and the Grammy for Best Album of the year goes to...

THE SUBURBS!!! Congratulations to Arcade Fire!

Arcade Fire Acoustic

Some really cool videos of Arcade Fire doing a couple acoustic songs. It's pretty cool to see them all crammed together like this.

Disappointing Lineup for Lolla

I think Pitchfork is going to be the better Chicago fest option this year.

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2011/02/lollapalooza-headliners-to-include-eminem-muse-foo-fighters.html

Lil Weezy loves the cheesy???

So confused about this. Listen to song at the end of the article....seems pretty serious about being a Packer fan.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/02/03/check-out-lil-wayne-reps-green-bay-packers-in-green-and-yellow-freestyle/

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VV Logo

So I've confirmed that my brother Tim is designing a VV logo (in between his three jobs). Check out his graphic design site for some of his work.

http://TimJohnOBrien.tumblr.com/

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White Stripes Break Up

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-white-stripes-announce-their-break-up-20110202

Well, sadly it appears that those who watched the final scenes of Under Great White Northern Lights in my basement last year at St. Paddy's Day -- and were profoundly affected by that scene -- were on to something.

The best band of the first decade of our 21st Century is calling it quits. I respect this decision, and think the letter was well done - in particular their acknowledgment that The White Stripes are no longer Meg and Jack's, but all of ours. Good to see a band grasping that concept, once they reach lofty heights. I will, however, be in denial about the practical ramifications of the decision -- like the whole....no more White Stripes thing. Even when Trey said, "we're done" -- I said, "no you're not". Its even more logistically simple here, given that a reunion would merely require two to unite.

Regardless of the future, thank you Stripes for extricating my ears from a classic rock obsession and rejuvenating my interest in modern music for the first time in my life. Its been an enduring gift -- as evidenced by this blog.

Arcade Fraud?

?This is the kind of thing that is really making me want to swear off big venue concerts for good. Since the presale and sale of the Monday April 25th show at UIC they have added two shows (Friday and Saturday). Obviously it would be much more fun to go on Friday or Saturday instead of Monday.  I doubt Regina and Win were sitting around thinking of ways to screw their fans but this still sucks.

Wilco pulled this same stunt last year. At UIC too. It's just sleazy.

http://vip.wxrt.com/asp3/ContestDetail.aspx?AID=127532