We All Want Someone To Shout For — Damn forgot to post about this wonderful french band called Corte Real that I’ve been meaning to post about. I’ve been sitting on their St. Louis EP this summer and it is plain unfair to the rest of the world that these guys are not bigger. Haili... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — S. Leo Chiang's film on PBS touchingly displays how a Vietnamese community picked up the pieces post-Katrina, finding their voice in a quintessentially American way. With oil from the ... more info

The Telegraph — Civil servants in Paris have written a storyline for James Bond in the hope that they can persuade producers of the multi-million dollar film franchise to set part of the next 007 film in the Palace of Versailles. more info

Guardian Music — The conductor has pulled out of the New York Met's production of La Traviata after savage reviews. An explanation is revealed on his blogPoor old Leonard Slatkin. Last week, the conductor cancelled the rest of his scheduled performances of Verdi's La... more info

Metalsucks — Reader Tom Kelly recommended Tokyo’s Versailles to us, and while they’re obviously not actually the heroes from The Dark Crystal, they do seem to be basing their look on this things – if those things dressed less like characters from a fantasy ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonMost rock musicians suffer from cultural cringe in the face of more highbrow art forms. They plaster over insecurity with ostentation; they splash out on orchestras, then don't know quite what to do with them; they can't do... more info

Mjsbigblog — A tidbit from today’s press conference with Kris Allen: Kris will perform the Beatles’ “Let it Be” on Thursday’s results show. His performance will be available for download on iTunes with proceeds going to Haiti relief. Viewers will also... more info