I Read The News Today... For May 27, 2010

Rage Against The Machine

Hey Rosetta! are travelling to China for the Shanghai World Expo in August. —MySpace

Music videos from Zeus, Gentleman Reg, Hannah Georgas, Coldplay, Metric, Massive Attack, K'Naan and LCD Soundsystem will be screened on June 5 as part of the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto. —worldwideshortfilmfestival.com

Billy Talent have been added to the lineup for Scotland's T In The Park festival, which takes place July 9 to 11. —NME

The Sadies are playing a free show at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre on Canada Day. —MySpace

M.I.A. apparently didn't like New York Times magazine's story about her because she punked reporter Lynn Hirschberg by tweeting her phone number this morning. Twitter

Apparently headbanging carries real health risks. In fact, it's so hazardous that the British Medical Journal recommends metalheads "head bang to slower tempo songs by replacing heavy metal with adult oriented rock, only head bang to every second beat, or use personal protective equipment." We're going to assume these people did no research on metal culture before conducting this study, 'cause that's just... not.. metal. —Boing Boing

Rage Against The Machine have organized The Sound Strike, a multiple artist boycott of Arizona over the state's new immigration law. Cypress Hill, Conor Oberst, Serj Tankian, Joe Satriani, Massive Attack, Sonic Youth and Spank Rock are among those involved. —The Sound Strike

Willie Nelson has cut off his waist-length braids. Has the world stopped spinning? —CBS News

Damon Albarn's cartoons save the day! Gorillaz will replace U2 at this year's Glastonbury Festival. —CBC News

Danko Jones will open for Guns N' Roses again at the band's upcoming shows in Europe. —dankojones.com

Broken Social Scene
are scoring the new Zach Galifianakis film, It's Kind Of A Funny Story, and Michael Goldbach's Daydream Nation. —Paste

50 Cent has plummeted 54 pounds to get ready for a film role as a basketball star with cancer. The pictures are, um, yeah, he looks like a skeleton. Entertainment Weekly

Bend Sinister will release a new EP dubbed Spring Romance on Tuesday (June 2). —Distort

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