There's no doubt in my mind that by now you've heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord. Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah," a fragile opera originally by Leonard Cohen, is downright ubiquitous, popping up everywhere from The OC to your mom's car mix.

And, great as that ol' holy roller is, there's plenty more Jeff Buckley to love beyond "Hallelujah." The high-crooning set of heartbreakers on Grace, which surfaced around the same time that Radiohead hit it big, won Buckley legions of instant fans (among them Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and David Bowie) with their uncommonly delicate sweetness.

Tragically, the artist turned out to be as ephemeral as his melodies, and he slipped out of the world at 31, drowning in Tennessee's Wolf River before he even had a chance to really stretch his musical legs.

But talents this big die hard. Jeff Buckley's ever-expanding fan base, and his outrageously dedicated mother, have made sure that the lost genius lives on, spreading his songs wherever they go. Well, their mission got a whole lot easier, yesterday: with the release of a new CD/DVD compilation called Grace Around The World, Buckley's finest live material is now readily available to anybody who's interested.

The Deluxe Limited Edition release includes audio and video from multiple live performances, an unreleased documentary called Amazing Grace, a 24-page booklet, a 2-sided poster and, unbelievably, MORE.

+ Watch Jeff Buckley's timeless "Grace" video below, and see what's got everybody so worked up (if you don't know already).

Most bands come loaded with so many cultural references and spawn so many spin-offs, that they may as well become genres of their own. Think about it. How many Pearl Jams have there been since the '90s (I'm looking at you, Staind)? How many Led Zeppelins have there been since the '70s (ask Jack White)? Can you even count?

The B-52s are a rare exception. By all counts a major mainstream success, they carved their names indelibly into pop culture's skin with off-beat hits like "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack."

They were also a bunch of middle-aged (bang, bang, bang), Pee Wee's Playhouse-lookin', new wave Athens art weirdos (on the door, BABY!), with a style that's damn hard to identify in any other living band.

Who are the new B-52s? Katy Perry? Never Shout Never? Lady Gaga? Nope. Not at all. What's the modern equivalent of "Love Shack?" Does it even exist? Screw on your thinking caps (hurry up!), watch the classic 1989 Club MTV performance of "Love Shack" below (and bring your!), and do your best to come up with today's popular descendants of The B-52's (jukebox money!). I dare you to find one.

Throaty Australian-born belter Gabriella Cilmi grew up on a steady diet of bold, personality-driven classic rock. She names Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and T.Rex as her influences. When you hear the wallop of her voice -- and I do mean a literal fist-in-the-gut wallop -- and witness the leggy, theatrical electricity of her performance, those names start to make a lot of sense. Others that come to mind are Amy Winehouse, Alanis Morissette and Macy Gray.

Cilmi's explosive, disco-ready second MTV single, "Save The Lies," already owns in her native Australia. It's also made the rounds in Europe, where it has also just completely dominated. Why is it that we get this legit talent last?!? Regardless, when you watch the swagger-soaked video, you'll agree that Gabriella Cilmi was well worth the wait.

Finally, speaking of "worth," Cilmi's got that in droves, too. This past Saturday she joined Jack Johnson, Kings Of Leon, Wolfmother and many others in playing "Sound Relief," a monster concert whose proceeds all go to a relief fund for victims of a raging Australian wildfire that's already claimed more than 200 lives. Watch the video for "Save The Lies" below and visit the Australian Red Cross to see how you can contribute to their efforts.

(Photo Credit: James Minchin)

You know, I never noticed until I watched Mastodon's new "Divinations" video (Thanks Headbangers Blog!), that snow is totally '70s. Have you seen this stuff? Man, think about how it falls. All slow and lazy, all left to right like it's watching a Pink Floyd laser light show with its eyes closed, like "pffff whatever I'm snow and I look like stars and there's nothing you can do about it." And dude. Have you seen how fluffy it is? Oh my God. Snow is so fluffy. It makes Farrah Fawcett's hair look like raw spaghetti.

Anyway, snow is all over this new video, "Divinations," from Atlanta nü-metal heroes, Mastodon. And, unsurprisingly, it's hardcore '70s. Maybe that's a little weird, considering that it's about dreadlocked cavemen with light-up eyes, drinking from skulls and gnarling out on a mountaintop... But whatever. Look at all the lens flare! Look at the grizzly blue jeans facial hair! And yo, think about Led Zeppelin. They were all about ogres and misty mountains, and what's more '70s than Led Zeppelin? Well... maybe fighting Sasquatch with flying-V's that shoot lightning? Maybe this righteous new Mastodon video. You tell me. And watch for Mastodon's crucial new record, Crack The Skye, out March 24.

Hai, u guys! Hopefully you can read this post. You see, I've been crying all morn, and the tears just keep dripping onto my keyboard, and now I don't know if my words are coming out right ... Wahh ... Anyway, in case you haven't heard: CREED MAY BE REUNITING!

Can you handle it??!! Can you believe it??!!

Do you even know who Creed is?

Just in case, lemme refresh your memory: Creed was a really popular band in the late '90s and early 2000s. They won a Grammy in 2001 for their power ballad  "With Arms Wide Open", provided snooze-ic for the WWE, were vaguely Christian Rock (ehhhh, sorta), sold almost 30 million albums (almost before the iPod was even invented!) and then crashed and burned into in the form of a nasTAYcious and bitter breakup in 2004. I mean, things got SO bad and SO sucky that the band's own fans ended up suing them over some performance of epically sucktacular magnitude.

