Apr 30, 2008
Veteran Canadian outfit Sloan are set to release their tenth studio full-length (discounting the Peppermint EP, including Recorded Live At A Sloan Party which was not recorded at a party, etc.) in 16 years. Prolific. That’s what happens when you have four songwriters, though, and that’s how they came upon the name for the new record: Parallel Play, as in that developmental psych term you learned while misdiagnosing yourself with every affliction in your Psych 101 book in high school. “I’m Not A Kid Anymore” comes from bassist/singer Chris Murphy, who explains the track’s title like so:
I wanted to write a song about how we’re old now and we think we have this pain in the ass job but in the scheme of things it’s pretty awesome. We work 9 to 5 but it’s the other 9 to 5 as in 9 pm to 5 am. It’s really not that bad.
Yeah that’s not a complaint to utter too loudly, Chris. (We know a good fifty some bands that would love trade places with you.) This song, on the other hand … well, turn this shit up as loudly as possible. It’s a gritty power popper with just the right the bit of Revolver-era harmonies to the bridge.
Veteran Canadian outfit Sloan are set to release their tenth studio full-length (discounting the Peppermint EP, including Recorded Live At A Sloan Party which was not recorded at a party, etc.) in 16 years. Prolific. That's what happens when you have four songwriters, though, and that's how they came upon the name for the new record: Parallel Play, as in that developmental psych term you learned while misdiagnosing yourself with every affliction in your Psych 101 book in high school. "I'm Not ... Read More
Apr 30, 2008
Unless you were born with one of those silver spoons, you likely work a day job, sneaking time for your own business when not taking care of someone else’s. You’re not alone. Brandon Stosuy finds out how our favorite indie artists make ends meet…
Port O’Brien started three years ago as the duo (and couple) of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin. The Bay Area band’s currently a quintet, but the two remain at the group’s core. It’s a highly autobiographical project. For instance, they have a song called “Fisherman’s Son” and it’s not one of those seafaring Decemberists metaphors: Vocalist and guitarist Van Pierszalowski actually is the son of a commercial fisherman. He’s a fisherman himself, too. As any number of tracks like “Stuck On A Boat” suggest, when Port O’Brien sing about heading to sea, there’s life experience affixed to the chorus. In fact, every summer Pierszalowski joins his father on Kodiak Island in Alaska to fish salmon. Goodwin, who sings and plays banjo, keyboard, and mandolin, goes north, too, as Head Baker at the Larsen Bay cannery. (This summer, bassist Caleb Nichols also worked at the cannery.)
Like Bon Iver’s love of the Wisconsin landscape and respect for the hunting tradition, these are the sort of “job” you don’t quit. After the discussions with Van (who details some fishing accidents) and Cambria (who offers a recipe for cayenne cocoa cake), take a listen to a couple Port O’Brien tracks.
Unless you were born with one of those silver spoons, you likely work a day job, sneaking time for your own business when not taking care of someone else's. You're not alone. Brandon Stosuy finds out how our favorite indie artists make ends meet...Port O'Brien started three years ago as the duo (and couple) of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin. The Bay Area band's currently a quintet, but the two remain at the group's core. It's a highly autobiographical project. For instance, ... Read More
Apr 30, 2008
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→ cutie ryan gosling totally cares about chicks...like real ones that go chirp chirp! the peta files
→ jennifer aniston and john mayer really did have a sexy weekend together! popsugar
→ somehow rumer 'trys to hard' willis landed herself on the beautiful people list dlisted
→ clay aiken's new song (debuted on QVC - ugh) is an obvious cry from the closet... towleroad
→ papa joe wants ashlee simpson & pete wentz to be reality newlyweds version 2.0 cele|bitchy
→ jessica simpson is calling tony her ... Read More
Apr 30, 2008
Drunken Stepfather: Coleen Mcloughlin does the bikini thing
Bossip: Djimon strikes back
Bastardly: Jennifer Tilly is lucky in life and cards
CityRag: Celebrity cameltoe game
CoEd: Lobster vs Cat
Celebitchy: …
Drunken Stepfather: Coleen Mcloughlin does the bikini thing
Bossip: Djimon strikes back
Bastardly: Jennifer Tilly is lucky in life and cards
CityRag: Celebrity cameltoe game
CoEd: Lobster vs Cat
Celebitchy: Edie Falco talks about hiding breast cancer
FHM: Keeley Hazell the pop star
INO: Chris Brown is the new Usher
DRW (Site NSFW): Chanelle Hayes shows off her ass
ASL: Chace Crawford needs shampoo
Dlisted: TomKat better watch out
SOW: Which one is Sharon Stone?
