Your horseshoe's rusty and your mirror's cracked

* Pete Townsend sends a note to Rocky Mountain News critic Mark Brown after reading a review of the surround-sound Super Audio CD mix of The Who's Tommy, which noted that while the guitars and vocals were well-mixed, the bass and drum sound were disappointing. [via no rock and roll fun]

* Happy Birthday to Haruki Murakami.

* Kill Bill II release to be delayed by at least two months.