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>> You can thank Max Martin for Katy Perry and Taylor Swift and Britney Spears.

>> “I love John Prine, his witty turns of phrase. I love Glenn Campbell, Marty Robbins, Loretta Lynn. There was this really imaginative and whimsical period of country music where instead of trying to match a trend, people became popular because they were unique. There wasn’t a basket of four subject matters. The more country that my music gets, the less it fits into the country world today. It’s almost like there needs to be two genres, modern country and… country?” ~ Kacey Musgraves

>> Full Stream Ahead: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, Surf, Chuck Ragan & Rocky Votolato, Kindred Spirit split EP, Malportado Kids Total Cultura, Daughn Gibson, Carnation, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, [http://cftpa.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-radio|On the Radio</a, Bonus: Courtney Barnett, “Depreston” live on La Blogotheque
>> Made Up Story of the Day: With little help from on-again beau John Mayer, Katy Perry will have her revenge.

>> Swedish hardcore punkies The Refused are very smart, have something to say.

>> Aussie star Courtney Barnett’s Austin City Limits taping live streams on Thursday, June 4, 8pm CT/9pm ET.

>> Turns out Mariah Carey did not enjoy her time as a judge on the once popular but now dead American Idol tv show.

>> Yyour favorite band, Twenty One Pilots’ album Blurryface is #1. #menwhorock

>> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-05-28/why-jay-z-s-tidal-streaming-music-service-has-been-a-disaster

>> The Huffington Post talks to retro soul man Leon Bridges about the 1950s, vintage threads, the MET Gala, and more.

>> What does U2 mean in 2015? #longread #goodread

>> TGIF]