Why is it when I mentioned to everyone that I was seeing NYC’s Radio 4 last week at the Astralwerks offices the overwhelming response was, “Woah, are they still around?” Yes, they are still around and they’ve got a new album, Enemies Like These, dropping in a couple of weeks and they will start touring an european town near you starting in May (June for you Yanks), so act like you heard.

They continue doing what they do best–upbeat shouty dance music. One song in particular caught my ear during their set was the latin-flavored tune “This Is Not a Test” which was accented by bongo beats and the high-pitched chimes of a set of agogo bells. You can take a listen to it over at the Astralwerks site.

Musical Sell-Outs?
This was written by journalist/author Dave Eggers about "selling out." Butch Walker posted it on his myspace blog (I’m not sure where it originally came from) and I figured there were some on ONTD who would appreciate it

Please check out NME photog James Looker’s awesome photos from this weekend’s free Love Music Hate Racism event that took place in Trafalgar Square in London. I love the use of “camera on a stick” for this crowd shot.

PS- My feet are KILLING me from wearing my new gold lame shoes.

Today, while responding to a post on her Web site’s message board, Amanda De Cadenet made the following statement:

sorry it took me SO long to respond…i’m busy being pregnant which seems to be quite time consuming!

Woah! I’m assuming it would be Mr. Nick Valensi’s love child. Congratulations to the expecting couple! That’s gonna be one rock ‘n’ roll baby. When they get older this baby and big sis Atlanta (Amanda’s child with Duran Duran’s John Taylor) can spend hours debating who has the cooler dad. Thanks to Tess and The Strokes BB for the link!

Valensi photo from here.

British rapper M.I.A. was all set to come to America to record her new album with Timberland. The only problem is that US Immigration will not let her in the country. Writes M.I.A. on her MySpace journal:

HEY TRY SHUT MY DOOR!

Roger roger do you here me over!!!!
the U.S immigration wont let me in!!!!!
i was mennu work with timber startin this week, but now im doin a Akon “im locked out they wont let me in” im locked out! they wont let me in! Now Im strictly making my album outside the borders!!!! so il see you all one day, for now ill keep reportin from the sidelines
to my people who walk wiv me in the America, dont forget we got the internet! Spread the word! or come get me!!!!!! ill be in my bird flu lab in china! liming and drinkin tiger beer with my pet turtel. I love everyone for the support, now i need it more. ill stay up spread out else where.

Someone on the ONTD board guessed that “maybe they’re just trying to stop illiterate people from entering the US“…which basically caused a Jack-White-Coca-Cola-style (currently at 197 comments) online war over cutting/not cutting the Sri Lankan born M.I.A. some slack on her slightly incomprehensible blog post. Link via ONTD.

how to dress emo 2.0

Emos Anonymous
We are here for the purpose of your healing. We know how much it hurts to know you are an emo. It is ok. We are here for you.

Pete injects female fan
DRUG fiend Pete Doherty stoops to a shocking new low in pictures showing him injecting heroin into an unconscious fan.

MySpace presents: Gnarls Barkley (feat Dangermouse & Cee-lo)

The Roxy

9009 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 90069

(310) 276-2222

FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TOMORROW April 28th, 2006 Doors @ 7:00 PM

This show is a first come first serve basis, so get there early to ensure admittance (no wristbands needed)

Woah! The Love Music Hate Racism event in Trafalgar Square on the 29th has Belle and Sebastian, Babyshambles (hah!), Boy Kill Boy and more…

As Pop Music Seeks New Sales, the Pussycat Dolls Head to Toyland
The record company, which along with Ms. Antin revamped the act as an R&B-influenced pop group and released its first CD last year, has struck a deal with Hasbro, the toy maker, to create a line of fashion dolls modeled on its six members.

Everyone’s an Editor as Wiki Fever Spreads to Shopping Sites – New York Times
The question for ShopWiki, of course, is whether people actually care enough about consumer goods not only to write something about them, but also to edit what others have written. With Internet executives throwing wikis into every corner of cyberspace to

Product Shop NYC presents: THE READING FESTIVAL

featuring Chuck Klosterman, Marc Spitz, Sarah “Ultragrrrl” Lewitinn”, Andy Greenwald, Caryn Ganz, and more special guests to be announced

Rothko

116 Suffolk Street (corner of Rivington)

Thursday, April 27th

7PM-9PM Event, Begins Promptly at 7PM

$5 Cover

UPDATE: Rothko will not be open tonight due to “structural problems”…this event is currently looking for a new venue.

FINAL UPDATE (Email from Product Shop NYC):

Hello -

I am very sorry to announce that tonight’s THE READING FESTIVAL has been cancelled.

Unfortunately, Rothko was shut down due to structure violations and we could not secure an alternate venue in time.

Product Shop NYC would like to thank Marc Spitz, Chuck Klosterman, Caryn Ganz, Sarah Lewitinn, and Andy Greenwald. Go buy all their fabulous books! We also want to thank our surprise music guest (whom we still are not legally allowed to reveal) for offering to play an acoustic set.

We’d especially like to thank you, the nearly 200 people who rsvp’d for the event! Stay tuned to Product Shop NYC for future kicks ass events.

Video of Arnold Talking about Booty in Brazil
NSFW. Hilarious…and a little sickening.

Full’er up: Dating advice from Bonnie
Bonnie Fuller believes in ultimatums. More than 23 years ago, she gave her now-husband a big one: "Either propose in six months or it’s over." That was their third date.

What’s That Label? Why, It’s a Mongo
But when Ms. Apple trawled for sites dedicated exclusively to finding clothes, the Net came up empty. So recently she started her own, Foundclothing (foundclothing.blogspot.com), where she posts photos of her bounty, lists where and when items were found

stereogum: More Extreme Makeover For <i>Spin</i>
When bad graphic design hits music magazines

The 21st-Century Peep Show by Kathryn Belgiorno
Big Brother’s got you under surveillance. But so does little sister.