Old friends took a look at Neil Young's life on Friday night, and by the time the dinner concert honoring him as the MusiCares 2010 Person of the Year was over, there wasn't merely a lot of love for the 64-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, but a lot of cash raised for the Recording Academy's charity.

Chicago rockers Wilco have joined a slew of artists offering aid to earthquake victims in Haiti by releasing two live concerts for download via their website, and suggesting fans contribute a minimum $15 donation in exchange for the music.

As part of his new Record Club project, Beck has recruited friends like MGMT, Devendra Banhart, and Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale to cover entire albums from the Velvet Underground and Leonard Cohen.

You've heard of The Basement Tapes, but what about The Bedroom Jam?

This week, Courtney Love took to Twitter to lob insults at former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, Modest Mouse debuted a new song exclusively on SPIN.com, and reality star / aspiring rapper Spencer Pratt claimed to have more street cred than Jay-Z.

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