When they play live, British rockers Muse fill up arenas with their trademark sonic arsenal and epic lighting effects, so when photographer Alexei Hay shot them for the cover of our September issue, it made perfect sense to put on his very own light show.

With a post to her website, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has cleared up months of online rumors about New Moon's soundtrack.

While we distract ourselves with flu pandemics and a crumbling economy, Muse, those space rockers from across the pond (and cover stars on our September issue), have identified the real threat: giant teddy bears bent on global destruction!

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

THE GOOD: