SPIN.com’s Best of the Week

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.

These stories, plus the week’s top news, photo galleries, audio/video, and live reviews, below.TOP STORIES:

Courtney Love to Eric Erlandson: “Hole is MY Band!”

The alt-rock queen fires back at her former axeman, who told SPIN.com, “There is no Hole without me.”Read >>PLUS:

• Spencer Pratt on Rap, God, and Spencer PrattRead >>
• Exclusive Song: Modest Mouse’s “Perpetual Motion Machine”Read >>

PHOTO GALLERIES:

Best of the Miami Music Scene

SPIN shutterbug Ian Witlen shares his favorite recent pics from Florida — and the stories behind them. Click here for more! Read >>PLUS:

• Mile High Fest: 5 Must-Hear BandsRead >>
• 5 Must-Hear Bands at Brooklyn’s Siren FestRead >>

AUDIO/VIDEO:

WATCH: Wilco and Feist Duet on ‘Letterman’

Jeff Tweedy and Co. perform “You and I” with the Canadian songstress — and it’s totally heartwarming!Read >>PLUS:

• Listen: Thom Yorke’s New SongRead >>
• Watch: Gnarls, Fall Out Boy, Panic Members in Coke AdRead >>
• Exclusive Song: Alberta Cross’ Southern SwaggerRead >>
• Hot New Band: Free EnergyRead >>

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT:

Manson, Slayer Kick Off Mayhem Fest Tour

Blood! Circle pits! Metal galore! Summer’s scariest show opens its 27-date tour in Sacramento. Click here for a review! Read >>PLUS:

• Watch: Wilco Join Grizzly Bear, Feist LiveRead >>
• Wavves Returns — And Doesn’t Freak OutRead >>

NEWS:

Strokes Singer Julian Casablancas Announces Solo Album

WATCH: The New York rocker unveils a video preview of the record — complete with haikus about drunkenness! Read >>PLUS:

• Russell Brand, Taylor Swift, Muse for MTV’s VMAsRead >>
• Panic at the Disco: What Happened?Read >>
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Frontman Goes SoloRead >>
• Bruce Springsteen Extends U.S. TourRead >>