The Modern Age

Now’s as good of a time as any to take some time out to talk about some of the rockin’s and rollin’s that have been occurring courtesy of some of New York’s homegrown talent.

In addition to having a Mercury Lounge show booked for June 18th with Bishop Allen, the Dirty on Purpose dudes and dudette [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow has just signed a multi-year contract with fragrance and cosmetics company Estée Lauder to be the “face” of the brand. You’ll first see Apple’s mommy posing pretty for the scent Pleasures during the holiday season.

It must be that time of the month, because everything is leaking red and white…as in the White Stripes. Video for “Blue Orchid“–LEAKED! (Although the video DID air for the first time this Sunday…it features a ghost-like redhead strutting around in high-heeled ballerina shoes and posing with a white horse. Weiiirrrrd.) Entire album Get Behind [...]

Ahh…another great before they were rock stars moment. This baby picture of Albert Hammond, Jr. from The Strokes with his mom and dad is absolutely precious.
UPDATE: You may have wondered where such a photo came from…none other than Albert Hammond Sr’s official Web site. Thanks Dad!

Woah! Surefire totally lit the Bowery Ballroom on fire tonight. I’m super-tired, so a show summary will have to wait, but take a look at the picture above. You may notice there’s a huge red splotch over the white part of the bass. That’s blood. Surefire rocked so hard that red and white blood cells [...]

Apparently old white people are afraid of young folks who wear hoodies and roam around shopping malls. So much so that a shopping center in Kent has banned people from wearing hoodies in the complex.
On the upside of British news, you can now listen to We Have Sound, the new album by Tom Vek, in [...]

Tonight’s Coldplay show at the Beacon Theater was a bit better than last night’s Storytellers in terms of energy. Probably due to the fact that there were simply loads more people present to scream, cheer, and clap.
Set list: Square One, Politik, God Put A Smile, Speed of Sound, Warning Sign, Yellow, Low, Till Kingdom Come, [...]

This site is starting to turn into your one-stop-shop for all things Coldplay, isn’t it? My friend Matt was one of the lucky folks picked by MTV to get an advance listen of Coldplay’s new album, X & Y, which doesn’t come out until June. He was kind enough to let us post his review [...]

In sad news today, Kylie Minogue has canceled her upcoming Australian tour due to the fact that she has just been diagnosed with the early stages of breast cancer. Here’s to hoping for the best.

It’s My Chemical Romance looking totally fine like an army of Jack White’s militant punk band-listening-cousins on the cover of SPIN. I’m sorry, but I love “Helena.”