Live Daily — Frank Black [ tickets ], Bob Mould [ tickets ], Bobby McFerrin [ tickets ], Living Colour [ tickets ], Robyn Hitchcock [ tickets ] and The Smithereens [ tickets ] will be among the artists honoring the music of The Who [ tickets ] at a March 2 tribut... more info

Spinner.com — In the iTunes age, the importance of album artwork has basically been relegated to the obsessive fans and CD purists. Any feature of a physical copy certainly won't be the focal point of a band's marketing push -- unless, of course, the album's bookl... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Broken Bells, Pavement • Stooges, Genesis, ABBA Make the Rock Hall • Lil Wayne Sentencing Set for Feb. 9th • Chris Brown Deletes Twitter After Rant • 2009 Readers’ Poll: Pearl Jam, Lambert Win • U2, McCartney Earn Golden ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Bill Berry has returned to R.E.M. for the band's 2009 Christmas single, which was recorded for fan club members. more info

Rolling Stone — R.E.M. fans got a rare surprise for their annual Christmas gift from the band this year: former drummer Bill Berry, who retired from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group in 1997, made a rare appearance with one of his old Murmur bandmates on one of t... more info

MTV.com News — Daughter of Courtney Love and late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has tried to avoid the fame she was born into.By James Montgomery Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain Photo: Mark Sullivan/ WireImage Frances Bean Cobain, born August 18, 19... more info

Guardian Music — John Paul Jones's career since Led Zeppelin has featured some impressive collaborations, none more so than his work with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme in Them Crooked VulturesWhen he was the bassist with globe-bestriding hedonists Led Zeppelin, John Paul... more info

The Playlist — Garth Jennings is better known to most folks as one half (along with Nick Goldsmith) of the music video and commercial directing duo, Hammer & Tongs. The team has made celebrated ads and music videos for years, including works for Blur, R.E.M., Fatbo... more info

Rolling Stone — Fela, a biopic about African music great Fela Kuti, has found its director in Steve McQueen, who helmed Hunger, Variety reports. The film is not related to the recent Broadway musical Fela!. An unauthorized film about Blink-182 called Blink is also i... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop acts know all about cashing in with sequel albums, but other artists are more devious when trading on past glories. So just when will he hear Definitely Maybe 2: This Time It's Tuneful?It's been the year of hip-hop redux. Eminem is finishing ... more info