Happy birthday, Mark Knopfler	(4)
		A shockingly good acoustic cover of Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast minus the intro from Revelations 13:18. Up the Irons \m/	(21)
(People.co.uk)		Event organizers say that they're accustomed to getting unique riders from musical artists for items such as champagne or whiskey backstage, but this was the first time that an artist required lime green Speedos	(18)
		For the kids who only know Metallica as a greedy bunch of whiners: "Creeping Death" live in Moscow from 1991	(33)
(NS4W.ORG)		50 Cent freaks out when his new video is leaked, two months before the track is released (link includes video, featuring Dustin Hoffman... wait, what?)	(26)

		One band from Northern Ireland and two from Canada kick Scotland's pasty white rumps at world bagpipe showdown in Glasgow. Sook it, ye sorry wee beasties, eh?	(12)
		Jon Anderson the year before Yes was formed	(20)
		"Has hard rock gone soft?"	(63)
		Pearl Jam & Neil Young: "Rockin' In the Free World." This gives me farking chills it's so good	(37)
		The Ventures perform "Apache" with Peter Frampton. A little past their prime, but still pretty good for some old guys	(8)
		If your idea of classical music is this, you might be a redneck	(10)
		John Prine and Iris DeMent - In Spite of Ourselves, man is she hot	(18)
		Tell us about that little band you saw before they became hugely famous	(161)

		Tony Wilson, founder of influential '80s Factory Records label, has died, aged 57. Love will tear us apart	(24)
		USA Today catergorizes Kelly Clarkson as being in a "slump" since her newest album has only sold 562,000 copies in 6 weeks	(19)
		The best non-sensical interview/Iggy Pop and the Stooges performance you'll see today	(7)
(Some Guy)		Slayer says next album may be their last, unless their label floods the market with re-issues and best of's	(40)
(Some Guy)		Amy Winehouse recovering from drug overdose. This headline will auto-repeat once each week until her death	(46)
		Alice in Chains performing "Rotten Apple" live in Amsterdam. Greatest rock band of the 90's? Weigh in with your thoughts to the right	(94)
		Mick Jagger to use lost songs and rarities to fill the gigantic empty void left on his upcoming 'best of' CD after all of his greatest hit are put on it	(11)
(Dose.ca)		50 Cent promises to quit his solo carrier if Kanye West outsells him. There just might be a God after all	(34)
		Emo fans even more despondent than normal on news that The Cure's new album has been delayed until spring	(42)
		He sold his soul... for that mullet	(18)
(WLBZ2.com)		Willie Nelson to headline pro-marijuana show. Says even at 74, his mind is still as shap as a tarck	(32)
(Some Guy)		Alice In Chains singer (the new one, not the dead one) says the new songs are "insane"	(33)
		Shatner performs Pulp's "Common People" live, with Joe Jackson and Ben Folds as redshirts	(24)
		Adult summer camp allows dozens of frustrated folk singer wannabes to live out their dreams of boring people to death in Greenwich Village coffeehouses with their acoustic guitars and self-righteousness	(13)
		March 18, 1982: XTC frontman Andy Partridge walks off stage in middle of live performance, has yet to come back	(61)
		A movie about Notorious B.I.G is about to be made. It's guaranteed to end with a bang	(68)

(Some Gray-Ass Ho)		There are few things in journalism more unintentionally hilarious than the New York Times covering gangsta rap	(7)
		Daft Punk is asking fans to bring DV recorders to their Brooklyn show tonight so they can copy what Brooklyn's own Beastie Boys already did. And on the same night the Beasties are playing Brooklyn. Hmmm	(34)
		Axl Rose sits down with Rolling Stone for endless interview about his miserable childhood, how spoiled he is now, and "living hell" two-hour show delays. China still communist	(39)
(WBJB)		Van Halen to hold press conference Monday. No word if anyone will show up	(19)
		Amy Winehouse cancels more shows to be treated for "exhaustion." Lindsay Lohan unavailable for comment	(37)
		Jack White and wife produce an Icky Thump	(38)

(The Syndicate)		Bjork has released the winner of the fan-submitted videos for her new single "Innocence". Watch the craziness now	(17)
(FMQB)		Farm Aid 2007 lineup announced. Concert will once again be held in the bosom of the American heartland, New York City	(7)
(Some Guy)		Waaahhh... Axl wants me back in Guns N' Roses and the guys in Velvet Revolver are mad at me... waaaahhhh	(20)
(Gateway Pundit)		8 of the top 10 Pakistani pop music stars have joined together to cut a single denouncing terrorism. "We wanted to do something to stop the rise of radical Islam," says organizer Waseem Mahmood Geldof	(50)
		Dire Straits perform "Sultans of Swing" on the BBC's "Old Grey Whistle Test"	(19)
(Some Guy)		DETHKLOK: "Dethalbum" details revealed	(52)
(IDLYITW.com)		Gwen Stefani is still breastfeeding her 1-year old only because she "doesn't know when to stop." Apparently the fact that the kid has damn near gnawed through her A-Cups isn't clue enough	(178)

(Celebwarship)		Well-known terrorist Lily Allen stripped of her work visa and given the boot by the TSA; Your tax dollars at work- keeping us safe from gorgeous British singers	(61)
		MTV Video Music Award nominations	(50)
(Hip Hop Elements)		50 Cent agrees to a live debate with Kanye West. Once and for all, we'll all finally know which one's mama is so fat, she sweats barbecue sauce	(60)
		Eleven years ago tonight, the Ramones played their 2263rd and final show at The Palace in L.A. Enjoy a classic tune from that historic night	(30)
		25 coolest guitar solos. "This list sucks because they didn't include _____________" comments start to the right	(187)

(Some Guy)		Van Halen to announce 50 date arena tour next week. Let's hope DLR can keep his mouth shut	(19)
		Husker Du covering "Love is All Around" (Mary Tyler Moore theme song) - live in 1985	(35)
		RIAA collection agency SoundExchange discovering there are restrictions placed on where and how they can spend their money. Subby playing them DRM version of 'Cry Me a River'	(32)
		Cacapoopoopeepeepants Kanye West doesn't read blogs because he's afraid to see the mean stuff that people write about him	(31)
		"Raising Sand," recorded by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, will be released Oct. 23. In other news, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss recorded an album together?	(14)
(Layla's sister)		Pattie Boyd -- the subject of "Layla," "Wonderful Tonight" and "Something" -- releases biography; compares and contrasts penis size/butt sex with Eric Clapton and George Harrison	(50)
(nbc10)		Slideshow of the "worst" songs of the 90s. Includes "November Rain" and anything by Limp Bizkit	(60)
		“They bumped into each other and Victoria said, ‘Hi Britney. I’m Victoria from the Spice Girls.’ Britney just looked at her with a vacant expression and walked away"	(68)
(Cracked.com)		When badasses go soft: The 10 weakest songs by badass bands	(54)
		The terrorists have won: Gwen Stefani agrees to cover up her belly during Malaysian concert	(53)