Men at Work will have to pay an Australian music publishing company 40 to 60 percent of their earnings from their 1983 song “Down Under.” A judge in Sydney’s Federal Court found the band guilty of illegally sampling the flute solo from the children’s song “The Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree” on their hit. Just how much Men at Work will need to pay Larrkin Music Publishers will be determined at a hearing next week. [ContactMusic.com]

John Mayer and Arcade Fire have licensed two of their best-known songs to help with Haiti relief efforts. Along with donating $500,000, Mayer will contribute his 2006 hit “The Heart of Life” to Red Cross radio and television commercials. Meanwhile, Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up” will be used in charity ads that will run during the Super Bowl; all of their licensing fees will go to Partners in Health’s Stand with Haiti. [RollingStone.com]

R.I.P. Matthew Good Band co-founder and bassist Geoff Lloyd, who died last weekend. Lloyd was in the Matthew Good Band from 1995 to 1999, then went on to form the Vancouver punk band the Slipjacks. A benefit concert for Lloyd’s wife and family will be held on Sunday, Feb. 7. [Exclaim.ca]

Not a band to rest on their laurels, the Dead Weather may have their second album ready as soon as April. In an interview with Australia’s Triple J radio station, Jack White described the new album as “bluesier and heavier than we ever thought we could be.” [NME.com]

The Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer is embarking on a side project with an eclectic roster of collaborators. Evelyn Evelyn, her duo with experimental folk-punk artist Jason Webley, revolves around “conjoined twins who had spent their lives trapped in the circus industry.” The project’s album, which is due this spring, also features Frances Bean Cobain, Gerard Way, Andrew WK and Tegan and Sara on a power ballad called “My Space.” [TwentyFourBit.com]

Thom Yorke, Devendra Banhart, Suicide’s Alan Vega and the Melvins are among the acts reinterpreting Liars’ upcoming album Sisterworld in a special double-disc package out this March. [Pitchfork.com]

Joe Perry has revealed that Steven Tyler tried out to be Led Zeppelin’s singer when Robert Plant passed on the band’s 2008 reunion — and failed. [TheDailySwarm.com]

Iamamiwhoami: The most frustrating viral music campaign ever? [MTV.com]