It appears Trent Reznor's attempts to create riots among the NIN fanbase is once again occurring after dropping numerous hints via posts he was making new NIN music, and a recent Twitter post saying he's returned to the studio.

Now, pictures have popped up on NIN.com of studio equipment and ? marks as the title...so keep an eye out for new NIN music.

Ah, Trent, we thought we had lost you.

Fans of the Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age had better start cultivating some patience. Dave Grohl and Josh Homme are having such a good time with supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, it doesn’t seem they’ll be stepping back in front of their old gigs any time soon.

But who can blame them? The third member of their trio is John Paul Jones. You know, the dude who played bass on “Immigrant Song.” And really, it’s not just the members of the band who love Led Zeppelin; it’s TCV’s fans too. At least, according to Jones. “[Zeppelin fans] have been disappointed a long time—they’re getting used to it,” he told Stuff.co.nz. “I think they’re enjoying [the Vultures]. It doesn’t sound like Led Zeppelin but it’s got a similar sort of vibe. It’s a groovy, exciting rock band”

Jones says he’s enjoying the chemistry and a shared work ethic with the seasoned Grohl and Homme. “We’ll do a second album this year,” he confirmed. “By the end of summer, something like that.”

Radiohead played a benefit for Haiti at the Music Box at the Fonda in Los Angeles. They played 24 songs, according to a set list at At Ease, and Thom Yorke did a solo take on new song "Lotus Flower", which the singer debuted at his non-Radiohead L.A. gigs back in October.

The show raised $572,754 for Oxfam, with tickets auctioned off to the highest bidder. The highest ticket price was $2,000, and the minimum winning bid was $475.00. Kim reports that celebrities in attendance included Justin Timberlake, Drew Barrymore, Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Thom Yorke: "Lotus Flower" (Live at Haiti Benefit)

Pixies' frontman Black Francis has announced that he is releasing a new solo-album called 'NonStopErotik'.

The follow-up to 2008's 'Svn Fngrs', 'NonStopErotik' was co-produced by Eric Drew Feldman and will be released on April 5.

The tracklisting for 'NonStopErotik' is as follows:

'Lake of Sin'
'O My Tidy Sum'
'Rabbits'
'Wheels'
'Dead Man's Curve'
'Corrina'
'Six Legged Man'
'Wild Son'
'When I Go Down On You'
'Nonstoperotik'
'Cinema Star'

Meanwhile, Pixies have announced that they will be play a series of shows in Europe, Australia and New Zealand this spring.

Radiohead’s Phil Selway last night announced an upcoming performance to help raise money for Haiti’s disaster relief efforts. All proceeds from the band’s show, which will take place this Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Music Box Theatre at the Fonda in Los Angeles, will go to Oxfam’s Haiti relief fund.

“We’re in the middle of recording at the moment, so you’ll be catching us on the fly,” Selway wrote on the band’s blog, “but if you’re up for it, then we are too.”

Tickets are available by auction through tomorrow (Sat., Jan. 23) morning via Ticketmaster.

The Killers will take an extended hiatus after the band completes its current run of shows in Australia next month.

The rockers are exhausted after releasing three albums and touring extensively across the globe since hitting the spotlight in 2004 - and now they're looking forward to some time off once they finish their planned festivals slots Down Under.

Guitarist Dave Keuning says, "I'm not sure if people are aware of it but this is probably our last shows for a while. Unless some surprise thing comes up but most likely these are our last shows for a while. We're having a break.

"We haven't had a break in quite a while. It's just been touring and making records and on and on and on. It's been like six years just kind of connected together. There hasn't been much time where we haven't been either touring or taking time to make another record. It's like people just expect us to do that non-stop till we die, but we just want a little bit of time off, just to be myself and do what I want to do for a little bit."

When asked if it is a permanent split, Keuning responded, "Not as far as I know."

The Specials are to release a new DVD this March, they have announced.

The ska legends, who reunited in 2009 (minus founder member Jerry Dammers) release the '30th Anniversary Tour' DVD on March 1. Recorded at the band's Wolverhampton Civic Hall show on November 10 last year, the release also features backstage footage of the band along with rehearsal footage and interviews with fans.

The tracklisting for 'The Specials – 30th Anniversary Tour' DVD is:

'Do The Dog'
'(Dawning Of A) New Era'
'Gangsters'
'It's Up To You'
'Monkey Man'
'Rat Race'
'Hey, Little Rich Girl'
'Blank Expression'
'Doesn't Make It Alright'
'Stupid Marriage'
'Concrete Jungle'
'Friday Night Saturday Morning'
'Stereotype'
'Man At C&A'
'A Message To You Rudy'
'Do Nothing'
'Little Bitch'
'Nite Klub'
'Too Much Too Young'
'Longshot'/'Liquidator'/'Moonstomp'
'Enjoy Yourself'
'Ghost Town'
'Guns Of Navarone'
'You're Wondering Now'

Camera Obscura:

01-18 Auckland, New Zealand - Monte Cristo Room
01-19 Wellington, New Zealand - San Francisco Bathhouse
01-21 Sydney, Australia - Beck's Festival Bar (Sydney Festival)
01-22 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
01-23 Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
01-25 Perth, Australia - The Amplifier
01-28 Tokyo, Japan - Fever *
01-29 Tokyo, Japan - Fever ^
02-27 Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal - Antonio Lamoso Teatro
03-20 Bandung, Indonesia - The LA Light Indiefest
03-21 Yogyakarta, Indonesia - Java
04-03 Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House (Mission Creek Festival)
04-04 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
04-05 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04-07 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
04-08 Norman, OK - Meacham Auditorium (University of Oklahoma)
04-09 Austin, TX - Emo's
04-10 Denton, TX - Hailey's
04-11 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
04-13 Mexico City, Mexico - Lunario
04-14 Guadalajara, Mexico - Lydo's Show Center
04-16 Las Vegas, NV - Club Aruba at the Aruba Hotel
04-20 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door
04-21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
04-23 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
04-24 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge
04-25 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan

* with Hideki Kaji
^ with Miki Furukawa, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE

Suede's line-up for their forthcoming one-off London gig at the Royal Albert Hall will not include guitarist Bernard Butler, it has been confirmed.

The reuniting band's line-up, their spokesperson told NME.COM, will include frontman Brett Anderson, bassist Mat Osman, drummer Simon Gilbert, guitarist Richard Oakes and keyboard player Neil Codling. That line-up worked together on two Suede albums - 1996's 'Coming Up' and 1999's 'Head Music'.

Codling left in 2000, and the remaining members made one more album together - 2002's 'A New Morning'.

The gig will be part of a forthcoming gig series for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity, with a date still to be finalised for the show.

Suede split in 2003, with Anderson and Butler subsequently reuniting to form new band The Tears. Butler has since carved a successful career as a producer, working on albums for acts including Duffy and Kate Nash.