FORMER BLINK-182 MEMBERS TO 'TELL THE TRUTH'

Ex-Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker have set a November 14th release date for When Your Heart Stops Beating, the debut album from their new band, Plus-44. According to MTV.com, the disc directly addresses last year's split with former Blink bandmate Tom DeLonge. Hoppus said, "Now that the record is done, we get the chance to tell the truth about everything...we couldn't put into words what we were doing, so we just decided not to say anything and let the music speak for itself. Now it's time for people to hear that music and hear the truth."

• Hoppus added that the entire album is about "everything that's happened, including Blink, and the ugly feelings that were left over afterwards."
• Barker said that DeLonge was primarily responsible for the demise of Blink-182, explaining, "We had a year's worth of touring planned, we were writing a record, and all of a sudden (Tom) just dropped the ball."
• Songs on When Your Heart Stops Beating include the title track, which is also likely to be the first single, and "No It Isn't," which "absolutely" deals with the Blink situation, according to Hoppus.
• Plus-44 plans to launch a North American tour in late October.
• Barker recently filed for divorce from his wife, Shanna Moakler.
• Tom DeLonge now leads his own band called Angels And Airwaves.

BECK FEELS 'NAUSEA' COMING ON

Beck has posted two songs from his upcoming new album at his official website, according to Billboard.com. The first single, "Nausea," and an album track called "Strange Apparition" are both streaming at the site, while a video for "Nausea" is circulating at locations like YouTube.com. The new CD, titled The Information, is due out on October 3rd. As previously reported, the album cover will be blank, but the package will come with a set of stickers for fans to design their own covers.

• A contest is reportedly being planned in which Beck will select the best fan cover design, with art gallery displays of some of the creations also in the works.
• The Information will also include videos for all 15 tracks on the disc, including a clip for "Cell Phone's Dead" shot by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry. A low-budget video for another tune, "I Think I'm In Love," recently surfaced on Beck's MySpace page.
• Beck is slated to play at the U.S. version of the Download Festival on September 30th in San Francisco, with a fall tour scheduled to follow.

QUICK HITS

• The soundtrack to Snakes on a Plane debuted at Number 43 this week on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, selling 19,000 copies in its first week of release. The disc was released on Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz's label, Decaydance Records. Along with tracks from Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco and others, it features emo "supergroup" Cobra Starship singing the title track and first single. (Billboard)
• Guns N' Roses has added two more dates to its fall U.S. schedule. The two new shows are September 27th in Fresno, California, and September 29th in Bakersfield, California. More dates are expected to be announced for the trek, which begins on the 16th in Las Vegas. (Blabbermouth)
• An acoustic performance of 30 Seconds To Mars' hit single "The Kill" was taped for Live@VH1.com earlier this summer. The track is available at mars.vh1.com.

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