MTV.com News — Jackson had been in talks to build a 'giant robotic hotel' before his death.By Gabriel Lipson Artist's rendering of the Michael Jackson robot Photo: Timothy Patterson/ André Van Pier Last March, Michael Jackson announced plans for his ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bloodkin: 2009-08-08, Steamboat Springs [mp3,ogg,flac] "Quarter Tank of Gasoline" [mp3] Bloodkin: 2009-08-07, Denver [mp3,ogg,flac] "Happy (Rolling Stones cover)" [mp3] Bloodkin: 2009-08-06, Denver [mp3,ogg,flac]... more info

MVSW — Everest, Red Cortez @ Hammer Museum Old 97’s @ Music Box Tortoise @ Amoeba Music Gillian Welch @ Largo at the Coronet You Me and Iowa with The Damselles, Rachel Goodrich, Oak and Gorsky, Sara Roberts @ Hotel Cafe Steve Wynn and The Miracle Three, T... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Scott McCaughey w/ Eugene Mirman @ The Bell House (more by Lori Baily) Bassists/guitarist Scott McCaughey and guitarist/bassist Peter Buck collaborate quite a bit. First, they both play in R.E.M. Recently, both backed Robyn Hitchcock as part of the V... more info

TMZ — Steve Wynn was in hot water this past weekend -- for not having hot water.This letter was went out Saturday to all the people staying at his super swanky, 2000-room, $2.3 billion Encore hotel in Las Vegas, apologizing for the "failure of our primar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Steve Wynn and his band the Miracle 3 will commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the release of Medicine Show with 2 shows in New York City and Los Angeles where they will play the classic album from start to finish... more info

All About Jazz — Original two albums also reissued on two separate vinyl LPs LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Big Star released two albums in the early ‘70s, neither of which set sales records. Yet in the 35 years that have ensued, artists like R.E.M., Wilco, The... more info

TMZ — Steve Wynn just gave us the following statement on the passing of his good friend Danny Gans: "Elaine and I and all of us in the company are devastated at the loss of our brilliant, talented and loving friend.... one of the most unique human beings... more info

MTV.com News — Gans' cause of death was not immediately available at press time.By MTV News staff Danny Gans Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Danny Gans, a legendary performer on the Las Vegas Strip for the past decade, died in his sleep early Friday, ac... more info

JamBase — Dock Ellis' LSD-Fueled No-Hitter Immortalized In Todd Snider's "America's Favorite Pastime" Just in time for opening day, Todd Snider shares one of the wildest stories in baseball history on "America's Favorite Pastime," a song from the upcoming a... more info