Late Night Lobotomy (6/28)

By Winston Robbins on June 28th, 2010 in Late Night Lobotomy

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Go ahead and breathe now. Jay-Z and Eminem absolutely killed it on top of Letterman’s Ed Sullivan Theatre, but then again, can you expect any less from to of the most dynamic, respected rappers in the game? If you missed it, I admonish you with great urgency to take a look here. Unfortunately, because this was such a large event, all the other late night performers were forced to live under its shadow. MGMT did their thing (for better or worse) on Jimmy Fallon, Macy Gray sported some pretty cool material from her latest album, and Drake delivered mediocre performances to back his mediocre album. Once again, hold off on all displays of gratitude aimed in his direction, as he has humbly requested that we thank him later.

With a new week brings a new batch of performances to anticipate and re-hash, and it is, I’m sorry to say, quite bleak. Carson Daly is booked for re-runs for as far as the eye can see, and Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon are also taking the week off, so if you’re into trips down memory lane, this is your week. If not, keep your fingers crossed for next week. There is a silver lining, however, in that some of the re-runs are pretty good (Phoenix, Snoop Dogg, etc.). One to note in particular may be Sarah McLachlan’s re-broadcast on Friday night Leno, as this may be your only chance to see her live as her Lilith dates are dropping like flies.

As far as new ones go, we still have range. From The-Dream, to Dr. Dog, to Korn, the bases are all surprisingly fairly well covered. Now the only question is: do you miss what I’m sure will be a miraculous spectacle of inconceivable aptitude by 3OH3! on Thursday night, or do you watch Tokyo Police Club? On second thought it may be better to call it in early on Thursday night…

Here’s your Late Night Lobotomy.

Wed—The-Dream
Thurs—3OH!3
Fri—Korn