SoHo Grand opens Jesse Frohman’s “In Bloom”, a photo exhibit of Kurt Cobain
Yahoo! Music looks at film’s best fake rockers (and the actors who should keep their day jobs)
Of Montreal will have a Skeletal Lamping listening party in Seattle that will be accompanied by a full-blown LASER SHOW
Largehearted Boy’s “Why Obama” feature continues with a contribution from Ben Sollee
Check out the new Jenny Lewis song “The Next Messiah”
102 arrests made after the Rage Against The Machine show in Minneapolis on Wednesday
Muzzle of Bees has video of Jeff Tweedy performing a new Wilco song
Jimi Hendrix’s torched guitar sells for half a million dollars
Sunday’s MTV VMAs offer glimpse of music and mayhem…
Cake will record their next album exclusively using solar-powered energy
Idolator: dating musicians is harder than you think
The National’s “Fake Empire” appears in an Obama ad
Tickets for a free Wire/Times New Viking show were made available yesterday at Other Music; go get some!
Blitzen Trapper does Daytrotter, hardly even knows her
Sufjan Stevens scores Natalie Portman’s short film Eve
Mackenzie Philips charged with heroin possession
U2 pen 50 to 60 new songs, but new album is pushed back to 2009
Ben Folds Five to reunite for one-off show in Chapel Hill, where they will perform The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Slipknot edges out the Game for the top Billboard spot this week
Metallica’s Death Magnetic leaks, Lars is okay with it
ESPN columnist Paul Lukas opening for Magnetic Fields
Albums faring a bit better as year goes on
Elaborate prank or leaked reviews? Behold the curious case of Mogwai vs. Pitchfork
Smashing Pumpkins bring new song “G.L.O.W.” exclusively to Guitar Hero: World Tour
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will honor music innovator Les Paul this November
Not really music-related but….It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia writers to launch official blog for the series
The Decemberists line up tour dates, including stop at Terminal 5
The Guardian blog dissects the secrets of successful pop-star investments
Apple readies interactive album applications
Bumpershine reports that Littlefield, a new performance and art space, will open this fall in Gowanus
The Dead to tour in support of Obama
The Village Voice profiles Juliana Hatfield
Scott Weiland will release his second solo album, Happy, this November
NY Times bids farewell to McCarren Pool
California Dreamin’: Five Quintessential Songs
Diddy: lower oil prices so I can fly on private jet
Online read: The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook
100 Greatest ‘Live’ Blues Albums
Bumbershoot, Day One: Comedy, British Soul, and Singer-Songwriter Couples Fight Off the Rain
The Verve cap reunion with number one album
A Short History of ‘When the Levee Breaks’
Mozart, Shostakovich and some composers you’ve probably never heard of have been showing up in bars and coffee shops around the country
Henry Rollins says being pen pals with Charles Manson was “intense and heavy”: “His letters would always have swastikas on them so they were easy to spot”
NYC Taper: Oneida on August 29, 2008 South Street Seaport - Flac and MP3 Downloads
Johnny Marr interview/story about being kidnapped Happy Mondays
Nowhere Boy, new John Lennon biopic, to focus on Lennon’s rise to fame
Hacking a Furby into a musical Instrument: The “Furby Gurdy”
LimeWire doubles music library; almost no one notices
RIAA, MPAA Converging on Political Conventions
5 Former Music Badasses Who’ve Lost Their Way
LA Times: Trent Reznor having survived his own demons, has new worlds to conquer beyond music
Record labels, stores make room for vinyl
Ryan Adams has admitted he’s shocked Oasis even know he exists, has compared them to Led Zeppelin and revealed his favourite album of theirs
Michael Jackson at 50: Rare Early Photos, Plus A Survey of His Recent Ups and Downs
Pitchfork’s Guest List: Lykke Li
The Anti-Britney: San Diego Punk Rockers From the ’80s
Duran Duran were banned from every Los Angeles hotel when they were caught putting shampoo in a fountain
Aquarium Drunkard: My Morning Jacket covers “Rocket Man”
Bumpershine: Oasis playing Terminal 5
Clicky Clicky: The Clicky Clicky 200 kicks off with a track from Archers Of Loaf
Coolfer: Is the album as a format dying, or here to stay? Feedback on the Album Format
Friction NYC: FRICTION @ Mercury Lounge w/ Bear Hands, Boy Crisis, Blip Blip Bleep, Bottle Up & Go | 9.5.08
Crustcake: interview with Graveyard
Donewaiting: Neil Diamond Offers Refund For Columbus Show
Fluxblog: on Nine Inch Nails @ Izod Center, 8/27/2008 - “This concert was astonishing. I went in expecting it to rock, and to look cool, but they went much further than that.” Read the review HERE.
