Category Archives: music

Glenn Beck’s attack on Bruce Springsteen: pathetic

To obey is easy; to communicate is hard.
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Arch Enemy’s Angela Gossow: “I’m the boss”

"The music business is full of traps and most bands bleed."
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John Mayer’s “David Duke” anatomy & Black women

I have been told that I am "pretty for a Black girl."
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Polysics want to take you to a crazy, happy space

"Budokan will be by far the biggest venue that Polysics have ever played, so it will be a challenge."
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“But what did you expect?” – Romance is Boring by Los Campesinos!

Lyrically speaking, it's clear this band has loved and lost on the road.
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The Idan Raichel Project: music for a splintered Israel

In our brief talk, as well as in his other interviews, there is no sign of an apology for where he’s from, no liberal guilt.
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Andy Serkis is pure “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”

Serkis doesn’t so much inhabit the role but digs up the rocker’s body and controls it by necromancy.
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Spinning around: the 00’s in pop

Gorillaz repeatedly fracture the truth of pop, and through the gaps you can see Kylie grinning.
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All Tomorrow’s Parties – The Nightmare Before Christmas curated by My Bloody Valentine

There is no blood; it is too scared to show itself.
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Toshiya uncensored: mosh pits, skirts and Dir en grey’s fans and non-fans

"If you continue a band for a long time, it's like a married couple..."
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