Recordings: The Marc Anthony 3.0 was a return to form after a decade and a marriage in the complete musical wilderness. The Return of producer Sergio Georges helped. Fuck Buttons released the instrumental album of the year with Slow Motion and Friends dropped a masterpiece “The Way”
Live: A toss up between Sinead O’Connor and Bob Dylan for the best concert, but the best 20 minutes was undoubtedly Wilco with Beck, Sean Lennon and Cibo Mato playing Beatles cover like they heard em from the first time last week.
Rock News: Two major losses, the great songwriter JJ Cale and the great writer and nascent punk rocker Mick Farren.
Local News: Two sexual deviants, Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner are running for office and Weiner has admitted to sexting a year after he was last removed from office. Nothing but fun, right?
International News: Egypt continues to fall into civil war.
Sports: A-Rod is about to get suspended and CC Sabithia continues to lose in baseball.