The Modern Age

Hey everyone, I’m back from my mini-break (I’ll post photos later), but I just happen to catch Conan last night and saw that The Kooks will be playing the show tonight! Hooray!
From the press release:
The Kooks will premiere a new track, “Always Where I Need To Be” from their forthcoming album, “KONK” on Late Night […]

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 […]

According to various sources, including NME.com, pop singer Lily Allen has confirmed she has suffered a miscarriage.
Allen’s rep released the following statement: “We can confirm that Lily Allen has suffered a miscarriage. She and her partner Ed Simons will be making no further comment and we ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult […]

So I’ve been given a mandate for this year by the BSB. I’m to stop being so much of a “homester” and “get out more.” With the writers strike still underway, in a few months there will be no compelling television to be watching on the boob tube anyway, so maybe I won’t be subscribing […]

TMA Official Lily Allen Correspondent Bao sent along this link of photos of Miss Lily Allen in the newest issue of Marie Claire UK. According to the Daily Mail, Lily has left her “chav” look behind in order to be a “style queen”.
Methinks me spies Photoshops. Y/N? Photoshop or not, Lily does look quite pretty […]

22-year-old pop star Lily Allen is officially preggers. The father is her boyfriend since September, Ed Simons, one half of the Chemical Brothers.
Ohhhh boy.
What are your best guesses for what the baby will be named? Chanel? Chips? Trainer? Do they make chav wear for kids?
Let’s have a stroll down memory lane: Here’s a video of […]

Ooohhhyeaah! The Kooks will be releasing Konk, their second album on Astralwerks on April 15, 2008.
Here’s the dish:

Taking its name from Ray Davies’ studio in North London where it was recorded, ‘Konk’ will be released in the US on April 15, 2008 on Astralwerks. “Konk” follows up to their debut album ‘Inside In, Inside Out’, […]

Yes, yes, I know… a little bit past its prime, but you know me, always tardy to the blogging party. (With running after my six children, training a flea circus, and making macaroni sculptures to sell on Ebay, it’s hard to find time to keep up with the kids.)
On Thursday night I was pretty tired, […]

Over the last week, I’ve seen two “movie musicals” of sorts–Julie Taymor’s artful stab at a Beatles opera called Across the Universe, and Anton Corbijn’s Ian Curtis biopic, Control.
Both movies had their strong points, but both had their weaknesses.
The most succinct way of describing Across the Universe is to call it “a magical train wreck.” […]

If you have ever visited an Ikea or perused their catalog, you too may have noticed that many designs have been created by a man named “Chris Martin.” I have often wondered what this “Chris Martin” looked like, if he bared any resemblance to the Chris Martin married to Gwyneth Paltrow and lead singer of […]