I know, records are just so 20th Century. But for some of us, there's nothing quite as awesome as a perfect piece of fresh vinyl, like the sweet Mark Ronson remix of Bob Dylan's "Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)”  that I picked up on 45 at Amoeba Music last week.

So I'm sad to report that the Virgin Megastore on the Sunset Strip is closing at the end of January '08. The same Virgin shop that hosted in-stores from the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Courtney Love and live sets by Pete Yorn and Annie. It's also where I found my beloved Prince "Purple Rain" t-shirt. But in a world where paying for music is an increasingly antiquated idea, it's depressingly predictable. 

"After protracted discussions with the landlord, we were left with no choice given the high rental levels required for any sort of renewal of the lease,” is how Virgin Sr. Music Product Manager Andrew Gyger explained the closing in a message to distributors (Virgin is also closing it's famous NYC location in Manhattan's Union Square) and reported in the industry trade mag "Hits."

While I'm always bummed to see a music store shut down, I do love a good close-out sale. I'll be the one raiding the vinyl room and t-shirt racks for those last-minute deals that can't be beat. Sigh. Another one bites the dust...

—Scott T. Sterling

Yes, that's Lindsay Lohan kicking it with the man L.A. loves and/or loves to hate. But we're not talking about her today (unless you want to get into director Quentin Tarantino recently proclaiming his love for her...work).

Do you ever wonder what a DJ does when he really, really has to go to the bathroom in the middle of a set? This video from a party in Montreal answers that question more graphically than you probably ever wanted to know. Found on the "Drunken Stepfather" website (be careful, as the site is the very definition of NSFW--that's "not safe for work," in case you're new to the internets), this clip finds our pal Stevie making like your little brother on a long road trip when the call of nature starts screaming and dad refuses to pull over. Somebody tell Fergie (and the most unfortunate busboy ever stuck with cleaning that nastiness up) the news. See if Steve can hold his water when he steps to the decks as part of the massive (and Metromix-approved) Hard NYE party in downtown L.A. With all of the excitement, anything is impossible!

—Scott T. Sterling