Common - "The People" "The People" was one of our most-played summer jamz. It was on Kanye's "Can't Tell Me Nothin" sampler because Kanye produced it and listen to how sweet it is. It's the sort of non-thug, uplifting, positive hip-hop that people once talked about, but now people are buying. This is the direction BEP could have gone if they hadn't chosen the path of the lowest common denominator aka the Gwen Stefani......

OUT TODAY: Flight Of The Conchords - The Distant Future (Sub Pop) [MP3]: “Business Time” via Tunes Consumed Magnolia Electric Co - Sojourner (Secretly Canadian) [MP3]: “Leave The City” via Aquarium Drunkard The Budos Band - The Budos Band II (Daptone Records) [MP3]: “Chicago Falcon” via Inflight at Night Okkervil River - The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar) [MP3]: “Unless It’s Kicks” via Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good Augie March - Moo, You Bloody......

The Killers @ The Wiltern Mariah Carey @ Staples Center Roger Waters @ Hollywood Bowl Country Joe McDonald @ McCabe's Jonny Lang @ House of Blues Mere Mortals @ the Hear Gallery Killola, 8mm, It’s Revenge @ Safari Sam's MC Chris, The Hairbrain Scheme @ The Roxy Riverboat Gamblers, Dead to Me @ Alex's Bar Dirty Sweet, Nico Vega @ Viper Room Courtney Jaye @ Amoeba (free) 8 Bit @ Mr. T's Bowl Una,......

FRIDAY • KCRW presents Ulrich Schnauss, George Sarah & String Trio at the Knitting Factory. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 at the door. Show starts at 8 PM. • Magnolia Electric Co., The Court and Spark and Milton Mapes perform tonight at The Echo. Show starts at 8:30 PM and tickets are $10. [18+] • Also at the Knitting Factory, The Lucksmiths and Math & Physics Club onstage at 7 PM. Tickets are $10.......