According to various sources, The New Yorker is standing behind its story that Prince has besmirched the gay lifestyle with some bible-thumping judgement high atop his purple throne. Prince’s minions are denying any of this, of course, with typically half-assed "out of context" excuses. No one wants to be publicly blackballed as a bigot, but […]

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Franz Ferdinand’s follow-up to the whirlwind success of its fey interpretation of Gang of Four didn’t exactly cash in on the momentum very effectively. The pomp and ego took precedent over the actual tunes, diverting the band’s return to the dreaded sophomore-slump bins. In the three years hence, the band has built a fair amount […]

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"Carnival of Light", the rare, "mythical" Beatles track that Paul McCartney is teasing journalists with, doesn’t exactly sound like a good time. There’s a reason the other three Beatles wanted no part in making public the 14 minutes of "shrieks and psychedelic effects" recorded on January 5, 1967. Now that he only has Ringo and […]

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[photo via Brooklyn DIY] I was a full-throttle Jawbreaker fan right up until 1995’s Dear You, which seemed to ruin everything, especially for my admittedly biased-towards-the-rock college radio ears. I’m not sure how it would sit with me now, and I don’t really care. Life’s too short to revisit failure. I just remember the moment […]

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At a show the other night at La Cigale in Paris, Vampire Weekend did a bang-up job on this cover of Plastic Bertrand’s “Ça Plane Pour Moi”, the original of which was recently featured here. The band’s new single for “The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance” should be out soon backed with a version featuring […]

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Having been forced into hating Pete Doherty because of his ridiculous antics as opposed to actually disliking his music, I’ve admittedly never given him a fair shake musically. I’ve just been so put off by his persona that I couldn’t bare to listen. And now one of my all-time-favorite guitar players is heading into the […]

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Well, if you subscribe to Devo’s own name-branded theory about man’s de-evolution, then new music by Devo is terrible by definition. But if you suspend your disbelief and take Devo’s proselytizing with a grain of salt, you might be able to appreciate the band’s first new vinyl release in decades. You may have already heard […]

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