This edition of Leftovers reads more like an NFL injury report, but rumors were flying yesterday that Led Zeppelin would cancel their upcoming reunion gig. So we were a bit relieved to see that the show will go on albeit two weeks later than originally planned. Guitarist Jimmy Page fractured his finger last week, leading the band to delay the Ahmet Ertegun tribute until December 10th.

Illness has also befallen an unnamed member of The Decemberists, which have just cancelled their fall tour after only two gigs. Rock bands are gonna start hiring trainers if this keeps up. Alright, so what else is out there today?

• You can now pre-order the limited edition book Pearl Jam vs. The Ames Brothers: 13 Years of Tour Posters
• Ryan Adams just played the music on Halloween
• Darryl from The Office sang Radiohead’s Creep with The Scrantones
• Zion Godchaux continues to impress with his jamtronica band Boombox
• Sufjan Stevens debuted his BQE epic at BAM last night; and Vulture names the Lamest Pop-Classical Crossovers in Music History
• Arcade Fire’s Win Butler gets hit in the face by a bottle in Nottingham
• Cream’s Disraeli Gears turns 40 this month
• Our buddy Ted Rockwell celebrates The Duo’s return to The Fox
• The Ramones former manager was viciously murdered in her apartment
• Battles weds sci-fi electro and brutal punk into a new brand of prog rock
• IckMusic profiles the zany March Forth Marching Band
• This review of Ween’s La Cucharacha could be MTV.com’s best ever post

Finally, I saw The Police on Halloween, and Andy Summers was nowhere near as impressive on guitar as he was when I saw them in August. Summers needs to be on his game for that band to thrive, so perhaps he should put the photography exhibits and documentaries on hold before Sting loses interest.

Haven’t been following? Get caught up if you haven’t been following: full Day One recap, full Day Two recap, and the Great ACL Fire of 2007…

So long, Texas — I shall miss this Glorious SmörgÃ¥sbord you natives call the Austin City Limits music festival. Seventeen more bands offered us free samples on the final day of the event, bringing the total tasting menu up to an uneven 49 acts over the 27 hours we spent cruising the spectacular (and quickly browning from the over-aggressive sun) Zilker Park grounds.

My Morning Jacket’s Jim James grew out his hair again

Day One brought the unexpected fire, Day Two brought the unrelenting warmth, and Day Three just brought the heat. Tell me how it’s possible to top a two-hour stretch of My Morning Jacket > Wilco > Ghostland Observatory > The Decemberists. Vanessa Williams didn’t play today, but ACL certainly saved the best for last. First, I will chop off my balls for crafting such a silly sentence. Next, I shall regale you all with a comprehensive report from the festival and publish another full photo gallery from our main man, Danfun.

We just can’t praise enough the effort the organizers of this festival put forth — about the only complaints I’ve unofficially registered surround the choice of placing Wilco and My Morning Jacket in conflicting time slots on Day Three and the fact that Bob Dylan may have sent his evil twin in his stead to sing with gravel and razorblades in his throat. Yikes, Uncle Robert.

But other than that, the execution was flawless. This was a festival virtually devoid of any inter-artist collaboration and breakout covers, and yet the performances were worth every penny. The bang for the festival buck here is simply astonishing, so read on after the jump for the latest installment of Ace Is Goddamned Exhausted And Hasn’t Slept In Three Days…

Keller Williams and Michael Franti will descend upon the same location this weekend, which can only mean one thing: There’s a festival goin’ down.

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival kicks off four days of festival mayhem on Thursday, and we’d like to begin our coverage with a look at some of the bigger conflicts on the schedule. Tough decisions are inevitable at any festival, especially one like Bonnaroo that has music playing constantly on or in its 76 stages, tents, outhouses, vestibules, phone booths and kiosks. And considering this year’s lineup is riddled with insane talent, the conflicts seem to pop up every hour.

Do you check out ?uestlove’s afro-pick or Lily Allen’s rack? Bob Weir’s short shorts or Wolfmother’s hype? Hula hoops at SCI or heady crystals at STS9? To help you make these calls, we’ve asked longtime Ace associate, TJ, who’s headed down to Tennessee tomorrow night for a glimpse of the madness, to weigh in with what he believes to be the 11 most difficult time-slot decisions of the festival.

TJ will be covering this festival for us all weekend with live reports from the field, so make sure to check back every 10 to 12 minutes for the next few days…

Thursday
Rodrigo y Gabriela vs. Tea Leaf Green
TJ says: Despite the incredible job RyG could do on Graham Nash’s Immigration Man, I see them getting their visas stamped but falling to the Green regardless.

Friday
Tortoise vs. The Richard Thompson Band
TJ says: Both eclectic, both underrated. The time slot dictates this one –- at 2 am I go Tortoise; but, this 2 pm slot is Richard Thompson all the way.

Kings of Leon vs. Gillian Welch
TJ says: I dig the Kings, but trendy hipster bands are a dime a dozen at Bonnaroo this year. There’s only one Gillian Welch and one David Rawlings on the lineup.

The Roots vs. The Black Keys
TJ says: I’d like to say I was representin’ OH and pick the boys from Akron , but Ohio doesn’t really claim Akron anyway. The Roots will allow you to get yo funk on like few bands at the festival this year, which is nice. Hell, this slot’s so packed I may call an audible at the line and pull a split-squad session with Lily Allen and Manu Chao.

SCI vs. STS9
TJ says: Thank God for SuperJam. Seriously.

Read on for TJ’s biggest conflicts (and winners) on Saturday and Sunday…