Idolator: Black Kids may call it quits
Limewire: Tilly and the Wall to Perform on Season Premiere of 90210 and Sesame Street
Motel de Moka: Star-crossed lovers III
Soft Communication: Neon Lights presents… The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, My Teenage Stride, The Capstan Shafts, and The Beets - TONIGHT
SongBlitz: a fun game matching music to album covers
Blogger Arrested Over Guns N’ Roses Leaks
A Modest Proposal: Bye-Bye “Indie,” Hello Again “Alternative”
Fluxblog: Yo La Tengo @ McCarren Pool 8/24/2008
Music is Art: the mia remixtape?
Aquarium Drunkard on Matthew Sweet
All Tomorrow’s Parties NY full lineup revealed
My Morning Jacket & Erykah Badu Perform “Tyrone” in Dallas
The Futureheads compare censorship in the UK to censorship in the US
Christian version of Guitar Hero set to be launched… the title? Guitar Praise
Merge to release subscription-only box set
Glen Campbell, perhaps best known for his ’70s crossover hit “Rhinestone Cowboy,” covers songs by Green Day, U2 and the Foo Fighters
NIN @ Izod Center pics and setlist
Josh Homme to produce the Arctic Monkeys’ third album?
Listen to another new TV On The Radio song from the upcoming Dear Science, “Dancing Choose”
Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard is playing a September 14th benefit at the Living Room
Britney Spears to skip performance at this year’s VMA’s
Is this the end of the road for corporate festivals?
Oasis kicked off their world tour in Seattle last night
The Village Voice profiles the Brooklyn recording studio the Rare Book Room, home of Silver Jews’ American Water and more
Dr. Dre’s son, Andre Young Jr., found dead at his home at age 20
Check out Heidi Montag’s TEN-MINUTE video for “Overdosin”
Life after Muxtape: where do we go now?
Happy 5th Birthday Coolfer!
Sonic Youth is back in the studio and close to signing with a new label
Nas is playing a free show at Webster Hall tomorrow
Witness seven ridiculously upbeat songs about death…
…and nominally related, Barenaked Ladies singer survives plane crash
The LA Times reviews Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl
American Idol will have an additional judge next season
Stereogum reviews the final McCarren Pool Party with Yo La Tengo
MOKB has an exclusive studio session with Ra Ra Riot
Check out Largehearted Boy’s interesting music releases for this week
Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones are allegedly writing new music together
AC/DC offers three different covers for their upcoming album Black Ice
SPIN has video of Wilco at the Outside Lands Festival
Drowned in Sound has reports from Day One and Two of Reading/Leeds so far, Day Three recap forthcoming
The Ting Tings unveil gymnasts Reading Festival performance
Jonny Greenwood shows his love for Grizzly Bear
Bob Marley statue unveiled in the Balkans
Watch video of Jimmy Page performing at last night’s Olympic closing ceremonies
The New York Times profiles Terrence Howard on the eve of his debut album’s release
Watch the new No Age video for “Goat Hurt”
Check out pics from Saturday’s New York Magazine “Highbrow BBQ” event at Solar One featuring Islands
Allman Brothers Band planning big celebration for their next string of shows at the Beacon Theater, which will mark the band’s 40th anniversary
It’s official: there are no Doors without Jim Morrison
WIRED talks to CD Baby founder Derek Sivers about selling the company and life after CD Baby
Ryan Adams posts tips for his fans for enjoying upcoming Oasis shows at which he’s opening
South African schoolboy kills one of his classmates while dressed as the drummer of Slipknot
Coldplay already planning Viva La Vida follow-up for 2009?
