I realize it’s some times shitty to be in a touring band. You don’t really make that much money, unless your selling out stadiums the world over. Everybody’s downloading your album, so your CD’s just collect dust at the merch table. But, artists are supposed to have it rough. My sympathy only extends so far. But it […]

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Prince plans to sue YouTube for its lackluster filtering practices in an effort to “reclaim his art.” And while he’s at it, eBay and The Pirate Bay are on his list, too. If he’s on a quest to become the new Metallica, then this might be a good idea. But Metallica’s notorious bitching and complaining […]

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With the stateside release of Control nearly here and word of a Jon Savage Joy Division “documentary” on its way, it’s worth checking out this short documentary from 1988, which includes interviews with New Order, Rob Gretton, Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus and Paul Morley. (part I,part II ) “I think what has happened now is […]

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I am usually keen on Slate’s perspective on news, sports, politics, culture and such, so I was bemused when contributor Taylor Clark spent 1300 words inexplicably raving about how cool Portland, Ore., is. Clark name drops residents Isaac Brock, James Mercer, Stephen Malkmus, Elliott Smith, Janet Weiss, Britt Daniel, Colin Meloy, Chris Walla, Johnny Marr, […]

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when discussing the SNL Digital Short, “Dick in a Box,” amongst your peers, kindly refer to it as “the Emmy Award winning…”

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The AV Club’s Steven Hyden has found “the most rockin’ song of all time.” “I’m going way out on a limb here, and I’m probably just asking for trouble, but I think I’ve found the most rockin’ song of all time. Not the best, not my favorite, not the most essential and not the most […]

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As bad as rock stars seem to be at living, some simply refuse to die. And in the same report that, uhh, brilliantly concluded that rock stars are more likely to choke on their own vomit than, say, normal folks, it is also duly noted that since 1980: “…the number of pop stars who die within […]

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