Johnny Got His Gun and Metallica

NPR.org Monkey See: Jason Robards, James Cagney And Metallica, Together At Last

Of Montreal, with Fire Zuave and Sugar and Gold (at the Paradise)

Boston Globe: More spectacle than musical

Is American Idol struggling?

MSNBC.com: ‘Idol’s’ run of changes make disjointed season

Kings of Leon, with the Walkmen (at Agganis Arena)

Boston Globe: Kings of Leon rule with epic anthems

Actual snakes, actual plane

NPR.org Monkey See: Real, No-Fooling Snake News

The Thermals, Now We Can See

Boston Globe: CD review

The Beatles, remastered

NPR.org Monkey See: Is This Significant?: The Beatles Catalog Is Being Remastered

Neil Young, Fork In The Road

Boston Globe: Grumpy Neil skids off the 'Road'

Cold War Kids, with Amazing Baby (at the Wilbur Theatre)

Boston Globe: Darkness from Cold War Kids

Pitchfork, Amanda Palmer and April Fool's Day

NPR.org Monkey See: Amanda Palmer And The Complex Psychology Of The Perfect Prank