The new record, In Our Nature, is out September 25 via Mute. Andreas Nilsson directs this quietly disturbing, pig-faced tale.

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Directed by Martin Scorsese. Still, it doesn’t look like it will rival Cocksucker Blues or even Gimme Shelter… And what the ass is Christina Aguilera doing in it?

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This elevator is in free-fall. The latest Amy Winehouse escapade has her being photographed covered in blood and scratches, running away from her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, to get into a car with strangers, only to be seen locked arm and arm with him mere hours later. It all sounds very stable, much like a day in the […]

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So, music news is all over the fact that Morrissey allegedly turned down 75 million to reform The Smiths. If it’s true, I applaud his decision. Whatever his motives (and I’m sure they’re catty and sinister at the core), at least he retains his integrity. It’s not about the money. How many bands can say […]

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Since Robert Smith needed more time to come up with words that rhyme with “again”, his band’s fall tour of North America has been pushed to the spring to coincide with the release its 13th, as-yet-untitled new record. Beyond that, guitarist Porl Thompson is looking pretty bad ass these days. The fact that he’s back in […]

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“Sleevage is a blog all about music cover art. From the LP’s of the 60’s to the digital artworks of now.”

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Neil Hannon is almost as famous for his covers as he is for his own grandiose, idiosyncratic pop as The Divine Comedy. This 2004 cover of Queens of the Stone Age’s best single is expertly chosen, as Hannon’s baritone contrasts so severely with his falsetto that it makes for a jarring and exciting combination. He […]

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