The Rolling Stones made the news twice this week. First they are suing Lil Wayne for allegedly stealing too many musical qualities from their song “Play with Fire” for Tha Carter III song “Playin’ wit Fire.” (He does this really well in a response to Beyonce’s Irreplaceable on his track from TC3 “Comfertable.”) Check those out at the end of the post. The Stones have also made what I consider a fairly bold move in not signing with HUGE entertainment conglomerate Live Nation. Instead they have opted for Universal. Which is bizarre since that is who they are suing over the Lil Wayne business.

TV on the Radio has a new album coming out September 23rd in the US (though I’m sure we’ll get some sneak peeks before then). It is entitled Dear Science, –comma and all. After quite possibly the best album of 2006, the expectation bar is high for these guys. Hope for big things. MP3 below.

And Brooklyn Vegan has great coverage of the Nas Fox News protest, complete with Stephen Colbert videos. Check those out and the mp3 below.

MP3: Beyonce-Irreplaceable –> MP3: Lil Wayne-Comfertable

MP3: TV on the Radio-Dry Drunk Emperor

MP3: Nas-Bridging the Gap

Just saw Shine a Light, and all you can really say is:

How are these guys still alive? I know we ask ourselves this question about the Stones daily, but seriously, the film is masterfully filmed and edited, c/o the swift hand of (an also elderly) Martin Scorsese.  You really need to check it out on an iMAx theater if the possibility exists.  So, in honor of those four crazy boys:

Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Buy Tickets for Shine a Light

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Not the Stones’ most depressing song (we’ll save that one for a Sunday Songs post), but “Wild Horses” is one of their best mellow pieces.  Check out fellow-mellow(ers) Iron and Wine’s cover:

Wild Horses

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