Whose song always remind us of the summer of 2008? (The Philadelphia Inq bi2281300 Everybody's got a personal playlist of summer songs. It might have Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind," or Sly and the Family Stone's "Hot Fun the Summertime." The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer the City," or maybe Regina Spektor's song of the same name. Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze" might make you feel fine, though I'm betting the Isley Brothers' version would make you feel finer

Beck: Modern Guilt (Pitchfork) bi2281300 More direct and consistent than last two scattershot LPs, Beck's latest-- produced by Danger -- finds the disillusioned L.A. hippie struggling to balance deathly 21st century outlook more crowd-pleasing inclinations. read more..

Will Justin bring speedos back? (TVNZ) bi2281300 Not too long ago Justin Timberlake made a bold prediction a hit song off multi-platinum-selling album, FutureSex/LoveSounds. He proclaimed to the world: "I'm bringing sexy back"

Audition notices for area productions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) bi2281300 MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN VOICES CHORUS. Singers are needed for the 2008-?09 season. Auditions be held by appointment only on July 23, 30 and Aug. 6 Milwaukee, and on July 24, 31 and Aug. 7 Waukesha. Weekly rehearsals begin Aug. ..

BECK (Boston Herald) bi2281300 Beck's music often thought of as a melting pot, but it's really a tossed salad. His dozens of stylistic ingredients don't blend one but sit side-by-side,..

A.M.Stir (The Florida Times-Union) bi2281300 By JOHN TIMPE/The Times-Union..

07-07-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb) bi2281300 'HANCOCK'S' JULY 4TH DOMINATION CONTINUES: Moviegoers around globe give 'Hancock' $185 million. *"Hancock's" flawed superhero flew the face of movie critics over the weekend and topped the box office $185 million sales worldwide, according to studio, Columbia Pictures

Beck Nears Contract Completion Modern Guilt (All About Jazz) bi2281300 "I don't know where the record business going to be six months," said Beck, whose new album, Modern Guilt, last under a recording deal that began 1994

In a Chaotic Industry, Beck Abides (New York Times) bi2281300 Beck?s next move after releasing the final album under contract: making up as he goes along

Spin control (Chicago Sun-Times) bi2281300 ALT-FOLK | Fleet Foxes, "Fleet Foxes" (Sub Pop) Though wardrobe, beards and burgeoning following are all step the leaders of the so-called "freak folk" movement, the Seattle quintet Fleet Foxes distinguishes itself from artists such as Animal Collective and Devendra Banhart because members are much less emphatically stoner or self-consciously eclectic, and because ..

Beck: Modern Guilt (Pitchfork) bi2281300 More direct and consistent than last two scattershot LPs, Beck's latest-- produced by Danger -- finds the disillusioned L.A. hippie struggling to balance deathly 21st century outlook more crowd-pleasing inclinations. read more..

Will Justin bring speedos back? (TVNZ) bi2281300 Not too long ago Justin Timberlake made a bold prediction a hit song off multi-platinum-selling album, FutureSex/LoveSounds. He proclaimed to the world: "I'm bringing sexy back"

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