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A Party Affiliation That Pretty Much Anyone Can Get Behind


I went to PS 112 in Astoria to vote this morning, and while the school's lobby was bake-sale-free, casting my ballot and walking to the subway put me in a good mood. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and the promise of not being bombarded with election-related speculation was close on the horizon, at least until some idiot commentator utters the word "2012" while scrambling to fill space on whatever cable-news channel has given him airtime. Which is probably why I had Andrew WK's "Party Hard" in my head: Sure, it was barely after nine in the morning and I was on my way back to work, instead of heading out for the evening, but my heart felt right—like it was enjoying some wine, canapes, and total fucking raging. And isn't that what matters? A counterpoint party song, and a rundown of some notable stories that got lost in the Election Day shuffle, after the jump. More »

5:00 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
By Maura Johnston
326 views, 11 comments

Latest by the rich girls are weeping: @Poubelle: Thx, that's what I was attempting to link to, yes! more »

ends of eras

Phil Collins Half-Retires, Inspires Much Premature Rejoicing

Hey, everyone who broke into a chorus of "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead" when you heard that Phil Collins was retiring from music—you do realize that he only said he'd be retiring from recording it or playing live, right? Because he has some sort of music-graphomania that is going to make him keep writing until he finally gives up the ghost, fingers clutching a pencil that's just finished plotting out another big "DUH-DUH-DUH-DUH-DUH-DUH" fake-drum break? I mean, sure, the fact that he's going to stop Mac Tonighting his way through atrocious covers of Motown hits is a reason to be sorta happy. But I wouldn't say that the world is free from the possibility of a sequel to "Illegal Alien" being written yet—shit, dude is probably taking meetings on how to turn that song into a musical (featuring a video cameo by Lou Dobbs!) right now.
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2:30 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Maura Johnston
919 views, 10 comments

Latest by Bob F.: Is he still dating Dana Tyler from WCBS-TV? If you ask me, THAT's the highlight of his career. more »

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How To Make A Reunion Tour Seem A Lot Less Noteworthy

Weiland, the estranged singer of Velvet Revolver, has teamed up with members of Army Of Anyone and Bomb Shelter Studios owner Eric Kretz for a tour that will hit more than 50 amphitheaters this summer and fall. And this isn't the only unexpected supergroup that's formed from music's bigger names over the years—other groups have also embarked on tours, while a few have even released albums. Other examples after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,462 views, 24 comments

midi nostalgia dept.

Mario Paint Brings English Comedians, Avant-Garde Composers, And Brian Wilson Together At Last


In 1992, Nintendo released a program for its Super Nintendo system entitled Mario Paint, a cartridge bundled with a PC-style mouse that was probably ground zero for my interest in, um, digital art. But in addition to letting those without home computers sketch 16-bit masterpieces, Mario Paint also included a simple MIDI program that allowed players bleep and blorp your way through tunelets like this Mario-ified version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." And because the Internet refuses to let anything recede into pop cultural history, there are not only multiple programs that recreate the Mario Paint sequencer for the ProTools age, there's a thriving YouTube underground dedicated to reviving the sounds of musical mushrooms and fire flowers. Now, after spending a few hours trawling through multiple shakily captured takes on "In Da Club" and "Chocolate Rain," we present five of our favorite Mario Paint musical moments, pop recreated through meowing kitties and bouncing Mario heads. More »

12:45 PM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Jess Harvell
1,383 views, 11 comments

Latest by jmb112485: I just... No words can describe how I feel about this. more »

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Phil Collins: Take A Look At Him Now

Phil Collins is the spitting image of his former Top 40 self today at a press conference, where he helped announce North American dates of the Genesis reunion tour. Collins' from-the-nose singing style is necessary to replicate the nasally high-pitched voice employed in "Illegal Alien." More »

2:00 PM on Wed Mar 7 2007
By Brian Raftery
121 views, 8 comments

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Liner Notes: For Once, It WILL Be Fun To Be An Illegal Alien

- More acts have been announced for Al Gore's "Live Earth," including Genesis, the Police, and Kanye West. Up next: Taco, Eddie Grant, and the at-long-last reunited Talk Show.[RollingStone.com]
- Foxy Brown was arrested yesterday after an incident in a Florida beauty shop; she was charged with battery, obstruction of justice, and carrying an unregistered ill na na. [TMZ.com]
- Sufjan Stevens' next album may be about California. Then again, it may not. [NME]

1:04 PM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Brian Raftery
46 views, 2 comments

Latest by MJ: I expect the next Sufjan Stevens album to be about his condo. more »

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Phil Collins Figures Out How To Pay Off His Latest Divorce Settlement

We know you were all up at 7 a.m. this morning to live-blog the Genesis reunion-tour announcement, but for those of you who missed out: The good news (maybe) is that the band is touring next year with Phil Collins, and that their entire catalog will be remastered; the bad news (maybe) is that this is only happening in Europe. So you'll be able to get your double-disc Trick Of The Tail CDs, but you'll have to get them through Amazon.co.uk. More »

8:53 AM on Tue Nov 7 2006
By Brian Raftery
604 views, 2 comments

Latest by SlimShadenfruede: Yeah call me when the get Peter in that shit againi. "A Lamb Lies on Broadway '07" remix! more »

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Liner Notes: The Game Might Want To Start Shopping Online

-The Game is being sued by five police officers who say they were libeled when the rapper discussed his 2005 arrest at a North Carolina mall. They're seeking more than $50,000 in damages, plus five gift certificates to Orange Julius. [Billboard]
- Hardcore label Victory Records is suing Virgin Records, claiming that Virgin induced emo rockers Hawthorne Heights to abandon its Victory contract. This will all serve as inspiration for Hawthorne Heights' upcoming album, How To Make Youself Stand Out In An Overcrowded Field of Weiners. [Reuters]
-Genesis' reunion-tour announcement will be broadcast on the web this Tuesday; it will be liveblogged by Mojo magazine, Eddie Trunk, and three puppets from the "Land Of Confusion" video. [Genesis official site]

12:59 PM on Fri Nov 3 2006
By Brian Raftery
167 views, 2 comments

Latest by PengIn: Except when litigation or jackassery is involve. They're still hardcore about those. more »

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Genesis To Make Another Run For The Border

Good news, everyone! Genesis has announced that they'll reform for a tour next year. This is not the weird version of Genesis that your older brother listened to, where they all dressed like creamed corn; no, this is the Phil Collins-Mike Rutherford-Tony Banks line-up, the one that gave us such righteous political songs as "Land Of Confusion" and the prescient "Illegal Alien." It's a few months away, of course, but we've already got plenty of questions: Will Collins still insist on the old "I'm a drummer! No, I'm a singer! No, I'm a drummer!" on-stage back-and-forth? Will members of Mike and the Mechanics be on the road with the band, this time actually working as mechanics? And will the Ronald Reagan puppet and the Bruce Springsteen puppet agree to be in the same room?

Genesis Will Reform For Tour Next Year [Gigwise]

9:46 AM on Tue Oct 3 2006
By Brian Raftery
33 views, 7 comments

Latest by Brian Raftery: That's a good point, but I think what sets people off about Braff--who, again, I love on Scrubs, and who could be the nicest guy in the world, someone who rescues stray bichon puppies and nurses them back to health--has more »