• Empty Words—Jon Barba takes a stylistic step forward with his new Nicole Kidman track.

• From Oatmeal to Buttermilk—Hear a track from Amps for Christ’s upcoming collaboration with Woods.

• “I know he’s doing it to trick us… but it worked.”—Vanilla Ice serenades coffee drinkers at Stories in Echo Park.

• Dave Mustaine gets frothy—Megadeth’s leader embraces the hate and picks Rick Santorum for president.

• Live from Slab City—Take a bus to the desert to chill with Manhattan Murder Mystery, Stab City, and more.

• Together at last—Osama bin Laden was in love with Whitney Houston.