This week for 5 On A Friday, a a taste of what was "hot" this week.
(sorry no direct MP3 links today, all will direct you to another page where you can hear the song)

1:Sure, Amercian Idol wasted a lot of powerful technology to bring you Celene Dion singing with a virtual Elvis, but this was the one AI moment you truly needed to see.


2: Covering LCD Soundsystem's song All My Friends was one of the in things to do. Here are versions by by Franz Ferdinand and John Cale.

MP3: Franz Ferdinand - All My Friends (via Kwaya Na Kisser)
MP3: John Cale - All My Friends (via Let's Sexy Fighting)


3: Icky Thump. For me Jack White's been long past overkill, but he's still back with more. Here's the first single for the new White Stripes disc of the same name.

MP3: The White Stripes - Icky Thump (via Your Head's Not Right)

4: iTunes UK springs a leak allowing an early return of Bjork from the planet Iceland with more of her trademark soundscaping.

MP3 : Bjork - Earth Intruders (via Who Killed The Mixtape)

5: A baby spoonful of information about the new Spoon disc. The cover art for Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.

Once again it's Friday the thirteenth. Thirteen historically being a number full of mystery and superstition, today for 5 on A Friday we'll take a look at some of the songs holding down the lucky?/unlucky? thirteenth spot on their respective albums. So cross your fingers, close your eyes, and turn it up.

13.1: Wilco - Too Far Apart
Buy AM
13.2: Modest Mouse - Dashboard
Buy We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
13.3: Southern Culture On The Skids - Fight Fire
Buy Countrypolitan Favorites
13.4: The White Stripes - Girl You Have No Faith In Medicine
Buy Elephant
13.5: Bright Eyes - Lime Tree
Buy Cassadaga