Advice for the young at heart

Songs in me heads:
"Advice for the Young at Heart" by Tears for Fears
"Serious" by [DARYL]
"Nightdrive" by Jimmy Eat World
Bill Cosby's impersonation of an Art Blakely drum solo

This is funny but very noble. More proof that nu-metal was the hair metal of yesteryear.

I received the new issue of Law of Inertia in the mail yesterday. Cedric and Omar from the Mars Volta are on the cover and their interview/story is well, very interesting. Certain things that I heard about At the Drive-In's final months are clarified, at least from their perspective.

Travis Barker of blink-182 sheds more light on the band's "indefinite hiatus."

Don't believe the hype, just enjoy the music.

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