Dialogic (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
OK--students in my cultural studies course had a bit of a crisis because half of their presentation group dropped out. They are doing a presentation on the Goth subculture and the two members that dropped out were covering the music. So I offered to help out with an introduction to the roots of the Goth sound (as a non-expert)... here is what I came up with, anyone want to suggest additions? 1970s:...
The big take over (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Sweden’s preoccupation with THE STOOGES seems to have passed…in the 90s it seemed like a more than likely chance that a record originating from Scandanavia would have an infatuation with Asheton stamped all over it. THE HELLACOPTERS , UNION CARBIDE PRODUCTIONS , GLUCIFER , and TURBONEGRO all showed slavish devotion to amped up guitars and a razor-sharp delivery. However, the softer side...
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Winona Ryder finds herself in a strange position in Hollywood. Once one of the most in-demand actresses, the 38-year-old finds herself taking what amounts to odd jobs in independent films and the occasional studio picture. She’s not a lead actress anymore, but I’m not sure she even wants to be. My full [...]
fictions (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Since hearing Girl Anachronism on some late night MTV2 show about a year ago I became a fan of The Dresden Dolls and subsequently Amanda Palmer. And since my discovery of Amanda's blog , I'm increasingly convinced that she's a wonderfully original voice in modern music. Latest case in pint: This brilliant and impassioned open letter to Robert Smith . Palmer's a big fan, and suffered from just the same...
Ripped In Glasgow (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Not strictly a download, but a plug for the pumpkin that my overtalented mate knocked us up in a quick half hour for tomorrow night's halloween party. It's to go outside in the garden of the hosts. Serves the cunts right for having a garden. And staying in Edinburgh. I'll stick to my 3rd floor Glasgow tenement. Theme = rock icons. I'm going as Nigel Tufnel and m'lady is going as Robert Smith in the...
Indecision Forever (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Hey, far be it from me to come between Joe Lieberman and a guy who wants to call Joe Lieberman a douche nozzle, but this line of argument from HuffPo's Sam Stein seems a tad stupid… Senator Joseph Lieberman's (I-Conn) threat to filibuster health care legislation that includes a public option for insurance coverage has sent [...]
Life, Words, & Rock 'n' Roll (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Welcome to Women Who Rock Wednesday! Last week Kathi Baron offered up a copy of her book Shattered and the lucky winner is.... Pam from Blogger! Congrats Pam! This week's Women Who Rock Wednesday is late because I just got back from my first visit to my old high school. It went well, but it still feels like a scary place to me and speaking of scary... It's almost Halloween!!!! Obviously I love Halloween....
VH1 (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
A Halloween playlist: the scariest albums of all time. Let the Cure, Korn and Nine Inch Nails give you nightmares this holiday, in Bigger Than the Sound.
3:AM Magazine (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Friday November 20th, 7.30pm Upstairs at The Wheatsheaf, 25 Rathbone Place, London W1 Literary event deviser and curator (for Barbican Film), magazine writer and Associate Literary Editor of Nude magazine Jay Clifton will be interviewing American writer Susan Compo about the whole spectrum of her career, including her days as the editor of the early 80s LA [...]
17 SECONDS (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
The Cure -’Disintegration’ (Fiction, 1989) Very few bands make it to an eighth album. (Actually, I suppose you could argue, given the amount of bands that must form and split up, very few make it to actually releasing anything). But ten years after they released their debut Three Imaginary Boys, The Cure released their eighth album [...]
Benito's Wine Reviews (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
In France, a boulevardier is a man-about-town, a gentleman who enjoys strolling along the street and visiting the most fashionable locales. It's also a classic cocktail that falls between the Negroni and Manhattan in composition and flavor. In anticipation of Halloween, I wanted to suggest a good cocktail that would pour well into a novelty glass like my new $1.99 Champagne flute pictured here*. The...
New York Music Scene - Radioindy.com (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
RadioIndy is pleased to present AURADRONE with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Whitelite Britelite" Imagine if the members of The Cure decided to replace lead singer Robert Smith with a sexy female vocalist. If you can't, then perhaps listening to "Whitelite Britelite" by Auradrone will help you see the big picture. Hailing from Los Angeles, the band is fronted by the very talented...
Timedoor (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Rhino and The Cure will be re-releasing the band’s 1989 masterpiece, Disintegration , some time in 2010.
Atomic Ned (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Ever hear a song that reminds you of a very specific time and/or place in your life? I asked Raechel Brown of Crocodile if there was song from her past that brought back memories. Her answer? The Head on the Door by The Cure Here’s what Raechel had to say: I became a fan of the [...]
Free People Clothing Boutique Blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
in high school, my favorite band was the cure. i would have DIED for robert smith and simon gallup... who is/was your fave band when you were in school? send me a picture...cyotter@freepeople.com. :)...
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