Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

Whether it was for his quasi-religious posturing or his bombastic, Vedder-lite vocals, Scott Stapp was certainly a divisive force in rock during his rise to fame with Creed in the late 1990s. Trouble with alcohol and the law led to the group's contentious 2004 breakup.

It's probably a little early to speculate but here goes: New Moon might be the best film this franchise has to offer, and here's why: The first Twilight movie, based on the series of books by Stephenie Meyer, thrived off the unrealized sexual tension between vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and ordinary mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).

Discussing literature isn't something bands are known for doing in their down time -- and that's fine with Fanfarlo. "There's not a lot of beer-can smashing with us," says Simon Balthazar, 27, lead singer and main songwriter for the London chamber-poppers. "Our favorite activity is to read a novel and talk about it. We're intellectuals.

Virginia State Police report that one person was killed Friday morning when a tour bus belonging to Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus overturned. The 16-year-old singer was not onboard, The Associated Press reports.

The relationships between Aerosmith's five members are playing out like a soap opera, and guitarist Brad Whitford has a theory as to why: singer Steven Tyler is back on drugs.