John Berg, a longtime art director for Columbia Records, has died at age 83. Among his most recognizable designs were Bob Dylan‘s Blonde on Blonde and Greatest Hits album covers, and Bruce Springsteen‘s Born to Run. (Rolling Stone) Wayne Coyne says that Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips are planning a show where everyone—audience members included—will be completely naked while…

Twin Cities rock legends Hüsker Dü have their first-ever official website. The site is just a merchandise mart—but still, notes the Star Tribune’s Chris Riemenschneider, “marks the first thaw in a glacial ice pack that formed in early 1988, when the influential Minneapolis punk trio broke up.” The band’s bassist Greg Norton tells Reimenschneider that “there’s ongoing communication…

Keyboardist Carey Lander, a member of Camera Obscura since 2002, has died of bone cancer at age 33. In her final months, Lander was actively raising funds to fight osteosarcoma. “It’s probably too late to help me,” she wrote on a JustGiving page, “but it would be great if we could find something in the future that…

When rumors of a planned LCD Soundsystem reunion started circulating, fans’ hopes rose—but then they fell again, as James Murphy‘s DFA Records co-founder Jonathan Galkin declared the rumors false. LCD Soundsystem have been dissolved since a high-profile final show in 2011. (Pitchfork) Yeah, this happened: Prince serenaded Madonna at Paisley Park. Read Andrea Swensson’s story about the late-night encounter, and watch for Jay Gabler’s…

Beach House have announced a follow-up to their new album Depression Cherry. You won’t have to wait long: Thank Your Lucky Stars is being released next Friday. (Pitchfork) We are very excited, it's an album being released the way we want. It's not a companion to depression cherry or a surprise or b-sides — Beach House (@BeaccchHoussse)…

Bob Dylan has granted a rare televised interview about his lyrics and themes. The fine print: it’s a very short interview, with a talking computer, in an ad for IBM. (News Cut) Yoko Ono gathered over 2,000 people in New York’s Central Park to honor John Lennon‘s upcoming 75th birthday. That made for a pretty big…

Hozier has been sparring with singer-songwriter Chilly Gonzales, who pointed out similarities between Hozier’s 2013 hit “Take Me to Church” and the 2011 song “How Come You Never Go There” by Feist—a single that Gonzales played piano on. Hozier threatened to sue Gonzales for implying that he plagiarized the song; Gonzales apologized, and Hozier now says “there are no hard feelings…

Este Haim, 29, never saw the original Lillith Fair—but she says that she and her sisters (who are also her bandmates in Haim) talk “all the time” about how they’d love to revive the festival, or create a female-driven festival like it. Her dream lineup would include Lorde, Florence + the Machine, CHVRCHES, Jenny Lewis, Savages, and of course Haim’s tourmate Taylor…

The Jesus and Mary Chain, who haven’t released an album since the Clinton Administration, are working on a new album. The band reunited in 2007 after breaking up in the 90s and are now on tour; vocalist Jim Reid has just confirmed that a follow-up to 1998’s Munki is in the works. (Billboard) Guess who else is back? Will Smith.…

Despite what you may have heard, Carlos Santana “is alive and well,” his representative has confirmed. The only thing the legendary guitarist, 68, has fallen victim to is an Internet hoax that led to widely circulated rumors of his death. (Billboard) After 13 years, Moog Music is ceasing production of its Minimoog Voyager synth—just 600 more…