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I mentioned this a loooong time ago, but now I’m finally doing it. Those of you who subscribe to this feed should seriously consider switching over to this one, because I’m deleting the first one at the end of the week. So, click on that second link (or, that big orange square on [...]

More than anything else (I’ll leave the “else” to the entire Internet), isn’t the above performance another fascinating example of Jay-Z’s continuing efforts at world domination through identity synergy? Think about it: Jay-Z settling a “beef” at Glastonbury with arguably the CEO of the festival at this point, by adopting part of Gallagher’s brand [...]

The Man Man cover band, Fan Fan. (via)

First, this somewhat batshit, totally unexpected ending to an otherwise pretty basic Radiohead/NIN thing (emphasis mine):
But more troubling even than the hypocrisy of a few rock stars is the narcissism at the heart of the phenomenon of home remixing–the notion that to take a work of creative expression [...]

The Man Man cover band, Fan Fan. (via)

First, this somewhat batshit, totally unexpected ending to an otherwise pretty basic Radiohead/NIN thing (emphasis mine):
But more troubling even than the hypocrisy of a few rock stars is the narcissism at the heart of the phenomenon of home remixing–the notion that to take a work of creative expression [...]

Family and friends said Scott shared his namesake’s whimsical smile.

I HIT THE STAGE AND PEOPLE HAD BEEN THROWING SHIT ON THE STAGE AND HAD ACTUALLY HIT THE JANE SCREEN WITH, I GUESS BOTTLES OR SOMETHING AND HAD BROKEN MY FUCKING SCREEN. REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A SHORTY AND WATER WOULD HIT THE TV??????
SOMETIMES I GO 2, 3 DAYS W/O SLEEP WORKING ON MY [...]

I doubt there’s much more to it than coincidence, but Hua Hsu’s Slate piece on “fuck” bands couldn’t be better timed. It runs, of course, on the same day that the guy who questioned– at first humorously, then later, quite seriously– the same sort of linguistic propriety in a completely different era passed away. [...]

A discussion of the incessant(ly annoying) urge for folks to make blurry visual documents of the shows they attend is happening here and here and here. Though I’ve been known to snap a few pix here and there at shows, that tendency has waned exponentially along with my fascination at, you know, being able [...]

Let’s start a big huge rumor. (Full 1 | Full 2)