MTV.com News — Katie Stevens gains confidence with help from Miley Cyrus.By Sabrina Rojas Weiss Crystal Bowersox on "American Idol" Tuesday Photo: Fox With Tuesday night's (March 23) broad theme of #1 Billboard hits to choose from, "American Idol" contest... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new MGMT album, Congratulations (out April 13th)). Crawdaddy! examines the 1975-1981 years of Alex Chilton's life. The Edinburgh Journal profiles Japandroids. Post-Nothing is a record with a one-track mind, but not in the way tha... more info

Guardian Music — The late musician's songwriting partnership with Chris Bell was as iconic as that of Lennon and McCartneyThe death of Alex Chilton last week was upsetting, saddening and shocking. I guess I never thought Chilton would die. His influence on my life an... more info

Mjsbigblog — Our ‘Idol Meter’ is running; Siobhan is the one to watch After Lacey Brown’s departure last week, the remaining 11 Idol contestants can be characterized as the Final Four and the Seven Dwarfs. The gap in talent and originality is as vast as th... more info

Buffalo News, New York — AUSTIN, Texas -- The 24th annual South by Southwest Music Conference began somberly Wednesday as word spread throughout this gathering of 13,000 artists and industry professionals that the iconoclastic singer-songwriter Alex Chilton had died. more info

411 Mania — Alex Chilton RIP, Owen Pallett live thoughts, new music from The Hold Steady and Jonny Greenwood, David Byrne and St. Vincent working together and more. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Amongst the revelry in Austin last week during SXSW, Alex Chilton’s sudden passing, and his enduring influence, cast a large shadow throughout the week’s festivities. At every turn one could overhear friends and acquaintances sharing stories of f... more info

Allmusic Blog — The tributes continue to pour in for Alex Chilton, who died last week of a heart attack at age 59. The Saturday South by Southwest show that Chilton had been scheduled to play with the surviving members of Big Star was turned into a memorial gig. Jod... more info

Pitchfork — Former Replacements leader and noted Alex Chilton devotee Paul Westerberg wrote a tribute to his friend and musical idol in The New York Times over the weekend. He starts, "How does one react to the death of one's mentor?" and goes on to talk about h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ryan Barkan Just as everyone at the SXSW Music Festival was finding their groove Wednesday, news of the death of Alex Chilton hit. "Austin's in shock about Alex," read one of the countless social media memes. On Saturday,... more info