The Modern Age

On Monday I went to a screening of Ethan Hawke’s new old movie, The Hottest State, which is based on his novel of the same name. William (Mark Webber) is a fledgling young actor who falls for a quiet, reserved girl named Sarah (played by Catalina Sandino Moreno) and the movie chronicles the rapid growth […]

Check out this interview I did with Tim from The Teenage Prayers, one of the many kick-a** bands playing this year’s blogger-approved After the Jump Festival THIS SATURDAY at Studio B in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. [Buy tickets here]

Photo: Orianna Riley
QUESTION: What is the origin of your band name?
ANSWER: Our band name comes from a Bob Dylan […]

Another year, another Siren Festival. Last year was certainly one of the best Sirens I’ve ever been to (and I’ve been to ALL seven of them, starting w/ the first one in 2001), so I had high hopes for this year’s festival.
I really look forward to going to the fest each year, and every freaking […]

BOO-YAH! First blog post? Do I win? And you call yourselves bloggers… Shame shame shame.

According to the resident Spoon expert, Backseat Blogger, the show was “dirty” in the sense that Britt Daniel was just letting loose and “feeling” the music, and the band played what the BB felt was “what I would have put on […]

Jasper pointed me out to an excellent post that he did today about the release of a remastered edition of The Henchmen’s album Hentch-Forth along with the four tracks off their “Some Other Guy” 7″ and an alternate take of “Psycho Daisies”…all on (get this!) some newfangled technology they call “compact disc” on Italy […]

NAME: Coconut Records
HOMETOWN: US
WEBSITE: www.youngbabyrecords.com/

The first US gig of past TMA “Band of the Day”, The Holloways is not tonight as you might have thought…it was last night at a TVT Record showcase at Lakeside Lounge in the East Village. Whoooppps!
But no fret mes amis, if last night was any indication, their show tonight at Mercury Lounge should be […]

So on Friday night, in the midst of falling asleep (I’m old, it happens) in that fancy-pants bar right next to the Luna Lounge’s new location in Brooklyn, I found out from Ben from the Robbers on High Street that Albert Hammond Jr. is on the same label as they are–James Iha’s New Line imprint, […]

NAME: Scatteredtrees
HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL
WEBSITE: www.scatteredtrees.com

Everyone’s favorite America’s Next Top Model alumni, super model blogger Elyse Sewell, recently met up with her boyfriend Marty Crandall of The Shins on their tour stops in Seattle and Vancouver. In a blog entry this week, Elyse answers a reader’s question regarding this photo:

“But what happens if a Shin has to poop in the […]