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Sun August 23, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Slipknot forced to cancel yet another show as the only member of the band that knows how to play an instrument is hospitalized (contactmusic.com)	(35)
		John Mayer pwns Slash and ZZ Top at the House of Blues. Wait... wha??? (youtube.com)	(102)
		Joan Jett is suing her former bassist for not loving Jett's upcoming rock 'n' roll biopic (contactmusic.com)	(17)
		SHMHC gives up all hope and sinks into complete despair... and likes it. Xasthur with Nachtmystium, "Beyond Light" (youtube.com)	(112)
		Jaw dropping audition for Britain's "X-Factor" (youtube.com)	(38)
		Here Comes A Regular: Paul Westerberg Live Acoustic Version (youtube.com)	(21)
		The greatest drum solo you're likely to see, well, ever - Sonny Payne in 1962 (youtube.com)	(39)
(NME)		Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse kiss onstage. The resulting superbacteria will wipe out humanity by year's end (nme.com)	(19)

Sat August 22, 2009

		I see your U2 back in their heydays and raise you Simple Minds performing "Waterfront" live in 1985 (youtube.com)	(9)
		"Sweet Home Alabama" by the Leningrad Cowboys from Finland and the Russian Red Choir. Somewhere, Stalin is dancing in his grave (oldie but goodie) (youtube.com)	(22)
		Who other than Slipknot would be better suited to offer young people a PSA video on mental health? (w/ video) (gigwise.com)	(33)
		U2 live in 1983 with "New Year's Day" and "I Will Follow" (youtube.com)	(24)
		R&B legend John E. Carter dies of lung cancer at age 75. They're gonna be playing the blues up in heaven tonight (chicagobreakingnews.com)	(6)
		And you all thought Right Said Fred broke up decades ago (youtube.com)	(19)
		Layne Staley would have been 42 today. Here is a powerful performance inspired by his inner demons, "Junkhead" live (youtube.com)	(63)
		In honor of those last days of summer here is Summer Goddess - Soil & Pimp Sessions (youtube.com)	(6)

Fri August 21, 2009

	7:07 of Awesome--Jimi Hendrix performing "Like A Rolling Stone" at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 (youtube.com)	(24)
(Some Crazy Diamond)	Careful with that accordion, Eugene ... it's the Polka Floyd show (myspace.com)	(25)
(Some Guy)	U2's new album a flop, so Bono tries recording new vocals on an old 'Unforgettable Fire' leftover instead (slicingupeyeballs.com)	(34)
	Pixies - Tame (Live) (youtube.com)	(24)
	The way guitars should be played...swayed back, knees forward The Ramones - California Sun (Live) (youtube.com)	(46)
	You got Rockabilly in my Metal - you got Metal in my Rockabilly - Volbeat "Radio Girl" (youtube.com)	(53)
(Some Guy)	Country superstar Alan Jackson has the #1 album. In Norway. Still waiting to crack through in Connecticut and California (gactv.com)	(21)
(Pitchfork)	Pitchfork's top 500 songs of the decade to the left, reasons why this list fails and your favorite songs that should be number one to the right (pitchfork.com)	(136)
	Amy Winehouse still cleans up pretty good (thesun.co.uk)	(55)
	Norah Jones goes with new sound and hairstyle for your girlfriend's next album of music she demands you make out by while you're fantasizing about how you'd ravish Norah Jones (music-mix.ew.com)	(29)
(Digital City)	Lonely, horny geeks push "Do You Want to Date My Avatar" to #1 on iTunes (digitalcity.com)	(31)

