Is it just me or does Tom Morello have the same voice as Barack Obama? I had to watch Street Sweeper Social Club's interview twice because the first time I was so distracted by his presidential tone that I pretty much couldn't concentrate on anything he said.

The Rage Against The Machine / Audioslave alumnus is half of Street Sweeper Social Club. His accomplice is Boots Riley of Oakland rap group The Coup. Together they just released their self-titled debut, along with a star-studded video for first single, "100 Little Curses."

Meet Street Sweeper Social Club in this exclusive MTV interview, keep an eye out for "100 Little Curses" (featuring Sopranos star Drea DiMateo and Road Trip star Breckin Meyer), and look for Street Sweeper Social Club on tour this summer with Jane's Addiction and supposed retirees Nine Inch Nails.

+ THIS JUST IN: Before leaving for Harvard, Tom Morello grew up in Chicago with his European mother and Kenyan father. WEIRD!

Saturday night Trent Reznor announced, live from the Bonnaroo stage, that the Nine Inch Nails performance underway would be the band's last. "It just dawned on me that this is our last show ever in the United States," he said. "Don't be sad. I'll keep going. But I think I'm going to lose my mind if I keep doing this."

Does that mean that Nine Inch Nails are gonna be a world band now? Tuvan throat singers? Mariachis? Nueve Inch Nails? Who knows. For now, all we can be sure of, is that Nine Inch Nails are gonna disappear for a while.

To keep you company while they recharge their batteries (and to shame NIN into coming back for more) here's a brand-new video playlist made up of bands who have threatened to call it quits. Eminem, Coldplay, The Roots, Jay-Z, Diddy and more. What a perfect way to finish the day!

+ De-gorgeous Taylor Swift performed at the 2009 CMA Music Festival yesterday and took to Twitter beforehand to thank her fans, saying "about to play in a stadium! CMA fest in Nashville.. Living out the daydreams I had when I was six. Thanks guys." No, seriously, Taylor, thank YOU. (Twitter)

+ Speaking of Twitter, David Archuleta vented his frustrations over those DAMNED CATS keeping him up. I mean REALLY. (Twitter)

+ Also, NICK JONAS JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL! Seriously, if he sat in front of me in school, I totes would've failed Englush. (Twitter)

+ Bonnaroo um... happened! Did you go? Phish fans, do you even remember going? (Spin)

+ Speaking of Bonnaroo, Lucky Magazine was all amazed that Erin McCarley wore a fanny pack to the festival. Hello! Fanny packs are so IN! Any good Jonas Brothers fan KNOWS THAT! (Buzzworthy)

+ Trent Reznor hung up his... bloody pig's heart?... at Bonnaroo, by the way (LA Times)

+ Weekend box office report: Rihanna saw The Hangover this weekend. GIRL, I haven't seen it yet, so do NOT go ruining all the jokes! (Rihanna is SOOOOOO famous for doing that!) (Just Jared)

+ Is Mary J. Blige FOR REAL working with CHRIS BROWN on a new song? Um, Mary, so, like, I don't know if you heard, but... (Ace Showbiz)

+ Aubrey O'Day is excited for Heidi Montag's Playboy "spread." That makes one of us! And I'm not talkin' Darlene, either. (MTV News)

+ On their upcoming album, My Chemical Romance wanna go back to being "just another band from New Jersey." So, why are they recording in Los Angeles? Of the still nameless album, which features a song tentatively titled "New Hair, Same Sh--," Gerard Way says, "It's going to get by on its musicianship and its own merits in the songs." (MTV News)

+ Celebrate Facebook's decision not to go all Guantanamo with a really happy disco remix of Lily Allen's "I Could Say!" (Lily Allen Music)

+ Is American Idol contestant Tatiana Del Toro headed for an epic breakdown? If not, is the world really up for another week with her? Here's an e-card with a preview of what that might look like ... (Best Week Ever)

+ 50 Cent to Britney Spears: "You're my inspiration!" Apparently his new album, Before I Self Destruct, was written after watching what he calls "The greatest show on Earth." 50: "She was going through her issues in public ... It was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better." (OK Mag)

+ Just in case he doesn't get a chance to talk to you in the next three or four years, Trent Reznor wants you to know right now that Nine Inch Nails is a) recording a new album, b) planning a tour with Jane's Addiction and c) breaking up. (Agent Bedhead)

