The most over used phrase of the turn of the year is Millenials – the new marketing speak for Generation WHY. Everyone is talking about these chaps and even caricaturing them (as per above).

It is nearly impossible to match the iconic image of the Sydney Opera House and it’s sails. But if any other image came close it would be the one above.

Which makes (or made rather sadly) Martin Sharp a very important Australian artist.

via the good folks at Uproxx

At least an honourable mention should be given to Lee Hazelwood who also sported one of music’s less likely Zapata moustaches as modeled above.

Wilco played an epic set of 27 covers at the groups music and arts festival Solid Sound over the weekend.They added their alt-rock/country/folk flavour to tunes by Daft Punk, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick and a shitload more.

You can download/stream the set in its almost 2 and a half hour entirety over at NYC Taper.

via Noisey

Bettye LaVette is back next month with a new album Thankful n’ Thoughtful which helps celebrate her 50 years in the music game. The album sees Bettye putting her twist on ‘emotional’ songs by artists such as - The Black Keys, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gnarls Barkley, The Pogues and Sly & The Family Stone.