411 Mania — Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Slash, Pete Wentz, Ne-Yo, Usher, Steven Spielberg, The Roots, blink-182, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, the Recording Academy, Al Sharpton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Miley Cyrus, Hanson and Solange Knowles all comment on the death o... more info

Chorus.fm — *Blink-182* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/blink182) has released a behind the scenes video of their "mystery" video shoot that was done a while back. Check it out in the replies. Submitted by onetwentyseven more info

Kerrang! — More stars have paid tribute to pop legend Michael Jackson, who died of a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles yesterday. He was 50 years old. Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash performed on two tracks - Black Or White and Give In to Me - on Michael Jackso... more info

NME — Weezer, Blink-182, Franz Ferdinand will all play August 30 more info

Live Daily — Alt-rock icons Weezer [ tickets ] and Blink-182 [ tickets ] have signed on to headline the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival [ tickets ], which organizers have announced will be a free event. "Times are tough and money's tight," reads an announcement po... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - After months of speculation about the fate of the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival, organizers have made an announcement that should please music fans who've felt the economic pinch of the recession: this year's event is free. ... more info

JamBase — Virgin Mobile FreeFest! Virgin Fest 2008 by Jurick The 2009 Virgin Mobile Music Festival will now be a FREE event. Dubbed the Virgin Mobile "FreeFest", the all day free event will be held on August 30 at the beautiful, 40 wooded acres of Merriwe... more info

411 Mania — Big festival saved at the eleventh hour and now it's free... more info

MTV.com News — Franz Ferdinand, Taking Back Sunday, Public Enemy, more also join August 30 show in Maryland.By James Montgomery Blink-182 Photo: Jared Milgrim/ FilmMagic Perhaps taking a page from the Osbournes' concet-planning playbook, or perhaps reali... more info

VH1 News — The 2009 Virgin Mobile Fest will be free this year, with Blink-182, Weezer and others taking the stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, on August 30. more info