Guardian Music — Louis Pattison reveals why Jarvis and the Manics want the Albini effectThe thing that every popular musician fears most - apart from some Mark Chapman-like stalkerfan that's broken into their home and is panting in a cupboard clutching a rusty shiv -... more info

Stereogum — There are some great things about seeing a band like the Thermals. For one, you know you're gonna see at least twenty of your favorite The Thermals songs in one night. And even at a less-than-sold-out show that was a late-add to a pair of sold-out gi... more info

Live Daily — Reformed Los Angeles punk legends The Germs will hit the road this summer for a national headlining club tour. The band, featuring actor Shane West fronting the remaining members of the group's best-known lineup--guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Do... more info

411 Mania — From out of Nirvana's shadow to become the biggest and best straight up (alternative?) rock band on the planet, I just LOVE the Foos. Click inside to find out why. more info

Guardian Music — Away from mainstream pop, Japan's best rock'n'roll bands have always been female. And most of them make western music's masculine posturing look positively punyJapanese society might like to dogmatically adhere to gender roles, but for decades women ... more info

Guardian Music — Revered by Nirvana, Blur and Radiohead, Kim and Kelley Deal of 90s indie sensations the Breeders are rock survivors. Now, after years of struggle with drink and drugs, they're addicted to good food - and musicIn a drab hotel lobby in Dayton, Ohio, an... more info

Cuchara Sonica — The Killlers reveló que quieren sacar a Led Zeppelin y a Nirvana de sus pedestales. Esta declaración viene en base a que los artistas de Las Vegas están haciendo una gira por Estados Unidos y quiere repetir el éxito que tuvieron en la ing... more info

411 Mania — Brandon Flowers talks about knocking Nirvana and Zeppelin off their pedestals... more info

Rolling Stone — Seattle is famous for Starbucks, the Space Needle, and, of course, grunge, the early-Nineties movement responsible for producing rock icons like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. For his new book, Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Mu... more info

Yahoo! Music — Yahoo! Music - The Killers have thrown down the gauntlet to American music fans, declaring they will knock Led Zeppelin and Nirvana "off their pedestals." more info