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-- Stars, They're Just Like Us-- Economic Meltdown Edition: Arrest-prone rapper DMX is just another homeowner facing foreclosure after his Arizona abode fell into disrepair following a SWAT team raid last May. At least he still has a car (probably?).

-- Robert Ward, Motown collaborator and founder of legendary funk group the Ohio Players, passed away on Christmas Day due to complications from a stroke he suffered in 2001. He was 70 years old.

-- Eclectic Norwegian label Rune Grammofon will release the 2xCD/book set Money Will Ruin Everything, The Second Edition on February 3. The book chronicles the label's past five years with photos, album art, and video stills along with an essay from label founder Rune Kristoffersen; the discs feature new songs from Rune acts like Supersilent, Shining, and Deathprod.

-- As previously reported, down south singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt and fellow Athens, Georgia residents Elf Power will take part in a R.E.M. tribute show at New York City's Carnegie Hall on March 11. And now the two acts are also joining forces for a tour that will take them across the U.S. and Europe through March.