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• Pete Kleinow, who co-founded the Flying Burrito Brothers with the Byrds’ Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, has reportedly died. The rocker, who also recorded with John Lennon and Joni Mitchell during his career, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago, and was living in a nursing home. He was 72.
• Morrissey is reportedly so appalled by his country’s poor showing in thiz year’s Eurovision songwriting contest (the UK apparently came in 19th out of 24 countries, despicable) that he’s considering writing next year’s entry himself.
  
• Just cause he’s been indulging his literary ambitions doesn’t mean that 50 Cent has lost his edge in the music making department. The rapper is reportedly dead sick of detractors who claim G-Unit is OVER. “One project doesn’t work and G-Unit is over?” he fumed. “What about 50? I’mma smash their head as soon as I come back.” Haters: Expect your heads to be smashed sometimes thiz spring, that’s when 50s new album Before I Self Destruct is due.
• When asked what keeps him interested in the music business, Noel Gallagher responded by saying, “14 million quid in the bank account.” Fair enough.
  

Jewel thinks records cost too much. The sultry country star who is currently in between labels, has decided to take on the bloated record industry by recording a video for $5,000. (That’ll teach them). “I’m going to continue my career by trying to make records that are affordable,” the singer said. “I think records cost too much and have such a big burden that you can’t make it back as an artist or as a label. I just made a video for $5,000 and filmed it on Super 8 on my ranch.” If we understand Jewel language (and we think we do) she’s saying that money has ruined the record industry. Perhaps going totally label-less and Super 8-ing it on one’s ranch is a little extreme, but is there something to be said for the argument that artists should go back to basics?

It?ll take more than a guest spot on House to redeem Dave Matthews frm years spent turning perfectly nice AC/DC-blasting teens into simpering, jam-loving, khaki-short-wearin? pain-in-the-ass frat boys, but we respect the fact that everybody has to start somewhere. House is the best medicine for an epidemic of crap reality TV. (Besides a public execution of Aaron Carter.) And the news that Matthews will be playing a piano prodigy with seizures on the next episode is intriguing. We know we will enjoy watching Hugh Laurie mocking Matthews. (Even if it IS make believe.) Still, we’re going to hold off on the negative reviews of Matthews? performance. The rumor is that he?s a decent actor. Also rumored? Khaki shorts can cause impotence. Do what you want with that information frat boys!
Anyway, we thought it would be fun to stack Matthews up against other musicians with TV guest appearances. We’re not talking about that time Conor Oberst played his protest song on Leno. We’re limiting the list to instances in which actual rock-types ACTED on dramas or sitcoms. Here are our favorites?what are yours?

• Johnny Cash in Columbo; he plays a murdering (but charming) country star.
• Sebastian Bach on the Gilmore Girls; he plays the aging guitarist in Lane Kim’s band.
• Adam Ant on Northern Exposure; he plays Brad Bonner, a rock singer who mistakes Cicely, Alaska for Sicily, Italy.

French film director Michel Gondry (Dave Chappelle?s Block Party) wants you to know that while most people say they would ?rather direct? he has accomplished even more spectacular feats?with his feet. In thiz case?he uses them to solve a Rubik?s Cube. Check out thiz clip and join us in bidding adieu to his dignity.

For the spoiler clip on how he actually achieved thiz , check out thiz clip.