The Modern Age

New York magazine reports on the “budding Long Island rock scene.” They fail to mention all the bands suck.

The Strokes let their inner grandpas out for this year’s holiday photograph.
And Product Shop has up a hot pic of Drew and Fab at the final NYC GBV concert.

Catherine Pita gets some story lovin’ because of her kickin’ iPod cozies. Check it over at Venuszine.com

Last night at JSM Studios: Turntablist i-Emerge and new Brit funk/rock band Little Barrie.

Request: Anyone have extra tickets to any of the upcoming Pixies show in New York?
If so, please e-mail pixiefun @ themodernage.org

We think maybe the crew members should be cutting Drew Barrymore some slack, seeing as how her dad just passed away, but nonetheless snitches on the set of “Fever Pitch” are bitching.
British Web site Female First is reporting that Drew, who dates drummer Fabrizio Moretti, has demanded that a Strokes album be played on repeat [...]

A really cool book our friend Joe contributed to called “Art of Modern Rock” was reviewed in this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review.

but Ryan Adams’ 2004 tour photos prove you can take shitty digital photos at a concert just about every day of the week.

…apparently a light fell during the MoMA Zutons gig. Oops.

Gorillaz is looking for a new band member. On a side note, we saw Gorillaz perform live in 2002. What a mistake.