Archive for February 2002
Brilliance in pop reporting from Popbitch:
>> Craig David writes for Ronan <<
Hello money, goodbye credibility
Poor Craig David. He’s had success all around the
world, but doesn’t seem to have made any money.
He’s so desperate for cash that he has thrown all
credibility to the wind and written the new single
for Ronan Keating.
Why is Craig so poor? Insiders point to a contract
he signed in Southampton as a naive 16 year-old…
(FYI: Things aren’t looking good for Ronan, either.
It’s rumoured that all the material written for him
by Gregg Alexander has been binned)
Starsailor at Irving Plaza- SOLD OUT! WoohOO!
Praise the lord, I’m rid of the Gorillaz ticket!
TV alert: “BIG week ahead of us. First off, be sure to tune into “Last Call with
Carson Daly” tonight (night of 2/28, morning of 3/1) on your local NBC
affiliate. Ben [Kweller] will be playing something from the new
record, and having a little chat with Carson…if you can’t catch it, tape
it. This will be the first time in years for many of you to see Ben with a
band. Yes, a band!”
Carson, you’re still a tool.
Um, someone made a dumbass error in the current issue of Shout. In “Anatomy of a Trend,” Martin Edlund wrote: “Raw rock has precious little in common with these previous movements- there is little kinship between the acts, and no common geography. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to name any two bands from the same city: The Strokes hail from New York, the White Stripes from Detroit, BRMC from LA, and the Faint from that hotbed of indie rock, Ohmaha, Nebraska. Only the Moldy Peaches and the Vue share a home-city (San Franscisco), and the two couldn’t be more different.”
Unless I had a massive brain fart, MP representin’ in NYC, yo. Should we all go down to Sidewalk and go ask A and K ourselves? How do you get it wrong in your own hometown, bro?
Oh, and BRMC- they’re from San Fran- not LA… so the whole thing is messed up.
The ironic thing about this whole “Raw Rock is just a load of hype” article? Hey man, who did you guys have on the cover of your July 2001 issue? Who did you devote about 6 pages to? Oooohhh yeaaaaah. The Strokes. Forgot about that one. Ah well.
Join me in beefing up your knowledge of Cooper Temple Clause. You’ll need to know this stuff come mid-March.
“Monday is fancy day — like black pants or maybe you bust out with a skirt. You want to remind people how cute you are in case they forgot over the weekend.” An amazing article on why “Girls Just Want to Be Mean.” Linkage from the excellent Travelers Diagram.
If pictures of Ryan Adams looking like a drunk weren’t enough for you, watch the man in action at last night’s Grammy Awards. I don’t think Joan was impressed at all. And in pre-Grammy footage… I do not understand the need for Elton’s old glasses.
Ash or Starsailor? Today I’m feeling… Starsailor. Because I’ve just woken up from a nap and it’s really quiet and peaceful right now.
Picking up my jaw from off of the ground. WARNING: NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18… and then some.
Too. Many. Music. Awards. Too. Much. Music. Death.
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It’s so nice to see the Make A Wish Foundation is still doing good work. |
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Poor deary got his tie in a twist. |
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Guy Berryman as a Zen Budhist |
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Guy Berryman as a Big Mackin’ Pimp Daddy. But Wills looks luvvie! |
COLDPLAY WIN A GRAMMY!
Added one new Starsailor picture from the Sam Goody instore.
I have to see the Chris Lee Trio 3 times in the next two weeks. They better be good.
Strokes take on Leeds.
