Detroit Free Press — Three letters of a four-letter word have been replaced with asterisks on a Kurt Cobain monument near a Washington state bridge, where the late Nirvana front-man hung out when he was growing up. more info

Guardian Music — Scala, LondonBefore Alice in Chains' first song is halfway finished – a version of Rain When I Die from the band's 1992 breakthrough album Dirt – the front rows of a packed Scala are reaching out to press the flesh of lead singer Willia... more info

JamBase — Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Foo Fighters/Nirvana's Dave Grohl & QOTSA's Josh Homme Team Up for Supergroup - Them Crooked Vultures It's all very vague at this point and we don't have much to run with, but upon seeing this story on Pitchfork... more info

Rolling Stone — Nirvana, Eminem, Guns n’ Roses and 50 Cent, what do they all have in common? They were all winners of MTV Video Music Awards’ Best New Artist trophies, and now Lady Gaga, Drake, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth and 3OH!3 will look to join those names as they... more info

Guardian Music — The former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters' frontman has had a street named after him in his hometown of Warren, OhioDave Grohl returned to his hometown to be officially honoured with his own street this weekend.The Foo Fighters frontman was given t... more info

Chicago Tribune — Where is the music that challenges listeners? Standing in Union Park a few weeks ago, the second day of the Pitchfork Music Festival, the sun low, shadows cree... more info

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Guardian Music — When individuals are sued for illegal filesharing, in cases such as the IFPI v Kazaa, where does the money go?Earlier this week, the Guardian published a blogpost by Joel Tenenbaum about the lawsuit brought against him by the US record company trade ... more info

MTV.com News — Hoppus, who produced album, even got band to reveal its top-secret title.By James Montgomery Motion City Soundtrack and Mark Hoppus Photo: MTV News To put it mildly, Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus is on a roll. He's taken part in the reunio... more info

MTV.com News — 'Why does Taylor Whatsit deeply disturb me?' Love tweets about 'Gossip Girl' star.By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Rya Backer Courtney Love and Taylor Momsen Photo: Todd Williamson/ FilmMagic/ Donna Ward/ WireImage It's a batt... more info