The Modern Age

Time Out New York’s latest issue takes New York critics to task by dissecting their knowledge, style, taste, and influence and ranking them.
For music critics, The New Yorker’s Sasha Frere-Jones comes out on top, with a 4.98, and New York Times critic (and favorite TMA villian–yup, still pissed about that Strokes review like 3 years [...]

Check out the latest issue of Time Out New York featuring some familiar faces as part of a story called “The Closet Will Rock” which dresses up music industry professionals in clothing designed by musicians. Link from the Imaginary Socialite.

Check out this NY Magazine article about Albert Hammond Jr.’s favorite places to eat in Lower Manhattan.
When Albert isn’t eating Raisin Bran, he eats at some pretty great places like Brown, Frank, and La Esquina. But anyone else happen to notice this little nugget?:
I had Japanese that night — I go to Esashi. It’s literally [...]

…I mean, baby Suri. Sorry. I get confused on this one. It totally looks like that baby is wearing a toupee.
Besides the weird hair, that baby is pretty cute.
Vanity Fair gets the big baby scoop. On stands today!

An entire restaurant devoted to Mac ‘n’ Cheese?!??!!? Holy crap, I’m about to cry. As you may know, M ‘n’ C is one of my favorite foods, so you can imagine how chuffed I was when I read about S’MAC, on 1st Ave and 12th Street, in New York magazine this week. SIGN ME UP!

So SPIN Editor-in-Chief Andy Pemberton resigned yesterday and now SPIN.com is down for the count. Coincidence??? Hmmm…
When you log onto the site you get a lovely GoDaddy.com message telling you the site is “coming soon”. But don’t start gearing up your WhoIs searches, the domain is not available for purchase. It’s parked until 2010…probably when [...]

So there’s this thing I keep hearing about, something called “the internet.” Then there’s this other really neat sounding thing I also keep hearing about, it’s called “blogs.” I read all about it in Rolling Stone, because they have a new “blog” on the “internet”: Rock and Roll Daily.
All kidding aside, please read it because [...]

The Raconteurs are on the cover of the newest issue of SPIN. White background, Jack in the forefront, other guys in the back. Check it ouuuut at a local newstand near you.

While dispensing vital dating advice to Jane, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz made the following comment:
People meeting on MySpace, I think it’s just the most terrible way to get to know somebody.
GOLD! That is my favorite quote of the week. Do you agree/disagree with that statment?
Oh, and for the record, Pete prefers “chance encounters”…let’s just [...]

Rolling Stone unleashes their 1-million-dollar 3-D cover this Friday in the form of their 1,000th issue.
What do you think? Who’s your favorite/least favorite cover boy/girl? And how do you feel about Kurt Cobain using an electric blue guitar whilst wearing angel wings?

Source: USA Today