All About Jazz — VIC CHESNUTT 1964 - 2009 Delta Spirit Singer, songwriter, guitarist Vic Chesnut died on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009. According to Twitter reports from Chesnutt's close friend Kristin Hersh, Chesnutt slipped into a coma after attempting to com... more info

Undercover, Australia — REM singer Michael Stipe and singer songwriter Patti Smith have paid tribute to the late Vic Chesnutt who committed suicide this week. more info

Rolling Stone — Vic Chesnutt, the Georgia-based singer-songwriter known for his darkly comic songs, died yesterday in Athens, Georgia, after spending several days in a coma caused by an overdose of muscle relaxers. Chesnutt, who was confined to a wheelchair after a ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "We have lost one of our great ones." -Michael Stipe, Dec 25, 2009 Vic Chesnutt (November 12, 1964 - December 25, 2009) was a singer-songwriter living in Athens, Georgia. He had been writing songs since he was five years old.... more info

Live Daily — Frank Black [ tickets ], Bob Mould [ tickets ], Bobby McFerrin [ tickets ], Living Colour [ tickets ], Robyn Hitchcock [ tickets ] and The Smithereens [ tickets ] will be among the artists honoring the music of The Who [ tickets ] at a March 2 tribut... more info

Spinner.com — In the iTunes age, the importance of album artwork has basically been relegated to the obsessive fans and CD purists. Any feature of a physical copy certainly won't be the focal point of a band's marketing push -- unless, of course, the album's bookl... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Broken Bells, Pavement • Stooges, Genesis, ABBA Make the Rock Hall • Lil Wayne Sentencing Set for Feb. 9th • Chris Brown Deletes Twitter After Rant • 2009 Readers’ Poll: Pearl Jam, Lambert Win • U2, McCartney Earn Golden ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Bill Berry has returned to R.E.M. for the band's 2009 Christmas single, which was recorded for fan club members. more info

Rolling Stone — R.E.M. fans got a rare surprise for their annual Christmas gift from the band this year: former drummer Bill Berry, who retired from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group in 1997, made a rare appearance with one of his old Murmur bandmates on one of t... more info

MTV.com News — Daughter of Courtney Love and late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has tried to avoid the fame she was born into.By James Montgomery Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain Photo: Mark Sullivan/ WireImage Frances Bean Cobain, born August 18, 19... more info