ContactMusic — Still riding high at the top of the US Billboard chart, is Taylor Swift – everybody’s favourite country music princess turned pop star. Her... more info

CNN Showbiz — "I got nowhere to go ever since I came back," Chris Cornell growls over a warped-alloy guitar charge on "Been Away Too Long," the lead single from the first Soundgarden album since 1996. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by PSquared Photography Chris Cornell at Bowery Ballroom - 11/12/12 With the pics we just posted of Pearl Jam side project RNDM, and all of the Soundgarden stuff going on in NYC this week, it's starting to feel a... more info

DrownedInSound — There’s something reassuringly uncompromising about this comeback effort, something almost primal in its stubborn cling to a sound resolutely out of step with whatever constitutes the alternative mainstream right now. Read the full story on D... more info

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Consequence of Sound — Always on the verge... never quite getting there. more info

USA Today Music — Pop punk legends, a pop superstar and Seattle grunge gods are among this week's other notable releases. more info

Consequence of Sound — More performances from the UK music program. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — The music industry joke about rock band reunions is that even when there seems no possible hope of one happening, just wait a few years. more info

411 Mania — It was time to take a breather... more info