Happy Beatster

As we prepare for a short break for the Easter holiday, we must turn our attention to what is really important.

Beats.

The LCD Soundsystem album is really, really awesome. Even beats aficionado Pat Murphy agrees with this, and he lives and breaths beats. Here's the thing though, it's not all beats. As much as it is based on electronic music, there is just as much punk flair to the songs. Ergo, a rock fellow like me can really get on board. At only $15.99 from Tower Records, the two disc set is a near essential. The first disc is all new material, while the second is all of the old singles, such as the amazing "Losing My Edge" and the phenomenal "Yeah." (Which takes the Usher song of the same name to the cleaners)

Around the Earth

Anna Nicole Smith is literally crazy. The guy she jumps on, while virtually topless, is Silverchair's Daniel Johns. I wonder what happened to Silverchair. (courtesy of goldenfiddle)

I really like this guy's columns. Check out his archives.

More beats: Basement Jaxx release Singles. Pitchfork gives it a 9.5.

Rolling Stone has pictures of my favorite band!!!

Ultragrrrl pet project Louis XIV gets 3 stars from Rolling Stone, who are about 3 months behind the buzz.