Thu August 20, 2009

	Happy birthday Robert Plant. Here is hoping that him and the other members of Zeppelin perform this song again (youtube.com)	(41)
	Major announcement suggests Mozart may have died from strep throat after sharp decline in health. Other voices counter that multiple minor elements worked in concert to overcome his diminished capacity (abcnews.go.com)	(71)
(The Rad Report)	Banned 1970s Rolling Stones documentary now unbanned thanks to the internet (theradreport.com)	(21)
	Dude looks like a lady (bostonherald.com)	(90)
	Liam Gallagher is happy his brother is making a solo album but assures us it'll be "awful" (contactmusic.com)	(7)
	Unearthed Lennon interview reveals the reasons behind The Beatles break up. Basically, Paul's ego and Yoko's presence: "We sold out... And I felt sick" (jam.canoe.ca)	(81)
(Twenty Four bit)	Cradle of Filth are pretty heavy, but if you throw Gobstoppers at them, that's it man. They're done (twentyfourbit.com)	(60)
	When a 62-year-old man hangs out with a hot 20-year-old Russian model, he might have trouble keeping pace. But when the 62-year-old is Ronnie Wood, it's the model who has trouble keeping pace (dailymail.co.uk)	(58)
(Some Guy)	Having won a mere 5 Grammys after being nominated 21 times, Mariah Carey doesn't want to chance being a loser AGAIN, so she will release her new album one day after the Grammy deadline (webstersismybitch.com)	(33)
(Some Chick)	Celine Dion pregnant with eight year-old sperm. Isn't that illegal? (popeater.com)	(33)

Wed August 19, 2009

	Time magazine announces the top ten electric guitarists of all time. Warning - Slideshow (time.com)	(269)
	Black Eyed Peas make Billboard history. Fergie reportedly so excited she pissed herself (music.msn.com)	(47)
(DW-world.de)	Germans increasingly listening to and buying real classical music without help of schlocky crossover artists like Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo, Paul Potts, and David Hasselhoff (dw-world.de)	(27)
(Some Guy)	Miley Cyrus' brother wants to beat up the Jonas brothers. Get in line (blog.inmusic.ca)	(30)
	Let's go back to a simpler time: Give Me 40 Acres by The Willis Brothers (youtube.com)	(15)
	"But two things really stirred up metal fans, who let us have it in online comments, especially on Fark.com" (jacksonville.com)	(57)
	Babyshambles halt work on their new album because they're afraid "the public is sick of hearing rock music". Yeah, that's why no one bought your last album. Really (contactmusic.com)	(16)

Tue August 18, 2009

	Composer of iconic 60s hit "Surfin Bird" successfully completes 40th year as financial planner in Minneapolis. "Bands come and go. And we did not want to play bars five nights a week" (startribune.com)	(58)
	Lady Gaga whips it out for a naked photo shoot with Out magazine (thesun.co.uk)	(98)
	Elbow performing "Grounds For Divorce" with the BBC Concert Orchestra, or why Fark needs a 'Bloody Awesome' tag (youtube.com)	(57)
	Album Art coming back for the 21st Century: The music still sucks but the green leafy substance being "de-seeded" on it much more potent (independent.co.uk)	(33)
	Lady Gaga to tone down her act for her Israeli shows, will not flaunt her uncircumcised penis (contactmusic.com)	(70)
(Blabbermouth)	Former Korn guitarist turned born-again Christian: "Korn fans don't want nothing to do with what I'm doing" (roadrunnerrecords.com)	(55)
	British couple discovers their wedding pianist is trapped in London traffic, run into music hall next door in search of bloke who can play some tunes. Fortunately for them, bloke happened to be maestro of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (theglobeandmail.com)	(18)
	Grace Slick, still cool as hell as she turns 70, on the possibilty of touring again: "I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe." (cnn.com)	(41)

Mon August 17, 2009

	Neil Young: "Woodstock was a bulls--t gig, a piece of s--t" (theglobeandmail.com)	(79)
(Pitchfork)	Not News: Weezer releases new single. Fark: It's actually good (pitchfork.com)	(64)
	A 50th anniversary retrospective on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Cool tag has never been more appropriate (slate.com)	(67)
	Boys give bands stupid band names, so girls rock alone (theglobeandmail.com)	(78)
	KISS is releasing their new album exclusively through Wal*Mart and Sam's Clubs. This is what happens when you sell your soul for rock 'n' roll (hosted.ap.org)	(86)