From The Smoking Gun:

Coldplay Singer Gets Coldcocked

AUGUST 10–A Washington man’s karaoke performance of a Coldplay song apparently triggered a female bar patron to attack him early yesterday at a Seattle bar. According to a Seattle Police Department report, a copy of which you can find below, Lindsey Lawrence, 21, assaulted the unnamed victim while he was performing with “two other subjects” at Changes Tavern, where patrons sing karaoke Wednesday and Thursday night from 9 PM until 1 AM. When the assault victim launched into Coldplay’s “Yellow,” Lawrence allegedly told the man that his “singing sucked” and that the song “fucking sucked.” She then grabbed at the man’s microphone and “pushed him and punched him in order to get him to stop singing,” cops reported. When employees escorted Lawrence from the bar, she “became very violent” and struck several other people (and was hostile towards police and fire department medics who responded to the scene). Lawrence was booked into the Seattle Correctional Facility, where she is currently being held on an investigation of assault rap. It is unclear why Coldplay’s music apparently made Lawrence snap, though a famous June 2005 New York Times appraisal by Jon Pareles may offer an insight. The critic called the British group “the most insufferable band of the decade,” adding that, “the lyrics can make me wish I didn’t understand English.”

Not a fan of Kanye, but I’m definitely a fan of alternative comic Zach Galifianakas, who stars as the bearded farmer in this video. That’s his real beard. Check it out:

Perry Farrell was the man behind Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros, and now Satellite Party. He’s also the founder and creative mind behind Lollapalooza. I had a telephone conversation with him where we discussed all these things:

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It’s May 23rd, and Calgary’s forecast calls for snow. Snow! The first day of Spring is officially around March 20th - over 2 months ago. Thought I’d play a Spring/Summer classic that might make you feel a bit warmer. The Gandharvas hail from London, Ontario, and was around from 1989-2000, before the members went on to other musical projects. Their biggest hit by far was the 1993 song The First Day of Spring.

Today on Josh’s Big Box of CDs it’s music from British group Suede, or as they had to be called in North America for legal reasons: The London Suede. In 1993 the band won England’s Mercury Prize for Best Band of the Year. We played Metal Mickey.

The first time I heard Apply Some Pressure from Maximo Park, I was sold. I’d never heard of the band, and was offered some free tickets for a club show through a promoter. The band performed in front of a half-full Toronto club. Tore it up. This song was definitely a standout, and I’ve liked the band since. The album it’s on is called A Certain Trigger. A second album from the Brit band came out in April.

I’ve liked what MSTRKRFT (masterkraft) does for awhile. Jesse Keeler from Death from Above 1979 started the electronic project, which also does some solid remixes (Metric, Wolfmother). In a strange bit of fate Sebastien Grainger (also ex of DFA1979) is in town doing a solo gig opening for Metric at Whisky on May 17th. On the 18th MSTRKRFT is at the Warehouse. Both shows should be solid. The song we played is The Looks, title track from the first album.

Today, we featured Lucious Jackson and the song Naked Eye, from the album Fever In Fever Out. Canadian superproducer Daniel Lanois produced the album. Lucious Jackson were the first band signed to the Beastie Boys‘ Grand Royal label. The band broke up in 2000, and will release a greatest hits disc this year admidst rumours of a reunion.

Today on the Big Box, I went back to my favourite album of 2005 - Illinoise. It’s the second in Sufjan Stevens‘ goal to do an album for every state, which started with Michigan. He’s an outstanding songwriter. I had the chance to see him in St. Louis this past Fall, and it was a fantastic show, complete with 14-piece band. Horns, strings, piano, banjo. One of those concerts that gives you shivers a few times. The song we played today is called Casimir Pulaski Day.

Josh’s Big Box O CDs today featured music from Arizona-based The Refreshments. True nerds will appreciate the Star Trek references in the song Banditos. Smart people will enjoy the notion that the “world is full of stupid people.” And everyone can appreciate the catchiness of this song. They made only two albums( in two years) and this song is from the album Fizzy, Fuzzy Big and Buzzy. Even though this was there most popular song on radio, you’ve probably heard them on TV. They do the theme song for King of the Hill.