Reuters - Thanks to the racy red band trailer for the forthcoming Justin Timberlake-Mila Kunis rom-com "Friends with Benefits" - where a mid-coitus Kunis implores Timberlake to distract her with, what she calls, a Third Eye Blind song - Semisonic's 1998 hit "Closing Time" is experiencing a renaissance of sorts.

Semisonic's Dan Wilson has released a new digital live album and also co-wrote "Ruling Me," a song that will appear on Weezer's forthcoming album

-- We all know Lil Wayne has his own incredible sports blog on ESPN's website, where he talks about everything from the Dallas Cowboys to Manny Ramirez to 1990s alt-rockers Semisonic ("Closing Time" is his dream closing pitcher song). And now he's guested on ESPN's pigskin chat show 1st and 10-- watch the entire episode here. Personal highlight:...

Dan Wilson releases of his solo debut Free Life this week. Produced by Wilson, a Grammy winning songwriter and former member of cult band Trip Shakespeare and the critically acclaimed group Semisonic, the album will be available on American Recordings now. Executive produced by label head Rick Rubin, Free Life features contributions from Sheryl ...

Dan Wilson is poised for the release of his solo debut Free Life. Produced by Wilson, a Grammy winning songwriter and former member of cult band Trip Shakespeare and the critically acclaimed group Semisonic, the album will be available October 16 on American Recordings. Executive produced by label head Rick Rubin, Free Life features contribution...