MTV.com News — 'It's anti-American, period,' said R.E.M. about the practice of using their music and others' at high volumes to intimidate detainees.By Gil Kaufman R.E.M. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/ Getty Images A diverse group of musicians joined a coalition... more info

MTV.com News — Before the 2009 VMAs, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Soy Bomb and Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford have been there before.By Gil Kaufman Kanye West crashes the VMA stage as Taylor Swift accepts the award for best female video on Sunday Photo: Jeff... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ghostland Observatory @ All Points West 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) If Rage Against the Machine mated with the Spice Girls, you'd get Ghostland Observatory . At once psychotic roids rock and skip-to-my-lou cheese-coated pop, the Texas duo smashed... more info

MTV.com News — Headliner Matthews put on nostalgic show featuring guest appearances by Fergie, Apl.de.Ap, others.By Marc Hawthorne, with additional reporting by Kyle Anderson The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Fergie and Taboo perform at the Outside Lands Music &... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of songs from new wave rockers Talking Heads, as well as singles from Avenged Sevenfold, The Jam, Oasis and Rage Against the Machine will be available in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadabl... more info

Rolling Stone — The readers named Eric Clapton “King of the Supergroups” in our Weekend Rock List, as the guitar god appeared in three of the bands listed in our Supergroups Rock List, including the readers’ Number One pick, Cream. The “Sunshine of Your Love... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOATWatch The Amazing Transparent Man (1960). While you're here, listen to or grab some great music...* DON PRESTON Vile Foamy Ectoplasm (1968-1981)Vault tapes from the former Mother of Invention* WYNTON MARSALIS... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Steve Earle [ tickets ] has extended his summer tour schedule with new headlining dates in August as he continues to support his recent studio release, "Townes." The singer, who resumes his current outing tonight (7/17) in South ... more info

Persona Sauna — For his Guest DJ set on KCRW, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt created a list of songs he used for inspiration while prepping for five specific roles, including two characters in movies coming out this summer. One playing Zooey Deschanel’s soon-to-... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Happy Mondays Happy Mondays performed before another reformed act, Rage Against the Machine, to put the finishing touches at the 2007 Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California on April 27, 2007. They were introduced that night by Tony Wilson. Bez... more info