CS: Alicia Keys arrives
College Humor: Hooters beer trick
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Apr 30, 2008
Aussie Modular people and BTW Class of ‘06 Van She have stopped the gap between LPs with a flood of remixes, all credited to their thinly veiled remixing alter-ego VanShe Technologic (including the best “1234″ remix out there). Now the band’s back with another round of synthed up, new romantic stuff of their own creation. Except apparently it’ll be darker than last time, and director Lorin Askil got the memo. On the left: “Kelly.” On the right: “Strangers.”
 
Fans of the old, don’t feel abandoned: At least they still love the letter V. And also creating songs to dance to whilst remembering (or discovering) the ’80s.
Aussie Modular people and BTW Class of '06 Van She have stopped the gap between LPs with a flood of remixes, all credited to their thinly veiled remixing alter-ego VanShe Technologic (including the best "1234" remix out there). Now the band's back with another round of synthed up, new romantic stuff of their own creation. Except apparently it'll be darker than last time, and director Lorin Askil got the memo. On the left: "Kelly." On the right: "Strangers."  Fans of the old, ... Read More
Apr 30, 2008
Pictured here is Pink jogging on the beach in a tank top. Not pictured here is the plastic fork I used to stab my eyes …
Pictured here is Pink jogging on the beach in a tank top. Not pictured here is the plastic fork I used to stab my eyes out with. A mighty fine fork it was.
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Apr 30, 2008
Britney Spears was working out at Bally Total Fitness when she thought it would be a good idea to run out of the locker room …
Britney Spears was working out at Bally Total Fitness when she thought it would be a good idea to run out of the locker room wrapped in only a towel to get some water. Because clearly that minute it would take to put on clothes was too long of a wait. She might as well have cartwheeled out of the bathroom shouting, “Hey, look at me! I’m Britney Spears! I’m naked under this towel! Tee hee!” To which I would have replied, ... Read More
Apr 30, 2008
In 2004, R.E.M. and Bruce Springsteen took part in the Vote For Change tour, along with the Dixie Chicks, DMB, Jackson Browne, Pearl Jam, etc., to inspire folks to vote against George W. Bush. It didn’t work, obviously, but four years later we stumbled upon footage of the R.E.M. guys practicing for their performances with the Boss from the D. A. Pennebaker documentary National Anthem: Inside the Vote for Change Concert. As the documentary title suggests, the R.E.M./E Street collaboration was for one of the final concerts, which took place in Washington D.C. So, yeah, it might be old footage, but it never gets old watching a giddy Stipe offer the Boss R.E.M. swag or Peter Buck figuring out how to play “Born To Run.” Also, Mike Mills sings with his mouth full.
In 2004, R.E.M. and Bruce Springsteen took part in the Vote For Change tour, along with the Dixie Chicks, DMB, Jackson Browne, Pearl Jam, etc., to inspire folks to vote against George W. Bush. It didn't work, obviously, but four years later we stumbled upon footage of the R.E.M. guys practicing for their performances with the Boss from the D. A. Pennebaker documentary National Anthem: Inside the Vote for Change Concert. As the documentary title suggests, the R.E.M./E Street collaboration was for ... Read More
Apr 30, 2008
Though I now have access to post lots of photos legally (yay!), there are still a few I can’t post. So, I’ll continue taking you on a walk through the latest photos - just click on each of the individual links to see the HQ images!
Hilary Duff arrives to MTV TRL with Mike Comrie
Hilary looks […]
Though I now have access to post lots of photos legally (yay!), there are still a few I can’t post. So, I’ll continue taking you on a walk through the latest photos - just click on each of the individual links to see the HQ images!
Hilary Duff arrives to MTV TRL with Mike Comrie
Hilary looks great in that trench coat!
Don’t forget to check out the show photos here!
Hilary and Mike, as previously posted, went shopping in NYC together on April 27th
Mike is ... Read More
Apr 30, 2008
David Blaine has done it. He’s set a new world record for holding his breath. He deprived himself of fresh oxygen for 17 minutes and …
David Blaine has done it. He’s set a new world record for holding his breath. He deprived himself of fresh oxygen for 17 minutes and 4 seconds, beating the previous record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds.
“I feel great,” the bearded 35-year-old Brooklyn-born Blaine said when he was pulled to the surface after setting the mark.
“I actually started to doubt I was going to make it because I’d never done it with such a high heart rate,” he added. His aides said ... Read More
