the culture of methe culture of mei'm what you would consider an obsessive consumer of pop music. i write about pop culture with opinions and without any objectivity in mind. i buy music with the money i should spend on food. my name is that dude jeff and this is the culture of me. Articles
mp-FREE: Benny Blanco remixes Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl"
2008-06-08 03:45:00 If one were so inclined to get all up in the song's content about the contemporary female's penchant for girl-on-girl experimentation (and believe us, we're party photographers so we know all about this), you'd totally see why Benny Blanco would... More About: Free , Girl , Katy , Remixes
Photos: Fresh Arrest on June 4
2008-06-07 22:39:00 Thanks to Bulimiatron for knocking it loose and the Famous Friends as always. Also, the kids who showed up at 2:30am after the hilarity of stealing the bubble machine and sailor boy (above), thanks for making us come back in.... More About: Photos , June , Arrest , Fresh
mp-FREE: Dimitry!!! records a live set on East Village Radio
2008-06-06 23:27:00 We seriously haven't heard Res or Artful Dodger in so fucking long, it's a welcome treat. Dimitry!!! is the kingpin of High Voltage, even when he's throwing up paisley gang signs like the photo above. Tracklist: 01 Hercules & Love... More About: Radio , Free , East , East Village , Live
Video: Estelle says no catfighting between the new crop of UK soul singers
2008-06-06 20:19:00 Putting to bed the things she may or may not have actually meant to say about the other new voices in the UK soul scene, Estelle told ITN recently that there's just no beef between the ladies and everything was... More About: Video , Soul , Singers , Crop
Live: next 2 Tuesdays at S.O.B.'s look awesome
2008-06-06 19:36:00 This upcoming Tuesday, June 10 sees a remarkable tribute show to Screwball's Kenny Lou aka K.L., who passed away after an asthma attack in March. We see that Cormega will be there so now we're wondering if Nas will stop... More About: Awesome , Live
News: No Love Lost Records issues big announcement
2008-06-06 17:58:00 We kind of are in love with Brooklyn's own free-mixtape-from-everyone-possible record label, No Love Lost . They've provided epic bangers from the likes of Bloody Beetroots, Brodinski, Food Soundsystem, AC Slater and Chewy Chocolate Cookies, among a huge amount of others.... More About: News , Announcement , Issues
Video: That "Grand Theft Auto" ad featuring LCD Soundsystem
2008-06-06 17:16:00 We finally saw this "GTA IV" ad, which has been airing in the UK since the game's ridiculously heavy press launch, on US terrestrial television this morning at 3. Ugh. On TBS. Don't ask. Oh, James Murphy. When will you... More About: Video , Auto , Theft , Grand , Grand Theft Auto
Live: The Big Sleep are playing Bonnaroo + Bowery Ballroom tomorrow
2008-06-05 23:53:00 (photo by Ofer Wolberger) The Brooklyn ethereal rock trio may have just wrapped up a shit-ton of dates with Minus The Bear and Portugal The Man, but they've got some other appearances up their sleeves. Namely a spot at this... More About: Live , Sleep , Tomorrow , Bonnaroo
Sigur Ros to rock MoMA
2008-06-05 23:19:00 PopRally invites you to a special performance by the celebrated Icelandic band Sigur Rós, in conjunction with the exhibition Take your time: Olafur Eliasson. Tickets are $18 and will be available and on sale at noon on Tuesday, June 10.... More About: Rock , Sigur Ros
mp-FREE: new Terrodactyls
2008-06-05 21:58:00 (photo by Sarah Cass) Michael Cadiz and Tyrel Stendahl, the boys that make up the Olympia/Brooklyn indie pop group Terrordactyls, will make you instantly tap your feet. And fall in love with them. Lo-fi, quivering vocals and tremendously in sync... More About: Free
News: Artwork for Busy P's new EP is up
2008-06-05 18:24:00 The new EP from Busy P, entitled Pedrophilia, hits shelves June 23 via (who else?) Ed Banger. What do you think of the graphic? Is So Me out of his mind, or an actual genius stuck in the body of... More About: News , Artwork
mp-FREE: After Midnight's 12:02 mix
2008-06-05 17:58:00 A little bit of classic bangers, some unreleased renditions of your faves, thumping bass everywhere, all combine for an hour of super enjoyable, totally repeatable listens. Having Basement Jaxx's "Where's Your Head At?" leading into "Beeper" is ridiculous. Sooooo good.... More About: Free
Photos: The turkey burger was awesome
2008-06-04 22:06:00 We were sooooo psyched to shoot out in the daytime for the first time in forever, so forgive us if some of the photos don't look quite right. If it was dark, they'd be fine. Anyways, Ricky over at Subdrive... More About: Turkey , Photos , Awesome , Burger
Tours: Team Robespierre do dates with everyone
2008-06-04 20:56:00 The gang of boys in Team Robespierre are heading out this summer to play pretty much any venue that will take them. They'll be hitting up the east coast, a bit of the Midwest and some Canadian territories along the... More About: Tours , Dates
Video: H2O - "What Happened?"
