Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Eddie Vedder, Flea, R.E.M's Peter Buck and even Billy Ray Cyrus have paid tribute to Nirvana's Nevermind as part of a Spin magazine special to mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of the iconic album's release. more info

Guardian Music — The Mercury Prize shortlist reveals British music's strength in depth. But as the iPod generation roam across genres in search of new sounds, are they missing out on some vital spark of youth?Of all the major cultural awards handed out each year, it ... more info

Altsounds — Listen to Butch Walker & The Black Widows scorching cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom" featured on SPIN Magazine's tribute compilation in honor of the 20th anniversary of 'Nevermind.' Download the album for free until July 25 via SPIN's Facebook page, an... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I didn't post for the week since I've been out of town, traveling.  I was down in the south for a bachelor party.  We went to a hip-hop club that was supposedly the hottest club in town.  I personally thought the music was terrible and I may not h... more info

ContactMusic — Eddie Vedder, Flea, R. E. M's Peter Buck and even Billy Ray Cyrus have paid tribute to Nirvana's Nevermind as part of a Spin magazine special to mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of the iconic album's release. Vedder reveals he can no longer listen ... more info

NME — Little Roy will drop his reworking of Kurt Cobain and the gang's classics this September more info

NME — Hard rockers and Nirvana covering reggae star set for August event more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo, words by Andrew Sacher Noisy folk singer EMA (Erika M. Anderson) will play two shows in NYC tonight 7/20. She'll play an early show at Mercury Lounge with Helado Negro and a late show at Glasslands... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Meat Puppets Meat Puppets recently finished up a tour in support of their most recent LP Lollipop which came out this past April. After a couple dates with Soundgarden at the end of the month, the Meat Puppets will take... more info

VH1 Blog — Nevermind 20th Anniversary coverage dominates Spin‘s August 2011 issue, which hits newsstands in a week. Cover story “What Nevermind Means Now” is supplemented by Newermind, a track-by-track cover version of Nevermind. Cobain favorites Meat Pup... more info