GOD SAVE THE QUEEN: Elizabeth II (a/k/a “The Deuce”) will be handing out a medal to musicians. It seems likely to be given to classical musicians, as the Queen is a pretty…

BONO'S FUNERAL: “I would like lots of weeping and wailing,” he says. I know people like that. I'm not real big o­n it, but have been known to agree to do it.LOU…

ROBERT POLLARD has demos posted for free download.NORAH JONES AND JOHN PAUL JONES JOIN THE FOO FIGHTERS, as guests o­n the band's forthcoming double-disc.KINGS OF LEON is profiled in the Chicago Sun-Times.ORIGINAL…

OKAY, SO ALL THE OSCAR STUFF FIRST: As you probably heard already, it was a big night for Million Dollar Baby, its director and its cast. Marty Scorsese remains the Susan Lucci…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIME-WASTER: “Paperback Believer” is a mash-up of monster guitar licks from the Fabs and the Pre-fabs, available as an MP3 download or as a glorious QuickTime video! You…

HOLD o­n! HAVE THE JAYHAWKS REALLY BROKEN UP? More Cowbell has a little scoop suggesting the answer is o­nly “maybe.”MOBY pens a tune for Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson to sing.PETE DOHERTY…

A REUNION OF JAYHAWKS IS NOT A JAYHAWKS REUNION: Mark Olson and Gary Louris aare playing some gigs together (as noted here last week), but Louris says the Jayhawks are dead.ROCK AND…

I'M BAAAACK from Dallas, where I was visiting with Shahin and Terrie Khoshbin — two of my best friends from law school, or anywhere. I was helping set up and fill Shahin's…

SORRY KIDS! I’ve been out of town, but there will be some linky love you on Tuesday. Y’all come back now, y’hear?

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: FRIDAY TIME-WASTERS: John Cleese helped with a Flash-based “reimagining” of Star Wars. It's long, so a big time-waster as well. And be forewarned: there are many juvenile sex…