I Read The News Today… For July 14, 2010

Hot Hot Heat will spend the fall touring Canada. Dine Alone

R.E.M. have finished recording their 15th studio album in Berlin, Germany. It should be out this fall. Rolling Stone

Trivia A.D.'s David Oliver has compiled the ultimate Seinfeld soundtrack. Relive "The Pony Remark," "The Soup Nazi," "The Chinese Restaurant," "The Jacket," "The Parking Garage," or whatever other episode was your favourite. Mediocre Music Blog

Gang Of Four's first album in 15 years, Content, is out Oct. 4. NME

The San Francisco Giants will honour late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia on Aug. 9 to mark the 15th anniversary of his death. Will all the players be stoned or on acid? Spinner

Austin, Texas' Austin City Limits Music Festival has revealed its schedule and finalized its lineup. aclfestival.com

Well, this sucks: Ol' Dirty Bastard's widow has sold his final album for a mere $10,000 U.S. (about $10,300 Canadian). New York Post

Tiga has remixed Jamie Lidell's "I Wanna Be Your Telephone." His reworking will appear as a B-side on the song, which will be released as a single on Monday in the U.K. God Is In The TV

A South African newspaper called K'Naan "difficult" and now he wants an apology. Toronto Star 834836–k-naan-wants-apology-from-south-african-paper-after-report-calls-him-difficult

Amazon has banned a documentary scored by Rancid's Tim Armstrong. Why? It's about gay porn stars. The Huffington Post

Shine on, you crazy man walking around in a bubble above people's heads: The Flaming Lips want to collaborate with Roger Waters. Spinner

Suck, the vampire movie starring Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins, is coming to DVD and Blu-Ray. Blabbermouth