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DO IT FOR THE KIDS Raffi tweeted that he objects to the New Pornographers’ name, because won’t someone please think of the children? He must be concerned that the band will be a bad influence on its fan base of 35-year-old record-store clerks.

NO NORMALOIDS PLEASE Babymetal has stipulated that certain shows in its native Japan be restricted to “males only”, “elementary school children and adults over 60”, and “dress code: corpse paint”. In other news: Japanese pop culture is very, very weird.

LOVE HER In a face-to-face interview, Lana Del Rey praised Courtney Love for a Hole back catalogue that she described as the “epitome of cool”. Which, although it’s not mathematically possible, just increased our already maxedout love for Del Rey another 200 percent.

SADDER THAN SAD Tye Trujillo, the 12-year-old son of Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, has joined Korn as the band’s temporary bassist. That raises the question of what’s sadder: hiring a preteen as your bassist, or having to say you’ve joined Korn.