John Lydon doesn’t give a rats ass about credibility or legacies or selling out. He’s in this game for his own amusement. Hence, the multiple ($$$) Sex Pistols reunions, the cringe-worthy butter commercials, and the even more cringe-worthy appearance on I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here.  PIL was merely the only outlet left for Lydon to […]

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Actual events are scheduled that lend credence to the news that Fiona Apple might have a new record nearing release. Ever since L.A. Reid recently tweeted a welcome back message to Fiona, news items have been trickling in. But now there are actual tour dates lined up. Still no concrete album news, but this is […]

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New single from one of my favorite records of last year. The Drums have an uncanny knack for creating catchy as hell earworms, as I keep returning to this album again and again. The video is a head-scratcher, though. It stars transgender model Amanda Lepore. It’s not a story so much as a slow pastiche […]

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Blur received a Brit award last night for “outstanding contribution to music.” The band played an 11-minute set consisting of career-spanning highlights (“Girls & Boys,” “Song 2,” “Parklife,” “Tender,” and my all-time favorite Blur song, “This Is A Low”). Having just played a few nights prior at the War Child benefit (see previous post), this […]

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via pitchfork.

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A lot of people hatin’ on that Superbowl performance. Yeah, she was clearly miming, but I thought she was more entertaining than any performer for the past ten years save Prince. And I think her new single is beyond catchy.

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Amazingly catchy new single from our favorite gay misanthrope, which is taken from the forthcoming Love at the Bottom of the Sea album. NSFW due to the nakedness.

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