Early Buzz: 'Twin Peaks,' Blondie and more news

Happy Friday to you! I hope you've had a splendid week; I'm particularly psyched because my husband and I have lined up our first beach vacation since our daughter was born. Hope she digs sand ...

Headlines:

- Chad Smith and Will Ferrell talk about their upcoming drum battle.

- Morrissey has joined Twitter.

- Wow, I can't wait for this Twin Peaks Blu-ray release. The cover is wonderfully creepy, and I'm eager to see 90 minutes of deleted scenes!

- Wired has a good story about the changing TV landscape, but it's the page design that grabbed my attention. Scroll and enjoy.

- Riot Fest sounds amazing, with 10 bands playing 10 classic albums in full.

- Brooklyn Vegan interviews Robert Pollard.

- Doctor Who has hired a female director — which occurs so rarely that it makes headlines when it happens.

- The Flaming Lips' latest project: a cover of the complete Sgt. Pepper album.

- Did you catch Blondie on The Daily Show?

- Congrats to new parentsPaul Scheer and June Diane Raphael.

- A new HBO series will showcase the making of the Foo Fighters' next album.

- To celebrate tonight's airing of Plimpton! on PBS, how about some George Plimpton trading cards?

- Yahoo talks to Joaquin Phoenix and director James Gray.

- This ad for Free People clothing has enraged professional ballet dancers.

- I want a PancakeBot.

- And finally, here's the inevitable Mad Men/X-Men parody.