I’m going to leave it up to the snarky hipster blogs to pass judgment on Sonic Youth for releasing their new “greatest hits” album – Hits For Squares – exclusively at Starbucks stores in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. (as well as online).

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That’s not really the story here, it’s actually the fact that the tracks on the album were handpicked by an interesting mix of musicians, actors and writers, who also wrote about their selections in the liner notes. Among those contributed to the compilation are Beck, David Cross, and Catherine Keener.

Finally, with Bonnaroo less than a month away the rumors are already swirling about possible sit-ins that could take place on the multitude of stages in Manchester. The latest comes from Consequence of Sound who points to a recent Billboard article where Pearl Jam’s Mike McCreedy drops a hint that he’d love to have Jack White join them on stage during their Saturday night headlining set.

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a degree in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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