The Modern Age

Richard Panic has been acting as my niche music guru and been exposing me to music I didn’t even know I love. One such instance is this British dude named Tom Vek who’s album We Have Sound comes out April 5th–next Monday–on Tummy Touch/Go Beat.
Don’t be surprised if in the not-so-distant future you start hearing […]

Some have already made comments about the fact that I’ve reverted to writing in the first person–something I haven’t done on this site for…years, actually. The question was posed, “Have we come back down to earth?” to me by a snarky reader. The answer to that question is, I suppose I have. Basically I was […]

Look! It’s the Kaiser Chiefs cornered in a nook at the offices of SPIN.
Tonight, for a special SPINhouse session, the boys from Leeds did a rousing, stripped down set for a packed and liquored-up crowd, doing about 5 (? or was it 6?) songs before heading off to do their headlining concert at Maxwell’s in […]

The Walkmen @ Irving Plaza.

Biirdie @ Pianos.

Yo, does anyone know what the hell is up with Steve from Hot Hot Heat’s hairdo? We believe a bird family of four may be trapped somewhere in that hairnest. Please send help.

Check out this brand spakin’ new cover version of Blondie’s “Call Me” done by Richard Panic (pas/cal), Nathan Burgundy (pas/cal), and Betty Marie Barnes (Saturday Looks Good to Me) on vocals. They just finished recording it at Richard Panic’s Mansion Studios earlier today while waiting for a birthday cake to bake in the oven. Enjoy!

Catch the Radio 1 program “One Click Magazine” this Monday night at 10pm EST (3am GMT on Tuesday) to listen to our pal Imran do his first (and only???) full Radio 1 broadcast–he’s filling in for Miquita Oliver. This occurance is a clear indication of how the quality of British radio is rapidly declining.
Oh, and […]

These links just in from the e-mail bandit known simply as “Beat Royalty”:
Marilyn Manson and his buxom lady love, Dita von Teese, are the official faces of Vivienne Westwood’s spring/summer 2005 collection.
R.Crumb loves Stella McCartney.
David LaChapelle hits the Tribeca Film Festival with a 84-minute film, Rize.
We found these on our own: From the Flaming Lips […]

What the hell is that? At least the worms are gone.
In other news, Cold Roses–one of the 3 million albums Adams will release this year–is set to come out on May 3, pushed back from the original April 19th drop date. It’s a double album. This summer he’ll release September and in the fall he’ll […]

The Kaiser Chiefs take on Los Angeles for the night with the New York Times tagging along. Failed attempts to bowl, love of Sex and the City and Seinfeld, and giggle-worthy troupe comedy revealed.