something of his trademark as two little kids play to the song's message...

By Zachary Swickey

It’s hard to imagine what life would be like if your dad was the singer for one of the most successful punk band of all time, but that’s just a day in the life of Joey Armstrong, son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. And somewhat fittingly, the 16-year-old drummer is now ready to follow in his father’s footsteps by forming a punk rock outfit with three of his chums.

Dubbed Emily’s Army — a name derived from two bandmates’ 15-year-old cousin Emily, who was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis — the group's rather sneeringly-titled debut album, Don’t Be a Dick, was produced by none other than Papa Armstrong himself and will be released through his own Adeline Records come June 14th.

"The record has a lot of youthful punk rock attitude. They’re raw," Billie Joe proudly affirmed to Spin, "It’s well-played,...

Pearl Jam have announced plans to hold two concerts on the Labor Day weekend in September to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary. East Troy, Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theatre will host two gigs on September 3-4 featuring performances not only from Pearl Jam but also The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age and John Doe of the influential punk band X. Pioneering alternative rock group Mudhoney, Liam Finn and Joseph Arthur have also signed to take the stage for the two gigs, according to Billboard. Members of Pearl Jam's fanclub can buy tickets for the event now. Seating for the general public will go on sale June 4, with $$2 from each purchase (more)...

We haven’t heard anything about it, but it turns out that Lady Gaga has a new album out this week. Just kidding. The longest set up in the history of man starts to come to a close May 23 as Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” is released. It comes out worldwide on Monday (U.S. releases usually come out on Tuesdays), and so a few other albums take advantage of the tailwind and are coming out the same day, such as Brad Paisley’s “This Is Country Music” and the latest collection from “Glee.” Joseph Arthur, “The Graduation Ceremony” (Lonely Astronaut): Singer/songwriter/poet/painter, who...

This Labor Day weekend Pearl Jam will kick off 20 years of rockin’ and rollin’ with a huge celebration. The band will open the ceremonies with their only U.S. show date for 2011. September 3rd and 4th of this year Pearl Jam will perform at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wi. During this only show in the U.S. for 2011, fellow musicians Mudhoney, Glen Hansard, Liam Finn, The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, Joseph Arthur, John Doe and a special guest will make a performance. Subsequent to the U.S. show the rock group will cover a ten date Canadian tour. The dates for the Canadian tour are September 7, 2011 through September...

My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes and Cee Lo also on September 16-18 bill.

By Gil Kaufman

Kanye West

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We told you yesterday about how the 10th anniversary edition of the Austin City Limits Festival was trying to shake things up by slowly revealing its lineup through a low-tech "Lineup Lottery" scratch-card game that had coughed up the names of a few participants: Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, Cee Lo and Chromeo.

Then the June issue of Spin magazine revealed that Kanye West and Stevie Wonder would also be joining the September 16-18 party in Austin's Zilker Park.

But on Tuesday (May 17), the festival finally tipped its entire hand, and in addition to newly announced fave Kanye, the festival will also be serving up headline sets from Coldplay, Fleet Foxes, Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, and Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Among the 130 bands on the bill are Bright Eyes,...

Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary celebration continues as the Seattle band throws itself a big old party over Labor Day weekend. On Sept. 3-4, the band and several of its famous friends will come together at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wis. for two days of music. Along with Pearl Jam, performers include The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, John Doe, Joseph Arthur, Glen Hansard, Liam Finn and more. The event is the band’s only U.S. show on the books. Find more info at www.pj20.com. Phish fans know that is the same weekend that the jam band is...

Conan O'Brien's "Live CoCo Cam" just wrapped up its 24-hour broadcast day, and it did it in news-worthy fashion. After a morning full of interns playing Twister and a visit from a mariachi band, the live stream concluded with a dance party (featuring a battle between a taco and a bear that would have fit right in as a part of that new Chris Brown video) and a wacky puppet show that concluded with the announcement of the guest lineups for the first week of "Conan" episodes, which kick off on Monday, November 8.

The first episode will feature Seth Rogen, a musical performance from Jack White and the winner of the "First Guest Poll" hosted at O'Brien's official Web site. The options there include the obvious (Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Jack Nicholson), the sublime (the entire case of the live action "Fat Albert" movie) and the ridiculous (Pope Benedict XVI,...

The stars are reportedly divorcing after five years of marriage.

By Mawuse Ziegbe

Laura Dern and Ben Harper

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Actress Laura Dern and singer Ben Harper are reportedly ending their five-year union. The folk-rock singer served the "Jurassic Park" actress divorce papers on Friday afternoon, according to TMZ.

The Grammy-winning artist has cited irreconcilable differences, and the website reports that although Harper and Dern have been living together recently, the singer claims the pair separated in January. Harper is looking to split custody of their two children. Harper and Dern got hitched in a Los Angeles mansion in 2005 surrounded by 150 guests.

Although Harper will be heading back into the singles scene, the musician told MTV News in 2006 that he would love for future couples to use his music as the soundtrack to their nuptials.

"I hope in the long term, a hundred years from now, someone...

This week is a tale of stellar debuts and hit-and-miss follow-ups. Fistful of Mercy -- Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, and Joseph Arthur's supergroup offering -- reinvents vocal harmony groups and Bruno Mars kicks pop music in the ass. Meanwhile, KT Tunstall takes a chance with some space-age folk, David Archuleta plays it way too safe with some forgettable pop, and Biggie's widow, Faith Evans, can't seem to move the needle past 1997. Watch: Check out this week's must-play pick: Fistful of Mercy. Play: Fistful of Mercy, "As I Call You Down" Although Dhani Harrison has drawn some Traveling Wilburys analogies, Fistful of Mercy couldn't be further from daddy George's late '80s side project -- aside from the same mutual admiration. Harrison, Ben Harper, and Joseph Arthur are much more interested in exploring internal, ethereal matters. They are the second coming of Crosby, Stills...

Details are scant, but it appears Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison (of the George variety) have combined to form a new singer-songwriter supergroup Fistful of Mercy. So far, they've gotten around to posting a Twitter account (under the "Men Who Stare At Goats" moniker Lyn Cassady, no less), a MySpace with dummy text for a bio and a Facebook account that reveals they're posted in Venice, Calif. On top of that, they've revealed their first known song, a self-titled, sadly sweeping rocker. Vocally, there's little trading of vocals on "Fistful of Mercy," though there's a lot going on in...