· Slick Rick, Vampire Weekend, Mates of State, and Kurt Cobain’s favorite songwriter Daniel Johnston are among the acts playing Philly’s second-ever Popped! fest.

· Clay Aiken is debuting his new album on QVC next Monday. Clayniacs are sooo thankful!

· How did we miss this? Pour one out for Robert Reed of Trouble Funk, who helped make the DC go-go scene.

· A former MTV exec is coming out with a book on homosexuality and the hip-hop industry — as in, how everyone’s too terrified to come out.