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

Rolling Stone — Last week, inspired by both Lady Gaga and Beyoncé collaborations “Video Phone (Remix)” and “Telephone,” we started collecting your top telephone-oriented songs. After tallying the votes, Tommy Tutone’s phone number anthem and perennial pra... more info

Spinner.com — Artist: Lifter Puller Song: 'Secret Santa Cruz'Album: 'Slips Backwards' [iTunes]Sounds Like: Les Savy Fav, The ReplacementsDownload: 'Secret Santa Cruz' (MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3 more info

Here Comes The Flood — Minneapolis trio High On Stress participate in a special show celebrating the 25th Anniversary of The Replacements' Let It Be album and the paperback release of "The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting". The show is a benefit for the Twin Citi... more info

Stereogum — The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated a quarter century as the self-appointed, oft-suspect gatekeeper for canonical artists in the rock world (no Guided By Voices, no Replacements, no etcs. -- no vote of confidence, RRHOF dudes) with a pair of c... more info