Tracklist: Avril Lavigne bad kitty

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>> Catching up on all the late night talk show musical performances of late, last night on Kimmel, Foster The People did Supermodel tunes “Best Friend” and “Are You What You Want To Be?” Moving backward in time a couple nights, and over a few channels, hot Brit export Rita Ora did “I Will Never Let You Down,” with a lot of paint from adorable Banksy gremlin Mr. Brainwash on Fallon. Great stuff. Want to to know how she wrote that song? Click here! Fast-forwarding to last night, or Back to the Future, Future did “Move That Doh” with a little help from Pusha T and The Roots. Backing back up to Tuesday night and heading over to Letterman, Kelis did yummy Food song “Jerk Ribs.” Fast-forwarding back to last night and down the street to Late Night with Seth Meyers, Tennessee trio Paramore did fun new song “Ain’t It Fun” (no question mark).

>> Did you hear? Avril Lavigne has a new music video for her song “Hello Kitty,” and, according to everyone with an internet, the video is kinda sorta a cruel, racist, shitty, embarrassing abomination that was co-written by Lavigne’s husband, Chad Kroeger. Mostly it’s just boring, poorly edited, and a weak Teenage Dream-era Katy Perry rip-off. Speaking of Katy Perry and UUUGGGHHHH, this. And while your eyes are rolled back in your head: Really, Madonna? Update: Avril responds.

>> Watch Neil Young perform Bert Jansch’s “Needle Of Death” (the chord progression inspiration for “Ambulance Blues”) in a tiny sound booth. After you do that, pre-order the limited edition box set for Young’s new Jack White-reproduced album A Letter Home, out May, 27th.

>> Full Stream Ahead + Videos: Ex-Cult, Midnight Passenger, Rodrigo y Gabriela, 9 Dead Alive, Old 97’s, Most Messed Up, Pharrell, “Marilyn Monroe,” tUnE-yArDs, “Water Fountain,” Lily Allen, “Sheezus,” Coldplay, “Oceans,” Veruca Salt(!), “The Museum of Broken Relationships,” and finally, Beck on KCRW.

>> There is a mysterious/not-so-mysterious new “Time 100 Most Influential People in the World” cover star Beyonce website called whatispretty.com. #WHATISPRETTY


>> http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/04/who-deserves-credit-for-making-emo-cool-again-who-cares/361129/

>> Everyday Robots guy Damon Albarn talks to NPR about Everyday Robots and brit-pop.

>> “I’d had the same fcking haircut for 30 years or whatever” ~ Phish bassist Mike Gordon

>> Best Coast ista-tease new album tracks.