The Modern Age

Check out this new music video for “Who” by British/American band the Five O’Clock Heroes, featuring vocals by superstar Brit model Agyness Deyn:
Who
Surprisingly, Agyness sounds quite good…. Thoughts?
TMA friend Adam Neustadter directed the video. Writes Adam on his blog: “The track was recorded on a Friday and the video was shot the following afternoon. It […]

Found this video from the TriBeCa Film Festival Music Lounge over at the Music Slut: Chris Thile (formerly of Nickel Creek, now of the Punch Brothers) doing his bluegrass cover of The Strokes’ song “Heart in a Cage.”

Personally I love this version of the song. I think the slowness and simplicity of singing the song […]

Beth Ditto and the gang of the Gossip rocked the house on Letterman last night. Dittos electric performance, complete with neon makeup and traffic sign-patterned tube dress, surely weaseled them some new found fans.
When it was all over, Dave suggested that he and the band “rent a van and drive across the country.” To which […]

The sophomore album by British rockers The Kooks is now out in stores.
I took a few spins of the album today and was all in all impressed. As readers of this site will recall, I absolutely adore the Kooks, so I had high expectations (and a little trepidation) for the new album.

Although some of the […]

Just answer the following question and you could win one of 5 signed Futureheads “The Beginning of the Twist” UK Single Packs!

The Single Import Pack includes CD and two 7″’s from The Futureheads.
QUESTION: Who is the director of “The Beginning of the Twist” music video?
EMAIL THE ANSWER BEFORE APRIL 2, 2008 TO “CONTEST at THEMODERNAGE.ORG” […]

…is melting my MIND. The herky-jerky stop-and-go motion is a little difficult to watch. Now I know what it’s like to have epilepsy.

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.

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 […]

I have often been accused of having incurable Anglophilia, but IT’S JUST NOT TRUE, OK? I actually have Scotophilia, which is the obsession with Scottish people. Am I to be held negatively responsible for their hot accents?
Anyhoo, on Sunday the 2008 Empire Awards were held in London, and TMA favorite, James McAvoy won for Best […]

Check out the latest installment of the Basement Tapes for exclusive performances of the now Seattle-based indie rock fave, Say Hi (aka- the artist formerly known as “Say Hi to Your Mom”). (The 16-year-old kid down the hall who loves robots, rainbows, and being scared of bullies will be eating this shiz UP!)

Features some videos, […]