>> If you see one Rolling Stones 50th anniversary concert this year, this weekend's final night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ is probably the one to see.
>> "Whatever sex represents to this generation of affluent white girls, it doesn't mean rebellion or leaving the protective umbrella of hovering parents. The messy party scenes where everyone boastingly goes crazy don't have the debasement and ostracism of true decadence once projected by such avant-garde groups as The Velvet Underground and The Doors." ~ Camille Paglia on Katy, Taylor, et aliae.
>> Watch the lovely Laetitia Sadier lightly strum through a song live in the KCRW studio.
>> Seeds of Hip Hop? Gross.
>> Here are the 50 best album covers of 2012.
>> Famed NYC record store Bleeker Bob's is closing.
>> Big Boi's Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors scores a 6.1. That .1 is such a little asshole.