Kevin Bronson on December 2nd, 2008

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[Britney Spears turns 27 today. Probably not coincidentally, Yahoo announced her name was its most-searched term on the Web for the fourth straight year. I suppose I should find a way to work her name into every post, but …]

The video for the Smashing Pumpkins’ single “G.L.O.W.” hit MySpace today (hmm, cupcakes?), the same day the band’s 20th anniversary tour visits the Gibson Amphitheatre for the first of a two-night stand. The reviews have made the tour out to be a wild ride, and it’s been fun to read what the superfans have said. Now it’s time to see for myself. … It’s a big night all over town. Love Grenades celebrates the release of its EP “Tigers in the Fire” by joining the Gray Kid, Karin Tatoyan and Light on the bill at Indie 103.1’s Check One Twosday at the Echoplex (Sam Sparro will DJ). … No Age has that Shockhound-sponsored free show at the Troubadour. … Camp Freddy is back on the Sunset Strip, kicking off a residency at the Roxy. … Great bill for the emo kids at the House of Blues, with Cute Is What We Aim For, Secondhand Serenade and Automatic Loveletter. … Victoria, the new project from ex-Spacehog guitarist Antony Langdon, plays the Silverlake Lounge. … And from even further in the Wayback Machine, the Sisters of Mercy wind up a U.S. tour with a show at the Music Box @ Fonda. … Aussie rockers Violent Soho perform at Spaceland. … And Gary Jules (and friends) returns to the Hotel Cafe.