· Those rumors that 50 Cent signed some $300-million deal with News Corp? Yeah, totally false.

· Jay-Z, Coldplay, NIN, and Tom Petty lead the stellar bill of Canada’s Pemberton summer fest.

· You can compete to create the official online ad for Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III -- if you believe it's really, truly being released.

· Liz Phair will perform all of Exile in Guyville -- the album that inspired an entire generation of college girls to act really bad -- unplugged at NY’s Hiro Ballroom.

· How did we miss this? The Funky Bunch are reuniting…without “Marky” Mark Wahlberg. Awkward.

· My Morning Jacket are hitting the road for a massive summer tour.

· There’s a new show hitting CBS called “Swingtown,” about, yes, swingers who live in Chicago in 1976. And who better to sing the theme song than Liz Phair?

· Remember Tricky, godfather of trip-hop and ex of Bjork? He’s making a comeback.

· Roy Langdon (ex-Spacehog) and Liv Tyler have separated.

· A new House bill might allow the RIAA to seize all your computer equipment if you’re pirating music, maybe even your house. Scary.

· According to our friends at In Touch magazine, Jessica Simpson is at LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center getting treated for a small kidney infection. Simpson reportedly checked in on Friday, and is expected to be released tomorrow. Boyfriend Tony Romo is back in Dallas because of prior commitments, and like, you know, maybe trying to figure out how to beat the NY Giants next year. Just sayin'.

· You can have your Crocs and your Vans, Tom Morello prefers a tour sponsored by a boot to the backside. The indefatigable righteous rocker and sometimes Rage Against the Machine guitarist is launching a two-week “Justice Tour” across the U.S. that will highlight local activism and social justice. It begins with a show in Los Angeles on April 15 and ends on May Day in Chicago (that's, uh, May 1st). Along the way, he’ll be joined by Ben Harper, Slash, Perry Farrell, Sen Dog, Davey Havok, Boots Riley, Maynard James Keenan, Shooter Jennings, State Radio, Mike Einzinger (Incubus) and MC5 founder Wayne Kramer.

· Remember Liz Phair? She's reissuing her classic 1993 debut, Exile in Guyville, on June 24th, as part of a new record deal with the label, ATO. The set will boast four previously unreleased tracks and a DVD documentary about the album's genesis.