Kelefa Sanneh on “The Omaha Scene.” Oy.
Conan talks to the Times.
Damon Albarn nominated for Top Woman in Rock thanks to the NME boards.
Archive for March, 2003
Whoever that underage reader of ours was… your wish is granted: The Walkmen
with Special Guests: Moving Units from LA
Tix $13adv - $15dos / 16+, Bowery Ballroom.
Johnny Marr = White Stripes, Vines, Kills, E6 fan.
Poppy Oliver gets a cherry tree for first birthday.
Madonna wants to get some “street cred.”
Stellastarr* set to tape Carson Daly on April 2, 2003.
New Robbie Williams song, “Happy Easter (The War is Coming)” NOT an anti-war track.
Someone find Angelina’s Oscar dress. We don’t want to see [...]
Says NME.com: Evan Dando wants to “cut (Bush)’s dick off and shove it up his arse.” Question: Did Evan Dando really say “arse” instead of “ass”? Or is that just poor reporting?
Beck did his cover of “Hot in Herre” again… just like he did on V-day.
Jude Law buys Brian Epstein’s diaries.
Stories like these fill our hearts with warmth:
“I’m riding in this car, it’s like 2 a.m., and I’m going back to this chick’s house,” he recalled. “It was after some party or whatever, and the song [...]
Sahara Hotnights interview.
From the Interpol message board (Link from Melody Nelson):
I kid you not: I just got into a cab - 7F32 - and the driver was blasting Turn on the Bright Lights. We’re talking windows down, no divider between front and back, discman hooked in to tape deck, green bandanna on head and rocking [...]
Tomorrow night @ Pianos is The Fever with 80’s Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Will be hot. Tell your friends, but bring your mom.
Unfortunately, next week’s South @ Fez IS NOT HAPPENING. The band is trying to wrap up their new album. New dates TBA. Get refunds at point of purchase.
Gallery: Blur @ Bowery Ballroom, March 16, 2003
There are only so many words to describe how messed up Damon Albarn must have been at Sunday’s Bowery show (most of them start with “DRUGS” and end with exclamation points — see some of our posts below). We think this picture pretty much sums it up:
We were just looking at our pictures [...]
The Voice on Blur
Village Voice’s review of Blur Bowery Ballroom show.
