Jay-Z at Glastonbury 2008

Jay-Z performed at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK this past weekend. Does this mean that he's out of retirement? =)

The background on the first song that Jay-Z performed is explained by the folks at Consequence of Sound. I guess the guys from Oasis don't think to highly of rap music at Glastonbury.

If you're not a big Jay-Z fan, at least wait it out until the 9 minute mark, and check out the shout out to Barack Obama and the resulting crowd reaction.

Wimbledon

Visit the BBC's Sports website for full coverage of Wimbledon, starting today.

The Foos

I picked up this video link of the Foo Fighters on SNL in 2003 from the Consequence of Sound blog. If you love music and haven't visited this site, you are missing out! One of the authors on the blog, Michael Roffman, wrote about his experience at a Foo Fighters show in Chicago and also posted the above video on the site.

I am incredibly excited to see the Foo Fighters in St. Louis on July 20. I've been a big fan of their work for years and I don't think they have ever stopped in St. Louis. Or, if they have, I completely missed them. I would have had the chance to see them a second time. They are the big headliner at the Austin City Limits Festival this year. However, my friends and I aren't going this year, but I'm happy to report that I found a buyer for my four tickets. I bought tickets a year in advance to take advantage of better pricing. It was risky, but I didn't want to miss out if someone pretty terrific would be playing at the festival. Anyway, I bought the St. Louis Foo Fighter tickets before I found out the lineup for the ACL Festival. It all worked out in the end. And, I'll be happy to see the Foos in an enclosed and air-conditioned arena instead of in the 99+ degree weather of Austin's Zilker Park.

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Lara Logan on The Daily Show

Lara Logan is tough, honest, and intelligent. I wish that more of her stories made it on the air. I've admired her work on 60 Minutes and her reports on CBS Radio. Maybe she needs to switch networks, because it's obvious in this interview that CBS is not giving her or her stories a fair chance.

Do You Believe?

Meet the Press in Heaven

Luke Russert led the memorial service for his father earlier today. You can see the rest of the memorial service on the Meet the Press site on MSNBC.

Stephen Colbert on Russert

Moment of Zen

At the end of every Daily Show, Jon Stewart shows a "Moment of Zen", and usually it's a funny bit from the day's news. Last night, Jon aired a very poignant part of his interview with Tim Russert in 2004, when Tim published "Big Russ and Me". The above clip shows the first part of the interview.



The second part of the interview is probably one of the most informative and insightful moments I've seen on The Daily Show. Please note that Tim and John are discussing the war in Iraq during an election year. Hmmm...does that sound familiar?

The new Meet the Press moderator?

On my way to lunch today, I flipped through a couple talk radio stations and stopped at one where the subject was Tim Russert. The commentators were throwing out ideas for the new Meet the Press moderator -- Keith Olbermann, Bob Costas, etc. Justin Webb, the North American BBC News editor, suggests David Gregory.

I'm going to throw out Charlie Rose's name. He's used to the roundtable show format and he's an experienced interview. I try to catch his show as much as possible, but our PBS station airs his show at 11:30 PM. My one reservation about Charlie is that sometimes he interrupts his guests, and not necessarily in a good way. Occasionally, Charlie will also talk over his guests. It's an annoying habit, but I think he could definitely work on it.

However, I don't think that Charlie would ever leave his own show in NY. It's a long-running staple on PBS and I don't think he would be satisfied to only talk about politics. Tim Russert had another show on MSNBC, but I believe that show only aired once a week. Charlie's show runs Monday through Friday. Oh well. It was a good thought. Maybe, NBC would make it worth Charlie's time.