News From The Analog

• The Black Keys unveiled their new hip-hop project Blakroc. I am a huge Black Keys fan and this is very exciting. Mos-Def among others appear the record, which will be released on November 27. Let's hope they take this on the road [via Pitchfork]
• Jack White has donated $170,000 to help rebuild the baseball field that he played on when he was a kid [via NME]
• Some Q & A with Pearl Jam on their forthcoming release Backspacer [via Billboard]
• Live Music Blog put together a podcast of some of the best Phish jams this summer [via Live Music Blog]
• Check out Weezer's new album cover [via Gigwise]

Kanye West made an ass out of himself once again, by crashing Taylor Swift's party as she accepted her award for "Best Female Video", at the MTV Video Music Awards. West grabbed the mic and proclaimed that Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was one of the best videos of all time. After West finished his tirade, he handed the microphone back to Swift who was visibly shaken. This just confirms to everyone that Kanye West is the biggest ASSHOLE in music! [via Jambase]