Playlist: Keep Calm And Carry On
A little dose of audio xanax.
My First Time: The 39th Annual American Music Awards Celebration of Life
“The artists and songs recognized at the AMAs are all the music KISS 107.9 plays on repeat all day long.”
Allison Weiss Wants To Do It Again, Needs Your Help, Is Adorable
Intern Grace’s Team Pick: When Allison Weiss wants to make a new album, by god, you help her make it!
OPEN THREAD: Jessica Lowndes Wishes She Was Gay in New Music Video
Really the only selling point here is burlesque.
Playlist: Cover Songs Are Sometimes Better Than the Original
Ready for Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” reinvented as an alt-country rock tune?
What Are You Listening To? There’s a Drink for That.
Lizz’s Team Pick: Drinkify solves the greatest problem of all time by pairing drinks with musical artists.
Lampshades, Harmonicas and Penguins: Four Covers of Feist’s “1, 2, 3, 4”
Get down with the jangly, bouncy hipness that is “1, 2, 3, 4.” And did you know that Feist fronted a punk band way back when?
It’s Hot In Australia: Gotye
Gotye is a big deal down under.
Playlist: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
“If the kids are united, they will never be divided.”
Sex, Drugs, Dykes: Syd Tha Kid’s “Cocaine” Music Video
Odd Future’s Syd tha Kid and Matt Martian’s video from their upcoming “Internet” album is 99% sweet sweet girl-on-girl culture and 1% something else.
Playlist: Spooky Symphony
Super creepy classical music for your Halloween enjoyment!
Straight Outta Weho: Real L’s Romi Launches Rap Career With “Gay in LA”
“Strap-on-sex with the Mixter / Yeah she fucked me/ but then I licked her / popping bottles at the Abbey / all these Debs be lookin’ fancy.”
Playlist: We’re Finally Dating, Everything is Wonderful
Welcome to a beautiful time to be alive.
No One Taught Adam Lambert “How to Be a Gay Celebrity,” But He’s a Quick Study
Adam Lambert is part of a new generation of hot young things navigating the rocky roads of being an out gay celebrity at a very transformative time. Also he just did this interview with The Advocate.
Playlist: Hello, Good Mourning
Sad songs say so much.
Tegan & Sara Boxed a Set: 3 Films + 1 Live Record x Our Hearts = “Get Along”
This trailer will make your day and I like that because I want you to have all of the feelings about Tegan and Sara. Even the cheesy ones.
It’s Hot In Australia: Washington
This is where I tell you about Things Australians Like that the rest of the world will probably like too.
Four Covers of ‘Nineteen,’ to Which You Can Get Angsty, Feelingsy
When I was nineteen I totally listened to “Nineteen” over and over again. What about you?
Playlist: My Summer of Dreams
“For the first time in my life, I feel I could actually, legitimately, without room for interpretation, fail at something.”
And Now Some New Music From the Ladies: Feist, Bjork and More
“I guarantee she will have at least one song on this season of Grey’s Anatomy and/or Private Practice.”