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Gnarls Barkley is perhaps the most notable one-hit wonder of the internet era, so it's fitting that they played a couple free geek showcases at the tail end of NYC's poorly defined "internet week." On Sunday they were at the Fillmore/Irving to play the 150th Free MySpace show to a group of fans who started lining up a good 7 hours before showtime. Then on Tuesday they hit up the Apple store in Soho to play a stripped down mini set to the people who prefer to download, rather than steam their tunes. Gnarls may never be able to escape the shadow of the mega-breakthrough success of Crazy, but it won't be for lack of effort or fan service. They have never masked their intentions to embrace the internet to further the band's success, so these shows really did feel like they were giving back, in a way, to the culture that made them a household name in the first place.

MOVIE: Freshly out on DVD and screening tonight at Pianos is the Ian Curtis biopic Control. Cool off in the A.C., watch the flick for free and maybe even win some prizes. The film was co-written by Deborah Curtis, and follows the life of the Joy Division singer who committed suicide at 23. Watch the trailer here.

Mets third baseman David Wright has been embraced by the public for his baseball skills, team work, and adorable face. He's been hitting a .316 average in spring training and now the Mets plan to settle up some important business with Wright: What song will be played when he goes to bat? They announced today the launch of an online fan vote at Mets.com to select Wright's at-bat song selections. The full list is here, let's take a closer look.

The NY Times is reporting that both hipsters and blipsters like Justin TImberlake. Of course, there's been a long history of indie holding hands with MTV pop stars. We recall numerous covers of Britney Spears "Toxic", Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" (mp3) and more recently Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" (mp3). It's about time we all embraced JT!

If Phish were to come back they'd probably pair up with Gnarls Barkley and play "Crazy".

COMEDY: The Del Close Marathon is happening this weekend, the full schedule is here.