Are you READY for Rocks Off's

party this Thursday? If not, this video of Jersey Shore's Snooki

will melt your brain. If you read even one Houston-based music Web site, you probably already know that a petition is circulating to show support for the closure of Westheimer as a way to bring back the

(or Westfest, if ya nastay). Mayor Annise Parker gushed all about her love for The Montrose in a

, and she supposedly verbally committed to

's Omar Afra to help bring Westfest back to Houston, so go sign the petition and put the ball in her court. If you live in Houston and you are in a band (or you want to be), and you aren't yet reading

blog, well, yer doin' it wrong. Wettergreen, the mastermind behind

, A DIY school for musicians; and

, a coworking community, has this week alone published a guide to

and a free e-book on

. And we're not just saying that 'cuz he said nice stuff about us.

Speaking of music blogs, two new ones were brought to MCM's attention this week - at least, two we didn't know about before:

, which dubiously boasts to be Houston's best music source since 2001 (Rocks Off begs to differ); and

, the latter of which recently featured this

from

, who have kind words about the Houston music scene. And speaking of video,

, the independent film about black rock musicians by Houstonian Raymond Gayle (Rocks Off wrote about it

) is now available on DVD from

. Oh. Em. Gee. This Hands Up thread about

Makes MCM giddy for the cleverness of Houston's music community. The post was inspired by Rocks Off contributor Jef with One F's

(see the afore-mentioned Springfield Riots). Anyone want to start The Avondale Hustlers with us? Friend of MCM™ Marc Brubaker has

over at Houstonist, and one of his first projects as Gentle Leader is a series called

, an "attempt to expose local music of which we either weren't aware or hadn't listened to yet, accompanied by a few remarks about said artist." MCM thinks it's awesome. Garage-punk aficionado

has posted a new podcast called "Texas Tyme Machine," featuring music from John Wayne to The 13th Floor Elevators to The Ugly Beats. Download it

, and subscribe to the podcast while you're at it. Where will you be Saturday night? MCM is going to be at the

at the Mink. However, saxaphonist

performance for

that same night seems like a good Valentine's date. Formspring is this trendy new Web site where you can ask a person any question you want them to answer. No, MCM doesn't get it either. But it is our duty to tell you that

has an account there. So does

. Yay!

! Kickoff starts March 4 at 1816 Calumet. What is it with local bands naming their CDs after upcoming years? You can download an mp3 from

new album, 2012, at

. Hater Magazine links to

, which was Turning the Screw's

. And finally, in celebration of the Saints' Super Bowl win, Chingo Bling is offereing free downloads of his musical query,

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