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SORRY: No update yesterday. My apologies. I had limited internet access. Womp Womp.

CURRENTLY: One of the nice little thing about Minneapolis is driving between the Twin Cities and the outlying burbs is listening to 89.3 The Current. It’s one of the best radio stations, period. Anyways, Craig Finn just took part in a little series they do on occasion (MSP-ians, help me out if I’m wrong) called Theft of the Dial, where guests DJ for a bit. Check it out. It’s a good listen. Plus, Mary Lucia!

WHA HAPPENED?: Please put this band out of their misery. I stood by this band for SO MANY BAD ALBUMS. You needed Matt Sharp, always. Always always always!

PURIFY YOURSELF: Happy Birthday, Purple Rain. Kurt Loder reminisces. It’s a nice, quick read.

WARM, FUZZY FEELING: Finally, someone casts Robin Williams in the right type of flick. Check out the trailer to “World’s Greatest Dad”, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait (!). Looks awesome.

NOPE: On the way back from the city this morning, and a few month removed from it, I attempted another spin of Saturdays=Youth by M83. I got about three songs in and had to shut it off. I guess I don’t hear what the rest of you do in their tunes. That said, their Pitchfork set looked fun enough from a distance, though.

RANDOM: Do you ever catch anyone’s tweets and think that maybe they meant to send them as text messages? (Those who use smartphone apps, you’re disqualified.)

THANK YOU VEDDY MUCH: I hope you enjoyed the Jason Anderson interview from last week. That was really cool of him. Go check out his music at his website!

MINE: I’m loving this New York Times piece on Verizon’s MiFi device. It’s basically portable WiFi in your pocket for a fee. The device is like the size of a couple of business cards. Something to consider in the future, for sure.

BACK IN BLACK BLUE: Jeff Passan of Yahoo! News generally writes pretty decent pieces. This one in particular about Kansas City Royals phenom Zack Greinke and his struggles with social anxiety disorder and depression is a good read. Glad to see he’s doing better.

NOT SURPRISING, GIVEN HIS INTERVIEWS ON THE MATTER: BriTunes. Discuss.

I SURE HOPE IT DOES: The trailer for the new Woody Allen movie (return to New York, nerds!) titled Whatever Works is finally up. It stars Larry David among others. Looks Woody Allen-ish. I’m ready for it. Check it out below.