Nialler9 — Members of Au Revoir Simone, Apache Beat, Chairlift, Class Actress, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Acrylics and Spider get together to do an all-girl acapella cover of Nirvana’s ‘Come As You Are’. It’s a Brooklyn party. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... Songs Of Protest And Anti-Protest – Chris Lucey 23 – Blonde Redhead http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com Amd said... GERMAN HITPARADE 1930-37 Hits from Germany with the background to some of the performers, including... more info

Cross Rhythms — Metalcore's As I Lay Dying release 'The Powerless Rise' more info

Starpulse — An artistic tribute to late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain has opened in the rocker's native Seattle, Washington. Kurt opened at the Seattle Art Museum on Monday and features almost 80 multi-media wor... more info

ContactMusic — Jake Gyllenhaal would bleach his hair to play Kurt Cobain in a biopic of the Nirvana frontman's life. The 'Prince of Persia Sands of Time' actor is unsure if he... more info

Altsounds — “George was pretty damn eclectic as a kid,” says Tom Van Buskirk, referring to his cousin/Javelin collaborator, George Langford. “I was more of a snob, growing up on the Beatles and classical music. Like I didn't get int... more info

Mjsbigblog — *Are you attending The Top 3 performance rehearsal tomorrow night? I need a blog rehearsal to report song spoilers! If you are willing and able, email me at mjsbigblog at gmail dot com. The Top 3 take the stage Tuesday night to sing two songs. One... more info

NME — Jake Gyllenhaal has told NME the flowing locks that he sports in blockbuster Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time could be put to another use – playing Kurt Cobain. more info

Pitchfork — Kurt Cobain is one of the most enduring and resonant cultural figures ever to call Seattle home. Sixteen years after the Nirvana frontman's death, the Seattle Art Museum is hosting an exhibit of art inspired by Cobain, as the Fader points out. The sh... more info

Pop Justice — One less welcome aspect of the Gaga Effect is the current tidal wave of overstyled, underdeveloped unsigned electronic pop music but a video that arrived by email from New York-born Harvard student Baker is better than a lot of the new stuff we're he... more info