This seemed to be a week of a lot of big names getting involved in various acts of celebration and controversy. We spoke to Chris Cornell and celebrated the reunions of The Libertines and The Strokes, while sadly celebrating Joey Ramones Birthday. Radiohead entered the studio again, Jack White and Alison Mosshart were part of a rumored scrummage, Trash Talk e-mailed Us, Gonzales broke records at masturbatory speed, and of course we premiered new music. Sharon Van Etten also sang to us in her kitchen; that was nice. Here is The Tripwire week in review.

FEATURES
Sharon Van Etten Sings In Her Kitchen

Five Questions For Chris Cornell

Record Shopping With Awesome New Republic

LISTEN
Phoenix – “Lisztomania” (Holy Ghost! Loves Paris Remixomania)

Nisennenmondai – “Destination Tokyo”

HEALTH – “Die Slow”

Passion Pit – “The Reeling” (wallpaper. Remix)

Crystal Fighters – “Xtatic Truth” & “I Love London”

Cassettes Won’t Listen – “Into The Hillside”

Seven Sunny Memorial Day Weekend Songs

LIVE
No Fun Fest (Sonic Youth, Bardo Pond, Blank Dogs, Yellow Tears & More) @ Music Hall of Williamsburg | Brooklyn

St. Vincent, Pattern Is Movement @ Webster Hall | NYC

BLOG
IM Solipsist – Are You Reading This?

The Singles Collection – Ancestors, Fresh Meat, Young Widows, Melt Banana

Greatest Song At This Moment – The Beatles “She Said, She Said”

New Music Thursday – Crystal Fighters

TV
Crystal Stilts – “Love Is A Wave”

Suckers – “Easy Chair”

White Rabbits – “Percussion Gun”

Beirut – “La Llorona”

The Libertines – Winter Hours

Pulling Teeth – Paranoid Delusions Paradise Illusions

Brimstone Howl – We Came In Peace

NEWS
Celebrating Joey Ramones Birthday

Trash Talk E-mailed Us

Radio Head Enters The Studio

Strokes Members To Reunite For Mercury Lounge Gig

The Libertines Reunite At London Gig

Do It Again: Boston Globe’s Geoff Edgers’ Quest To Reunite The Kinks

Jeffrey Lewis: “Inspired By” Is Sometimes Known As “Illegal Infringement Of Copyright”

Gonzales Has Nothing On Chronic Masturbator

Tommy Ramone, Handsome Dick, Lenny Kaye And Chris Stein = Loud Fast Jews!

Someone Other Than Pete Doherty Addresses The Logistics Of A Real Libertines Reunion

Eighth Grader Attempts Suicide After Marilyn Manson-Related Altercation With Teacher

Ponytail’s Dustin Wong To Drop Solo Record

Pearl Jam To Be First Musical Guest On Conan’s Tonight Show

Introducing… The Hipster Helmet

The Wrens Post New Demo On MySpace

Details Revealed On Paul Banks’ Julian Plenti LP

Did Jack White Really Punch Alison Mosshart

Au Revoir Simone & Savoir Adore; Two NY Bands With French Names Who Want To Give You Free Music

Michael Stipe Endorses Fischerspooner Cover Of “Fascinating”

UPDATE: Alison Mosshart Addresses “Grotesque” Rumors

HEALTH Reveals Details Of Get Color

Want To Buy Albert Hammond Jr.’s Apartment

Iggy Pop To Reunite Raw Power-Era Stooges

Twilight Heartthrob To Portray Black Metal Icon Varg Vikernes Of Burzum In Upcoming Movie

Want To Buy A Poem Bob Dylan Wrote When He Was 16?

Mike Patton To Collaborate With “Watchmen” Author Alan Moore

You Can Hang Out With Nine Inch Nails And Jane’s Addiction For A Small Donation

Vampire Weekend Is Hanging Out With Goths, High Schoolers And Ra Ra Riot

UPDATE: Bob Dylan Poem Up For Auction Was Plagiarized