The Newsroom — Bar Rafaeli channels her inner teen spirit and gives us her best Nirvana impression via her Twitter post. more info

Guardian Music — After finding a limited market for homegrown post-punk in Italy, Alessio Natalizia moved to London and things started to look upAlessio Natalizia is one half of electronic duo Walls, who have released two acclaimed albums of inspired noodling on Colo... more info

411 Mania — From Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers to Pearl Jam, Notorious B.I.G. and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5 artists of the 1990s! more info

Guardian Music — From the house hits of yesteryear to fashionable pool halls and even the sedate charm of the high-tech Silicon Drinkabout social club, the East End has it allAbout TimeWhere? At the Bells of Shoreditch, 48 Kingsland Road. Under the railway bridge, o... more info

Guardian Music — (Fire)Boston art-noise outfit Mission of Burma only managed one critically lauded album before splitting up when singer-guitarist Roger Miller developed tinnitus. However, since reactivating in 2002, they have quadrupled their back catalogue, display... more info

The Newsroom — Alex Chadwick of the Chicago Music Exchange performs 100 classic guitar riffs in one take. He gives seamlessly gives us a brief history of rock and roll from Chet Atkins' "Mr. Sandman" to Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" to Nirvana's "Smell... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I have a theory that musical trends always come in twos.  Grunge had Pearl Jam and Nirvana.  Heavy metal had Guns N Roses and Metallica.  Glam metal had Def Leppard and Bon Jovi.  Nu Metal had Limp Bizkit and Korn.  Boy Bands had Backstreet Boys... more info

Guardian Music — Never mind the grammar, here's a South African artist making music that is genuinely striking and – just possibly – uniqueHometown: Cape Town, South Africa.The lineup: Yannick Iluga (vocals, instruments, production).The background: As soon as we ... more info

Prefix — Next weekend the folks behind New York City’s now closed CBGB music club is taking over venues across Manhattan and ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/contest-win-passes-to-cbgb-festival/66692/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned several times, CBGB Festival is happening in NYC from July 5-8. Still no word on when, where, or even if Superchunk are playing, but the current and changing schedule can be seen at the CBGB website. Nirvana... more info