MTV.com News — 'There's a lot of stuff on [Brand New Eyes] that's quieter, so we wanted a place to show that new side of us off,' Hayley Williams says.By James Montgomery Paramore's Hayley Williams Photo: MTV Paramore's Brand New Eyes is a full-tilt ro... more info

Live Daily — Unless you're one of the hardcore faithful, Pearl Jam [ tickets ] was likely becoming the band you took for granted. Sure they reminded you how great they were when you caught them live, and you'd bob your head along to their music on the radio, but ... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to watch *The Swellers* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theswellers) cover Nirvana's "Lithium" at Metal Frat. more info

Guardian Music — The band's first album combined the epic rock of Aerosmith with the gentle melodies of the Beatles to create a slow, stoned groove absent in later recordsI found the recent controversy over Kurt Cobain's avatar in Guitar Hero 5 incredibly uncanny. Wh... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — It's like The Faces and Nirvana never happened... more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Mark Seliger Inspired by Megan Fox on the cover of the new Rolling Stone, and how cliché it is that we can’t get Hendrix’s “Foxy Lady” out of our heads, this weekend’s Rock List is dedicated to Songs About Girls. There’s ... more info

Rolling Stone — Former Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl have already expressed consternation about a Kurt Cobain avatar in Guitar Hero 5 singing along to Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name.” Courtney Love went into a Twitter fren... more info

Guardian Music — Dan Rosensweig says there is "confusion" between Courtney Love and the Nirvana singer's former bandmates about his virtual appearance in the gameThe CEO of Guitar Hero has defended the appearance of a virtual Kurt Cobain in the company's new video ga... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonWithout wishing to disrespect one of London's loveliest venues, there's something incongruous about Jay-Z gracing the Roundhouse. He has, as he seldom tires of informing audiences, sold 26m albums in the US and made $35m from tourin... more info

Stereogum — Dan Rosensweig insists his company's offer to desecrate Kurt Cobain's legacy was crystal clear and that Dave and Krist should take it up with Nirvana's estate. Jon Bon Jovi's weighted in too. No doubt this will all be cleared up soon via Courtney's T... more info