Fast Years support Howler in Brooklyn next Friday at the Cameo Gallery, and while they're probably not quite ready to blow the Minneapolis band offstage quite yet, there's sufficient bark to their garage stomp to merit a listen. Pic: Christaan Felber Read more... NME Blogs … [Read more...]
Radar Tip Of The Day 98: Hookworms
November 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
I think Leeds is on fire right now. Eagulls, Spectrals, Wet Nuns, Heart Ships…there are LOADS of great bands from there or thereabouts, and today's tip Hookworms should most definitely be added to that list. I've waxed lyrical about Peaking Lights before, but I can't help but draw comparison to them and this fivepiece. This is no bad thing, and if you're in Manchester on December 10 I'd urge you to check them both out, on the same bill, at the Deaf Institute. Cool gig, that. Anyway, back to … [Read more...]
Why I Won’t Follow The Casey Anthony Trial
June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I admit I know virtually nothing about the trial of Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her almost three-year-old toddler, Caylee. I find the media and the public’s obsessive preoccupation with this murder trial to be morbid, just as it was with the 1996 Jon Benet Ramsey murder case. But, most of all, I just find it—put it politely— selective. Virtually every month in New York City a young child is murdered either by his or her mother or the mother’s boyfriend or the adult … [Read more...]
Hella Good
April 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You’ll want to mosey on over to the Review section to check out Scott Willat ‘s eyewitness report on the Annie Mac show at Webster Hall in New York this past weekend. Scott’s review features a thumbs-up for SAVOY, the up-and-coming Brooklyn-based electro-house trio that opened for Annie Mac. If you drop by SAVOY’s home page, you’ll find a totally excellent selection of recent tracks, including killer remixes of “Like a G6″ and — we couldn’t believe it, either — “Money … [Read more...]
50 Sexy Celebrity Nip-Slips for National Hanging Out Day
April 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
April 19th is National Hanging Out Day, which despite what you might think, is not about chilling out with your best buds. According to Treehugger.com, it’s day when we ignore the dryer and air dry your clothes on a clothesline outdoors. The holiday was actually founded by “clothesline activist” Alexander Lee, and is meant to promote your “right to dry” laundry outdoors, a simple, green middle finger to zoning laws, landlords and the homeowners’ associations who prohibit it. … [Read more...]
