The great Drive-By Truckers played Letterman this week and David liked their soulful rendition of Eddie Hinton’s “Everybody Needs Love” so much that he asked them for a reprieve to close out the show. Great stuff!

For an article that’s really enjoyable to read despite being based upon a completely ridiculous premise, head on over to Grantland.com. Chuck Klosterman applies advanced statistical metrics in an attempt to assign a numeric value to rock bands and their members. Funny stuff. On a side note, if you haven’t checked out Grantland yet, you should. Great content on sports and pop culture.

Largehearted Boy has culled an impressive number of audio streams, performance videos, and downloads from Bonnaroo. If you’re curious about the sets from Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, Buffalo Springfield, the Black Keys, etc., this is the place to find them.

There’s a wonderful Tumblr called “Awesome People Hanging Out Together,” featuring just that: candid photos of celebrities from different spheres of fame. It makes you feel like you’re looking through a peephole at a captivating, ever-shifting Venn diagram. Click on over for shots of James Brown and Mick Jagger; Cary Grant with Amelia Earhart; Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson; etc.

Perhaps it’s the added star power from Hollywood or more likely the quality of new work, but Broadway is enjoying a great box office year which culminated in last night’s Tony Awards. Neal Patrick Harris opened the show with this humorous song and dance number: