The Crawl: Cover Songs Good, Headbanging Bad

>>Surviving members of the Grateful Dead reunited in the fall for a concert benefiting Barack Obama. The show went well, and rumors of a full-fledged tour fourished. There's no official word yet, but this video, leaked to JamBase, certainly indicates that a tour could be imminent. Buy shares in veggie burritos. And, um, other things. [JamBase]

>>Wisconsin sensation Bon Iver has been covering the Outfield's (pictured) 80s classic Your Love on tour. Here is some YouTubage from Boston (and here's the original). Josie's on a vacation far away... [YouTube]

>>Britain's not-entirely-trustworthy The Sun tabloid is claiming that Michael Jackson is fighting a genetic disease that has left the King Of Pop half-blind and in need of a lung transplant that he may be too weak to undergo. [The Sun]

>>Stuck at Houston Intercontinental Airport on a lengthy layover? Why not pass the time by participating in free holiday karaoke? A stage just inside the security check awaits your rendition of Feliz Navidad... [Yahoo News]

>>There's the holiday spirit: former Guns n' Roses drummer Steven Adler, convicted last months on drug-possession charges, has avoided jail and will enter rehab. Of course, Adler just got out of rehab - Celebrity Rehab on VH1. These things take time. [AP]

>>Finally, this holiday season, if you care about your health, for Pete's sake, please refrain from headbanging. The Guardian reports that researchers at the University Of New South Wales in Australia have found that the risk of injury to the head and neck increases with a song's bpm (beats per minute), IE it's tempo. The study notes that Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue has a bpm of 180 - dangerous headbanging territory. Metalheads, you have been warned. [The Guardian]