Hell if we know, because our asses are staying warm by
chain smoking blogging next to our radiators, but Idolator videographer
Alex Goldberg found out when he discovered a clutch of fans parked outside a New York gig by the Long Island emo band hours before it was set to begin. Discussed: Brand New are totally
not generic emo, and neither are their lyrics. In fact they might not be emo at all? They are almost as good as both Radiohead and Vanessa Carlton. Also Brand New is encouraging our children to skip school, which they might end up regretting when they realize Brand New is, like, totally generic emo.
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The German goth-pop band Tokio Hotel is like some sort of nightmarish blend of Evanescence, t.A.T.u., and the Jonas Brothers, with just a hint of Adam Duritz's dreadlocked aesthetic thrown in for good measure. It's the kind of band that would never exist without the Internet, and I'd have remained blissfully unaware of its existence if not for a fateful run-in with its fanbase on Tuesday morning here in Madrid, which, thanks to my uncle, was captured on video as a record of what might be the most unwarranted mania in the history of pop music. And that's including LFO and Limp Bizkit.
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From an unemployed person hanging out in Central Park, a description of the concept behind the new Lenny Kravitz video, which is being shot right now at the bandshell: "A tank surrounded by Punky Brewster-dressed, disaffected youth/graffiti artists... Lenny on tank in black leather." Click the photo to enlarge, and maybe figure out just what sort of movement our hero Lenny may be leading the Technicolor youth towards. Or maybe he's just getting ready for the Halloween parade?