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Prior to Jay-Z's headlining set at Glastonbury, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher had some not-so-kind words to say about the Brooklyn MC, and hip-hop as a whole. Jay-Z basically said piss off, and went ahead with the "controversial" set as planned. He opened his set with a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" which had him strumming a guitar and taking lead vocals. Maybe it was one last punch from the HOVA, or maybe he was just recognizing them as British rock royalty. I'm gonna go with my first guess.

So Noel, I know you all had some hits 10 or more years ago, but instead of knocking Jigga for headlining this storied festival, try creating some new, relevant "guitar music" with Oasis so that Michael Eavis might invite you back.

Also, how can you not love "99 Problems" mashed with "Back In Black"!?

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Walter's On Washington played host to Montreal-bred indie rock group Islands with support from MC AWOL One. We were there to sweat through the performances of both of these groups.

Keep reading "Islands, Awol One @ Walter's On Washington" after the jump

The Roots stopped by Houston on the last leg of their tour to play for a sold-out audience at Warehouse Live. We were there to take it all in.

Keep reading "The Roots @ Warehouse Live" after the jump

Voodoo Music Experience has become somewhat of a tradition for Breakfast On Tour. As you might know by now, it is where we dreamed up the idea for this little website. It is also a place where we have experienced two years of amazing music. Originally leaning towards more of a rock following, Voodoo has transformed itself into a three day, multi-genre destination featuring many established and up-and-coming bands and artists. Previously announced headliners Nine Inch Nails, R.E.M, and the Stone Temple Pilots are now going to be joined by emo-godfathers Death Cab For Cutie, Denver gypsy-folkers Devotchka, Austin BOT-favorites Ghostland Observatory, and ex-Fugee Wyclef Jean. Taking place in New Orleans, the tenth anniversary of the festival is also set to feature some of the best names in jazz and funk including the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Get excited people!

Find the full line-up after the jump

Take a gander at all the great videos we have to offer from Wakarusa 2008.

View the rest of the weekend through our eyes camera after the jump

We almost had the chance to see Thao with the Get Down Stay Down when they were supposed to open for Xiu Xiu at the Orange Show, but Houston's rainy weather forced the show to be cancelled. I was really looking forward to seeing this show because of the surroundings that the Orange Show provided, but I mainly wanted to go because of Thao. Recently, I came across this song and video and fell in love:

Catchy, huh?

Hopefully Thao will bring her Get Down Stay Down back to the Orange Show in the near future for a night of indie-pop fun. Although, If you can't wait to get to the Orange Show, there is that other show this weekend.

Yesterday, the Austin City Limits Music Festival released the schedule in grid form for this years event. The 2008 edition of the festival is being headlined by The Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, and Beck among others. With the schedule out a good three-and-a-half months before the start of the festival, It gives attendees plenty of time to plan their route of attack. Many conflicts are already standing out for me including N.E.R.D. vs. David Byrne on Friday, September 26th, Beck vs. Robert Plant & Allison Krauss on Saturday the 27th, and The Raconteurs vs. Gnarls Barkley on Sunday the 28th. There are plenty more conflicts on top of those, but when you enjoy and care about music as much as we do, you're bound to have these problems at music festivals.

Take a look at what conflicts you might/might not have after the jump

Chris Martin and the boys of Coldplay are back with a new album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Besides making their title extra-long they also have some exciting new things going on. You might ask yourself, what new things are Eggs talking about? The first new addition is help from a relatively unknown producer (Brian Eno) that hasn't really worked with any large acts (U2, Talking Heads, David Bowie). Second, they are sporting get-ups that look to be inspired by the revolutionary war. Come to think of it, those are about the only changes, everything else is pretty much the same. The two new songs that we've all heard by now are quite good, so I am sure that the rest of this Eno-fied album will be well worth the ten dollar iTunes charge.

Coldplay performed "Viva La Vida" for the first time live at the MTV Movie Awards last night which was hosted by Canadian funny-man Mike Myers. The 2-hour show also featured the long-awaited return (at least by me) of Wayne's World with Myers (Wayne) and Dana Carvey (Garth) after a fourteen-year hiatus. Another highlight was a musical performance by Adam Sandler who, after being nick-named The Sandman by Tom Cruise, showed off his guitar chops while singing about being better than everyone else. Check out Coldplay's performance here:

This makes me even more excited for the June 17 release of Viva La Vida or Death And All Of Its Friends. I hope it lives up to everybody's expectations.

On a completely different note, a question came up while watching television tonight: Are Jack White and Johnny Depp the same person?

While nobody can touch the original version of "Jack-Ass" by Beck, our hill-country friends South Austin Jug Band sure do a good job with it. Check it out:

Gotta love this delicious cover!

South Austin Jug Band will be making the journey up to Kansas this weekend to play at Wakarusa (we will have a full report from Waka next week!), and will also be stopping by our favorite Houston venue, Last Concert Cafe, next month. I am not sure if I will be at the festival in time to see them, but the Houston show is definitely in our plans. They are supposed to put on one hell of a show!

Today came the announcement that Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will be making a special appearance at this year's Rothbury Festival in Michigan. Trey has not performed an official gig since Langerado in 2007.

Several other artists and activities have been added as well which you can find out about after the jump.