Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and Omar Rodríguez-López from The Mars Volta have teamed up for a new album, and here's the best part: they're giving it away.

Apparently, the 30-minute instrumental offering, titled simply Omar Rodríguez-López and John Frusciante, was recorded "many years ago," according to the duo, and while a few tracks such as 0 - yes, that's the name - have leaked out, most of the songs have been unreleased until now.

The album is part of a regular series of collaborations initiated by The Mars Volta guitarist and is available for download at his website.

It's totally free, but fans are encouraged to donate whatever they can to the Keep Music In Schools charity. The recording will also be made available for purchase on CD and vinyl later this year.

In related news, Frusciante, who left the Red Hot Chili Peppers last year, has a new band called Swahili Blonde. The lineup, so far, consists of Frusciante and percussionist Nicole Turley (of Weave). But Duran Duran's John Taylor is said to pop up, along with Alina Meyer and her father, Devo's Alan Meyer. You can hear a few tracks from the group's debut album, Man Meat, on their MySpace page.

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Liam Gallagher is reportedly developing a film about the final years of The Beatles.

The former Oasis frontman has not yet spoken to confirm his involvement in the project, but the Daily Mail reports that he has acquired the rights to The Beatles' so-called 'house hippy' Richard DiLello's memoirs.

Gallagher now looks set to officially announce a film project based on the book at next week's Cannes Film Festival in France. The singer is reported to be working on the project with Revolution Films, and is currently looking for a screenwriter and director for the project.

DiLello's book, called 'The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider's Diary Of The Beatles, Their Million Dollar Apple Empire And Its Wild Rise And Fall', gives an insiders account of what it was like to work with The Beatles between 1967 and 1970.

Noel Gallagher has previously spoken about his love of the book, hailing it "fucking brilliant".

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A proposed Run-DMC reunion show has been scrapped.

The hip-hop legends were rumoured to be appearing at this year's Roots Picnic event in Philadelphia. The Roots drummer Questlove hinted that DJ Run and rapper DMC were set to play what would be their first show since 2002, the year in which band member Jam-Master Jay (aka Jason Mizell) was murdered.

Now the drummer has told Billboard.com that the band's appearance at the festival has been pulled, with The Roots now set to act as backing band for a set with Wu Tang Clan's Ghostface, Method Man and Raekwon instead.

Taking place on June 5 at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, the event will be headlined by Vampire Weekend and will also feature The Very Best, Neka and Das Racist.

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Pavement have kicked off the UK and Ireland leg of their reunion tour by playing a 30-song set in Dublin (May 4).

Taking to the stage at the Tripod venue, the reunited band kicked off with 'Silent Kid', and also played classics including 'Shady Lane', 'The Hexx', 'Trigger Cut' and 'Stereo', according to reports on Stephenmalkmus.com.

They are set to play Glasgow tonight (May 5), followed by a four-night run at London's O2 Academy Brixton, kicking off on May 10 and a headline appearance at next week's (May 14-16) ATP Weekender.

Pavement played:

'Silent Kid'
'Elevate Me Later'
'Frontwards'
'No Life Singed Her'
'Father To A Sister Of Thought'
'Rattled By The Rush'
'Kennel District'
'In The Mouth A Desert'
'Shady Lane'
'Unfair'
'Spit On A Stranger'
'Grounded'
'Two States'
'Range Life'
'Perfume-V'
'Gold Soundz'
'Fight This Generation'
'Summer Babe'
'Cut Your Hair'
'The Hexx'
'Give It A Day'
'D/W Ikea'
'Trigger Cut'
'Stop Breathin''
'Starlings Of The Slipstream'
'Stereo'
'Here'
'Box Elder'
'We Dance'
'Conduit For Sale!'

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N.E.R.D have announced details of two UK shows set to take place in June.

The band will play the HMV Forum in London on June 21 then at the Manchester Academy on June 23.

The trio will be playing in support of their new album 'Nothing', which will be released on June 14.

To check the availability of N.E.R.D tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230
1094.

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Limp Bizkit have announced details of a one-off show in Dublin.

The nu-metal group will play the Olympia Theatre on August 24.

As previously reported, Fred Durst and co are set to release their new album 'Gold Cobra' later this year, with guitarist Wes Borland saying it had a 'Daft Punk vibe'.

Meanwhile, the band are also set to appear at this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals.

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