Music News: Something Wicked This Way Comes

First of all, I heard Madonna's new song with Justin Timberlake & Timbaland called "4 minutes." I am praying this is a dream. This is the worst thing I ever heard that Madonna has ever done....ever. Is she hurting for money, attention, or what? Why is she hanging out with these two? Frankly T&T are running out of steam with the same beats. Please Madonna, don't put this out. Store it away in a closet like Prince did with the Black Album. Whatever you do, just don't follow your husband down the path of massive pop culture mistakes. Surely you remember the early 90's when you sucked & everyone hated you.

Secondly, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, said about his lawsuit with Virgin, that they have"irreparably harmed the group, their reputation and goodwill with their fans." Ha-ha-ha. All that started happening when you realized your falsetto brings hits, you released one pretentious album after another starting with Mellon Collie, and fired James Iho & Darcy whats-her-name. Hire them back, grow your hair back & stop acting like a baby and maybe people will care again.

Uncool alert: I watch American Idol. And even though I know AI isn't all that; it's just a popularity contest; it's still fun water cooler conversation. Anyway, Dave Cook's rendition of "Billie Jean" was .... I know I am going out on a super uncool in a Pitchfork kind of way limb here.....truly very good. Actually it was the best thing I have heard on the show. And I could not wait to hear it again. I did. It still rocked. Don't hate the playa, hate the game.