Our GUM team has been working hard all day digging up these music-related links for you. And yes, one man's working hard is another man's goofing off. But why'd you have to go and bring politics into it?
Ready... Set... Procrastinate:
· They've already done impromptu concerts in the middle of crowds and on church steps. Where will the Arcade Fire play next? Why not in an elevator? (The best thing about this video is how Richard Parry uses a magazine as a percussion instrument.)
· This video is hilarious. Charlotte Church talks some boring nonsense about her life, but then suddenly she loses it when remembering the travesty that is the UK entry in this year's Eurovision contest. Then, she talks about Mother's Day and everything's alright again.
· We're using the news that Bowie has included Ricky Gervais in the line-up of his High Line Festival as an excuse to link once more to the best scene from Extras.
· This is a few months old, but we appreciate how the bassist from Mr Hudson and the Library keeps it real when it comes to touring.
· Speaking of old blog entries, Snoop might want to update his. He's certainly got time now.
· This blogger reports on a secret Beck concert in LA in his own idiosyncratic way: "[A] waifish Beck, clad in a black felt Robin Hood hat, wispy mustache and scraggly blond hair, took the stage, vaguely resembling David Spade, if David Spade was a child molester. Nothing against Beck, but the dude looked creepy, gaunt cheekbones jutting out of his face, baggy clothes hanging limply from his body, eyes dull, head down. Apparently, food has been [added to] the list of Scientologist-banned substances."
Come across any interesting links? Send them to us at music.editor@theguardian.com. Self-promoting bloggers welcome.
