• We learned Led Zeppelin motivated Marilyn Manson’s reunion with bandmate Twiggy Ramirez. As a bonus, Zep’s John Paul Jones provided some behind-the-scenes info about the big December reunion show, and revealed the band is meeting this month.

• Rock Daily brought you an all-Crow(e) In the Studio extravaganza: the scoop on upcoming discs from the Black Crowes and Sheryl Crow.

• Fans hyperventilated at the news that Panic at the Disco is dropping their ! with the release of their next album, Pretty. Odd.

• Rock Daily got an early look at U2’s 3-D movie U2 3D and wondered why there weren’t more Achtung Baby songs represented.

• We pondered whether the Writers Strike would make this year’s Grammys anything like the People’s Choice Awards and celebrated Jonny Greenwood’s Critics Choice Award. Snoop Dogg forced us to remember the MTV Europe Awards.

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