I’m not sure if you heard or not, but Coachella was supposed to suck this year. They couldn’t get any decent acts on the bill– I mean, how could Prince and Portishead possibly compete with the likes of the Chili Peppers or a reunited Rage Against the Machine? Or hot new underground acts that you’ve […]
Drew Barrymore is helping authorities in their investigation of a hit-and-run that she was involved in Monday in Los Angeles.Barrymore was driving in West Hollywood Monday when she was rear-ended, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Kristin Aloma.Barrymore, 33, followed the other driver — who allegedly fled the scene — but ended up losing […]
Nostalgic hip-hop heads yearn for the music of its golden era: the late ’80s and early ’90s. Back then, many say hip-hop was eclectic and pure and truly represented their neglected generation. The jazzy beats and introspective rhymes of A Tribe Called Quest, Souls of Mischief, Rakim, De La Soul and Black Moon pumped out […]
It is five months since Adele Adkins was named the winner of the first Brit Awards Critics Choice, prompting the whirlwind that followed: topping a BBC insiders’ poll for the Sound of 2008, a record deal with XL, her first proper single, “Chasing Pavements” going to No 2 in January and her debut album, 19, […]
The last couple of online entertainment betting weeks have taken away some of the profits we made earlier in the show, but we’ll continue to press on as the David vs. David battle looks to only be a couple weeks away. With Brooke White getting voted off last week, the next two weeks will decide […]
American Idol’s resident rocker got mixed reviews on a night themed around influential rock songs.Tulsa musician David Cook scored points with the judges Tuesday night for his performance of the Who’s classic “Baba O’Riley,” after they were less-than-enthralled by his take on Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf.”“That’s more like the David Cook I’ve […]
You can’t blame Matt Wilson if he’s hearing voices these days.As J. Pierrepont Finch, the lead character in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” - which begins a three-week run tonight at the White Plains Performing Arts Center - Wilson hears the “voice” of the book offering tips on how to achieve what […]
We have decided not to support IE6 for the time being, as it has serious problems coping with some of the more advanced features of the new Playlouder, and our small-but-dedicated team of developers is so busy cooking up exciting new features that we don’t have the time to coax it into playing along.However, you’ll […]
We’ve got a new “Think Again” column here called “The End of Network News?”Today’s Altercation is authored by Lt. Col. Bob Bateman:Before the politics, the analysis, the emotion, and counter-emotion about what he said, or what Gen. Petraeus did not say, or what anyone thinks he should have said, come bubbling up, I think perhaps […]
Stereogum Presents… Enjoyed: A Tribute to Björk ’s Post. The 12-track cover song compilation features Stereogum favorites and this year’s most buzzed about indie musicians paying homage to Bj ö rk with their own interpretations of her music. The tribute is available as a free download (in MP3 format, and as […]