Former Wilco Member's Cause of Death Determined

Following up on news of Jay Bennett's death in May, the corner has stated that the former Wilco keyboardist and guitarist died of an accidental overdose. Bennett ingested a toxic amount of the prescription painkiller fentanyl, which is usually used to treat chronic pain. Not long before his death, Bennett had announced on MySpace that he was about to have hip-replacement surgery. [E! Online]

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Music Notes: Glastonbury lineup, plus some sad news

- The full Glastonbury lineup has been announced, and it is massive. The big headliners are Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, and Blur. Other acts performing during the June festival include Franz Ferdinand, Metric, Jason Mraz, Ray Davies, Art Brut, Black Eyed Peas, Regina Spektor, Fleet Foxes, Lily Allen... and more. Seriously. For more, visit the festival's homepage. [GlastonburyFestivals.co.uk]

- Former Wilco member Jay Bennett, 45, died in his sleep early on Sunday. Bennett left Wilco in 2001, and recently sued the band, claiming that he was owed royalties. Bennett contributed quite a bit to Wilco's catalog — one of these contributions included the song writing credits he shared on nearly every song on their 1999 release Summerteeth. Bennett's cause of death is unknown at this time. [Rolling Stone]

- The Beastie Boys have named their new album — Hot Sauce Committee. It's supposed to come out in September. [Pitchfork]

- Eleven music fans died at a festival held over the weekend in Rabat, Morocco, after a rush to exits caused a fence to collapse. Forty others were injured. The event featured performers like Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and Kylie Minogue. [SPIN]

- Hundreds gathered to mourn slain rapper Dolla at a service held in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday. [NME]

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Music Notes: Wilco album streaming, Gahan recovering from stomach flu

- Wilco's new album is streaming in its entirety on their website. Listeners can listen to the stream in low or high quality. [WilcoWorld.net]

- Following up on yesterday's news about David Gahan: the singer is indeed suffering from a severe bout of stomach flu. As a result, Depeche Mode have canceled gigs in Athens, Greece and Istanbul. Both shows will be rescheduled soon, and fans are being told to hold on to their tickets. [SPIN]

- Even though the album won't be released until Friday, Green Day's latest is probably well on its way to being at the top of the Billboard charts next week. [Billboard]

- First Howling Bells, now Elbow - the latter will be joining Coldplay as an opening act during several North American tour dates this summer. The band will also play some solo dates, and will kick things off with a July 22 show in Los Angeles. [NME]

- Weezer will apparently tour with Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy. [Pitchfork]

- And even though you've all probably heard by now, I will end with this item because I'm endlessly entertained by Kanye West's blog. The rapper just went on a tirade against Twitter on his blog, ending with the following: "HEY TWITTER, TAKE THE SO CALLED KANYE WEST TWITTER DOWN NOW .... WHY? ... BECAUSE MY CAPS LOCK KEY IS LOUD!!!!!!!!!" That'll tell 'em, Mr. West. [Kanye West's Blog]

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Music Notes: Austin City Limits line-up, welcome back Lilith

- The Austin City Limits Music Festival will be held October 2 - 4 this year. And a full line-up has finally been announced. Some of the acts performing include: Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, John Legend, Kings of Leon, Lily Allen, The Decemberists, The B-52s, Arctic Monkeys, The Walkmen, and more. For a full list, go here. [Austin City Limits site]

- Sonic Youth have announced a U.S. summer tour to go along with the June 9 release of their album The Eternal. [Prefix Mag]

- The New York Dolls have also announced U.S. tour, which will kick off on May 20 and come to an end on June 13. [Prefix Mag]

- This bit of news has been floating around for a few days, and was just recently confirmed to Billboard.com: Lilith Fair is coming back! The female-centric music festival is set to make its return in 2010. [Billboard]

- Wilco's upcoming seventh album will have a simple name: Wilco (The Album). The album is expected to drop in late June. [Rolling Stone]

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