BECAUSE EVERYONE YOU MEET IS FIGHTING A BATTLE

(some of the local residents of the Marcy Houses hanging out in front of Jay-Z's old residence; kids muggin' it in front of the bodega across from the Marcy Projects; this new Jay-Z album should be interesting, huh?)

Stuff's been weird and I've been busy (see above photos for a hint). Anyone go to that big concert on Randall's Island last night? What was it like? Help me live vicariously through your recollections and photos.

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MP3:

My favorite Springsteen song (probably, can all of Nebraska count as one song?) covered by new-hotness-on-the-scene Bats For Lashes. Seems a bit like a Tori-Amos-meets-Cat-Power treatment. Not bad.

• Bats For Lashes - I'm On Fire

A band's place in the interweb outerspace.