I have no idea when the reclusive musical genius known as Madlib pushed this stunning remix from his mind, but hey who cares when - all that matters is that this version of the Beastie Boys ' classic "Shake Your Rump " exists.

Audio: Listen to free Talib Kweli music here.

You know it's a slow news day when the Drudge Report's main headline is some paranoid nonsense spouted by the famously belligerent ass-bag, Elton John. Doesn't Matt realize that he's just nuts? In this episode Sir Elton does Op-Ed for the Sun UK, stating that "there's too much technology available" and "hopefully the next movement in music will tear down the internet." He then completely destroys all credibility by admitting he is "the biggest technophobe of all time" who doesn't "have a mobile phone or an iPod or anything."

Elton John is no stranger to hyperbole--in the past he's suggested a ban on all organized religion and that all photographers should be shot. Maybe he's mad that his last record sold a measly 100,000 copies while over-hyped and overrated internet-stars such as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Lily Allen are plowing ahead of him.

Whatever, Internetz rule.

So webcasters have been trying to hash out fair performance royalties with Congress for a minute now. Yeah. Good luck on that on that one. When was the last time the U.S. government seriously funded the Arts?

In any event, below is a spine-freezing Bush quote from a speech at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Question: Mr. President, music is one of our largest exports the country has. Currently, every country in the world -- except China, Iran, North Korea, Rwanda and the United States -- pay a statutory royalty to the performing artists for radio and television air play. Would your administration consider changing our laws to align it with the rest of the world?

The President: Help. (Laughter.) Maybe you've never had a President say this -- I have, like, no earthly idea what you're talking about. (Laughter and applause.) Sounds like we're keeping interesting company, you know? (Laughter.)

Look, I'll give you the old classic: contact my office, will you? (Laughter.) I really don't -- I'm totally out of my lane. I like listening to country music, if that helps. (Laughter.)

Thanks to Eliot Van Buskirk for posting this one at WIRED .

I cannot claim to be a fan of Interpol , and the idea of Liars touring with the brooding New Yorkers is a head-scratcher, but nonetheless any chance to see Liars is awesome.

Liars self-titled album drops next month. Until then here is the brand new video for "Plaster Casts of Everything" directed by Patrick Daughters.




INTERPOL/LIARS TOUR DATES
09-10 Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
09-12 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
09-14 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
09-15 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
09-16 Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo
09-18 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
09-19 Miami, FL - BankUnited Center
09-21 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
09-22 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
09-23 New Orleans, LA - Sugar Mill
09-25 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
09-26 Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q
09-27 Dallas, TX - Palladium
10-10 Kansas City, KS - Uptown
10-12 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
10-14 Denver, CO - Fillmore
10-15 Salt Lake City, UT - McKay Center
10-16 Boise, ID - Big Easy
10-18 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
10-19 Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
10-20 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
10-23 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

Better hyrup with the syrup, cuz these guys know how to make some mutha-flippin' pancackes (get it?--flippin'?). (via Radar Online).

Words fail me. Italo Disco star Max Him has never failed me.

Well, of all the things I thought I would never see in my life Deerhoof on Carson Daly ranks pretty high. Not quite as high as the U.S. government admitting its part in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., but still pretty high.

Forty years ago this week, one of the greatest artists in the history of music passed away. YouTube is loaded with the inane and the mundane, but it is also a treasure trove for timeless music. On the 40th anniversary of John Coltrane's death, here's a performance of the song "Alabama" on the TV show Jazz Casual by the John Coltrane Quartet.

Lily Allen is no Amy Winehouse but you have to love her bubbly Britishness. In this lovely segment she shares her little secret with the entire world - or at least Anglophiles and Youtube addicts.

If you think DJ Unk came up with "Walkin It Out" you are sorely mistaken. Below is video proof that the popular dance was originated by the late, great Tony award winning dancer and actress Gwen Verdon:

I think I wet myself. This may be the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life. FINISH HIM!

Watch a free stream of Amy performing live at Norway's Hovefestivalen, a brand new five-day festival which was held June 25-29 on the island of Tromøy.

In a first, though hopefully not a last, a presidential contender's first name has been used as a euphemism for, well, the horizontal mambo. "I Got a Crush...on Obama," one of the most poplar music-related YouTube videos since Justin Timberlake's "Di** in the Box" SNL skit, features Obama Girl, a scantily clad model who looks like a less-broke-up-in-the-face Amy Winehouse, singing her love for the Illinois Senator. Obama Girl is a model named Amber Lee Ettinger, and the video has been watched more than 500,000 times since it was posted less than 48 hours ago. The song include such gems as "You can Ba-rock me tonight" and "Universal health care reform, it makes me warm." Check it out.

Liars have announced that their forthcoming eponymous album will be relased August 27th on Mute . This is exciting news, and if you do not understand why then I recommend you pick up the groups last 3 albums and see them live whenever possible.

While you are awaiting the new album check out this reworking of "It Fit When I Was A Kid " from electro-Canadians Crystal Castles .

Also, check out this vintage installment of MP3.com's Great Albums with Liars member Aaron Hemphill .

Then read MP3.com's interview with Angus Andrew .

Gang Gang Dance is proof that not all Williamsburg transplants seek skinny pant fame via the regurgitation of post-garage neo-folkery. This band seems to always push the limits of their own sonic possibilities while simultaneously testing the patience and earholes of audiences.

Fortunately GGD is on the road. Even better is that GGD's Brian DeGraw is touring with a personal production studio consisting of a laptop and 2 DV cameras. So, we the end user get to watch the tour diaries Brian is creating, which so far include excellent GGD performances as well as a special cameo from NYC turned SF transplant who moved back to NYC, Mick Barr . Come back Mick - we miss you!

For more just hit up youtube .

Did you know the planet has a fever? Yup, and what cures a fever better than a bloated seven-continent-spanning concert? Tylenol probably, but I digress. Al Gore promised a concert on every continent for his somewhat dubious Live Earth concert(s) and thanks to some instrument-weilding British Antarctic Survey scientists, that promise will be fulfilled.

Since it's Winter down there, no planes or boats can get in or out, meaning this "indie rock-folk fusion band" will be playing for the 17 other South Pole castaways--outside on the ice in possible minus 10-degree Celsius temps, mind you.

via the Bay Area's bastion of journalistic integrity, the SF Examiner