The Modern Age

Mike Palmieri, director of The Strokes’s video for “Juicebox” shoots straight from the hip and tells his version of what happened to the vid to Triple_six, the person who did the widely distributed “Juicebox Mashup Video” with “Night of the Living Dead.”
The long and short of it is that MTV demanded tons of edits on […]

Billboard wrote a story talking about Capitol Records’ deal with CBS to promote Coldplay music during an episode of CSI: NY. I just kind of found it humorous that Billboard.com happen to be showing an ad for XM Radio that was promoting Coldplay as well. Coldplay, you dirty publicity whores.

Check out this streaming MP3 of the new Two Gallants single for Saddle Creek, “Las Cruces Jail.”
It’s an exclusive version that will only be available on 7″ vinyl starting December 6 here in the US.
MP3 STREAM: “Las Cruces Jail” by Two Gallants

Don’t let the Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach outfits fool you. You totally know that this is The White Stripes‘ side project of covering the Super Mario theme song on the Marimba and drums. Ok, or not. Link from Alyse.

Scott has some good links.
More importantly, here are the links to the live MP3s of new songs that were recorded at the gig that can be found on the Strokes LJ. Oh, and don’t forget to stare at your wallpaper-sized version of the photo above off the Radio 1 site while you listen:
DOWNLOAD: “Electricityscape” (Live) […]

Ok, so today we established that the YYY’s Karen O loves kitties, but now I have to remind you that Ryan Adams loves puppies.
This past weekend I was walking in the West Village when I stoppped to look at 3 black-haired puppies that were in a pet store window. Only moments later, Ryan Adams strolled […]

According to MTV news the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is a concept record about the life of Karen O’s new cat, Coco Beware. Tentatively set to drop in March 2006, the LP is being produced by Spike Jonze’s lil’ bro, Squeak E. Clean, who worked with both Spike and Karen on that Adidas commercial.
According […]

Oh man, I’d be lying if I said this Ed’s Girl blog post about how to pinch pennies didn’t make me a little sad. Someone give this girl a full-time job so she can eat a meal outside the walls of her live-in hostel! Well…not that a typical edit assistants salary (think 23k-30k. I think […]

I couldn’t stop myself from laughing when I read this review of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s show at my old stomping ground of ULU by Simon Price for the Independent.
With key phrases like “…singer Alec Ounsworth is, for reasons best known to himself, singing in the breaking-voice yodel of an adolescent boy. It’s […]

As you guys know, I love RENT despite it’s immensely hokey nature, bad acting (thanks Adam), and ridiculous premise. But check out this article by Jesse McKinley in the New York Times which touches upon some interesting ideas: Does RENT make you angry when you see the outside of Horseshoe Bar on 7th and B […]