Hump Day Happenings

• Soulive to record a Beatles cover album
• Judge blocks surviving members of Sublime from touring under the bands name
• Hear the first single from the collaboration between Beck & Charlotte Gainsbourg
• Jack White says no to Slash
• Cristiano Ronaldo should stick with football
• The Beatles will release Apple USB stick with remastered albums

Finally, Dave Grohl thinks the release of the Foo Fighters Greatest Hits is a bit early in his estimation. The only reason it is being released is because of a contractual obligation with Song/BMG. It's hard to imagine that they have been around for 15 years!

Monday Morning Coffee Break

• Weezer announces the first round of dates in support of Raditude
• Brad Nowell's family isn't happy with the surviving members of Sublime
• Live Music Blog pen an open letter to Phish & Red Light Management
• Morrissey is recovering after collapsing on stage at a gig this weekend
• Bono is unhappy with the lack of success of No Line On The Horizon

Finally, Atlanta based metal heads Mastodon are staying busy. The band spent a good chunk of the summer touring Europe supporting Metallica. They are currently in the midst of a large US tour, which has shows booked until the end of November. After a very short break the band will head to Australia & New Zealand for the Big Day Out Festival. The band has recently scored the music for the film adaptation of the comic book Jonah Hex. Bassist Troy Sanders talked to Paste about the project.