Tracklist: Lupe Fiasco, The New Pornographers, Sting, Foo Fighters, Cheap Trick, Horse Feathers, Nude Beach, Gucci Mane, Pharrell, Charlamagne, Iggy Azalea and more

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>> Last Night on Late Night: Those inexhaustibale Fighters of Foo did Cheap Trick’s “Stiff Competition” with a little help from Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielson (who played a boring, old, single-necked guitar) on Letterman, the cast of The Last Ship (the new musical, composed by Sting) did “If You Ever See Me Talking To A Sailor” on Fallon, The New Pornographers did “Dancehall Domine” on Coco

>> “When I think of Iggy Azalea, I think Australia ... And I understand why she raps like she’s from down south. ... If you’re around southern artists, that’s how you’re going to rap ... It’s a influence. She was influenced by southern artists.” ~ Charlamagne

>> Sharaya J, Missy Elliot, Mary J Blige, Solange, and a whole bunch of Hollywood types showed up for the debut of fashion designer Alexander Wang’s H&M collaboration.

>> Another day, another dollar, another slam from highly and loudly opinionated Akron, Ohio curmudgeon goof and sometime Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney.

>> Full Stream Ahead: Gucci Mane, Trap God 3, Horse Feathers, So It Is With Us, Nude Beach, 77, Bonus: Foo Fighters, “Something From Nothing

>> Operation Atlantic, Operation Free Lupe; disengaged. Mission Accomplished?


>> http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/pharrell-williams-defends-blurred-lines-the-song-came-from-a-decent-place-9801336.html

>> Friday Jam: Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, “Where No Eagles Fly,” Sirius XM Radio Session

>> The FBI’s heavily redacted file on the Grateful Dead.

>> New website for Noel Gallagher.