During all the NBC internet chatter this week, I couldn't wait for new episodes of scripted comedy. The Thursday lineup was loaded with guest stars, none bigger than Jack Black's appearance on Community, which says one if not two things: the show is underperforming ratings-wise, and A-list actors want to be a part of a comedy they enjoy watching.

The question is not how the Kung Fu Panda would interact with the tight ensemble cast, but how the show's producers would buck the tired more...

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Billboard) – Pearl Jam topped the U.S. pop album chart for the first time in 13 years on Wednesday, ending the two-week reign of rapper Jay-Z.

The veteran Seattle rockers sold 189,000 copies of their ninth studio album "Backspacer," during the week ended September 27, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The band had ruled the Billboard 200 on three other occasions, most recently in 1996 when "No

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NEW YORK (Billboard) – The Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam and Elvis Costello are among acts scheduled to perform on the public-broadcast music show "Austin City Limits," which begins its 35th year on October 3.

Others on the season lineup include Willie Nelson (performing with Asleep at the Wheel), Ben Harper, and Them Crooked Vultures (the newly formed supergroup of Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin alumnus John Paul

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Courtesy of NME.com -- Ted Leo's border issues mean Toronto fans get live bonus

Pearl Jam treated fans to a bonus set of covers and rare songs at their Molson Amphitheatre gig in Toronto on Friday (August 21).

The band chose to effectively support themselves after their scheduled opening act, Ted Leo, got delayed at the border. Rather than leave fans waiting, Pearl Jam played a set of covers and jams before their

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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band and the Beastie Boys will headline the three-day Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas on October 2-4.

Other acts scheduled to perform at the annual Zilker Park event include Kings of Leon, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, John Legend, Sonic Youth, Mos Def, the B-52s, Lily Allen, the Decemberists, and Coheed and Cambria.

Three days festival

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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Metallica, Pearl Jam and My Morning Jacket are among the artists featured on "Live From Bonnaroo 2008," due in January on DVD.

The disc was originally offered only to 2008 festival ticket-buyers, but is now being made available to the general public for a limited time.

Highlights include Metallica's "Fade to Black," Pearl Jam's "Better Man," My Morning Jacket's "I'm Amazed"

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Battle-scarred rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight and volatile hip-hop star Kanye West faced off Friday over a beef involving a bullet — with a conference table between them.

The two rap titans were there for West to answer questions about a celebrity-packed Miami Beach party where an unknown gunman shot Knight in the leg. West hosted the 2005 fete at the posh Shore Club before the MTV

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