Even if you’re not a fan (I’m not) you gotta give Green Day credit, first for introducing Lookout! to mall-punks back in the day, later for showcasing political awareness on an MTV-sized scale. Now middle-aged dads, with armfuls of Grammys and a Broadway pedigree, they commanded the biggest crowd at Lolla so far this weekend. Some young fans were even plucked by Billie Joe to join them onstage (the trio’s Stones/Beatles medley was presumably a gift to their parents). Of course, much more happened Saturday (I’d implore you to follow us on Twitter, but (SURPRISE) AT&T is not cooperating), so Amrit and I will wrap a deeper Saturday and Sunday recap into a single post tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy these photos of Phoenix, The XX, Spoon, Metric, and more…

Blueprint 3 is out 9/11, eight years to the day of The Blueprint‘s release, and Jay-Z is pulling out all the publicity stops. Over the weekend he courted the commie pothead demo via an appearance on Real Time (where Bill Maher presented him with a bound book of his lyrics) and then the Williamsburg hipster demo (same demo really) via an appearance at the Grizzly Bear show (more on that in a minute). Now, right on time, the LP has leaked. As we mentioned, the first track’s chorus features chopped vocals from Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele, whom Jigga discovered in an episode of Entourage and collaborated with remotely. Take a listen to “What We Talkin’ About.”

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