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Gallery: Bands Play the Roskilde Festival
There was something awesome in the state of Denmark over the weekend (we just said that. Kill us!), and it was the Roskilde Festival. Artists like My Chemical Romance , Arctic Monkeys and Bad Religion played, as did our personal hero, Janelle Monae. It’s Shakespearean, re More »
15 Celebrity Wardrobe Malfunctions
To be fair, wardrobe malfunctions happen to all of us. They’re just funnier when they happen to celebrities. So what are we going to do about that? Laugh, of course. Heartily. You’ll notice that Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are absent here; this is largely because I’m pretty convinced their numerous wardrobe malfunctions are intentional and therefore not funny. What you WILL find here, though, are 15 cases of celebrities unexpectedly doing valiant battle with their clothing. Sometimes they win; sometimes they lose; but either way, everyone can have a good laugh about it the next day. Carry on!
(Oh, also, this gallery is slightly NSFW, in case you hadn’t guessed.) More »
Celebrity Lookalikes: Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars are Twins
Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars are currently on a co-headlining U.S. tour together, which is crazy, because it’s practically impossible to tell the two singers apart. Poofy black pompadours, sharp suits, and devastatingly pretty androgynous faces: celeb lookalikes for sure. More »
Gallery: Neutrals Dominated The Grammy Awards Red Carpet
Hey guys, the Grammys are on! Are you watching? We’ll be covering the event here and on Twitter all night, and so far the big news is that everyone’s dressed in tans, grays, whites and blacks. There’s Selena Gomez in shimmery beige, Rihanna in white, and Lady Gaga in, um, an incubator being carried by a group of neutrally-clad models. Seriously. Check out our gallery of the most blended-in looks of the night. More »
Style Crush: Janelle Monae
We love boy-inspired clothes: oxfords, blazers, boy shorts. We’ve even been known to steal button-downs from boyfriends and belt them up over a pair of leggings. (Also, we totally use Old Spice deodorant — weren’t you curious about what kind of deodorant we use?!) But nobody does the chromosome-crossover look quite like Janelle Monae. Compulsively clad in what she calls her “uniform,” the singer has cornered the market on saddle shoes and ascots — all in black and white, of course. Check out our super crushed-out gallery of Janelle’s most awesome looks. More »
Video: Florence and the Machine on Dancing With The Stars
We’re generally of the opinion that live performances during Dancing With The Stars are used as filler. (Hello Carlos Santana. No, thanks we don’t need another guitar solo, carry on making slutty shoes, please.) But every once in awhile, the producers book someone we really like. Last night that was Florence and the Machine, playing an acoustic version of Dog Days Are Over. It’s a beautiful video, which you can watch after the jump. More »
Independence Day Weekend Musical Happenings
Hooray for long weekends! Happy almost 4th to you all! Hope you’ll be celebrating wtih some music; here’s what’s going down this weekend:
Thursday (tonight):
Forro in the Dark at the MoMA Sculpture Garden (free, 5:30 pm)
Thee Oh Sees, Golden Triangle, The Beets, German Measles at Glasslands
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Tammy Faye Starlite at (le) Poisson Rouge
The Feelies at Maxwell’s
Jay Reatard, Screaming Females, TV Smith of the Adverts at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Cubic Zirconia, Head Automatica, Chico Mann, Dam Funk at Santos… More »
The Juan MacLean, Throbbing Gristle, and More TONIGHT
Some good shows tonight so you’ve got choices to make. My faves are starred:
*Throbbing Gristle is playing an early show at (le) Poisson Rouge (tickets)
*The Juan Maclean is playing a late show at (le) Poisson Rouge with Black Meteoric Star and Holy Ghost! (DJ set) (tickets). Want to go to both? Get a discounted pass for both shows here and use the code SCRTMSH.
*Great Lake Swimmers, Larkin Grimm, and Kate Maki are at Bowery Ballroom (tickets)
Underground Railroad and Treasure are… More »
Weekend Update
Here’s the free stuff that’s going down this weekend:
Friday:
Brother Ali @ South Street Seaport
Saturday:
Roy Hargrove Big Band @ Central Park Summerstage
Sunday:
Black Lips, Deerhunter, King Khan and His Shrines @ McCarren Park Pool
Jamie Lidell and Janelle Monae @ Central Park Summerstage
African Guitar Festival @ Prospect Park Bandshell… More »