Paste reviews Amanda Petrusich’s new book It Still Moves
Gwen Stefani gives birth to her second baby boy
PopMatters offers their fourth installment of five reggae albums you cannot live without
Hey Chicago peeps, don’t screw this up…go see Joanna Newsom play with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra TONIGHT
The New York Times reviews the Vivian Girls’ show at Death By Audio on Wednesday night
There’s a new Clientele EP available now on eMusic
Deerhunter’s Microcastle leaks early, now available exclusively on iTunes for the time being
China shuts off access to iTunes because Olympic athletes have been downloading a Songs For Tibet compilation from it
Leaked video claims to capture Britney Spears’ awful live vocals
Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis to play Zeppelin’s “Whola Lotta Love” together at the closing ceremonies in Beijing this weekend
Disgraced British glam rocker Gary Glitter denied entry into Hong Kong
Pretty unrelated to music but still….check out the Tron sequel trailer!
Read Ed Droste’s tour blog detailing Grizzly Bear’s experience opening for Radiohead over at Rolling Stone
Blur bassist Alex James in BBC cocaine documentary
Brian Wilson to premiere That Lucky Old Sun through newspaper websites
Why a muxtape comeback won’t last
Stream Damon Albarn’s monkey-themed rock opera Monkey: Journey To the West
Life imitates South Park: teen drops out of high school to play Guitar Hero professionally
Dave Matthews Band saxophonist Leroi Moore dies at age 46 from an ATV accident
TV On The Radio unveil first single - “Golden Age” - and album art for Dear Science
Pitchfork interviews the Silver Jews’ David Berman
Deerhoof unveil Dear Maggie artwork, now why the blank face?
Muxtape shut down by the RIAA
New York Press: hipster hookers the next call girls?
Listen to the new Mercury Rev song “Snowflake in a Hot World” over at SPIN.com
Isaac Hayes to have Memphis airport named after him?
Dead Confederate has new album details and two upcoming NYC dates
Human Highway to play two NYC shows, at Cake Shop and Joe’s Pub
Toby Keith praises Barack Obama
Wilco plan Spring ‘09 release for a more-sculpted new album
A new AC/DC album, Black Ice, is slated for an October release and will be sold exclusively through Wal-Mart
Also, it appears Guns ‘N Roses’ Chinese Democracy could also be released as a store exclusive at either Wal-Mart or Best Buy
Mark Ronson mouths off to Noel Gallagher by poking fun at “Wonderwall”
Portfolio.com insists the Jonas Brothers are poised to become a nine-figure franchise for Disney
Who are hip-hop’s 20 biggest earners for 2008? Check it out…
Of Montreal shake up traditional CD formats, offering <>Skeletal Lamping in seven non-traditional formats including….lamping
Bloc Party kinda sorta “pulls a Radiohead” and will release its new album Intimacy from their website on Thursday
The number of newly-launched acts reaching platinum status has fallen to its lowest level this decade
Metallica vs. Napster: all is forgiven?
Muse had a UFO built for last weekend’s V Festival but it wouldn’t fit onstage
The L.A. Times gets on the vinyl comeback trend-piece train
Somewhat related, the compact disc turned 26 yesterday!
PopMatters has a feature on Barack Obama’s stature as an indie-rock heartthrob
‘Sup Magazine bids farewell to Wolfmother, Be Your Own Pet and ¡Forward Russia! via video salutes
Prefix has photos from Saturday’s Battles, Black Dice, Gang Gang Dance show at Central Park Summerstage
The San Francisco Chronicle has a Q&A with Glen Campbell
New U2 album tracks have already been leaked online….
R.I.P. Jerry Wexler, influential Atlantic Records music producer, dead at 91
You Ain’t No Picasso has audio of another new Wilco song, “Sunny Feeling”
