As with any pointless list, this list of the 15 creepiest album covers over at Odee has its share of hits and misses. Anything current like Butthole Surfers or Lords of Acid just seems forced and lame. Ooh, a cartoon pencil jammed in an ear.  Shocking. But some true gold awaits in a few shining […]

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Nickelback has been a punching bag for anyone with ears for years, but for some inexplicable reason Chris Martin of Coldplay has decided to side with the insipid Canadian quartet, saying, “They take a lot of flack from people who have never done fuck all in their life. I think they’re great. That’s my final […]

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Oh, this is maddening. The woman who killed three Chicago musicians, including Silkworm’s Michael Dahlquist, is being released from prison after serving less than half of her eight-year sentence. According to the Chicago Tribune [via Pitchfork], this is how she’s getting off so easy: “Sliwinski’s time in prison was reduced by a sentencing law that […]

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Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has responded to erstwhile bandleader Damon Albarn’s premature claim that “Blur is over.” Who knows what the fuck is going on in these guys’ heads, but it’s interesting to see Graham actually defensive about Blur’s future. That’s progress.  It’s probably just a pissing contest with Damon, but if it leads to […]

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Solange Knowles (the not famous Knowles sister) shows her contempt for having to lower herself to sit through a perky morning chat show by smugly trying to embarrass the host after misappropriating an off-air introduction. Sadly, Solange is so irretrievably illiterate that the best line she can muster is beyond incomprehensible: “Please don’t talk me […]

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Via the always entertaining About Today comes the question regarding Ra Ra Riot as the new Arcade Fire, Annuals, et al. Hell, the blogosphere is all ra ra ra about ra ra riot, but honestly, I just don’t get it. Then again, I never really got into The Annuals despite the dozens of recommendations from […]

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. [via Metal Inquisition]

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