Professional peenie-doodler Perez Hilton has a mini Golden Doodle and a wall of his face at home; Kim Kardashian has a bathside fireplace. Parts & Labor's Dan Friel, for the win: the Cardboard Records mogul has a butter gun, a medicated cat, and a dirty toilet in his Williamsburg spot. Look out for a comic-book cameo of our very own Whiney in the second part of yesterday's Indie Cribz . Parts & Labor release their excellent full-length Receivers , out on Jagjaguwar and play [...]
Musical shenanigans will be afoot when a local band, Awesome, brings their sound to the theatrical stage. New shows each weekend cover topics anywhere from post-election recovery to Big Bang theory. read more

Had a wonderful time on Honeymoon Part One. Got some (much needed) rest and relaxation in by the beach, did some yoga, got a massage, rode some bikes, drank mucho champagne and fell asleep each night to the sound of the ocean. Not too shabby. Mr. Pink was VERY happy to see me last night, less so after D.C. United and the Sox had my divided attention. Regular posting will resume next week. Until then, go to NPR and [...]

Musical style Crystal Castles' music is easily recognized by their heavy use of samples and distorted female vocals. Crystal Castles claims to use a modified keyboard that uses an Atari 5200 sound chip as an oscillator . Their musical style has been described as having "ferocious, asphyxiating sheets of warped two-dimensional Gameboy glitches and bruising drum bombast pierce [the] skull with sheer shrill force, burrowing deep into the brain like a fever". Indie music review website, Pitchfork , gave a positive review of Crystal Castles' remix of "Leni" by GoodBooks , and described the style as "pitch-shifted [...]

Lately, we've been listening to a lot of really great press kits, so thanks to everyone who has been sending them in. God only knows how much I love to check out "undiscovered" music. The only thing that I happen to like more: cookies. True story. Over the last week or so, I have found that I can't seem to stop listening to Southern California act, Local Natives [ Official Site, Myspace ] and trying to discover every little piece of info about the band. They're pretty boss and [...]

As always, I love mixing things every now and then. I have with me the freshest news from the music industry. A collaboration of an Iceland princess and a " Reckoner ", Something Peach -y, and an a MIA zing pregnancy. So prepare yourself, cause this post is a KILLER ! CHECK the FRESH NEWS, INSIDE! I had high fun at Ohh! Crapp. with the amazing news I heard in the site. [...]

Things we did at our wedding that we feel confident in saying you probably did not do or will not do at yours: - Hung out with Torry Holt right before the ceremony (The St. Louis Rams were staying at our hotel). - Walked down the aisle to a Spiritualized song. [mp3] Spiritualized | Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (Elvis Version) - First-danced to the Super Furry Animals (Mrs. Leaf's [...]

After a lot of late nights, panic attacks and tantrums... all i can think is ...Thank fuck we don't have to look at the word press default anymore! Id like to thank Patch (also huge props to Steve for helping out) for all your hard work scripting this bad boy, all the other writers for awesome posts, JD for getting me onto this AND of course thanks to all the readers for not only your, umm, readinginging, but your input and opinions. It really feels like we have a little community going here! Hopefully you will like the things we [...]
Yes! - The Red Sox are playing Tampa Bay in the ALCS. Rock! Maybe? Hey, The Future Mrs. Leaf and I are going to be in Florida next week! Maybe we can scalp tickets and go to one of the games! YaWooooo! Nomah! Crap. They're in Boston when we are down there. Oh well. But after attending Game One of the NBA Finals in which the MIGHTY Boston [...]

We'd like to welcome a whole new audience of readers from the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, after being linked on The LV Blogosphere via The Morning Call . It's an exciting opportunity to reach out to the area, and expand the musical palettes of its noble citizens. LV Represent! Stark was conceived one magical night on the footseps of Lehigh University , and the rest is history. (And if you'd like to know more about that history, we direct [...]
I love Detour Festival. Though in October and well after everyone else has celebrated with their own "last party of summer," Detour always seems to truly mark the end of summer. This year their line-up includes headliners The Mars Volta and Gogol Bordello, as well as The Presets, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Hercules and Love Affair, Datarock, Adam Freeland, The Bloody Beetroots, Surkin, Para One, Guns N' Bombs, Peanut Butter Wolf, Nico Vega, Japanese Motors, The Mae Shi, We Are Wolves, Paparazzi, and more. On top of the great line-up, the weather is perfect, wether you are sick [...]

Jeebus! Look at all these great shows on Saturday! Black Cat Jukebox The Ghost, Say Hi & Junior League Band , $12 I STILL haven't seen Jukebox The Ghost (although I really cannot get into their album), but I am more bummed about missing Say Hi. They were great when I saw them earlier this year . 9:30 Club Chromeo [...]
I really enjoyed this documentary on Dig Out Your Soul . I'll have a proper review of the record on Monday. Here is the ticket info for the tour. I already snagged a pair of tix for the Patriot Center. Super excited about seeing them in a venue of that size. Oasisinet is very pleased to be able to offer a Pre- Sale to the fans. While tickets go on general sale on October 3rd (October 4th for the Chicago gig), Oasis fans can apply for tickets through the [...]
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I have a pair of tickets to giveaway for this Friday's gig at the Rock and Roll Hotel featuring D.C.'s own Soft Complex and Howard Wolfson 's favorite band , Glasvegas . Should be a lot of fun. All you have to do is email me the name of your favorite D.C. band and your favorite band from Scotland . Please put "Ticket giveaway" in the subject line. I will pick a winner on Friday morning so make sure you check your email.
by zander(s) ACL so far has exceeded all of my expectations. From the media tent, to the unkempt grass, to the amazing lineup. Everything has been, in a word, awesome. We arrived at the festival grounds yesterday at about 12:30. Just enough time to get some snacks and beers and settle in... 2080 BY YEASAYER: OVER AND OVER BY HOT CHIP: [...]

Just last week, we were hanging out at Green Label Sound Launch Party and got to catch these cats in action [ Brooklyn Vegan ]. After seeing just how they tore the place apart, it's no wonder that Matt and Kim [ Official Site , Myspace ] are one of SMS' favorite acts in the world - he's seen them 5-6 times without us and every time - "Whoa, you missed a good one!" This Green Label show was so good, Shawn ended up with pneumonia again! [...]

Way To Normal hits stores in less than a week , but Ben Folds [...]
Voila! Just like that, Stark gets a facelift . Do you like? We've been toying with the idea of a new look for the last several months, and today we decided to act on it. The changes have been brewing in our collective minds, and we truly think that what we've come up with has enhanced and expanded the Stark we know and love. What we're most excited about, in addition to our sleek new look, [...]