I Read The News Today... For Sept. 8, 2010

Well, this was unexpected... Fucked Up guitarist Ben "Young Governor" Cook plays a drummer in the new Jonas Brothers movie. Get a load of this:

The Toronto Public Library will launch its 2010 Make Some Noise series with a free show from Diamond Rings at its Parkdale branch (1303 Queen St. W.) on Oct. 8. —Toronto Public Library

YOUUUUUU. Who did Jeff Martin want to fight? YOUUUU, Barry Taylor. —Aux

The Halifax Pop Explosion has released its full schedule for the 2010 edition of the annual fest. It goes down Oct. 19 to 23. Find out who's playing where and when here.

Björk has made "The Comet Song," which appears in the new Moomins movie, available as a digital download through iTunes. Proceeds will go to UNICEF's aid work in Pakistan, where they're helping with floor relief efforts. —Nonesuch

A DVD marking Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax's "Big Four" performance in Sofia, Bulgaria will be released Oct. 25. —NME

Robyn will tour North America this November in support of her recently released Body Talk EPs. MySpace

Tommy Lee threw his 14-year-old son a rave for his birthday, but of course it was shut down by police. They reportedly showed up three times. Like father, like son... —World Entertainment News Network

Linkin Park have premiered "Waiting For The End," another song from their upcoming A Thousand Suns album, on their MySpace page.

Dave Bidini's ninth book, Home And Away: In Search Of Dreams At The Homeless World Cup Of Soccer, is out Sept. 11. It follows Bidini to Melbourne, Australia, where Canada's team competes in the Homeless World Cup 2008. —rheostatics.ca

Here is the last thing anyone needs: Metro Station's Trace Cyrus is teaming up with Billy Ray Cyrus, his dad, for a reality TV show. Pardon me while I puke my guts out and gouge out my eyes. Worse still: it's titled UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious and is about the two doing what they obviously do best: investigating UFO conspiracy theories. Unbelievably Fucking Obnoxious would be a better title. —TV Guide

Noel Gallagher seems to have put that spat with Damon Albarn completely behind him. He recently said Gorillaz deserved their GQ Best Band award, mainly because he was impressed they had "104 people" on stage during Glastonbury. —The Sun

Alice In Chains will most likely record a follow-up to last year's Black Gives Way To Blue album, new singer William DuVall says. —Billboard