My new favorite show is HBO's Flight of the Conchords (thanks Carly!), which stars New Zealand guitarists/comedians Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie as unsuccessful versions of themselves. OK, so they've only had one episode and I don't even have HBO, but you can watch the entire first episode on the HBO website. I'd seen them on Conan previously, but the show actually expands a fair amount on their two-guys-singing-funny-songs schtick. It's really dry, absurd humor, but the guys are perfect foils for each other, mixing in retarded musical numbers (above) with sitcom elements (below). Clement also stars in the new movie Eagle vs. Shark.



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New Interpol songs are leaking out in advance of Our Love to Admire dropping on 7/10. The latest four to leak are darker and more epic than first single "The Heinrich Maneuver," so it sounds like they're turning back the clock to more of a TOTBL sound. Which is good, since that's probably my favorite album of the decade. Download three of the songs Tunes Consumed. But the best track so far is the epic "Pioneer to the Falls" which you can get at I Rock I Roll.

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Max Weinberg is the new Burt Reynolds

Random Linkage:

• Next time you start an argument with a Mormon track star, don't bring your mop.
• It's the hot new pastime...say it with me, Crackhead Chunking.
• A newer, but not kinder nor gentler, biathlon.
• I don't watch the American Idol type shows, but I've now seen a couple clips from Britain's Got Talent that I've really enjoyed. First you've got the awkward guy who's an opera singer, and then you've got the super-cute little kid. Also, if they feel like getting me to watch Idol, they can start by replacing Paul Abdul with the English chick.
• NBC now has the latest Interrupter sketch from Conan. Thank God.
• Check out New York's Lightest Rock Station!
• Goal of the Week: 40-yard free kicks always work nicely.