Trying to appeal to a broader range of white folk, CNBC will see Yo La Tengo (August 5), and AC Newman (August 11) perform on John McEnroe's new show . And once they are done with their subtle melodies, they're going to get their poor hippie asses bussed back to Hoboken where they belong.

In other Matador news, supposedly Chan Marshall of Cat Power is changing her name to Afasm Msafa, her "old native american name, [meaning] Arrow From A Southern Moon." I would have gone with Dirk Steele, which doesn't so much "gay porn" as screams it from a mountaintop.