Music Notes: Jay-Z shows support for Grizzly Bear, download new Bad LIeutenant track

- Jay-Z showed some love for Grizzly Bear by attending their free Brooklyn show yesterday, along with Beyonce and Solange Knowles. Here's some of what Jay had to say: "[Grizzly Bear is] an incredible band. The thing I want to say to everyone-- I hope this happens because it will push rap, it will push hip-hop to go even further-- what the indie rock movement is doing right now is very inspiring. It felt like us in the beginning. These concerts, they're not on the radio, no one hears about them, and there's 12,000 people in attendance." [Pitchfork]

- Download Bad Lieutenant's "Sink Or Swim" now. In case you need a refresher, the band is basically New Order minus Peter Hook. [SPIN]

- Julian Casablancas made his solo live debut in Tokyo over the weekend. Check out some video footage here. [Pitchfork]

- Radiohead actually opened a show with "Creep," a song that is usually just used at the end of performances and actually doesn't have much of a reputation for being on their set lists much anymore. [NME]

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Music Notes: Arctic Monkeys extend American tour, Pixies to bring Doolittle stateside

- The Arctic Monkeys have decided to extend their American tour, adding 16 dates in September and October. [SPIN]

- As previously reported, the Pixies plan on doing a Doolittle tour in Europe to celebrate the album's twentieth anniversary. Now it looks like the band also intends to bring this tour over to North America — New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle, Chicago and "maybe Montreal" are among the cities that will probably be part of the tour. [Pitchfork]

- Despite being sick enough to have to go to the hospital, Graham Coxon joined his Blur bandmates last night to headline the final night of Scotland's T in the Park festival. [NME]

- Grizzly Bear have mapped out some US tour dates. They'll play a gig on Aug. 30 in Brooklyn, NY before kicking off the rest of the tour on Sept. 26 in Ann Arbor, MI. [NME]

- Watch the video for The Dead Weather's "Treat Me Like Your Mother" below:

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Music Notes: The Beatles bookends edition

- Paul McCartney will play at the New York Mets' newest home (Citi Field) on July 17 and 18. Tickets go on sale on June 15. [Rolling Stone]

- Aaron and Bryce Dessner, the twins from The National, will team up with visual artist Matthew Ritchie to present a new multimedia piece at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in October. The piece titled The Long Count will feature guest vocals from the Breeders' Kim and Kelley Deal, My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden, and The National frontman Matt Berninger. And a 12-piece chamber orchestra. [Pitchfork]

- Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest has debuted in the Billboard Top Ten at #8, keeping some very interesting company with the likes of Hannah Montana, Eminem and Lady GaGa. Props! [Stereogum]

- The Pixies are planning to tour parts of the UK and Europe this summer. [NME]

- And last but not least, The Beatles Rock Band is one of the most highly anticipated games due later this year. Check out the trailer for the game below:

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