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• Ugly Americans (Firewater, Cordero/Skeleton Key, Southpaw/Bowery Ballroom, 5/24 & 5/27/08) by Heart on a Stick

  "["Delhi Wall" by Tod A.  "Clown Graffiti" (Franklin St. in Greenpoint, Brooklyn) by d.billy. (via)]Firewater (myspace) released a fine record last month, though all your favorite new media outlets were too busy suckling at Scarlett Johansson's massive PR teat to notice.The collective helmed by singer-guitarist Tod A. has been dealing..."

• "He Runs Through the Crowd Naked and He Eats His Own Shit. Big Deal." (Hello, American Idol, Hello.) by Heart on a Stick

  " The post-Chikezie team fielded on this season's American Idol does nothing for me, but come NEIL DIAMOND WEEK I couldn't not watch.  Long-time readers - well, all those have gotten frustrated and gone elsewhere.  But accidental click-arounders might know I've had a longstanding interest in Friends of Neil.So:  Jason Castro,..."

• Janis Martin and Rachael Stokes by The Doors Of The Kingdom

  "Now here's where I get to thank the internet.I was going to post a couple of Janis Martin tracks (because she's great, of course) and her story is one of those 'what might have been' tales. With the backing of RCA Victor in 1956 and some great songs, the sassy..."

• Friday Night Sharity Update (Ernie, Big Rock, bongo, Santas Working OT by Senses Working Overtime

  "Instead of posting tons of short messages pointing to individual shares I'm going to try to aggregate things a wee bit ... Ernie (Not Bert) has already updated and added a bunch of new goodies (and specially selected re-runs). Big Rock Candy Mountain has started sharing holiday cheer with a..."

• A Smile and a Ribbon by buscate un novio

  "A Smile and a Ribbon son Rebecca Mehlman y Martin Lindqvist, aunque en directo se hagan acompañar por cuatro músicos más. Viven en Malmö y en Lund, al sur de Suecia, y dicen sonar como el equivalente a un pastel de limón. O como un compendio de los grupos que..."