Fitting that we ran a story yesterday regarding Dr. Dre's continued toiling on The Detox, as his protégé 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) is now -- shockingly -- in the headlines.

This past Sunday, July 20, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on Los Angeles' Gibson Ampitheatre for Download 2008 to have their craving satiated by sets from Tapes N' Tapes, Datarock, Ghostland Observatory, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others.

To whet your appetite for our extended coverage of this past weekend's (July 19-20) Download 2008, which we will be posting throughout the day, SPIN.com has put together this gallery of exclusive behind-the-scenes images of Datarock, M83, Yeasayer, and several other acts that supported headliners the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four.

It's been a while since we've heard from the always eccentric, Axl Rose-eviscerating Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes and his wild 'n' wooly band of cohorts, which of course is co-helmed by almighty Queen of the Stone Age Josh Homme. But finally, they're ready to unveil another mammoth monument to rock.

This past Wednesday, SPIN.com premiered its interview footage from the red carpet outside the VH1 Rock Honors tribute to the Who, featuring our man Ben Lashes unleashing shenanigans on everyone from Wayne Coyne to Pete Townshend.

Pardon the jaded adult inside us (especially because he's hungry and hasn't napped in a while), but generally, the paradox of pop stars reworking their adult-themed lyrics for Sesame Street's preternaturally peppy musical performances comes off a tad creepy to anyone over 13 months.