some people never learn

When are we gonna read the obit?

Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been jailed for 14 weeks for violating his probation and for using drugs.
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The punishment means Doherty has been forced to postpone a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in April.

The gig would have been his biggest solo show yet.
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The star's record label said in a statement: "Peter was very much looking forward to the show and would like to offer his sincerest apologies to all his fans and to all those concerned."

I woulda had a great career, but then I got high
I woulda been a great big star, but I got high....

why Willie is cool

And it isn't just for writing all those songs...

Country music star Willie Nelson has donated $40,000 to Vancouver, the town where he sold some of his first records a half-century ago.

Vancouver received the $40,000 check three weeks ago. On Wednesday, the city turned over $15,000 each to the Humane Society of Washington and the Boys and Girls Club.

In addition to aiding local charities, Nelson's donation originally was intended to help defray the costs for the city's 150th anniversary of its incorporation.

video

Just go watch this Faithless video.

And how about this one from Cake. Or this one. I really love Cake, but damn, John McCrea's face does not match his voice. He looks sort of like Edward Norton, but he sounds like Peter Murphy!

a little music video for today

Künstliche Welten. It isn't what I picture when I hear the song, but hey. The singer looks a little Simon LeBon, doesn't he?

I also like their song 'Once in a Lifetime' (no, it just has the same title as a Talking Heads song).

In parrot updates, Kianga laid her second egg (finally) at 5:40 pm on Tuesday. She is sitting on them, but has been climbing up to her dish to eat, which is something I had trouble convincing her to do in the past. So maybe the food is now good enough to be worth it?