We’re going to do our best to fill your little noggins with all things musical today, beginning with stories about Wayne Coyne’s house, Chicago’s Riot Fest, Girl Talk (just don’t call him a DJ), some musical justice and one of the U.K.’s brightest hitting the road in the States.

And to get you fired up to go see some shows, we’ve got reviews of gigs by Elbow, Nick Lowe, Stereolab and Weezer.

News …

Rock star cribs come in all shapes and sizes. At home with The Flaming Lips‘ Wayne Coyne – New York Times

The Windy City braces for another outing of punk blowout Riot Fest – Chicago Sun-Times

Seems like everyone’s talking about Girl Talk. We told you so – Baltimore Sun

Talk about cruel and unusual punishment. An Ohio judge has sentenced a rap fan to classical music – Springfield News-Sun

Duffy continues her one-woman invasion of the U.S., kicking off her headlining tour in San Diego and dismissing comparisons to another blond, British female soul singer (and we told you so on this one too, by the way) – San Diego

Views …

Mercury Prize-winning U.K. rockers Elbow convert a skeptical female critic – The Daily Telegraph

Nick Lowe unplugs in Arizona – Phoenix New Times

Boston thinks Stereolab is totally groovy – Boston Globe

Weezer suprises and delights fans in Salt Lake City – Salt Lake Tribune

They Say It’s Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)

Nona Hendryx is 64

Jackson Browne is 60

Sharon Osbourne is 56

James Fearnley (The Pogues) is 54

Kenny Garrett is 48

Kurt Neumann (BoDeans) is 47

Gary Bennett is 44

P.J. Harvey is 39

Tommy Shane Steiner is 35

Sean Lennon is 33