2008-06-04 18:31:00 When we were about a decade younger than we are now, we drove a 1988 brown Dodge Colt. It had no hubcaps, barely-there brakes, cigarette burns everywhere, and stickers on the back. We used to ride around with our CD... More About: Video
Emerging: The Splinters
2008-06-04 05:08:00 No bullshit. The Splinters have only been around for the last six months or so and are pretty much ready to take over your iPods. The Berkeley-based four-piece combine the idiosyncratic tendencies of folk rock (a la their homebase's history,...
News: Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings do festivals everywhere + label drops 2xCD s
2008-06-03 21:51:00 (photo by Laura Hanifin) Enough said. Jones and her band will be on tour all summer long, hitting pretty much every festival we can count on our two hands, like Bonnaroo, The Jazz Aspen Festival, Roskilde, Lollapalooza, Virgin, Central Park... More About: News , Festivals , Label , Kings
Rye Rye gets remixed by JAPATTACK! + playing the M.I.A afterparty Friday
2008-06-03 19:45:00 Remember a few days ago, when we got all uppity about Philly 3-piece DJ/producer set JAPATTACK!? Well, color us impressed again, as we got an email containing another remix they've sent us containing an interpretation of Rye Rye aka M.I.A's... More About: Friday , Remixed , Afterparty
mp-FREE: Club 8 - "Jesus, Walk With Me" + remixes
2008-06-03 18:01:00 (photo by Elina Ringstedt) Taken from Labrador's bedroom twee act Club 8's new EP, Jesus , Walk With Me, the title track finds singer Karolina Komstedt yearning in such a way that you are instantly entrapped. It's almost impossible to listen... More About: Free , Remixes
Twee as Fuck comes to NYC
2008-06-03 03:58:00 Long-time London monthly party Twee as Fuck is coming to NYC for the first time and we are stoked to the point of glee. Imagine taking all of the grit out of NYC nightlife and replacing it instead with happy...
The New York Times reviews The Pinker Tones
2008-06-03 00:45:00 The Barcelona-based duo, who create the kind of whimsy-filled and unbearably catchy tunes that are instantly reminiscent of Mylo, are seemingly blowing up like mad. What's most intriguing is that in the article, they also review Weezer. Coincidence? Of course... More About: Reviews , New York , York , New York Times , Times
Video: Coheed and Cambria - "Gravemakers & Gunslingers"
2008-06-02 22:32:00 Hey look! Coheed and Cambria still have big hair, big guitars, rambling tunes, and fans! Fans, we tell you. This video, for a track from their latest record, the tired-after-saying Good, Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World... More About: Video
Tours: Dizzee Rascal comes back to the US
2008-06-02 19:43:00 It's only been like a week since the dude was here, but he left our soil to start his epic summer of festival dates and world domination. Dizzee's latest, Maths + English, just dropped in the US in April, but... More About: Tours , Back , Dizzee Rascal
R.I.P.: Bo Diddley
2008-06-02 19:00:00 He was a gunslinger. A hero. A god among men. Over 30 albums in a career spanning 5 decades. Bo Diddley has died today. The spokeswoman says Diddley died of heart failure Monday. He had suffered a heart attack in...
Photos: Robot Rock May 30
2008-06-02 06:21:00 We didn't like about two-thirds of the photos we took (it happens), so, sorry. We had a blast at Robot Rock , as per standard operating procedure. Head over to Nicky's site to see what he took when he posts up... More About: Photos
The Hold Steady record live show for NPR
2008-06-01 20:12:00 The concert, which took place at Philly's World Cafe, will be available from NPR for download sometime next week. The Hold Steady's newest, Stay Positive, hits the stores next month. The guys play Jelly's free pool party at McCarren Park... More About: Show , Live , Record , The Hold Steady
The Black Keys tell Rolling Stone what they've been listening to
2008-06-01 19:03:00 (photo by James Carney) Check out what Pat and Dan have been listening to recently, including Houseguest (from the group's hometwon of Akron) and Jessica Lee Mayfield. Read the whole article here. (mp3) The Black Keys - All You Ever... More About: Stone , Rolling Stone , Rolling
Photos: Hush at Arlo & Esme
2008-05-31 22:46:00 Dudes, Arlo & Esme on E. 1st St. is fucking gargantuan. Cavernous, dark, really good sound. It's totally eye-opening when you find a new spot that's as cool as a basement and comfortable as a cafe. It's like walking into... More About: Photos , Hush
Video: MGMT - "Electric Feel"
2008-05-31 00:26:00 MGMT's things to do today: 1. Ride motorcycle into the sky, thereby bringing down the moon 2. "Dance" in a forest (seriously, those guys cannot dance) 3. Have an orgy 4. Hang out with animated animals who, subsequently, can play... More About: Video , Electric , Feel
Emerging: JAPATTACK!
More articles from this author:2008-05-30 22:32:00 We're saying it loud. Philly will own the '08. This mixtape by the dudes who call themselves JAPATTACK! thoroughly proves our point. We. Are. Floored. Track list: Track listing: 01 Spank Rock - Bump (JAPATTACK Remix) 02 Pase Rock -... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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