Brooklyn Vegan — Ted Leo @ Pier 54 in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * LAMC * SBTRKT @ Coco 66 * Matt Bauder @ Barbes * Shai Halud @ Party Xpo * 10,000 Maniacs @ City Winery *... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said... The PRETENDERS: Live at Heatwave (1980) http://musicruinedmylife.blogspot.com Mr. Jones said... 30 Days Out enters the Halloween weekend some a handful of the scariest rock and roll ever made, by the likes of Alice Cooper, Warren Zevo... more info

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MTV.com News — A7X's Nightmare ends Recovery's five week reign.By Gil Kaufman Avenged Sevenfold drummer The Rev Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images Last week, we wondered how long Eminem's Recovery could hold on to the pole position on the Billboard 200, ... more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton HallNatalie Merchant has changed direction again. It's little more than two months since she toured Britain, backed by just acoustic guitars and a cello, reworking songs from her epic Leave Your Sleep album, on which she performed with ... more info

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Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offNatalie Merchant Tell Yourself I can't stop playing this, from 2001's Motherland, since the former 10,000 Maniacs singer's breathtaking gig this week in Gateshead. She gives... more info

Guardian Music — The Sage, GatesheadFrom John Peel indie favourite with 10,000 Maniacs to impassioned socio-political crusader, Natalie Merchant's career has undergone many twists. But none, perhaps, quite as curious as this. Absent from the scene since becoming a mo... more info

MTV.com News — New MGMT, Coheed and Cambria albums see strong debuts.By Gil Kaufman Justin Bieber Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ Getty Images There's just no holding down Justin Bieber. The pint-size Canadian pop sensation will hold onto the #1 slot on the Billboar... more info

MTV.com News — Ke$ha, Coheed and Cambria and more knock last week's champ Jack Johnson out of the top 10.By Gil Kaufman B.o.B Photo: Frank Mullen The critical response to MGMT's sophomore album Congratulations has been mixed so far, but their fans had no ... more info