The Newsroom — InFANity talks to Caroll Spinney, who for 40 years has been the man behind Big Bird on SESAME STREET. Also, get to know Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo, and David Rudman, aka Cookie Monster! Plus, tour the neighborhood! more info

The Playlist — Earlier this week the trades reported that the Fox Searchlight documentary, "Young@Heart" was being remade into a narrative feature. The doc was a touching look at a group of senior citizens who formed a choir and sang versions of contemporary songs ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Clash of the Cover SongsThe Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; oth... more info

Guardian Music — • The Strokes take top spot in NME list with Is This It• Libertines debut Up The Bracket is best British entryNew York rockers The Strokes have topped a list of the best albums of the decade, beating British indie stars – and tablo... more info

Rock Sellout — Lately, I’ve been going back through my music collection and listening to music from a certain period. I’ve been going back to music that was created in the Thatcher/Regan era 80s. Back then, they were in a social and economic climate that is in... more info

Rollo & Grady — The recent issue of Clash Magazine has a feature called “The 100 Most Outrageous Quotes In Music.” I’ve listed some of my favorites below. 20.) “When I first went to the Betty Ford Center I was very surprised they didn’t have a bar there…... more info

The Playlist — A couple weeks ago MTV spoke to Abigail Breslin about her upcoming film, "Janie Jones," that was being shot in Iowa, But other than revealing total basics she was otherwise sworn to secrecy as if she was appearing in a Christopher Nolan film. Well, t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Carbon/Silicon, the band formed by Mick Jones of The Clash and Tony James of Generation X, will self-release The Carbon Bubble on Saturday, November 14th. The reason for the special weekend release date is that the album will be made... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Klaus Kinski As a youngster, my punk rock friend Bob was constantly trying to get me to listen to more than just metal. He succeeded in getting me into groups like Pegboy, Black Flag, The Sex Pistols, The Clash,... more info

Time — As Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary, TIME talks to puppeteer Kevin Clash -- the performer behind Elmo, the world's best-loved furry red monster more info