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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 …
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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 …
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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
According to reports published in WWD today, The Strokes have gotten into a tiff over money with Wenner Media over their compensation fee for playing Rolling Stone’s 1,000 issue celebration next week. It is rumored that Wenner originally made a verbal agreement for an undisclosed sum to the rock ‘n’ rollers but have since scaled …
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New York, Neewwww Yoooorrrkk! Did you catch the New York Times Web site redesign that launched this morning? Only thing is, doesn’t it kinda look suspiciously similar to the New York magazine site redesign which happened earlier this year? Hmmm… Well in the New York Times‘ defense, redesigns take a very long time (According to …
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Just when you thought Nick Zinner was the only guitarist that was going to stick it to his critics this week, the king of hating journos and the ‘Net has returned to upstage him. Yes, that’s right, it’s the incorrigible Jack White! Check out the hate spew posted on the WS site yesterday: What a …
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Please vote for Jacob Goodman in ElleGirl!‘s “Last Guy Standing” contest, who is our friend Lizzie’s younger bro. The winner gets 10k, none of which will go to me. I mean, who else are you going to vote for, the freaking “vegetarian/DJ” guy? Puullleassseee.
According to WWD, San Francisco-based publisher Tom Hartle may not have sealed the deal with purchasing SPIN quite yet, but that hasn’t stopped him from quietly offering jobs to fill up his magazine. Word is that Hartle is looking to tap former Blender editor in chief Andy Pemberton for the top position at the mag …
Ohmigod! I just found out about this cool new thing. It’s called “blogging.” It’s like the hottest thing ever. I just read about it on this thing called the “internet“! All kidding aside, I just saw this right now. New York magazine’s newest issue takes on “The Blog Establishment.” It’s a lengthy article by Clive …
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