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

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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