Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - In 1993, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, the Smashing Pumpkins and Pavement brought AIDS activism into the bedrooms of grunge-obsessed teens on the benefit album "No Alternative," marrying music to message in a way that regi... more info

JamBase — By: Jake Krolick It is cool that superheroes have alter egos, but it's a hell of a lot cooler when musicians bust them out to unleash some pent up creative juices waiting to be freed. Over the past few decades, we've seen bands like Black Flag r... more info

All About Jazz — The Bad Plus came together in the early 2000s, offering up a jazz spin on works by Nirvana, Aphex Twin and other non-jazz sources. Since then, each of the trio's records has further explored the group's self-styled universe, while also demonstrating ... more info

Perez Hilton — The Nightmare on Elm Street reboot has finally found itself a director! The Michael Bay-owned Platinum Dunes production company, the peeps behind the remake, has put their faith in music video director Samuel Bayer. Bayer is responsible for such icon... more info

The Independent — Nirvana may be just around the corner for the Bob Marley fans among us – and apparently we are still many. We are promised a future when just about everything we wear, read, ride, eat and drink could be born of the loins of the late reggae lion of... more info

Altsounds — Everyone from Nirvana to Pavement to Stone Temple Pilots cite Meat Puppetsas one of the most significant American bands. The highly influential Meat Puppets started as a punk rock band, but established their own unique style, blending punk with cou... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Coming out of Leeds, the beating heart of this country's underground scene are Pulled Apart By Horses. A blizzard of anger, barbed riffs and bluster they are the explosion that occurs when feral punk and the unhinged mental qualities of Frank Black c... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Mash-up tracks are just what you need to brighten up an otherwise dull track. Sometimes, in fact scrap that most of the time when someone attempts to mash up two tracks the result is a disaster. However the times that they do work they show songs in ... more info