+ Logo's The Big Gay Sketch Show has given Paula Abdul the proper American Idol send-off montage. (LogoOnline)

+ Lady Gaga nipple slip -- who wants it? And are you sure? (Drunken Stepfather)

+ And only because she's one of our favorite models of our time, here's Linda Evangelista doing W magazine. (Socialite Life)

+ The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch is doing better after surgery to treat his cancer.  Thanks for asking. (Rolling Stone)

+ Hey, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler! Walk this way! No, no! Not THAT way!! (Dude fell off the stage backwards last night at a show in South Dakota, dontcha know). Word on the street is that he sustained minor injuries to his head, neck, and shoulder (translation: lips). Get better, Stevie! (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

+ Ricky Martin has finally stopped shaking his bon bon long enough to join the Twitterverse. AY YI YI! (OHLALA)

+ SO amazing. Lauren Conrad and the rest of her Hills friends have been immortalized in pastels and are hanging in some art gallery in Vancouver. And it's even the really good shot of Lauren with mascara streaming down her face. You know, from that one time when she cried? (Pretty Boring)

+ Emo kids, get out your eyeliner and prepare for a reapplication: Conor Oberst just announced that Bright Eyes will release its final album next year. Perma sad face. :< (Pitchfork)

+ I wonder if some days Lady Gaga just wants to put on a pair of sweatpants that say "PINK" on the ass, and like, a ratty t-shirt and walk to the store on the corner to buy a Nesquik and a Cowtail. I mean, sure -- she's not in a unitard or a crazy dress, but is this her idea of comfy/casual? Um, and check out the headline on her crotch. Stay classssssay, Gags! (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

+ Nas was just ordered to pay almost $44,000 a month in child support to Kelis for the baby she had on Tuesday. Who wants to go to Discovery Zone??? Nas' treat!!! (Star Magazine)

+ In the wake of the Beastie Boys' sad announcement about Adam Yauch's cancer diagnosis, the Yeah Yeah Yeah's have stepped up to take their place at Lollapalooza. (The Tripwire)

+ And in a unifying show of solidarity, none other than Jay-Z is subbing out for the Beasties at All Points West. (The Tripwire)

+ Also, on the Jay-Z tip, weird or WOW that MGMT will be contributing to his next album? Boys better be gettin' paaaaaaaaid. (Reuters)

+ Britney Spears is converting to Judaism for her new boyfriend Jason Trawick? OY! (The New Yorker)

+ Word's out that Radiohead's Thom Yorke might be tapped to contribute to the upcoming Twilight soundtrack. Seems like a perfect match. (Rotten Tomatoes)

+ The Beastie Boys have good news and bad news today. Bad news, MCA (a.k.a. Adam Yauch) was just diagnosed with cancer. Good news, he's gonna be ok. He'll just be down-and-out for about two months, and the Beastie Boys' tour is canceled. Speedy recovery, Adam. (MTV News)

+ Here's The Veronicas looking hot in this month's FHM (Australia Edition). (Moe Jackson)

+ Great. Now we've got Miley Cyrus crushing on John Mayer? So gross. (Cele|bitchy)

+ In case you missed your choice of four Jonas Brothers covers of Time Out New York, here's where you can grab your copies! (Time Out)

+ Remember when we told you pop-rock duo Aly & AJ were changing their name 78violet? Here's why! (Neon Limelight)

Bad Brains are, in short, legendary. Epic, even. They're incontestably, verifiably, indisputably and irrefutably one of the most iconic American hardcore bands of all time. They came of age in the early 1980s, blowing apart the Washington, D.C., scene with a unique fusion of punk aggression and reggae grooves. Oh yeah, and they're old. (How old? Their first album was issued in 1982 on the cassette-only indie label ROIR). They came up at a time when speed was king, bands raging about politics was de rigeur, and the underground music scene of which they were a part created the aggressive sounds that would influence mainstream music for the next decade and beyond. In short, they were at the forefront of a genuine musical movement.

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