Our favorite things this week include Sylvester's disco and M.I.A.'s middle finger.
What will Saints fans do with the 30 percent less crunk? And we have thoughts on the new Arcade Fire.
This Week's Soundtrack avoids work of any kind with new music from Sly and the Family Stone and Bob Dylan, and previews of Gleason Gras and shows by Scout Niblett and Dent May.
Hurricane Isaac wiped out the power at Spilt Milk World HQ, but we're back with a big week ahead in music.
This week, Kishi Bashi, Y La Bamba, Matt Lemmler and more perform, while the Saints defense gets another chance and we do what we can for Mike Mayeux.