Lather Rinse Repeat

1. Pitchfork gets it spot on with their review of the new Green Day live album, Bullet in a Bible. It seems like only yesterday when I bought 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, now apparently you can buy American Idiot sweatpants. Indeed. And people use Good Charlotte as the example of punk rock being co-opted. Please.
2. Some may find the humour in this comment, most will see it as a reason to keep staying away from reading Slashdot. Mega Blocks wins trademark lawsuit v. Lego. 3 killer jokes within one post! You're lucky to get that kind of bang for your buck around these parts maybe once a decade.
3. If you haven't seen Information Leafblower's Top 40 bands in America today, do yourself a favor and learn up on them. An interesting mix dominated by indie artists, though there are possibly a few surprises as well. Check out the comments section as well for further discussion. If I had a vote, my top 10 would probably comprise of LCD Soundsystem, The National, John Vanderslice, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Andrew Bird, Spoon, The Decemberists, Supersystem, and Ambulance Ltd. Not particularly a fan of Sufjan Stevens, who finished in first place. Look forward to hearing the full We Are Scientists album before making a fuller evaluation of their place in American music. Possible top 10 Canadian bands list tomorrow.
4. "As a country we pay $1 billion a year to power our TV's and VCR's while they're turned off,"
5. Last and certainly not least, RIP Somewhat Indifferent. Always well written, insightful, and a thoughtful perspective of all things indie/emo/punk. Hopefully it one day makes a triumphant return. Keep up the good work Brad.