A TALE OF TWO CITIES
And they just happen to be our two favorite in the world: New York and London. NYCLondon.com. More on the “Best of British Blogging” from The Guardian via PlasticBag.org.
Archive for December, 2003
SAFETY IN NUMBERS
The entire staff of the Metro Times bans together to try to take a jab at Jack White (Link from Whatevs):
But this is hardly the first time White’s temper has gotten the best of him. Whispers about White’s violent outbursts have been in circulation around the incestuous Detroit rock scene for quite some [...]
NEWS FLASH: GIRLS LOVE PORN
Scientific study proves what Captain Obvious couldn’t have told you: Females enjoy watching hard-core porn. Stimulating. I wonder what it’s like to be the guy/girl who has to attach the monitors to the subjects genitals.
Related links: Belle du Jour talks about the pros and cons of different types [...]
BLOGS DO NOT EQUAL HUMANS
Those of you that live in New York will be familiar with the Horseshoe Bar — known to hipsters as “7B.” A bar currently best known for being a place frequented by local luminaries such as The Strokes… but also featured in The Godfather II, and Crocodile Dundee. But [...]
LONDON-HO!
The Strokes live in London; Behind the scenes with the best gossip hounds from Heat, Popbitch, and other great guilty pleasures; Evil forces unite; Bai Ling lets one (nip) slip.
WHITE STRIPE DRESSES FELLOW DETROIT ROCKER IN BLACK AND BLUE
Holy CRAP! Jack sure packs a mean punch! Images taken of Jason Stollsteimer after being released from Detroit Receiving Hospital reveal the kind of ass-kicking Jack is capable of. This is all getting a little bit too Tommy and Pam for us. [...]
THE MODERN AGE GOES INTO STALKER MODE
We’re sorry, but we have to do tell this story. Anytime we’re around a group of people and there’s karaoke involved, we survey the crowd and decide which person in the room we think has a hidden karaoke talent. We look for someone unassuming (AKA — someone [...]
OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND
We embarrassed ourselves and made people run for the hills by singing karaoke all night long at Jinners early birthday party; Saddam was captured — which we texted to everyone at like 9AM on Sunday; We watched like 3 episodes of “Rich Girls” back-to-back and watched the episode of [...]
ROCKER SOCK ‘EM
Ah, our two biggest obsessions of last week, Jack White and The Von Bondies, collided once again — litterally. According to a Detroit police report filed by VB lead singer, Jason Stollsteimer, Jack punched him at a Brendan Benson concert. Jack says it was self-defense. The real question is when [...]
YOU MEAN THEY’RE NOT NATURAL BLONDES?
Nicky and Paris Hilton’s yearbook pictures. RELATED LINK: “In Defense of Paris Hilton“
MY MY, IS THAT A SPECIAL PACKAGE?
Images from the banned/recalled Abercrombie and Fitch Christmas 2003 magalogue. Boobs and bare bottoms abound!
GAY BOYFRIEND
We’ve got no comment for this all-too true video. Link from Stereogum.
