Some days, there just isn’t that much interesting happening in the world. But instead of leaving you to click aimlessly through pages of boring news, we thought we’d brighten things up with a couple of tunes to go alone with it. So forget about the election for a while, sit back, relax and get ready to rock out!

If you didn’t get a chance to hit up the Austin City Limits Music Festival this past weekend, then you definitely missed out on some of the best shows this year – and a ton of super hot festival chicks running around in bikinis. Luckily for us all, COED had an all-access pass to the action and we were sober enough to remember to bring a camera. So even if you missed the event, its greatness will be preserved here forever.

If you’re lucky, right now you’re in Austin, Texas at the Austin City Limits Festival, which started today. The line-up is so good, it’s hard to decide which stage to go to. From The Mars Volta to Beck to The Foo Fighters and a ton of super freakin’ awesome bands in between, ACL 2008 is looking like it’s going to be one of the best festivals of the year.

Problem is, you’re probably not that lucky. But do not fret – we’ve got you covered with all you need to know to enjoy the festival from the convenience of your own home. Maybe it’s not the same as being in the crowd, but at least the sweaty fat dude with his shirt off isn’t smothering you.

Check out the Guide to Austin City Limits after the jump! (more…)

Music is a funny industry. Like most other art, you’re praised if you’re even remotely aware of the underground and expected to, invariably, recognize the acts of the current mainstream. Myspace has managed to simultaneously make it easier and more difficult to keep up. Sure, there are thousands of new bands on Myspace that you would have never heard of before had it not been for the website–and it can all be very crowding to your musical mind–but they’re also all just a click away now. So get your little fingers ready for some intense clicking action. These Myspace links are probably gonna blow you away. Or…um…I hope at least one of them does.

ONE DAY AS A LION
Were you ever into Rage Against The Machine? How about The Mars Volta? Well, if you said yes to either one of those questions, you should hear the new project between Mr. Political Activism himself; Zach de la Rocha and the previous Mars Volta drummer; Jon Theodore. It’s like they were bored on some Cali beach one day, sipping Pacificos, when they looked at each other and said, “Shit, you know, lets just undo all of the wrong that Audioslave has done.”

Listen to tracks from all the bands after the jump! (more…)