Out there
• New York Magazine points out this New York Times editorial positing that Weird Al Yankovic is the best representative of American values we've got. Actually, the article is quite moving as the author talks about bringing up his boys to be individuals and think for themselves while living in a culture that encourages conformity (they live in Egypt, BTW).
• Wolf Parade's new album is out and it's awesome. Download a free MP3 at Spinner. Also, frontman Dan Boeckner gives an interview over at Pitchfork, where we learn that his ringtone is the theme from "Dr. Who."
• Death Cab's music generally annoys the crap out of me, but the band members themselves seem to be pretty fun guys. Apparently they're doing some guest spot on MTV this week, and they've got some new videos of them horsing around. Check it, at Stereogum.
• The NYTimes Arts blog (I know!) has some pretty thorough coverage of Bonnarroo, if you didn't make it down to Tennessee this past weekend. But I thought that this post brought up an interesting point: attending a concert as a member of the press is a different experience than just going as a normal person. Which, I guess, seems obvious now that I've typed it up...
• Idolator (which, and it might be my computer, looks like it's blogging from the year 1996 today) rounds up critical opinion on Coldplay's new album. Unsurprisingly, reception is lukewarm.
• Also, NME is reporting that Duffy may have been tapped to write the newest James Bond theme. Who the hell is Duffy?
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