So this just happened....

Houston rap legend Bun B shot a video directly across the street from our place! This is the coolest thing ever to happen on our block! Could totally walk up and just watch him, no barricades or anything. The music was kind of quiet though, which I guess doesn't matter in the grand scheme of shooting music videos.

Will Nile Rodgers help Daft Punk bounce back?

Daft Punk's "Discovery" is one of those albums I would bring with me if I were trapped on a desert island. The songs created an imaginary futuristic land that I think about all the time. The record was so undeniably influential, and it got a whole lot of people interested in electronic dance music.

Lately, however, Daft Punk's music has not lived up to it's reputation, especially the lackluster Tron: Legacy soundtrack. The hooks weren't there. The structure was weak. I was very disappointed by that album, to say the least. Yeah, yeah it's a movie soundtrack. Whatever, it fell flat.

Now there's fresh hope! Legendary producer Nile Rodgers of the disco band Chic is supposedly working with Daft Punk, at least according to this interview in Houston Culturemap.

"Those guys are great,” Rodgers said. “They're coming to my apartment on Monday and we’re going to talk about making a new record together."

Holy shit! I really hope so! Rodgers has exactly what Daft Punk has been lacking these days: the ability to create a catchy song people want to listen to again and again. The ability to get people out onto the dancefloor.

Rodgers has produced a shit load of albums, including Madonna's "Like a Virgin", David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and records by Duran Duran, Grace Jones and Diana Ross. Hopefully he his magic can propel Daft Punk back to the heights they haven't seen since Alive 2007.

Britney Spears in Houston

Earlier this summer we went to see Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj in Houston. It was freaking awesome. If you can't appreciate some good pop music, seriously, loosen up a little and don't take yourself so damn seriously. America is pop music, and pop music is Britney Spears. At least for this generation. This was just pure fun and the people in the crowd were weird and crazy. Nicki Minaj was great too.