The Skinny

Madonna's latest album is a scam. Kind of like her 6 song performance at Coachella.

Jay-Z without Cristal is like Metro D without Bud Heavies.

The latest is that Thom Yorke will be playing a solo set on The Henry Rollins Show. Now I really have to set the fucking DVR. And figure out which one of my Comcastic TV channels is IFC. Does Comcast qualify as a monopoly? Is someone working this issue?

Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, no relation to Jack-Attack Bauer from 24, sold for a record $135 million. In 1990 the painting was van Gogh's portrait of Doctor Gachet and the price was $82.5 million. The book, Portrait of Dr. Gachet: The Story of a Van Gogh Masterpiece, Money, Politics, Collectors, Greed, and Loss, by Cynthia Saltzman, is an interesting, well written look at the art world and market.

Brooklyn Vegan was all over New York Magazine's "Secrets of the Radiohead Setlist". So why are we putting those links out? Well, (1.) because they're cool and fascinating and (2.) because JK and I are wondering how many songs Pearl Jam must rehearse if Radiohead is doing 45. I have neither the time or energy to calculate a guess, but it is definitely something to think about. My one knock on The Mars Volta live experience last year was that the set I caught in Philly was the same as the one I caught in Providence. Then again, they have 2 LPs and an EP out, so I guess it is something that a band gradually evolves in to.

I don't wish the d-bag factor at shows on anyone. Everyone knows that it can get high in even the most unsuspecting of shows (Ben Harper, TV On The Radio) and from the most unsuspecting of individuals (middle aged women), but it was a relief to read that NYC is not void of it.

Bumper Sticker of the Day: "Don't Hit Kids, No Really, They Have Guns Now."

Top's favorite band to play tambourine for, Birdmonster, has a downloadable set at WOXY.