A teacher friend of mine recently mentioned she was preparing an 80s theme party for the graduating seniors of her school. I asked, "Why 80s?" She replied that the seniors were born in 1989 and thus, they were the very last high school class to be born in that decade. I just about spit my drink all over her. I'm aware that we all age, but it still surprises the bejeezus out of me......

As you might have read in Tonight in Rock in LA New Edition is performing tonight at the Gibson Amphitheater. Seriously they are. The same guys who gave us "Candy Girl" as little boys nearly 25 years ago are not only still together as a group but people are still paying their hard earned money ($79.75) to watch them perform. One fan is looking to go to show with three of their friends but......

The Rentals - "Please Let That Be You" Hootenanny - Social Distortion, Nekromantix, Dave Alvin, Mojo Nixon, Lee Rocker, Big Sandy, Supersuckers, Wayne Hancock, Throw Rag, Michael Ubaldini, Angel City Outcasts, Mad Marge, Custom Made Scare, Gypsy Trash, Shitkickers, Deke Dickerson, Long Texans, Flame Throwers, Good Man Down, Roger Miret & the Disasters @ Oak Canyon Ranch The Decemberists, Band of Horses, Andrew Bird @ Hollywood Bowl The Rentals, Goldenboy @ Spaceland Stupid Flanders......

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it's 75 degrees F as of this writing)......

Lindsay Lohan turns 20, insists that pot is gross. - MSNBC Uma Thurman snags a new beau. So what? But when/where did she get those amazing sunglasses? - yeeeah Brit and KFed are "outraged and saddened" that pictures of the couple enjoying happy moments with their son on the beach were stolen and leaked to "US Weekly" who then published them. "Us" of course being one of the many magazines who speculate on the......