Q-Tip

Thanks Priscilla, for pointing out:
From the artist: “Check out the first single from Q-Tip’s upcoming album, The Renaissance,” tentatively due out in November of 2008.”

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Lollapalooza 2008 MP3 Mix

Stacy emailed us this:

I woke up to two voicemails, two txts, and an e-mail, all from Amrit. He was waiting for me at the airport because we are traveling to Lollapalooza today. He was 12 hours early. At first I thought he made a dumb mistake, but then I realized he was just super excited […]

Dolly Parton: Burnin’ Through The ’80s [Videodrone]

Sara emailed us this:
God bless YouTube user AngelTini23, who found the time to splice together footage of Dolly Parton performing her country/R&B/disco hybrid hit “Baby I’m Burnin’” at several different…

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell by NemesisVex

Adrian told us about:
The actual title of this song is 「聞いてはいけない、言ってはいけない」, which is pronounced “Kiite wa Ikenai, Itte wa Ikenai”. I probably ought to be more out than I am, but I like seeing the reaction of people who don’t suspect when I do come out. (Doesn’t work on other gay men, though.) Like “光速/Kousoku“, […]

New Lykke Li Video - “Breaking It Up”

Hank sent us a link to this:

We just saw old timey BTW Lykke Li doing a Take-Away or three with Sarah ‘El Perro Del Mar’ Assbring and friends. In the Sarah Chatfield-directed video for “Breaking It Up,” old-school Lykke makes like old-school Madonna, tying up would-be lovers, rejecting dudes for no apparent reason, leaning […]

Break It Down: Saving Abel

Melissa emailed us this:
Since releasing their self-titled debut album in March, Saving Abel have shot to the top of the mainstream rock charts,
fueled by their Monster Ballad-worthy single “Addicted” and their injection of southern charm into the machismo-maligned world of hard rock. Now settling into their fame and the

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John Rich Wants Fans ‘Raising McCain’

Thanks Mary, for pointing out:
RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Country music star John Rich wants like-minded voters to join him in “Raising McCain.”
Read more!

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Alicia Keys’ Show In Jakarta Will Be A No Smoking (Advertising) Zone [Crackdowns]

Mary wrote to us about:
Thanks to the efforts of anti-smoking activists, promotional materials with cigarette branding were pulled from Alicia Keys’ concert in Jakarta tonight on her Philip Morris-sponsored world tour….

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Julian Koster Presents The Singing Saw At Christmastime

Priscilla sent us a link to this:

Anyone who’s listened to Julian Koster’s work in Neutral Milk Hotel or the (newly revived) Music Tapes knows he’s into the singing saw. So, though it’s a hot and sticky day and a longtime from the Holiday season, it’s no surprise Koster, along with Nesey Gallons, has prepped The […]

Good Charlotte Gets Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (And They Didn’t Even Have To Pay The Admission Fee) [Idolator Vacation Guide]

Harold told us about:
The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has revamped its section that spotlights artists of the here and now, rechristening it “Right Here Right Now” and adding items like Feist’s jumpsuit from the “1-2-3-4″…

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