Did you know today was a holiday? It is. It is Flag Day, when we're all supposed to fly the American flag somewhere, in commemoration of the Second Continental Congress's June 14th, 1777 adoption of the design commonly, but, many believe, mistakenly, attributed to Philadelphian seamstress Betsy Ross. The best thing about this holiday, to me, is that it reminds me of my favorite song by the Housemartins. (That's former Housemartins singer Paul Heaton, above, performing it last year.) The worst thing about it is pretty much everything else. I don't like flags. READ MORE

Yes, Pete Townshend of The Who is working on another rock opera. Will it be as good as 1969's monumental Tommy (the first of its kind, wherein the above song, "See Me, Feel Me," here performed at Woodstock, originally appeared) or the also awesome Quadrophenia from 1973? Well, it's no less ambitious, at least. "In this case the songs are interspersed with surround-sound 'soundscapes' featuring complex sound-effects and musical montages," says Townshend, according to the NME. "Floss will be a son-et-lumiére musical piece, intended for outdoor performance, or arenas." Floss? The Who's new son-et-lumiére is going to be called Floss? Huh. READ MORE