Morning Buzz: Andrew W.K., Melvins, ZZ Top
:: Andrew W.K., Les Savy Fav‘s well-dressed Tim Harrington and DMC (of Run DMC, duh) helped give the last Brooklyn Pool Party a good send off. So now I can say for sure that there’s no pool party tonight. Those crazy Huntingtons are more suddenly more relevant than ever.
:: Melvins had fun at the Minnesota State Fair. Not sure if Buzzo had any doughnut burgers or chocolate covered bacon.
:: Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top might not know how to pick out a hat these days, but he certainly knows how to give an autograph.
:: You want your post-powerviolence/chillwave three-piece (that’s synthesizer, synthesizer, theremin, of course) to open for The Queers right? Then get at it.
:: That new Matt and Kim single, Cameras, hit the nets a day early. The hip-hop heavy track is on their Facebook. It’s, um, hip-hoppy. Oh yeah, did I mention hip-hop?
:: The Acacia Strain announced a barrage of fall tour dates east of the Mississippi.
:: If you’re a Louisville native and haven’t been keeping up with Cropped Out 2010, then shame on you. If you’re not from Louisville, shame on you still.
:: Clark Orr discusses how to develop your own style as a designer, giving a shout out to Zao in the process.
:: Random tracks that don’t suck: