John Popper of Blues Traveler seems to be preparing for the apocalypse, or at least a weekend BuzzSugar has the scoop on John's penchant for heavy artillery, as well as some info on Lilly Allen's foray into the virtual world of the Sims with her new song recorded in Simlish. Now that is target marketing! And, if you're a fan of Bright Eyes tune into NPR to hear some guest DJ-ing by the indie wunderkind.

Gym Class Heroes will be joining Gwen Stefani down under. Th lads will support Lady Gwen in Australia on a handful of dates in July and August. Meanwhile stateside, the boys have sold out most of their shows on their current tour.

The Ropes, who played our Earvolution Summer Jam last August at Sin-E have posted a new video for their song "Kill Her off." The video was directed by Aubrey Edwards who has worked with Death Cab for Cutie, Broken Social Scene and Hot Hot Heat. You can check it out on their MySpace page.

Mp3s:
Des Ark: Lord of the Rings
The Swear: The Sleep Inside
Cassette: Ladybug
Ben Davis: Gorilla Bot
Cassette: Shaved
The New Trust: Evolve Into Nothing
The Sammies: Falling Out
Che Arthur: Dead Trajectories
The Sammies: Caretaker
Harlan: Computer Games Under the Sun (video)

The Red Hot Chili Peppers want you to shoot their next video. In the latest entry into the "fan participation" web 2.0 marketing world, the RHCPs launched a contest on YouTube giving you the opportunity to create the official video for their song "Charlie" from Stadium Arcadium. The winner gets $5,000 and a trip to meet the band at their show in Paris, France on July 6th. If you win, bring your own sock.

Labels: Gym Class Heroes, John Popper Project, Lily Allen, Mp3s, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Swear