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Don't say I don't ever do you any favors.

Here's Nine Inch Nails' entire set from the Fuji Rocks Festival over the weekend in Japan.

And it is fucking awesome.

Any band that can start with a brand new song almost no one has heard yet -- Copy Of A -- and basically have you clamoring for every single note and word is truly at the top of their game.

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The debut album from the Naked and Famous was one of my favorites a couple of years ago.

Now they're back with the follow-up, and this is the first single from it.

Here's Hearts Like Ours.

Listening Post: Happy Birthday Edition

Five-years-old today, and with me for the very first time for her birthday.

Happy Birthday, Inara.

Here's Ash -- Shining Light.

Quote of the Day

"First of all, the kid's going to grow up in Gracie Mansion. So I'm going to say, 'Kid, don't complain.'"

-- Anthony Weiner on what he's going to tell his young son about the sexting scandals that have made his father into a national laughingstock and embarrassed his entire family

And there you have it.

If the all-consuming narcissism and mind-boggling lack of any sense of shame weren't enough to make you not only refuse to ever vote for Anthony Weiner but to openly, hostilely detest him as a human being, this should seal the deal. Nothing Weiner has ever done has been about anyone but him, about his naked ambition and his invariably self-serving goals.

I'll give Weiner this: He's one of the most transparent politicians America has ever seen. He's made it perfectly clear that the end will always justify the means -- or excuse the mistakes -- and that as long as he gets what he wants, who cares how he did it or what needed to be overlooked to make it happen? What's worse, for those wondering about Huma Abedin and the ways she seems to be enabling this asshole, now you know exactly how he's pitching the whole thing to her: It doesn't matter how many dumb little fangirls I send pictures of my dong to because unlike them and everyone openly mocking you right now, you're going to be the first lady of New York City, living in Gracie Mansion, when all of this is over. So what if I had to break a bunch of eggs to make you a gilded omelet?

Except that she's not going to end up living in Gracie. None of them are. If he continues his delusional campaign, come election day Weiner's going to be exactly what he is right now. He's going to be a national punchline, only with the added humiliation of watching himself and the family he's shamed go down in flames.

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Word is this video took well over a year to make, mostly because director Paul Thomas Anderson had to stop halfway through it to go shoot The Master.

Admittedly, Fiona Apple has never looked better, but I'm going to violate critical conventional wisdom and say that as Apple's gotten more and more adventurous as an artist, I've enjoyed her music less and less. This isn't to say that some of it isn't very good, only that I still remember my reaction to hearing the languid loveliness of Tidal for the first time -- I put the headphones on at the former Virgin Megastore on Sunset here in L.A. and honestly felt my knees go weak -- and I miss that from Fiona.

Here's Hot Knife.

The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 7.24.13

“Ernesto Badass”: The Sequel to the Anthony Weiner Sexting Scandal; Weiner Believes He’s the Teflon Dong; The Slate Sexting Name Generator; Weiner and John Edwards; Our Generation Has Destroyed Privacy; Snowden’s Lawyer Connected to Intel Agency; The Snowden Effect; The Heinous Reactions to Obama’s Trayvon Remarks; More Babies with Guns for Steve Stockman; and much more. Brought to you by Bubble Genius, the BobCesca.com Amazon Link and the Bowen Law Group.

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The last Our Lady Peace record, Curve, was a major departure for the band no matter how much they might have wanted fans to believe that it was actually a return to form of some kind. The music was quite a bit less "direct" and quite a bit more introspective than their previous stuff, which may or may not be a good thing.

This track has a Doves-ish sound to it and after a couple of listens it really does pull you in.

Here's Rabbits.