Idolator — Did you hear? :: Nick Jonas and Selena Gomez broke up. Guess he wasn’t into robots. [E! Online] :: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong meets his idol, The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg. Check out other rockers (including Alison Goldfrapp and Gerar... more info

Pitchfork — Former Replacements leader and noted Alex Chilton devotee Paul Westerberg wrote a tribute to his friend and musical idol in The New York Times over the weekend. He starts, "How does one react to the death of one's mentor?" and goes on to talk about h... more info

Guardian Music — Big Star's singer had an impact far beyond his band's commercial appeal"I am the world's forgotten boy," howled Iggy Pop on "Search and Destroy". But as the years, and then the decades, went by and his legend grew in his absence, that description see... more info

Topix — Poltz followed his tweet with lyrics from the Replacements' song " Alex Chilton ": Poltz, who is one of many San Diego-based artists performing at SXSW, shared the news that would become the main topic of discussion at the music festival's opening ni... more info

MTV.com News — Surviving Big Star bandmates, members of R.E.M., She & Him and others will play in an all-star tribute band.By Gil Kaufman Alex Chilton Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage Members of R.E.M., X and She & Him will join the surviving members of Bi... more info

MTV.com News — Influential rock musician was scheduled to play at SXSW this week.By Gil Kaufman Alex Chilton Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage Cult rock icon Alex Chilton, leader of the influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star, died on Wednesday in a New O... more info

Pop Candy — Last night the festive atmostphere here at South by Southwest was interrupted when news broke that Alex Chilton had died. As part of the Box Tops and Big Star, the Memphis artist made a massive impact on pop music. He went on to influence a generatio... more info

Guardian Music — HeavenlyThe Soft Pack were once called the Muslims, but that caused too many problems so they named themselves after a type of flaccid dildo instead. These Californians make the kind of simple garage-rock that's kept suburban American guitar shops in... more info

My Old Kentucky — Photo: Jay Janner, AMERICAN-STATESMANAfter the life that he’s lived and almost lost, it’s no surprise that Alejandro Escovedo puts on an incendiary performance that would probably embarrass most artists half his age. At nearly sixty, an... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about enduring alcohol-induced headaches. Now we want you to row, row, row your boat gently down the streamIt feels (just like) starting over. Or it feels like it's still Christmas. But it's not. It's nigh-on mid-January. It's froze... more info