+ Justin Timberlake named Most Stylish Man In America (Gabby Babble); Madonna-daughter Lourdes named Most Stylish creature in space. (I'm Bringing Blogging Back)

+ Even stalkers begin to bend under the weight of economic recession. (CelebSlam)

+ Have you heard the sexy new track by R. Kelly? Before things really start to heat up, Kelly sings "Girl, just let me know my access is granted." Yeah, if we'd recently been accused (but eventually acquitted!) of having non-consensual relations with an underage person, we'd be taking some extra precautions, too. (MTV)

+ Nine Inch Nails' new album lands in the Top 20, proving once again that free downloads aren't as evil as the recording industry says they are. (Rolling Stone)

+ Meanwhile, Radiohead devastates fans by canceling the super-secret show nobody was supposed to know about, anyway. (Idolator)

+ Fergie concisely describes her character's motivation in the upcoming ensemble flick, Nine. The seven-word assessment? "She's basically a prostitute on the beach." (Billboard)

+ Exactly how have The Killers changed since the release of their last album, Sam's Town? Well, for one thing, "Brandon Flowers remembered how to shave." Also, they apparently have new songs. (Stereogum)

+ Soulja Boy credits 50 Cent's "In Da Club" video with inspiring him to get into the rap game. Funny, that same video -- specifically the gratuitous shots of Fiddy's cut torso -- is also what inspired us to (finally) renew that gym membership. (MTV)

+ Cobra Starship gets rave reviews for their "colorful" Warped Tour performance, while Katy Perry and Gym Class Heroes are brought up on charges of "not kicking it hard enough." (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

+ Chris Brown, Ne-Yo want to double your pleasure, fun by remixing the classic Wrigley's jingle. (Billboard)

+ In Lil Wayne's new "Got Money" video, the rapper is just like "a modern day Robin Hood!" Minus the tights, of course. (MTV)

+ Breaking: Madonna was either completely devastated by her brother's unauthorized tell-all...or else she secretly co-wrote it! Thanks for clearing that one up, tabloid news! (NY Mag)

+ Natalie Portman goes Bollywood in her (Venezuelan-American) boyfriend's new music video. Which is only slightly less weird than her semi-naked cameo in Wes Anderson's Hotel Chevalier. (Certified Random)

+ Nas hints at a possible collaboration with his "Bossy" wife, Kelis. (MTV)

+ Okay, so Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor isn't your average concert-goer --  but he still totally feels your pain. "Generally at a rock show," he says, "the sound is not that great, and the guy next to me is an a--hole and I have to pee." Our sentiments exactly. (Rolling Stone)

+ DJ Samantha Ronson (who People mag slyly refers to as "Lindsay's constant companion") describes the new single by Ali Lohan as a "great f------ pop song!" We're sure her rave review has everything to do with Sam's musical taste and nothing whatsoever to do with her close, er, companionship with Lindsay. (People)

Recently, Ethan Kath -- a.k.a. the non-female half of electro pop duo, Crystal Castles -- admitted that he's "really shocked that anyone at all is listening." Meanwhile, we're really shocked it's taken this long for the egotistically-challenged Canadians to start getting mainstream attention. After all, their style (synthesized vocals + Super Mario Brothers) is both relatable and unique. Which could be why "Alice Practice," the accidentally-released vocal practice track that hit the Internets in 2006 and became an overnight MySpace sensation. Now, two years later, they're touring with Nine Inch Nails and debuting their latest sample-heavy single, "Courtship Dating." Why we like it: It's edgy, dark, and encapsulates the three B's: Blondie (think "Heart of Glass"), Bjork and, of course, The Blair Witch Project. It just might inspire you to take your relationship with Crystal Castles to the next level.

Want $10,000 and four lifetime passes to Coachella? All you need is a pig. But not just any run-of-the-mill ballpark frank, of course. You need the giant inflatable one that belongs to Roger Waters, late of progressive rock dinos Pink Floyd.

The band's well-used pork prop floated away at the end of Waters' -- he left the band in '85, but he's been using the pig for ages -- first set during Sunday's closing night of the festival. Now the show's organizers are trying desperately to get it back, hence the staggering reward offer.

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