1. We don't own this yet, but the press is throwing big piles of love on Walking Concert, the new band from Walter Schreifels, he of Quicksand/Gorilla Biscuits/Rival Schools fame. Meanwhile, J. Robbins (he of Jawbox/Burning Airlines) also is back with another spinoff, Channels, which got some critical brown-nosing from Ben Gibbard in this weekend's NY Times.

2. Following up on news first revealed to Fresyes back in March, Fresno Famous interviews a Taco Bell employee at First & Nees for his thoughts on the latest album by San Francisco indie-pop band Citizens Here & Abroad -- whose frontwoman, Adrienne Robillard, went to Hoover High and once worked at that same Taco Bell.

So what does "Jerry" think of the disc? "Whoa. It's kinda like the Vines when they really play heavy."

That's good, Jerry, but a better answer would have been: "This band's melodies are layered, complex and satisfying -- much like our Nachos BellGrande."

3. It's about time service journalism started showing up on blogs: How to avoid getting raped in jail. (via the incomparable Tony Pierce)

4. I preferred the Terry Gross vs. Gene Simmons smackdown, but then again, you can really feel the sexual tension between the NPR babe and Bill O'Reilly.