Adam Lambert Photographed by Robin For Your Entertainment
Robin Roemer shoots Adam Lambert as he stopped by MTV Studios yesterday. Also: we have his music video premiere for “For Your Entertainment”.
Vivian Girls’ Shambolic Garage Punk Hits Australia
All-female Brooklyn trio and overnight sensations, Vivian Girls, live up to the hype as they bring their gloriously shambolic pop-noise and Riot Grrrl spirit to Australia. Contributing writer Isabelle has a lot of feelings about sexist critics as she reviews an energetic, rapid-fire set, complete with broken G strings and tales of a “stoned Koala bear”.
Reviewing Lady Gaga’s Fame Monster: Track-By-Track
Autostraddle Gaga-Expert Stef and our designer/Gaga-Lover Alex break down “The Fame Monster” track-by-track, including full songs for your listening enjoyment!
VIDEO: Autostraddle.com’s Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
Bad Romance. Except this time; it’s really, really, really good, too. You know what I mean. Lady Gaga. Bitches. Bad Romance. Stef. A;ex.
Metric Australia: Audiostraddle Concert Review
Canadian rockers Metric finally bring their powerful, crowd-pleasing synth rock to Australia. Indie heart-throb Emily Haines wins over a hardcore Melbourne crowd with smoking hotness and idiosyncratic dance moves, requests a spliff and receives candy instead. Audiostraddle’s contributing writer Isabelle takes us there.
Twilight New Moon Soundtrack Review: Music for Feelings
As the world braces itself for the release of the Twilight Saga: New Moon on November 20, we thought it would be the perfect time to bring to you our feelings about its soundtrack – a broody 15-song compilation from indie rock legends and up-and-comers like Death Cab For Cutie, Thom Yorke, the Killers, Muse, Bon Iver and more.
Top Ten Reasons I Want Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance
We have SO MANY FEELINGS about Bad Romance! Mostly, we think it’s the greatest music video ever made. Here’s why.
Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” : The Audiostraddle Review
Brooke takes a crack at writing and tells you her thoughts on Empire State of Mind.
Welcome to Autostraddle’s New Music Blog, AUDIOstraddle!
Introducing Autostraddle’s new music blog AUDIOSTRADDLE, where we’ll bring you more content more often about bands you love and bands you should know. We debut with Tegan & Sara’s NYC concert review/set-list, The Gossip’s Portland show, and bands to watch including Fan Death, the xx, Lindsey Ray, The Cassette Kids and Don Diablo, Grant Smillie and Ruby Rose.
Yeah I’m Just Hanging Out At the Tegan & Sara Spinner.com Takeover
Spinner.com invited Autostraddle to hang out at the Tegan & Sara takeover in Los Angeles, where intrepid sweaty-palmed awestruck reporter Karmen reports on the moments in between the songs when we see the real girls we love so much.
Tegan & Sara ‘Sainthood’ Winners Announced!
Intern Hot Laura draws the winners of our Autostraddle Win a Copy of Tegan& Sara’s Sainthood Contest!
Autofocus! with Tegan and Sara at MTV Studios
Robin’s not-so-glamorous-but-still-completely-worth-it shoot Tegan and Sara experience during their interviews at MTV Studios. Perhaps we will get our very own photo shoot with them, but until then, here are a few stills from Robin’s 15 second shoot!
Tegan & Sara’s Sainthood: B-Side Track Reviews, Massive Photo Gallery & #Sainthood
Sainthood comes out TODAY. We’ve got our review of the album’s bonus tracks, as well as a HUGE Tegan & Sara photo gallery. Don’t forget to tweet #sainthood today!
Tegan Quin of Tegan & Sara: The Autostraddle Interview(s)
Autostraddle chats with Tegan of Tegan & Sara about writing Sainthood, making eggs, throwing bras, touring Australia, playing so many standing room venues, and a little something we call “The Tegan and Sara Experience.”
Reviewing Tegan & Sara: Sainthood Track-by-Track
Tegan & Sara’s new album Sainthood is now streaming live from their myspace. In part two of our Sainthood review, we review Sainthood album track-by-track in obsessive detail so we can all talk about it constantly forever!
Tegan & Sara, ‘Sainthood’: The Autostraddle Review
Tegan & Sara’s new album, Sainthood, drops October 27th (or October 23 in Australia), and we’ll be covering this monumental event in obsessive detail, including a two-part album review (overall, and track-by-track). This here is part one. Are you ready? You better get ready.
Lady Gaga’s Most Shocking Stunt Yet? She’s a Good Actress: Sunday Funday!
Lady Gaga didn’t “shock” on last night’s Saturday Night Live … except when, you know, SHE DID. Also; the high costs of being a same-sex couple, and the gay penguins are a best-seller!
Autostraddle Fall Music Preview 2009: La Roux, Tegan & Sara, Basement Jaxx, Jay-Z Among Hotly Anticipated Releases
Basement Jaxx, Tegan & Sara, Michelle Branch, MONSTERS OF FOLK, Lights, La Roux have new releases, you should check that out
Pink’s “Funhouse: The Tour” Makes 58 Sold-Out Dates in Australia – The Autostraddle Concert Report
Photographer Stef Mitchell & Autostraddle Deputy Music Editor/Australian Specialist Crystal report from the trenches of the Outback’s Outbreak of Pink Fever. Lady Gaga Who? “Even the most passionate Pink fans couldn’t have predicted that this feisty pop star was capable of selling out a whooping 58 stadium shows in a country with only 21 million […]
How the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival’s Topless Womyn Changed My Lesbian Life Forever
Lesbian Lindsay was a virgin to the The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival but this year she gave it a shot and it changed her whole life! With recap cartoons provided by Stef.