Alice Glass topping the NME Cool List isn't so surprising when you consider how she and (to a lesser degree) Ethan Kath have tapped the hep zeitgeist. From the controversy over their merch and accusations of plagiarism down to Glass's perfectly angled hair and perfectly black eye makeup, it's as if the duo's dark fashion-forward 8-bit excursions were hatched by a computer program using Vice and lastnightsparty-approved algorithms. She's that realm's ideal pinup. Fitting, then, that CC's "Air War" would be the soundtrack for this Toshiba clip, ostensibly "the world's first timesculpture advert."

The drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in a Portland hotel today, according to Bloomberg. Mitchell, 61, is believed to have died of natural causes. He played in the Jimi Hendrix Experience from 1966 to 1969, including legendary sets at Woodstock and Isle of Wight.

Oberst's eponymous solo album just came out a few months ago, but the man and his Mystic Valley Band are already folding new songs into their set. There were a couple new ones (and a Paul Simon cover) in Austin at the end of September and last night they performed "Nicorette," also recently popping up live, on Late Night. You can watch it at Hulu. Indie bands playing new songs on late night talk shows is a trend we can get used to.

The young woman, Paula Goodspeed, was found dead in her car outside the celebrity judge's house last night. She appeared on the show in 2005 as one of the unwitting contestants who's used for comedic relief in the audition episodes. Anyone who auditions for a reality TV show knows what they are getting into, but Gabe tells us why there is something particularly insidious about the audition episodes of Idol that Is unique in the reality TV field.

Ross Flournoy, the Memphis-born lead vocalist and guitarist for the Samuel Beckett referencing (I Can't Go On, I'll Go On) Los Angeles pop quartet the Broken West, writes and records soundtracks for DVDs when not performing songs from his band's second full-length Now Or Heaven. I asked Flournoy a bit about the process and how it differs from the other music he composes. After our discussion, take a listen to Now's "Auctioneer" and "Perfect Games."

The Red Hot Chili Pepper's developing a series for HBO about "his unconventional, rock 'n' roll childhood" tentatively titled Scar Tissue (also the name of his autobiography). It'll reportedly focus on Kiedis's relationship with his father, Spider, who he's been talking to regularly for the project. Flea's reportedly bummed he's not the only insect in Kiedis's life. [Spider is an arachnid. -Ed.]