The Modern Age

My friend Mark just started this awesome website called Trendrr.com, which allows you to track and graph all sorts of different data, then slice, dice, and compare your findings at will. Want to track record sales of “Consolers of the Lonely” against the frequency of “internet downloading” on Google News? Just punch in the appropriate […]

Surely his new tunes about leprechauns and “writing the hits” will be storming the charts in the near future:

Don’t Comb The Leprechaun from Ryan Adams on Vimeo.
Ryan looks charmingly preppy in his argyle sweater while singing about macaroni and cheese and Wilco in designer clothes:

Writing the Hits with Stupid from Ryan Adams on Vimeo.

“Loca” on the side, please! Coldplay has just announced the title of their new album, which is to be called er… “Viva la Vida”, which translates to “Long live life,” a quote from Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Of course the name not only congers up images of the vivacious Mexican artist, but also that of another […]

Oh I knew he couldn’t hold out for long. His blog (now called “TOTALLY BORED the musical”) has a whole new look and a new entry which talks about his possible ideas for where the site will be headed. It is an entry he claims he will erase later since his blogging style is “fickleblogging.”

What can I say, the man just cannot help himself. Kinda like how peanut butter goes with jelly, Ryan Adams and insane internet postings kinda go hand in hand. The onetime prolific marijuana-fueled message board poster cum mp3 recording artist cum infamously broken-hearted video blogger has now unleashed yet another new project in the form […]

In the early 2000s one of my guilty pleasure songs was “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus. I recently got nostalgic and Googled the song name which lead me to finding this absolutely horrendous version of the song by British pop girl group Girls Aloud. Witness the horror:

There’s no way any of those people have ever listened […]

Words can’t even describe…

I can’t believe Jim Henson studios agreed to Kermit hawking decks, shoes, and tees. It’s kinda weird, but I’d love to see Kermit ollie.
Link via deleteyourself.

I couldn’t help but be bemused by the most recent commercials for the Amy Adams/Vampire Weekend episode of Saturday Night Live happening this weekend.

NBC are now airing ads featuring the four New York band members standing behind Amy and an SNL cast member, but instead of watching Amy Adams, who is usually the person talking […]

DO NOT WANT! Legendary Village Voice gossip columnist Michael Musto has topped Lindsay Lohan by going meta to the 3rd degree. For the latest issue of the VV, he’s gone and done a photoshoot of himself as Lindsay AS Marilyn Monroe.
A publicity stunt on top of a publicity stunt? Can you handle it? I will […]

As of tonight I have a lot in common with the Arctic Monkeys, Kate Nash, the Klaxons, and Facebook. We are all 2008 Shockwave NME Award WINNERS! Muwahahah.

YOUR VOTING was the key in helping this lil’ ol’ blog win a 2008 Shockwave NME Award for Best Music Blog.
I would like to thank YOU, the […]