Creed's main problem, of course, was lead singer Scott Stapp (architect of those aforementioned crappy performances), and his love of most things alcoholic and generally illegal. Fellow band members Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips were so frustrated with Stapp's antics, they ditched him, formed another group -- Alter Bridge (they do that sorta-creepy "sorry about the drugs" Celebrity Rehab 2 video that's always on VH1) --  and tried to make a success of their new Franken-band, Creed 2.0.

Fast forward to 2008, and now it seems that the Alter Bridge boys are looking to get Stapp back on Creed's tour bus after their current lead singer, Myles Kennedy, is rumored to be in talks to fill Robert Plant's shoes on next year's Led Zeppelin tour. (Still following?) Tremonti wants us all to know that whatever they decide about the reunion, it will all be "for the good of the band" (cough cough: bank account).

Apparently Creed hasn't gotten the memo that people are more interested in Spaghetti Cat these days than washed-up, dried-out angsty alt-ers.

This whole "recession thingy" everyone's talking about must be pretty bad after all if the "worst band in the world" (it's official!) thinks it's comeback tour time. Either that, or the end of days is truly nigh.

And with that, more crying, and R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"

P.S.: This happened too.

+ How many Jonases does it take to tell the (sorta) family-friendly story of a flatulent puppy? Answer: All four, baby! Oh, and did we mention that Nick, Kevin, Joe and, yes, Bonus Jonas (Eeeee!) are comin' soon, to a theater near you? We "smell" another box office smash... (MTV Movies)

+ You know how Germans love David Hasselhoff? Well, apparently Russians feel the same way about Jessica Simpson movies. (Fox News)

+ Christina Aguilera morphs into a "superhero biker chick" in her new video, "Keeps Gettin' Better." You know, like Lady Gaga, only louder. (MTV News)

+ Cutlery abuser Katy Perry spoons out a small serving of journalism ethics. (Scandalist)

+ Led Zeppelin to hit the road, sans frontman Robert Plant. Which should be great! In a Jackson 5-minus-Michael sorta way. (NME)

+ Olympic gold medalist/Lil Wayne fan Michael Phelps is living proof that you can do anything you put your mind to. Including charge $100K for a two-second meet-and-greet. (Best Week Ever)

+ Plus, watch the trailer from Beyonce's (or was that Sasha's?) new movie, Cadillac Records! (Gossip on This)

Seth Rogen kept us on our toes yesterday when he was at 1515 for TRL. With the insanity that is Tokio Hotel Fan Week, we weren't sure we were gonna get anywhere near the new king of comedy. But at the last minute, we got the call that Seth had a few minutes to spare. We quickly dropped everything and rushed to the studio, where the laid-back actor cordially answered all the questions we threw at him.

We talked about everything, from his new movie Pineapple Express to his love of '80s pop-rocker Huey Lewis. He even poked fun of the smoky stunt he and James Franco pulled at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Here's what he had to say...

Buzzworthy: What did you actually smoke on the set of Pineapple Express?

Seth Rogen: It's called Wizard Smoke. It's, like, a benign plant. It'll probably kill me in several years, but I guess it's just like oregano. Honestly, I don't know what it is. [Laughs.]

BW: What's your all-time favorite stoner flick?

SR: That's a good question. There's been a lot of debate as to what is or is not actually a "stoner flick." Like, is The Big Lebowski a stoner movie or is it just a movie about a guy who smokes weed a lot? Is Dazed and Confused a stoner movie or are there just stoner characters in it? So, I would say The Big Lebowski, if you count that. If not, I would say Friday because that is a pure stoner movie in my mind.

BW: Did you feel pressured to pull off a good stoner flick with Pineapple Express?

SR: Yeah, definitely. I mean, I had to look my own friends in the face again at some point, and it would have been such a humiliating failure if I couldn't write a weed movie. [Laughs.] So, yeah, I felt a lot of pressure, mostly from myself though.

BW: Are you happy with the end result?

SR: I am. I love it. Honestly, I watch it and can't believe they let us make it.

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+ With 1 million albums sold in just seven days, it's official: Lil Wayne is having the Best Week Ever. (MTV)

+ Led Zeppelin guitarist hints that the band may be touring in '09. Unfortunately, nobody told lead singer Robert Plant. (NME)

+ Either Jessica Simpson has launched a T-shirt war on Carrie Underwood...or else she really, really likes her T-Bones. (Usmagazine.com)

+ 50 Cent describes his meeting of the minds with Nelson Mandela as "enlightening." No word yet on whether Mandela felt the same way. (MTV)

Break out the incense 'cause old-school rockers Led Zeppelin -- y'know, the "Stairway to Heaven" Brits that helped pave the way for a ton of bands you like now, including Daughtry, Linkin Park and, yeah, even Panic! At the Disco -- are getting back together. Well, it's for one night only, but we're still totally surprised!

Here's the deal: On Nov. 26th, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (with drummer Jason Bonham filling in for his late father, John) will headline a tribute concert in London honoring the late legendary music exec Ahmet Ertegun. He co-founded Atlantic Records and had a hand in a crazy amount of great music.

Led Zeppelin are legends. Icons. One of the greatest rock bands ever. And that's why kids everywhere still buy their music. "Pah!" you say?  C'mon, do you think anyone will care about a Panic! reunion in 30 years? (We love 'em dearly, but we say nah.)

Check out some of this "Rock and Roll" swagger: