Said the Gramophone — Of Montreal - "Hegira Émigré" An aspect of Waterworld unexplored: The Raucous Boat Caucus. Meet up with some boaters, one becomes a buoy and the others gather tying themselves to each other until quorum is reached. Lanterns light boat floors... more info

Guardian Music — In an extract from his memoir written before he died last year, Gil Scott-Heron talks about when he toured with Stevie Wonder to establish Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday in the USMemphis, Tennessee was only 90 miles west of Jackson, my ... more info

Pop Crunch — History was made last night as the Grand ole boys (and one crazy Tea Party lady) went after votes in the First Caucus of the Presidential campaign season, in Iowa. [...] more info

Mjsbigblog — At a Rock The Caucus event at Valley High School in West Des Moines on Tuesday, Ron Paul not only bragged that Kelly Clarkson recently endorsed his campaign, that his "enthusiastic" supporters "bumped up her sales by 600 percent" more info

Perez Hilton — This is a HUGE accomplishment for equality! We couldn't be happier that she's doing what is right! Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican from Florida, announced today that she will be co-sponsoring the bill to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage ... more info

L.A. Times - News — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) called on President Obama on Thursday to pay more attention to black Americans, saying she and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus are "not just frustrated with the president - communities are hurt... more info

ContactMusic — TV executives Lionel Chetwynd and Norman Powell have quit the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors over remarks about conservatives made by several of the organizations leaders. The remarks were originally made public in the recently publishe... more info

L.A. Times - News — The Supreme Court justice's decision elicits criticism that he's showing 'exceedingly poor judgment.' Some worry the court is injecting itself into partisan politics.The decision by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to accept an invitation from Re... more info

L.A. Times - News — A path to legal status for illegal residents might not happen soon, the president agrees in a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. But he says he's not giving up.President Obama and Latino lawmakers agreed Tuesday that chances are dimming ... more info

AOL Music — If tea party darling Michele Bachmann gets her way, conservative broadcaster Sean Hannity, Fox legal analyst Andrew Napolitano and David Barton, a Christian evangelist who has said church-state separation is "a myth," will make up the faculty roster ... more info