Discourse & Dischord

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The Good

Lenny Kravitz headlines benefit concert for oil spill

Lenny Kravitz

Almost three weeks after the explosion of a BP oil rig of the coast of Louisiana, New Orleans’ biggest names will join forces for Gulf Aid, a benefit concert aimed at cleaning up one of the biggest spills in the history of the area. With more than 210,000 gallons of crude oil now polluting the Gulf and threatening aquatic ecosystems, the situation is heartbreaking. Lenny Kravitz will join Mos Def, Ani DiFranco, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, George Porter Jr., Cyril Neville and more on May 16th in New Orleans at the Mardi Gras World River City to help raise funds to offset the damage of this disaster. Kudos to all for their efforts in fixing this mess.

M.I.A. releases XXXO, disses the Biebs

M.I.A.

After attacking Lady Gaga and releasing one of the most violent musical videos in recent history, M.I.A. is back in the press this week, but this time it’s for debuting the first single off her forthcoming album. XXXO is another catchy dance floor hit for the British performer/politico and hints at good things to come. But it wouldn’t be enough for Ms. Arulpragasam to simply bestow an edgy pop gem upon us, she’s also gotta serve up a side dish of cheek, this time directed at Justin Bieber. Quoth M.I.A. to the folks at NME: I find the new Justin Bieber video more violent and more of an assault to my eyes and senses than what I’ve made. Touche! And, agreed.

The Bad

Babies dance to Single Ladies, grown men sing to Bad Romance

What’s more disturbing ” a troupe of tiny girls popping, locking, twirling, strutting and grinding to Single Ladies for the World of Dance competition, or a gang of grungy grown men gathered on the street to sing an a cappella version of Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance. Wait, don’t answer yet”watch the videos below and get back to us.

The Ugly

Ke$ha’s meow mix revealed

Ke$ha is sooo lucky. It’s just not fair for one human to hog all that musical talent. We’re kidding of course. Oh, you weren’t? Well then you might want to take a look at the video below. Turns out Ke$ha’s been squeezing cats in the studio to get that feline-in-heat effect on all her songs.

Miscellany