MTV.com News — 'I just want to write music that is therapeutic for me, because that's why I started writing music,' he tells MTV News.By Adam Murphy, with reporting by Garth Bardsley David Cook Photo: MTV News Since winning "American Idol" last season, D... more info

Stereogum — Tom Waits and Cure coverer Scarlett Johansson took on Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" for He's Just Not That Into You, but she was lying: She's marching forward with the music career. This time she's teamed with Pete Yorn to release a Sunny Levine-... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — On Bank Holiday Monday, Xfm threw caution to the wind and decided to name the Top 100 Best British Songs Of All Time. Taking in votes from you, the listeners and Xfm DJs, they compiled what they think it the definitive list of the greatest songs from... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Very few bands make it to an eighth album. (Actually, I suppose you could argue, given the amount of bands that must form and split up, very few make it to actually releasing anything). But ten years after they released their debut Three Imaginary Bo... more info

MTV.com News — Last year's champ performed 'Permanent' in honor of his late brother Adam.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Garth Bardsley David Cook Photo: MTV News On Wednesday night, a year after he was crowned the American Idol, David Cook performed ... more info

Live Daily — Despite Simon Cowell's talk show predictions that flamboyant glam-rocker Adam Lambert would be this season's "American Idol," underdog Kris Allen of Conway, AR, took home the prize Wednesday (5/20). "Are you serious?" Allen asked of host Ryan Seacres... more info

MTV.com News — Proceeds from iTunes release of 'Permanent' will benefit charity seeking cure for brain cancer.By James Montgomery David Cook performs at the "American Idol" finale on Wednesday Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images/FOX One year after he was cr... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Preface from JC......When I initially came up with the notion of the guest postings, Karen Campbell was the only person I directly approached (other than my wee brother) to ask if she'd think about a contribution. I was delighted when she responded ... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — IMPRESSIVE ENTERTAINMENT - On Saturday, May 30th the RSL Music Blog takes over the Red Room at Cafe 939 at Berklee for the second of two magical nights. (Here's a link to the Friday, May 29th lineup.)A Ryan's Smashing Life live show delivers remarkab... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Smilin Tyler said...A cod-mystic journey to the Mountain of the Skulls of the Anointed over at Contraindication, with a soundtrack of Georgian folk song. Georgia the country, not the state. The state has lots of folk too, just not here. Only at http:... more info