Right now it’s really hot in New York. Really hot. Something about the vacant, tropical, acid-house sound on this album makes it perfect for what we’re all sweating through here. Recorded in (where else?) Ibiza (upon, reportedly, a legendarily massive load of drugs), this 1989 release strikes
Richard Rosner, a former ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ contestant, is suing the show because he claims that the correct answer to the question that knocked him off the show (at the $16,000 mark, incidentally) was not among the four choices he was given. How could an asshole
In this album San Francisco’s The Lies have crafted an intense, lovely, soaring effort that touches so many different levels of emotion and influence that this seems almost to be in a field all of its own. Keep an eye on what they do next. Favorite tracks: ‘Accident &
Detroit’s Adult. (always written with the period) is detailed, nuanced, modern, electronic music for every activity that comes to mind. Hard to describe, except in that it features pervasive vocals, extremely well-written songs, and an impeccable sense of the drama it creates. Favorite track: ‘Hand to Phone’
For the stutter beat in ‘Electronic Performers.’ For the chorus of ‘How Does It Make You Feel?’ (and for the lights). And for everything about ‘Sex Born Poison,’ this, Air’s newest release, is the album of the week. This isn’t fashion music, it’s not photo-shoot music,
Creating Public Service Announcements to the web community, doing the work for the love of the craft, taking the fear out of facing reality: ANDREW WOMACK chatted with designer Petter Ringbom about his design, your design, and going berserk.
The man who put up the cash to build the first New York City subway line (from City Hall to 145th Street) was one August Belmont, Jr. He so loved riding his subway line that he commissioned the building of his own private subway car… And when the car was
Dark, driving punk rock sewn from the same fabric as Unwound. But it’s different, mind you: this is death-wish music. Oh, yes, and then comes the screaming. Might want to make that stop, though. Favorite track: ‘The Open Sea’
They played two shows here in New York last weekend—both sold out and I didn’t get into either one. It’s a shame, too, since I saw them last year at what was one of the most impressive shows I’d seen in a long, long time. This,
Hershey’s has a children’s site, called Kidztown, that features a message board that allows users (presumably children) to post questions, one would guess, generally related to chocolate. Some of the questions, however, seem to stray a bit from the subject at hand. And they range from the innocent:
