Silence makes the loudest sound.

Ian Brown has been arrested in San Francisco after an onstage fight with a member of the audience. No charges have been laid (thus far). The whole show (plagued by technical difficulties) sounds eerily reminiscent of his recent Toronto show.

The new MOJO explores the legacy of Ian Curtis. (Stereogum)

Read about Kaiser Chiefs in Time. (Soviet Panda)

NME's got the tracklisting for the new Oasis album "Don't Believe The Truth".

Rachel at Scenestars found an unreleased Ryan Adams album. Hot.

I still haven't reached a verdict on Louis XIV.

I'm totally infatuated with Pink Is The New Blog!

Dear Jessica Alba. I love You. Sincerely, Miss Valerie.

My Scarberian friend Dart made an excellent point when he said "Scarborough is what the rest of Toronto wishes it was". And like a good journalist he's got proof to back it up here and here.

Niagara makes the news for our awesome grow-ops. And yes, even us in St. Catharines make fun of the small towns... And Welland. Naturally.

RIP Mike Holmes. Mike was in residence with me first-year and I later got to know when came out dancing at Red Square. What a horrible tragedy. What a great guy.