Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters frontman, (FYI -- they happen to be this week's Artist Of The Week and happen to effin' rule) is outspoken about a lot of things, but the one topic you don't often hear him talk about is Kurt Cobain's death. But he recently sat down with TheGuardian in a London hotel to discuss the stigma of Nirvana, Kurt's death (albeit just a little) and its effect on the Foo Fighters, those Courtney Love rumors, breaking up and reuniting with Pat Smear and what it's like these days to live a quieter life as father of daughter Violet Maye.

Read the Guardian article, and check out this Foo Fighters performance of their new single, "The Pretender," with Pat Smear on guitar, at the VMAs. And watch the rest of their amazing VMA Fantasy Suite performances with Cee-Lo Green and Serj Tankian of System Of A Down.

Shake it up: Peter Moran

OK. Even though we were in the audience at Peter Bjorn & John's VMA Rookie Showcase set at the Palms pool in Vegas, we still can't stop watching the show over and over and over again. And we still can't help having our minds blown all over again. (Sorta like how an incredibly attractive person only gets hotter every time you see them and you're like WTF!? How's it possible for your hotness to increase exponentially every time I see you?)

Anyway, the show started out on a fairly mellow note with "Paris 2004," which we thought was gonna set the tone of the mid-afternoon outdoor show. And, of COURSE the life-affirming, everything-is-temporarily-right-in-the-universe experience of seeing "Young Folks" live -- which included a more pronounced bass line and ACTUAL, not recorded, whistling -- was basically akin to a musical baptism. Read more...

Alright, Shar. We get it. You're Shar Jackson. Very funny. The Celebrity Rap Superstar heavy-hitter (she actually really is kicking ass to the point where it's almost not fair) used her chest at Zazzle.com's say-it-yourself/ design-your-own-Tee booth -- where celebs like Nelly, Peter Bjorn & John's Peter Moran, Tila Tequila and uh… Robin Leach (??) stopped by to make Tees -- at the VMA Style Villa at Caesar's Palace in Vegas to make an ostensibly tongue-in-cheek swipe at her Baby Daddy's Baby Mama.

Was she also hating on Britney when she slipped in those blue contacts, just like Britz? Or was Brit biting Shar's style when she wore them during her now-notorious VMA performance? The world may never know.

(Photo courtesy of Rob Greenleaf, Zazzle.com)

We'll admit, we thought Rob & Big star Rob Dyrdek, while dressed the part of the perennial skater, was more than a bit dressed down on the red carpet at the VMAs:

Um, that is, until we noticed his obscenely amazing Tetris watch. As if owning an old-school Tetris watch weren't mind-blowingly rad enough, the fact that he's tricked it out (we're gonna assume it's custom-made) with several engagement rings' worth of diamonds (very Vegas apropos, by the way) pushes it over the edge to a level of awesome we barely knew existed until now.

(Watch photo by Sarah Gerke)

For some, the VMAs are a one-night-only affair. For others it's VMA weekend (one staffer flew in on Friday with 50 Cent on his plane and left Monday morning with Travis of Best New Group winners Gym Class Heroes on his flight). Anyway, for us, it's VMA week.

Yes, we are STILL here on the ground in Vegas, in the wake of one of the biggest parties this town's ever seen (which is saying quite a lot if you've ever been here), making sure we've covered every inch of VMA ground for you. The line between "just visiting" and "here to stay" is blurring by the hour as we live out of our hotel room (we should probably put up shelves and have our mail forward), stopping only to let in room service (P.F. Chang's – good, but at this point we're packed with enough salt to kill a horse – it was Sin City when we got here, and we're gonna leave this place Sodium City).

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Not pictured: empty gallon-sized pitcher of coffee.

Dippin' Dots: snack of champions... and mini Moonmen.

We're still working our tired asses off, partying in the suites at the Palms – Geroge Maloof threw us a little on-the-house way-after-the-show afterparty last night – check out the view below) and avoiding the temptation of the roulette wheel (goodbye to you, $50 we'll never see again), but now we're off to dine at the famed Social House. Holla at you later.

The view from the Palms suites. Better in person. Even better if you're Justin Timberlake.

No... time for ... lotsa bloggiez ... now... Still watching... Britney's um... comeback... minds still blown, still dying over Chris Brown's showstopping performance and crying over Sarah Silverman's potty mouth (and unusually flexible lips).

The lobby bar of the Pearl Theater, where the VMAs are happening just inside, is the crossroads of the celeb world tonight. Where else would you run into Pam Anderson, Gnarls Barkley and T.I. during a quickie bathroom break?

Uh oh! We are up in the Foo Fighters suite (have you SEEN them rockin' their brains out? And why can't they collaborate with Cee-Lo ALL the time?) and the beer funnel has just been brought out. We are afraid. We are VERY afraid.

We're just walked into the rare, purified air of beauty, money, gloss and sexiness that is Justin Timberlake's exclusive VMA suite. To call it a hotel room is like calling Jennifer Lopez "pretty." This thing has a bar, a dance floor, models (duh) and a BASKET.BALL.COURT! Folks, there are cruise ships that offer less. Too bad it doesn't float, or we'd start selling packages at the end of the night.

Britney’s back, biatches! That’s right, and you saw it right here with your very own peepers when she strutted her stuff (almost in slo-mo) onstage at the VMAs. She opened the show with her new song, "Gimme More," while showing off a healthy bod in a bedazzled bikini. Aw yeah! We knew our girl would pull it off … but we wanna know what all those late-night rendezvous with Mindfreak Criss Angel were all about, since he was nowhere to be seen! Ah well, she still totally made an impact!

We know you're screaming gimme more, more, more Brit right about now ... and we’re right there with y'all! Check out Brit's big comeback performance ... What do you think? Did she pull it off? We wanna know what you have to say!