The continuing significance of the MTV Video Music Awards is beginning to completely mystify me. At this point, the whole “MTV doesn’t even play music videos anymore” argument has become cliche and annoying. It’s so beyond a punch-line, it’s not even a joke anymore. So, I thought to myself, “maybe this is an old cliche;” [...]

September 11th is a day that will forever go down in infamy. No, not because of the attacks on the World Trade Center, but because of the simultaneous release of both Kanye West and 50 Cent’s new records. Curiously enough, both of their labels changed the drop dates for Kanye’s Graduation and 50 Cent’s Curtis [...]

I’m not going to sugar coat this at all. I was in the park with some friends, and we started discussing the state of popular modern rock music. We couldn’t help but notice how much of it is….bad. Personally, I rely more on the strength of modern Hip Hop and Pop radio to get me [...]

Well, well. If it isn’t Interpol. The coolest indie (EDIT: mainstream) band this side of the Atlantic. Two releases on Matador and 800 Joy Division comparisons later, Interpol have emerged with a major label debut so confusing, that no one has any idea whether it’s good or not. Lead singer and guitarist Paul Banks blankets [...]