Archive for April, 2006

See Jack White’s Coca-Cola Commercial: Extended Version

Here’s the 105-second version of the video (with no jumps or skips). Link thanks to Director-File.com via Sae.
WATCH: Jack White’s Coca-Cola commercial (Extended version)
CONTINUE FIGHTING: On the original Coca-Cola post.

The Strokes Begrudgingly Attend Rolling Stone’s Party?

According to reports published in WWD today, The Strokes have gotten into a tiff over money with Wenner Media over their compensation fee for playing Rolling Stone’s 1,000 issue celebration next week. It is rumored that Wenner originally made a verbal agreement for an undisclosed sum to the rock ‘n’ rollers but have since scaled [...]

I Just Wanna Bring You Down So Badly In the Worst Way

Wow, those lyrics of the song “Make Damn Sure” by Taking Back Sunday sure have new meaning for me. I was lucky (?) enough to accompany Senior Central Village, my BIEMO (Brother in Emo), to the emo-rific TBS show tonight at Irving Plaza. (Strong Island REPREZENT!) I learned that today was the day that their [...]

Links for 2006-04-25

StillFree.com
Marc Ecko’s video of tagging "Air Force One"
Tila Tequila, the first star of MySpace. By Jonah Weiner
The bikini-clad singer who rules the musical democracy of MySpace.
Learning to flirt in Chinese. By Michael Erard
Why all language podcasts should sound like Chinesepod.
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Red Light Winter, RENT Turns 10, and Elbow

Ok so there were a few other things I’ve done in the last few days that I would like to mention right now.
I got a chance to go see the new play by Adam Rapp, Red Light Winter, at the Barrow Street Theater on Friday. As you may already know, I was a huge theater [...]

Links for 2006-04-24

New CD’s: The Streets and Taking Back Sunday
Chronicling the boredom of a high-rolling pop star: the rapper Mike Skinner of the Streets.
Art School Confidential
Movie by Sony Classics

Crib Notes for My One Click Apperance

Hey all-
For anyone who listened to the broadcast of Imran Ahmed’s One Click Magazine program on BBC Radio 1 and heard me talking about Jack White, Wonder Showzen, MySpace sluts, and Second Life. (You can listen to the broadcast until May 2nd right here.)
Here’s your guide to where to find more information on the things [...]

Links for 2006-04-23

Down and Dirty
We all know what happened to Pete Doherty when the Libertines broke up. But what about his friend and partner Carl Barat? He tells Simon Hattenstone about romance, betrayal and an evil alter ego
Art? It’s like the sex trade
Pop artist Stella Vine will accuse leading [...]

The Duke Spirit’s Gear Gets Stolen

If you spot any of this gear, contact the band via their Myspace profile.
Hello friends around the world,
we could really do with your help right now:
This morning between 5am and 8.30 am our van was broken into in the “secure, with security guard” car park of the Doug Fir Lonuge hotel and venue in Portland, [...]

Behind the Music

Currently listening to:
Blue, Joni Mitchell
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance
Cold Roses, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
The Libertines, The Libertines
Duper Sessions, Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down