Rolling Stone Thursday August 30, 2007

TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

BEHIND THE SCENES: LINKIN PARK, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE AT PROJEKT REVOLUTION Photographer Kevin Mazur went behind the scenes at this year's Projekt Revolution tour to capture shots of headliners Linkin Park and their army of hand-picked bands including My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday. Click HERE to check out the exclusive photos, and click HERE to listen to audio of Linkin Park describing how they picked this year's tour lineup.

'HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2', TALIB KWELI TOP THE CHARTS The High School Musical 2 soundtrack continued its reign atop the charts for the second week in a row, selling an additional 367,055 copies, more than six times as many copies as Talib Kweli's Eardrum, the week's number two release. Eardrum sold 60,479 in its first week, which marks a career best for Kweli. For the rest of the charts breakdown, click HERE.

RAMONES, BLONDIE, MORE: A PHOTO TRIBUTE TO CBGB'S HILLY KRISTAL CBGB founder Hilly Kristal died earlier this week at the age of seventy-five after a battle with lung cancer. Kristal's East Village club became a hub for 1970s punk rock, and then gradually evolved into a spot for emerging bands to showcase their talents in the later Nineties. For a photo gallery of classic CBGB images, click HERE and for memories from artists like Patti Smith, Debbie Harry and more, click HERE.

ROLLING STONE BREAKING ARTIST - THE 1990S Meet 1990s, the latest Rolling Stone Breaking artist straight from Glasgow, Scotland. The rowdy trio was discovered at a Franz Ferdinand afterparty, offered a record deal on the spot and went on to record and release Cookies, their debut album full of pub-ready sing-along rock. To watch 1990s in the video for "See You at the Lights," click HERE.

ALTERNATE TAKES: FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE, IMPERIAL TEEN In the latest edition of Alternate Takes, Rolling Stone executive editor Joe Levy takes a look at the place of Fountains of Wayne and Imperial Teen in today's music scene. To read his thoughts on each group's latest releases click HERE and click HERE for Levy's responses to your questions.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: Swizz Beatz - "It's Me, Bitches" On his first solo album, Swizz, who has made beats for Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes and Beyonce, raps with gruff, proficient braggadocio -- in other words, not exactly enough to carry an entire album. But Swizz's skills as a track-builder come through on a handful of hot cuts: "It's Me, Bitches," a club hit built on stutter-step drums and ratchety sound effects, is one of this year's most winning singles. Click HERE for more on One Man Band.

DAILY VIDEO: Rolling Stone Breaking Artist - 1990s

DAILY REVIEW: Matt White - Best Days On his debut, this former opera student and subway busker updates classic Billy-and-Elton-style Top Forty with Tears for Fears melodrama, Lovin' Spoonful sunshine, even a touch of Freddie Mercury-style falsetto theatrics. Given his professions of love at first sight and breezy come-ons like "I will take a picture so that I can dream of you," White will inevitably get lumped in with heartbreakin', moneymakin' contemporaries such as John Mayer and Adam Levine, but (for better and for worse) he's harder to peg, able to be both heavier and lighter. Click HERE for more on Matt White's album.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: LINKIN PARK The complete ROLLINGSTONE.COM archive includes videos, photos, interviews, reviews, and more.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Rich Cronin of LFO, 33 Paul Oakenfold, 44 TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST) NBC 11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: WILCO 12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: EISLEY 1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS CBS 11:35pm - The Late Show with David Letterman: WILLIE NELSON, KENNY CHESNEY 12:35am - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: NELLY MCKAY ABC 12:05am - Jimmy Kimmel Live - YUNG JOC