411 Mania — From Jay-Z connecting Nirvana and hip-hop to Ke$sha planning to write a memoir and more, Music's 3R's breaks down the Right, the wRong and the Ridiculous of music! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Babs at Barclays, 10/11/2012 (via @cpcayaba) Barbara Streisand played her first of two, and first-ever Brooklyn show at the Barclays Center last night. Those in attendance missed the live Vice President debate, but still got a taste of politics at... more info

Guardian Music — Indie revivalists who namecheck Cantona and Sega but seem to be trying too hard to spoof too many thingsReading this on a mobile? Click here to listenHometown: London.The lineup: Martin Bowman (guitars), Andrew Wagstaff (vocals), Simon Oldham (drums)... more info

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Guardian Music — (Drag City)Quite often San Franciscan longhair Ty Segall can sound like a fledgling Nirvana playing a Beatles song in a nearby toilet. At other times he sounds like Iggy and the Stooges, but high on sunshine. This prolific fuzz-rock guitarist may jus... more info

Guardian Music — Kurt Cobain asked Mascis to join Nirvana not once but twice – an offer which he declined, the guitarist has revealed in an interviewDinosaur Jr's J Mascis has revealed that Kurt Cobain tried to convince him to join Nirvana. "Kurt said, 'you should ... more info

Popdose — Over the years, certain television programs became iconic because of their historical value—the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, Elvis Presley’s 1968 “comeback” special, Nirvana on MTV Unplugged. Others have been forgotten, even though they d... more info

Impose Magazine — All kinds of fun stuff happening with your pop heroes. First there is Andrew W.K. scheduled to send a million-volts via keyboard through magician David Blaine in a metal suit this Sunday, October 7 on Pier 54 in NYC, Rod Stewart's ho-hum confessi... more info

Prefix — Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis generally lets his guitar do the talking, but in a new interview with Spin's ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/j-mascis-reveals-he-almost-joined-nirvana-and-buil/70153/ more info

Guardian Music — We asked our readers to pick 10 essential Neil Young tracks for newcomers. Here's what they came up withLast week we asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook to nominate the best Neil Young songs for newcomers. Here are the results: 10 key tracks ... more info