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A previously unreleased Woody Guthrie song has emerged...and it's a song you might think you know. The lyrics to Guthrie's "Hoodoo Voodoo" were set to music by Wilco and Billy Bragg for their acclaimed Mermaid Avenue project 20 years ago.

Now, a Guthrie recording of the song, made with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Sonny Terry likely in 1954, has surfaced in the Shel Silverstein Archives. (Variety)

Here's your first look at Will Smith as Disney's Genie

In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, Disney has released a first set of images from the new live-action version of its animated classic Aladdin — featuring Will Smith as Genie. One surprise: Smith isn't voicing a CGI character, he's actually appearing as the genie. He's wearing a top-knot that some compared to vintage Madonna, but Entertainment Weekly says the character isn't complete yet.

On Instagram, Smith wrote, "Check Me Rockin' the Top Knot Ponytail Vibes, (and yes, I'm gonna be BLUE! :-) )" (BuzzFeed)

Robbie Williams wins pool beef with Jimmy Page

When you hear that Robbie Williams is beefing over pool with Jimmy Page, you might assume that it's about billiards. Nope, it's about a swimming pool that Williams has been trying to build under his house in London. Page objected, over fears that the heavy construction could put his 18th century house, less than 50 feet away, in danger. The battle's been going on for five years, and Williams has finally received conditional approval to go ahead, as long as there's "independent monitoring of vibration and ground movement." That might involve Page getting set up to receive a text on his phone if certain vibration limits are ever broken. (Consequence of Sound)

"Man-free" music festival in Sweden infringed anti-discrimination law, government office finds

An office of the Swedish government has ruled that a "man-free" music festival infringed the country's ban on gender discrimination. The Statement festival, held in August in Gothenburg, Sweden, was founded to be a space without men, "a safe space for the people who want to attend a festival without feeling scared for their personal safety."

Sweden's Equality Ombudsman didn't levy a penalty against the festival, since the no-men policy wasn't enforced, simply stated. Still, the ombudsman ruled, the festival still infringed the law since it "discouraged a certain group from attending the event."

In response to the ruling, the festival issued a statement: "It's sad that what 5,000 women, non-binaries and transgender experienced as a life-changing festival made a few cis men lose it completely. The success of the Statement festival shows that is exactly what we need and the DO's verdict doesn't change this fact. Otherwise, we have no comments. We are busy changing the world." (Rolling Stone)

Vinyl bars take L.A. by storm

The hot new trend in L.A. bars: vinyl libraries. Two new venues have recently opened, taking inspiration from Tokyo clubs catering to audiophiles.

One of the new bars, called Gold Line, opened in the space directly beneath the offices of the label Stones Throw Records. DJs spin nightly, and the 7,500-record vinyl collection is so impressive, local musicheads like the co-owner of Amoeba Records are asking for a turn at the tables. Before the DJs start spinning, a jukebox plays 45s. The proprietor, Chris Manak, records as Peanut Butter Wolf.

Nearby, a new cafe called Sheep's Clothing is centered around what you might call a destination hi-fi system. As described by Billboard:

At the heart of the system are two Garrard 301 turntables with 12-inch Schick Tonearms in custom Vinylista plinths that head into a custom rotary mixer, handmade by Condesa in Australia. The mixer sends the signal to an Audio Note M5 preamplifier, which sends out two signals — the first to an audio note Jinro Shochu amplifier that powers Klipsch Klipschorn AK6 loudspeakers filling the front of the house, the other to a Mcintosh 6100 amplifier that powers a heavily modified pair of Klipsch Heresys at the bar.

Beyond the casual clientele, the venues host special events like listening parties. Don't let that cocktail ice clink too loudly!

Heavy metal kids go viral

Today's viral clip took a little research. You may have seen the below video, of a few kids covering a song by the German metal band Rammstein. It turns out the video is from 2012, but if it was new to us, it might be new to you. The group, whose drummer was only five years old when the video was recorded, is called the Children Medieval Band.

Six years later, they're still at it; their most recent album, New Target, came out last year. Their YouTube channel features their cover of songs by the likes of Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and Stranglers. They've even opened for Rammstein.

Songs sampled in podcast
Jahzzar: "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0)
BoxCat Games: "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0)
Billy Bragg & Wilco: "Hoodoo Voodoo"
Woody Guthrie: "Hoodoo Voodoo"
Girlschool: "C'mon Let's Go"
Peanut Butter Wolf: "Casio"
Children Medieval Band: "Sonne"
Rammstein: "Sonne"