Author Archives: Julianne

for those of you who do not have URGE, my “nelly furtado explains herself” interview / album overview is up now on mtv news, complete with “graff font.” it is like a slam book of her hip-hop memories.

my opinion on “digital art” is that if it is heartless, gestural and nostalgic it is wack (as are most things embodying the preceding traits). But like, this shit on the world cup, it is enjoyable for today. ALMOST MAKES … Continue reading →

DJ Sickamore: “If I heard one more mixtape rapper talk about “bringing New York back” I would’ve personally hijacked an airplane and crashed it right into Canal Street.” Touche! Ben McGrath: Can we make a petition that Sasha is the … Continue reading →

I forgot about how much I love Peter Murphy’s cavernous singing ’til I saw this video of TVOTR, Peter Murphy, and Trent Reznor doing “Dreams” to eight of the luckiest chumps in DC, sent via Joey with the appropriate jizzthusiasm. … Continue reading →

yes: * TV on the Radio, the only band I care about the way I care about, and this TV on the Radio-commissioned short: “Mr. President, what do you think about the social injustices of the last 450 years?” “BOOOO-RRRing” … Continue reading →

A giant and glorious EAT DOGSHIT to the torturers and war-mongers in Washington who would seek to truncate the rights of humans, subvert the law both domestic and international, and further sacrifice the dignity and good faith of this country … Continue reading →

Charlie Daniels was the first man I ever met who wore a full beard. It was Frontier Days, I was four and he was drunk and stagger-eyed — the year was 1980 and this is how I remember him. He … Continue reading →

Since I am the most charismatic female in a short list of New Yorkers we know who do not hate country music, Pithymanica aka Recent Vintage escorted me to Madison Square Garden for some unencumbered PDA and fluffy stache action. … Continue reading →

from Steve Manning, beloved Sub Pop employee: “Dear esteemed friends and supporters of Sleater-Kinney: I bring this information to you with a bit of heavy heart as all of us here at Sub Pop are exceptionally proud to have worked … Continue reading →

This is fucking New York and there are some truly crazy people here. I’d forgotten that, because at some point (two months into working in Times Square, maybe) I became city-jaded and everyone just started blending into one another, dots … Continue reading →