Should Yoko read this post, it'll undoubtedly leave her thinking 'Oh, those commoners don't understand a true artist!'

For the rest of us, you know how YouTube offers those stats to show when people clock out of a video (helps the uploader to know when people lose interest, etc.)? Well...see how you do. (I got about 30 seconds in.)

Perf comes from when Yoko Ono, er, 'sang' her conceptual artwork 'Voice Piece for Soprano' at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC:



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Yup, the tween popster is featured on a Kanye track, alongside Raekwon - check out 'Runaway Love':



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It has definitely been a long time since the Swedish popsters have dominated the charts, but considering that for a good portion of the '90s, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing one of their songs, there's a good shot they will reconnect with old fans and resonate with some new ones, too.

This time around, Ace of Base have dropped the original ladies and opted for two younger femmes - band now consists of the same guys (Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg ) joined by new ladies Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson.

Check out the just-released vid for their debut single 'All for You,' off forthcoming album 'The Golden Ratio,' due out this fall:



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Seal is making a comeback with forthcoming album 'Commitment,' due out Sept. 28. Check out the just-released vid for the first single 'Secret':



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Shout! Factory, that repository of buried music and TV treasures, will release a 7-DVD tribute to the Chairman of the Board on Nov. 2. The box set, "Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection," which retails for roughly $80, boasts more than 14 hours of television and concert performances spanning from the ’50s through the ’80s, including four installments of "The Man and His Music" series that began with his first TV special on NBC in 1965 to commemorate his 50th birthday.

One rarity, "Sinatra In Japan: Live At The Budokan Hall, Tokyo" (1985), has only been released in Japan, and is said to capture Ol’ Blues Eyes, then on the sunny side of 70, in top form on such classics as "The Lady Is A Tramp," "Strangers In the Night" and "Come Rain Or Come Shine." Other highlights include Sinatra duetting with Ella Fitzgerald and Antonio Carlos Jobim in the 1967 NBC special "A Man And His Music + Ella + Jobim."

The package contains a 44-page book of rare photographs and notes by Sinatra scholar Bill Zehme, two rare specials that feature classic 1950s TV performances, and ABC’s "Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank" (1957). "Concert For The Americas," included in the set, will be released separately Dec. 14.

For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com.

A couple weeks back, SoundCheck spilled the beans on Martin Scorsese's plans to direct a spot for the fragrance Bleu de Chanel employing the Rolling Stones tune "She Said Yeah." Well, here's the commercial in all its blue-hued, quick-cut, mystifying glory.

We chuckled appreciatively upon spying Scorsese's visual homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film "Blow-Up"; the reference is especially pertinent, since photographer David Bailey, the model for David Hemmings' character in the pic, frequently shot the Stones in their Swinging London heyday.

BTW, if you want to hear "She Said Yeah" in its original context, it's on two of ABKCO's Stones reissues: the English version of "Out of Our Heads" and "December's Children."

Even a recovering rock critic has to love list issues -- you know, those special "collector's editions" that run down the top 100 guitarists, songwriters, albums, whatevers. English mags like Mojo have built their readership on such circulation-building ploys. On these shores, Rolling Stone is the list mag of record.

RS's latest issue serves up a fairly irresistible list: the publication's estimation of the 100 greatest songs by the Beatles. You can click through the top 10 here. A little predictable? Perhaps. The biggest surprise: two George Harrison tunes near the apex. For our own No. 1, we would have opted for "Strawberry Fields Forever." You probably have your own.

One thing's for sure: Coming after the mag's consecutive Katy Perry and "True Blood" covers, the Fabs are a definite palate cleanser.

Forthcoming docu 'Sunset Strip,' produced by Donovan Leitch and Tommy Alastra, takes a look at the evolution of the infamous mile-and-a-half stretch of road and pays homage to '10 decades, 10 blocks, the loudest street on the planet' and how it affected the music Biz.

Got plans Wednesday?

Turns out, you've got a shot to be part of the film - and see a steamy burlesque show while you're at it.

Wednesday, September 1, Bing Sunset Strip Concert Series Presents 'Robin Antin’s Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Review,' featuring Carmen Electra, Kelly Osbourne and MYA at the Viper Room.

Now, the show is invite-only, but you can either pull some strings with your contacts or click here to enter to win free tix.

Footage from the show will be used in the flick.

'Sunset Strip' is due out January 20, 2011.

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And you thought weekend traffic on Sunset was bad - it's about to get a lot worse...but, hey, fellow rockstars, it'll be worth it.

The Sunset Strip Music Festival takes over West Hollywood this weekend, beginning Thursday, August 26, at venues Cat Club, House of Blues, Key Club, The Roxy Theatre, Viper Room and Whisky A Go-Go.

The street fest takes place Saturday, on Sunset between Doheny and San Vicente. Performances are set to take place on the outdoor stage and in the venues, plus, there will be beer gardens, food vendors and interactive experiences all day. (Does taking the bus up to the Strip count as an interactive experience? You bet. Cuz finding parking in the area? Good luck with that.)

Event headliners include the Smashing Pumpkins, Slash, Kid Cudi, Semi Precious Weapons, Common, Travie McCoy and many more. Oh! And, of course, special guest Fergie. (Click here for each day's artists lineup.)

Gates open at 1 p.m. Tix start around $50 and are available at the SSMF official site.

Rock on!

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Seems like forever since we've heard from Jamiroquai. For many, that could be a good thing, since the uber-ubiquitous late '90s track 'Virtual Insanity' drove many to, well, virtual insanity.

New track 'White Knuckle Ride' features that infectious Jamiroquai sound and is featured on forthcoming album 'Rock Dust Light Star,' due out on Mercury Records this November:



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