The Modern Age

Behold! Jack Penate did a few lines from one of his New York City music heroes, Biggie Smalls (his other hero? Jeff Buckley), by busting out the song “Dead Wrong” during a show at the Mercury Lounge in NYC.
Check it out as he breaks it down:

Needless to say Jack Penate is an absolutely [...]

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But it turns out that cutting glass is easier than you’d think, and completely painless.
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Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Belkin’s Conserve Surge Protector
Belkin’s Conserve Surge Protector allows you to stop power to your chargers with a remote.
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Apartment Therapy New York | [...]

I can’t even begin to understand this…
At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and [...]

Did you see Adam Green and Kimya Dawson in all their Whoopi Goldberg-loving glory on The View yesterday? If not, here’s the video. Watch it before the piracy trolls get to it:

I’m so happy that the Peaches are finally getting their due! Bravo to them. Kimya was beside herself, telling Whoopi that she loved her [...]

Spike Jonze’s ex-girlfriend, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be writing nearly the entire soundtrack of his upcoming film adaption of Where the Wild Things Are, according to The Playlist via NYMag.com.

Newsweek recently had a round table interview featuring Angelina Jolie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ellen Page, George Clooney, James McAvoy, and Marion Cotillard.
I skipped over reading anything Angelina said, but I was particularly intrigued by what James McAvoy had to say about the movie that inspired him to be an actor:
It sounds weird, but there’s a film [...]

Who’s that wearing shades during a press conference in Vietnam?

Answer after the jump…

Woah, this came out of nowhere! You’ve seen him play a moody, mute teen in Little Miss Sunshine, you saw him play a geeky nerd in The Girl Next Door, and you saw him play a religious fanatic in There Will Be Blood. But are you ready to see Paul Dano play HOTTIE? Behold–new pictures [...]

Creative Force of VH-1’s Reality Shows Leaves, but Not in Reality - New York Times
Michael Hirschorn, an executive vice president at VH-1, is leaving the cable network to form his own production company, which will develop shows initially for that channel and others owned by MTV Networks, including MTV, CMT, and Logo.
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“In No [...]

What do the aforementioned Ryan Adams‘ helmed HORION74 videos “Sad Days” and the newly uploaded “Jessica”, “Gloria”, and “Why Heartache Wins” have in common? Well, they all feature (or feature allusions to) (ex?)-girlfriend Jessica Joffe.

On the bright side, Ryan is probably now single… on the down side, he’s probably not ready to mingle. I [...]