JamBase — IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY A well-executed cover tune serves the two-fold purpose of illuminating one's influences and bowing respectfully towards the source material, often sparking greater appreciation for the original version... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Death - Politicians In My Eyes (MP3) Death of Detroit Forgotten except by the most fervent punk rock record collectors... Death would likely have remained lost in obscurity if not for the discovery last year of a 1974 demo... more info

Guardian Music — Singer and songwriter whose creativity and influence outgrew the New York punk sceneWilly DeVille resembled no other rock musician of his era. DeVille, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 58, achieved prominence as a contemporary of the Ramones, P... more info

Dlisted — At last night's Teen Choice Awards, the Princess of Prostitots showed all the little kiddies how the Cyrus' do it by working a pole on top of an ice cream cart. Yes, a pole on an ice cream cart. Thank you, Miley, for giving PedoBear a b... more info

MTV.com News — Kid Cudi, the Knux, Gaslight Anthem also make a splash on a day plagued by storms.By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Christopher "C.J." Smith Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill performs at Lollapalooza 2009 on Friday Photo: Barry Brechei... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Willy DeVille [ tickets ], who fronted the rock band Mink DeVille in the '70s before embarking on a solo career, died Thursday (8/6) at age 55. In June, his wife had announced via DeVille's official website that he was suffering fro... more info

Totally Fuzzy — PARIS — US singer songwriter Willy DeVille, who headed the 1970s New York punk group Mink DeVille before going solo and taking new directions, has died at the age of 55*, his French tour organiser said Friday."Willy DeVille this night joined E... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — People are all like, "bleh, noise music sounds like a baby could make it." But then they're like, "The Ramones invented punk and made better songs with three chords than Yes ever did." Get it straight. First of all, The... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Twisted TalesJimi Hendrix's early-morning dismantling of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' may be the truly immortal moment from the hippie gathering that was Woodstock (which, if it's still possible you haven't heard, is celebrating its fortie... more info

8/1 — We are not scared of being blunt about what the references are in our music. For instance, if you look at our name, The Raveonettes, it's a complete direct reference to The Ronettes and Buddy Holly's Rave On! So, in that sense, we're pretty clear abo... more info