Thirty Seconds to Mars are deliriously sleep deprived when they sit down with me for a quick Q and A before taking the stage at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live.

Playing their first North American show in support of their latest release, The White Stripes draw a crowd in the tens of thousands for their closing performance on the first night of Atlanta’s annual Music Midtown Festival, and Jen Cray gets to scratch out the top name on her list.

Last Boat (Up). Review by Aaron Shaul.

The high-octane fumes swirling from the Rock Powerhouse that is Supagroup are enough to give anyone a dancing fit. Gail Worley investigates the volatiles emanating from this Alaska-via-Louisiana conflagration.

Pieces of the Puzzle EP (Memphis Records). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Was it a time warp in Carnegie Hall? Gail Worley reports on what may be the greatest tribute band of the greatest band ever.

The Tain (Acuarela ). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Slowburn. Review by Andrew Ellis.

Jeremiah Freed,Slowburn,self-released,Andrew Ellis

Cover, Protective, Individual (Firecode Core). Review by Stein Haukland.

Cheeseburger (Aerodrome). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Cheeseburger,Cheeseburger,Aerodrome Records,Tim Wardyn

San Francisco,Piano Wire Smile,Foot,Psychedelic,metal,Post-grunge,Less,Cover, Protective, Individual,Firecode Core,Stein Haukland

In Technicolor (Rockular Recordings). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Heavy (Shadoks). Review by Matt Cibula.

Dead Generation (Hollywood). Review by Stein Haukland.

Shivering King and Others (Matador). Review by Aaron Shaul.

thickfreakness (Fat Possum). Review by Troy Jewell.

Liza Hearon talks to Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein about women in rock, Eddie Vedder and watching 13-year-olds make out in front of the stage.

Do You Swing? (Yep Roc Records). Review by Matt Cibula.