Singer-songwriter Adam Green, formerly of The Moldy Peaches, and now of solo fame, made his film debut last night at NYC’s Anthology Film Archives with the premiere of The Wrong Ferrari. Shot completely on Green’s iPhone (seriously), The Wrong Ferrari is an hour of hilarity, insanity, and obscene brilliance. Continue reading
The Strokes
Madison Square Garden, Manhattan
April 1, 2011
Forget all that you’ve read. Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture, Nick Valensi, and Fabrizio Moretti are boxing in the title fight of a lifetime. Weighing in at (most likely) a collective 800 pounds of unwashed hair, Fender equipment, and general insanity, The Strokes tore Madison Square Garden down to the ground and built it up again. Like a bruised fighter who gets battered for a few bloody rounds only to rise up and win with an impassioned blow, New York’s garage rock kings just sent a massive “Fuck You” to every spiritless critic who has scorned them since their return to the spotlight. The Strokes belong to New York City and we belong to them, with all of our night owls, bar rats, starving artists, and party girls. They make their music for us. The same blood runs through our veins. With that, tonight was as much of a “Thank You” as it was a “Fuck You”. Oh, and Elvis Costello was there, too. Continue reading
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“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
By Meghan Blalock
“Born This Way” was not love at first listen for me: I found the opening lines banal and drab, the melody weak and the song as a whole monotonous and sort of, well, boring. Compared with “Bad Romance,” the debut single off her second album The Fame Monster, with its epic climbs and falls, its oh-u-oh-u-ohs, its screeching profession of love, “BTW” seemed lackluster. But I listened to it again, trying not to make it into something it’s not – that’s right, it’s about to get real meta in here – and I liked it more. Continue reading
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After five long years since their last release, The Strokes finally dropped the first single from their fourth album, Angles. For a while, no one thought any new material from these guys would even see the light of day, after numerous delays and the rumored tension in the band. In fact, I don’t think I even believed that I would be hearing new material from them today until I actually pressed the play button (and I’m a huge fan).
The verdict: absence makes the heart grow fonder. For me at least. Continue reading
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Lissie
January 28th, 2011
Webster Hall, East Village
“I’m a scorpio, so you better watch out.”
More than her astrological sign, though, watch out for Lissie’s set list. Fellow female folk musicians especially. Don’t expect Elisabeth Maurus to put on a babydoll dress and sing pressed against auto-harp or toy piano, or anything of the sort. As of late, girls in folk rock have gotten the bad rep of being no more than walking, talking, Urban Outfitters ads with breathy vocals stuttering “I love him”. As for Lissie, having style is all about attitude and skill, sans gimmicks. Cue the tequila and telecasters. Continue reading
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21 - Adele
By Derek Fearon
Adele is too lovable to wish pain upon, but I almost want her to have more breakups if this is what happens. And it’s cool, she’s 21, she says she’s an adult and she can handle it. Continue reading
