Ever since it came out, I’ve been wondering what’s the story behind the cover photo for Vampire Weekend’s Contra. It turns out the girl is some model named Ann Kirsten Kennis and the picture was shot back in 1983.
She’s suing the band, their label and the photographer now.
It’s a cool photo.
School of Seven Bells - “ILU.”
Prettiest song of the year.
Lady Gaga vs. Ace of Base (Morningstar Mashup)
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This was inevitable! (courtesy of Mixtape Maestro 2.0)
Got my hands on the new Ratatat album, LP4, and it’s GOOD. A little more mellow, but good.
This is the first song, ‘Bilar.’
R.I.P. Ian Curtis. It was 30 years ago today he hung himself.
This is a clip of my all-time favorite song, ‘Disorder,’ from Control, the Joy Division biopic directed by Anton Corbijn. Every scene from the film looks like a beautiful photograph. It’s a terrific movie.
Here’s a great profile on Christina Aguilera. It was penned by Joshua David Stein, a brilliant writer who used to edit Gawker.
She discusses her new album, Bionic, love for graffiti art AND kinda talks a little shit about Lady Gaga.
