Memoirs of an Icky Night

Miss Chrissy and I hit the East Vil and rocked it Saturday.  How do we know?  Because punk legend Handsome Dick Manitoba gave us our first documented shout out.

Check out the inauguration of the Icky Cam:



More cool vids of the night are after the Jump (including tips from seminal songwriter and artist Jesse Malin )
-tb

NYC Legend Jim Carroll Dead at 60

The Summer of Death has claimed another victim, poet and all-around rock star Jim Carroll.  He apparently died on Friday of a heart attack. I have no words, so I'll just leave you with my favorite quote by Jim:

“That, I realized, is the great beauty of dreams: the devil may inevitably find a way to jerk you off, but you can always wake up before he makes you cum.”

Rest in Peace, Jim.
-M.C.

2009 VMA Live Blog

We'll be Live Blogging the VMAs straight from the heart of the party, NYC. Hilarity shall ensue as we contemplate the similarities between GaGa and Caster Semenya (chicks with dicks?).

Follow along after the jump-

Julian gets a date

Savior Julian Casablancas's first solo album Phrazes For The Young will "drop" October 20. Clearly Halloween will rock this year.

I trust Julian not to suck. His talent for crafting juicy hot lyrics and melodies couldn't have disappeared just because he spent a few years hibernating.

Previous fears that this would be a farewell to The Strokes have been squashed. He confirmed in a video on his website, www.juliancasablancas.com, that New York City's Finest are crafting a 4th album.

So, after we wipe the sweat from our brows, we can now fully embrace Julian's album solo effort. Hopefully lunch boxes and clothing lines at Target will follow.

Eitherway, everyone and their mother will be rushing to the store to buy the record on Oct. 20th. (Yes, this is one that you will need to have in hard copy)


-tb

Snow Patrol Cashes Out

Adult Contemporary band Snow Patrol is set to release a 'Best Of' album. Best of what is the logical question, but evidently 3 hits and some filler is enough these days to call it quits.

Oh well. Simon Cowell (aka teletubby) will still love them.

t.b.

Hot Babe Alert!!

The test results are in, and World Champion Caster Semenya (pictured above) does in fact have a vag.

Bang away boys...

-tb

Precum Alert: Alison Mosshart Lights a Cig

What is it about her cool indifference that makes me want to sit her on my lap for a Sunday? If I find out she drinks Guiness I'm going to blow a load in my pants.

-tb

Who is hotter: Jack White or Alison Mosshart?

Personally, I can't decide. But with The Dead Weather, we don't have to. If you have not had the pleasure, allow me to do the honors. The Dead Weather is a supergroup consisting of: Our own personal God, Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs); Alison Mosshart (The Kills); Dean Fertita (The Waxwings, Queens of the Stone Age); and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs). Below, the video. "The Dead Weather: Their Oral History and Future Plans. An explanation and apology from the band themselves." Also, probably the most badass video ever, "Treat me like Your Mother." Enjoy!
-M.C.

Big God, Little God

Keith Richards told Rollingstone magazine (he's so old school. doesn't he know no one reads that shitzine anymore) that he has been recording with Jack White. "I enjoy working with Jack," he said. "We’ve done a couple of tracks."

This is the passing of a torch that is long over do. The White Stripes opened for a couple of 'Stones shows, and Jack was prominently featured in the 'Stones flick "Shine a Light", so it's only natural that they finally record a new song (or even an album!) together.

All this is such sweet satisfaction for my hipster ass. I remember a certain republican college friend mocking me 7 years ago for my White Stripe's obsession, and calling the holy band 'shit' and other blasphemous names I won't repeat. My reply was always "not liking the White Stripes today would be like not liking the Rolling Stones in the 60's" Clearly Keith agrees with me. suck it.

- Tommy Blunt

OMG!!! New Radiohead!!!! ...wait, do I still care?

Radiohead released a double A-side vinyl on September 1st with the songs "FeelingPulledApartbyHorses" and "The Hollow Earth". Actually it's being credited just to Thom Yorke, but the songs are posted on radiohead.com, Johnny Greenwood is still the guitarist, and Nigel Godrich is still the producer, so for all intensive purposes it's still Radiohead minus a few members that evidently had too much of a hangover to make it into the studio.

Either way, dare I say it, I'm getting bored with Radiohead. Why? Because I'm not 12 and with braces anymore. Also, the last radiohead show I went to was full of Frat dude, which of course is the fault of Guitar Hero.

Radiohead used to be pioneers. Now they're rehashing music from 8 years ago. It's taking resin hits from an old bowl.

Anywho, the clip I heard was good but not great. maybe it's just practice.

- Tommy Blunt