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Weezer have come a long way from destroying sweaters. Check out the Weezer Snuggie! [YouTube]

The 20th anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction (set to take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West) has amassed an unbelievable list of participants who have pledged to donate goods to raise funds for the city's homeless and underprivileged youth.

As you get ready to celebrate Columbus Day, check out our scoop on Green Day's next full-length and Metallica's upcoming tour, and listen to exclusive new tunes from Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, and others. Plus: Get more of the best from the past week:

As the Pixies and Led Zeppelin have proved, just because a long-defunct band reunites to wild fan approval and can stomach each other onstage, doesn't mean the members can rekindle the dynamic they once had in the studio.

What? Tom Morello's electrified six-string blasts and squeals formed the bedrock that anchored frontman Zack de la Rocha's righteous fury, making Rage Against the Machine one of the most exciting bands of the 1990s. You wouldn't necessarily know it now, though. Morello has traded his guitar heroics for earnest folk rock as the Nightwatchman.