Pitchfork — Virgil Griffith is a 25-year-old grad student at Caltech, and in his spare time he makes elaborate charts comparing people's SAT scores to their tastes in music and books. And you know what that means: Caltech grad students have way too much spare t... more info

MTV.com News — Band's remaining members performed with a new singer on Saturday.By James Montgomery Sublime's Eric Wilson Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage Nearly four months ago, rumors began swirling that Sublime — the celebrated Long Beach ska/punk mis... more info

Pitchfork — The legendary Chicago indie Touch & Go has been having a tough time of it lately. Last week, we reported that the label would shut down its distribution arm and cease releasing new music for now, which sucks in every conceivable way. But Touch & Go... more info

Idolator — After Billboard launched its Adult Album Alternative singles chart last year, I compared and contrasted it with the two existing rock charts, Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock, and noted how few bands, let alone songs, would be able to make a dent on a... more info

Guardian Music — Why bother with lyrics when everyone can hear you scream? School of rock looks at the power of the purgePart of music's vast attraction is its ability to express emotion or, paradoxically in the case of much instrumental music, its inability. Music w... more info

Pitchfork — Years before Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails took scuzzed-out sonics and transgressive imagery to the mall-rock mainstream, the Bay Area funk-metal spazzes in Faith No More violated every form of conventional wisdom and wound up playing bigger venues tha... more info

MVSW — Song Here We Go Magic ~ “Tunnelvision” myspace plays: 39,068 mp3 download (via pitchfork) This is just a cool jam from Brooklyn based Here We Go Magic (aka Luke Temple). The self titled EP is due out next Tuesday (2/24). Bonus Video: Video Nirv... more info

Rock Sellout — Kurt Cobain would be celebrating his 42nd birthday on Friday if he would’ve taken Courtney’s advice and ‘lived through this for me”. The Nirvana frontman is still adored by millions (including moi). A T-shirt company called Worn Free is keepi... more info

JamBase — SEMINAL BAND RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN MAYNEW SONGS PREVIEWED AT SXSW Meat Puppets Everyone from Nirvana to Pavement to Stone Temple Pilots cite the Meat Puppets as one of the most significant American bands. Sewn Together, the group's follow-up to 2... more info

JamBase — NINE INCH NAILS AND JANE'S ADDICTION TO CO-HEADLINE TOUR IN 2009 Nine Inch Nails by Dave Vann While details are scant at the moment, just the tantalizing notion of two modern rock giants celebrating a key anniversary on the road is reason enough ... more info