The live solo debut from Interpol frontman Paul Banks -- nom de tune Julian Plenti -- Friday night at New York City's Guggenheim Museum was a highfalutin mind-bender: Where else can 200 dapper folks stand beneath a dizzying Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda, hear one of rock's chicest stars unleash brooding new tunes, and examine the brushstrokes of paintings from Vasily Kandinsky's

The biggest surprise on Paramore's new album, brand new eyes, is the acoustic ballads, showing singer Hayley Williams and Co. at their most emotional and stripped-down yet. It's a welcome departure, one the band embraced during their recent set for MTV's Unplugged -- which debuted online today!

Just in case Jay-Z wasn't enough, hip-hop fans now have three more very good reasons to snatch up tickets for Hova's tour this fall: N.E.R.D, Wale, and J. Cole, who have just been announced as supporting acts for the 24-date jaunt, kicking off October 9 in State College, PA!

Some of the biggest names in hip-hop, including Eminem, Redman, Method Man, Mary J. Blige, Ghostface Killah, Public Enemy, Wale, the Roots, and Kid Rock, joined forces for a concert Wednesday night in Brooklyn to pay tribute to one of hip-hop's most influential building blocks: Def Jam Records, a label that supported formative artists like LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, and Run-DMC.

Remember that Greatest Hits package the Foo Fighters' are releasing November 3 to hold fans over while Dave Grohl tours with his new supergroup, Them Crooked Vultures?