NEW YORK, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- James Mercer and Brian Burton a/k/a Danger Mouse have completed work on the first album by their new and ongoing band Broken Bells.

By Tricia Duryee, Seattle Times Mar. 5--Every day after school, Marco Johnson eagerly hops online on his PC to voluntarily view ads that earn him free minutes for his cellphone.

Due in stores Tuesday: _Grateful Dead, ``Live at the Cow Palace, New Year's Eve, 1976'' (Rhino). _John Mellencamp, ``Freedom's Road'' (Universal Republic). _Of Montreal, ``Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer'' (Polyvinyl). _Pretty Ricky, ``Late Night Special'' (Atlantic).