Isle of Wight Bans World Cup, plus Ray Davies and Razorlight, Kinky and Willie, George Jones and Merle Haggard, Steely Dan and McDonald Get Organic

• The folks at Isle of Wight are too Overt to allow the World Cup to be shown on the grounds of the festival.
• Ray Davies is worried that his collaboration with Razorlight on a rerecording of "Sunny Afternoon" will be tacky. Not worried enough not to do it, though.
• Kinky Friedman has announced that Willie Nelson will be a part of his administration if he is elected governor. Does that make him the Overt candidate or the Advanced candidate? Hard to say.
• George Jones and Merle Haggard are going into the studio together. I wonder how much whiskey those guys have drunk between them.
• Steely Dan and Michael MacDonald are just going to see what happens when they get out on the road. My prediction: Grass will be smoked.