• “I first got into music through video games”—Music You Need gives us new tunes and an interview from the Tleilaxu Music Machine.

• Brainsucking Peananers play Sancho Gallery—Amy Darling captures the magic of this group, which features her daughter Lena.

• LA is getting public bicycles—I am curious as to why 16 million dollars only buys 4,000 bikes, though.

• “You’re trained to be obedient”—LA’s most esoteric scenester blog imagines an interview with Noam Chomsky.

• “Come after the guy in the wheelchair, and he’ll stand up for his rights”—The Obama administration continues its war on weed.

• Living Room—Michael Nhat announces a June release for his new album.