MTV.com News — As we gear up for the 2010 fest, Bigger Than the Sound looks back at the Lolla show that never was.By James Montgomery Kanye West performs at Lollapalooza in 2008 Photo: Dove Shore/ Getty Images Earlier this week, a music-obsessed buddy of ... more info

Altsounds — Formed in Glasgow in 1987, THE VASELINES released two singles and one album, Dum Dum, on the 53rd & 3rd label. Splitting up in 1989 (in the same week their album was released), they might have faded into obscurity but for the intervention of a ce... more info

Guardian Music — Berberian/NHK SO/Schüchter/Takahashi(Wergo, three CDs)Like the previous releases in this series from LPs originally released in the 1960s and 70s on composer Earle Brown's own label, there is something hit and miss about this compilation. The outsta... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I've not lived up to my promise of consistent podcast production this past month and I'm feeling guilty. After fielding lots of questions about a new podcast installment, I've decided the cure to this guilt trip lies within making a new episode! It... more info

Undercover, Australia — Rascally Sydney rockers Peabody have recorded their fourth album on the 8-track that Nirvana recorded Bleach. more info

Mjsbigblog — Now it’s getting silly. NBC 10 is reporting that Courtney Love, wife of the late Kurt Cobain and leader of the band Hole, is in the running to take Simon Cowell’s place at the American Idol judges’ table. Yeah. Right. Courtne... more info

DrivenFarOff — Never Shout Never‘s new video for “CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater” can be seen after the jump. The track is the first single from Never Shout Never’s new album, Harmony, produced by veteran producer Butch Vig (Green Day, Nirvana, Smashing Pump... more info

Guardian Music — The DJ, who announced she was leaving Radio 1 on Friday, was instrumental in taking dubstep to a wider audience. But this was just a tiny part of a mindboggling careerMary Anne Hobbs announced on Friday that she's quitting her popular Radio 1 show Ex... more info

Guardian Music — On the eve of her ninth solo album, Kristin Hersh reveals how acupuncture freed her from the bipolar disorder that haunted her life and careerKristin Hersh believes acupuncture saved her life. It finally granted the singer relief from the bipolar di... more info

Metalsucks — Everyone always likes to pretend that one day Motley Crue were all over MTV, and then overnight Nirvana came along and suddenly Cinderella and Enuff Z’Nuff were standing on the unemployment line. Well, I call bullshit. Nirvana may have been the fin... more info