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- Thanks to a case of appendicitis, R. Kelly will miss today's court date for his child-pornography trial. Thankfully, Kelly's already written a song about the surgery, titled "Incision (Remix)." [Chicago Sun-Times]
- The Police may perform at Chicago's Wrigley Field this July. In related news, they may also not perform at Chicago's Wrigley Field this July. [Live Music Blog]
- Did you guys know the Village Voice does a music poll? [Village Voice]