Country star Tim McGraw drew cheers and admiring headlines yesterday when he snatched an unruly fan out of the audience and tossed him aside like a big sack of jerkness. But he's hardly the first famous singer who had to stop a show in order to manhandle a crazy audience member. Fans run on stage, throw bottles, and scream insults—and sometimes, the band fights back. The stars on stage almost always win. Eagle-eyed Gawker video chief Richard Blakeley has compiled ten clips of Famous Band Vs. Stupid Fan violence, from the Rolling Stones to Akon. Click to watch, and learn your lesson.

We were going to do a Definitive Guide To What Bands To See At CMJ—but you know what? I am old and I hadn't heard of a single band playing tomorrow, the first day of the crack-orgy of band showcases. One of the few shows I recognized was the Thursday night back-to-back of His Name Is Alive and St. Vincent at the Knitting Factory; sounds like heaven. (Also, hello, I am old! And yes that was true and also a blatant attempt to get on the list! Heh.) Anyway, I started to do some investigation, but once I found out that "AIDS Wolf is a Canadian noise rock band," I figured I would just sit this one out. Instead, let's turn this guest-host arrangement (in the immortal words of Laurie Anderson) inside out—why don't you tell us what to maybe see this week? [CMJ]