Music For Ants — Going into The Thermals I expected a non-stop whirlwind of fist-pumping power-punk songs which the Portland trio definitely delivered but what I did not expect was a slew of 90’s cover songs ranging from Nirvana’s “Sappy” to Sonic Youth... more info

Guardian Music — From suing Ticketmaster to sabotaging their own publicity, Pearl Jam's history reads like a masterclass in career suicide. Yet rock's righteous crusaders refuse to lie downIn the heart of Pearl Jam's Seattle HQ, their singer Eddie Vedder contemplates... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Last Bank Holiday, Xfm counted down The Best British Songs Of All Time as voted for by you - with Oasis taking the top 3 places.Take a look at the list here.So, we asked ourselves: just how good is British music compared to the music from the rest of... more info

My Old Kentucky — Is it possible to review a rock-n-roll novel without referencing High Fidelity?No. But at least it's over and done with, and we can get on talking about Tim Thornton's keen debut, The Alternative Hero. Clive Beresford is a thirty-something Londoner w... more info

MTV.com News — Them Crooked Vultures make their debut with a post-Lollapalooza set.By James Montgomery Dave Grohl (file) Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Officially, Lollapalooza ended Sunday night in Chicago's Grant Park, with dueling sets from the K... more info

Detroit Free Press — Three letters of a four-letter word have been replaced with asterisks on a Kurt Cobain monument near a Washington state bridge, where the late Nirvana front-man hung out when he was growing up. more info

Guardian Music — Scala, LondonBefore Alice in Chains' first song is halfway finished – a version of Rain When I Die from the band's 1992 breakthrough album Dirt – the front rows of a packed Scala are reaching out to press the flesh of lead singer Willia... more info

JamBase — Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Foo Fighters/Nirvana's Dave Grohl & QOTSA's Josh Homme Team Up for Supergroup - Them Crooked Vultures It's all very vague at this point and we don't have much to run with, but upon seeing this story on Pitchfork... more info

Rolling Stone — Nirvana, Eminem, Guns n’ Roses and 50 Cent, what do they all have in common? They were all winners of MTV Video Music Awards’ Best New Artist trophies, and now Lady Gaga, Drake, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth and 3OH!3 will look to join those names as they... more info

Guardian Music — The former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters' frontman has had a street named after him in his hometown of Warren, OhioDave Grohl returned to his hometown to be officially honoured with his own street this weekend.The Foo Fighters frontman was given t... more info