Who wouldn’t? Well, the world’s only purple androgynous Jehova’s Witness is set to launch his own fragrance named after his last studio album, 3121. On its official web home, 3121perfume.com, the new smell is portrayed as “a kaleidoscope of rich florals…Xquisite, Mysterious, Xotic.” The perfume will be in stores on July 7th. Later this summer, […]

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So, the promotional posters were close, but this is the final artwork for Interpol’s third record, Our Love to Admire, due out July 10, 2007 on Capitol. I’d be more shocked if I hadn’t already seen the cover of “The Heinrich Maneuver” single. Ok, so they’re tapping the whole safari, Banana Republic vibe. I’m not […]

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Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx is set to release his first solo album, entitled The Heroin Diaries, which shares its name with a forthcoming memoir by the budding author. Clearly inspired by the success of Motley Crue’s amazingly un-put-down-able autobiography, Dirt, Sixx evidently has more stories about his drug struggles. If he can top anything […]

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The Warmth of the Sun is due May 22 via Capitol/EMI with 28 songs hand-picked by The Beach Boys (the ones that remain, obviously). Avoiding much of the band’s commercial side (and painful faux pas like “Kokomo”), this collection focuses on some of the more obscure, artsy tracks in The Beach Boys’ heady oeuvre, including […]

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Following in the footsteps of, uhh, formidable talents like Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani, UK pop star Lily Allen is preparing her own limited fashion line. The Lily Loves range will feature “six edgy dresses and some accessories and footwear.” Allen’s style has been dubbed “chavvy chic”, the definition of which I am unaware; however, […]

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In an interview with XFM, New Order bassist Peter Hook confirmed that electronic pop pioneers New Order have broken up permanently (probably for the best, considering recent output). For those assuming this is just another notoriously long break, Hook explains: “Well, yeah, me and Bernard [Sumner – New Order singer] aren’t working together. Bernard went […]

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What’s the fastest way to bore yourself into a stupor? Listening to a seven-disc set of live Pearl Jam, obvs. I almost fell asleep just typing that. Yes, for some ungodly reason, Pearl Jam is unleashing 76 songs worth of live material on its poor fans, whoever they may be these days. Honestly, who is […]

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