News Roundup: 5/5/2008

Trent ReznorJust two months after the release of Ghosts I-IV, Trent Reznor is at it again, offering another new album as a free download. Those who want a hard copy of The Slip will have to wait until July. [Billboard.com]

Pearl Jam are back in the studio, working on a new album with Brendan O’Brien, the producer who twiddled the knobs on Vitalogy and Vs. [Spinner.com]

Courtney Love was rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital with a case of strep throat. [NME.com]

Adult. will premiere their 40-minute silent horror movie Decampment at the Detroit Institute of Arts this Friday with showings of the film and a live performance. [MySpace.com]

Lil Wayne will join Forest Whitaker in the cast of The Patriot, a film based on the true story of five New Orleans high school basketball teams who come together after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. [Vibe.com]

Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, John Fogerty, and Taylor Swift are among the headliners of this year’s StageCoach Festival. [countrystandardtime.com]

A music-based show on MTV? That’s so crazy it just might work. [Idolator.com]

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