Guardian Music — Last week's SXSW festival was full of terrible band names – about 173 of which used the words 'crystal', 'wolf' or 'kids'. Why? And how can bands make their names better?How come so many bands at this year's SXSW festival had such awful names? Jess... more info

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Guardian Music — Universal Music Group launches video-focused companion apps for iPad usersNevermind may be 20 years old, but Nirvana's classic grunge album is moving with the times. It has spawned a new iPad app from Universal Music Group, offering bonus video conte... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — One of our favorite Idol contestants is the bearded, growly-voiced Casey Abrams, who returned from an emergency trip to the hospital (stomach ulcers, the poor guy) to perform "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on last night's episode. The judges gave him prop... more info

ContactMusic — Courtney Love considered snorting her late husband Kurt Cobain's ashes in the weeks following the Nirvana star's death, according to the author of a new book. Music journalist Neil Strauss alleges he was with the Hole singer in Los Angeles when sh... more info

Mjsbigblog — Wow. SPOILER ALERT. Casey Abrams will sing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” tonight on Idol, according to Nigel Lythgoe, from an interview on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS radio show this morning:For the first time in ‘Idol’ history, a contestant will s... more info

VH1 Blog — Foo Fighters: Back and Forth premieres on VH1 April 8. Foo Fighters: Back and Forth, which premiered to a cheering audience last night at SXSW in Austin, opens with Dave Grohl looking back at his time as Nirvana’s drummer. He says the trio knew s... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Spinner Interview Sony David Eric Grohl might have to get himself some new business cards. On this visit to London, the Foo Fighters mainman -- and former sticksman for grunge figureheads Nirvana -- has been crowned Godlike Genius ... more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip After we whet your appetite this morning with a special 30-second sneak preview of the new Foo Fighters single, “Rope,” now it’s time to feast your eyes on the whole video. Don’t... more info

Guardian Music — Alice in Chains bass player at the heart of Seattle's grunge-rock soundThe American rock musician Mike Starr, who has been found dead aged 44, achieved international success as the bass player for Alice in Chains. Formed in Seattle in 1987, the band ... more info