
You would not be alone in thinking you'd accidentally clicked onto The Libertines' MySpace when checking out the band I am going to tell you about today, readers. The Filthy Youth are a London-based indie quintet who cite The Rolling Stones, Paul Weller and The Strokes as just some of their influences. Unsuprisingly, the band's MySpace avoids any mention of Pete Doherty's former group, however. Still, you only have to listen to The Filthy Youth's tunes to hear the impact The Libertines have had on their musical output – to write Doherty in the [...]

Before hitting TV sets every week as Chuck Bass, 21-year-old Ed Westwick played supporting roles in such films as Breaking and Entering and Children of Men. In addition to breaking into Hollywood, Westwick has been the lead singer of the 5-piece punk band formed in London in 2006, The Filthy Youth . Their raw sound is influenced by greats such as The Doors, The Rolling Stones and Kings of Leon. The unsigned band [...]

The guy in the picture above is called Ed Westwick. You may know him as the character Chuck Bass from this little show on the CW, "Gossip Girl". He is also the lead singer and songwriter for the London, UK-based band The Filthy Youth (yes, he's British, get over it already). The band is really really actually pretty good. Like, not a vanity project kind of good. We had the pleasure of booking and promoting the band's first ever United States show at Tiswas , the weekly party at The [...]

Thinking of staying in tonight, New York City? Screw that! Instead, why not head over to the Annex in the LES and rock your shit out till it doesn't rock anymore. Deets: TISWAS 2.0 Saturday 29 March hosted by the culture of me THE FILTHY YOUTH (London) -- 11:30 Fronted by Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick the London based THE FILTHY YOUTH are an indie rock and roll band in the tradition of The Ramones, The Strokes [...]
That's right, two volumes {aka two episodes} of Gossip Girl recap in one little post. This will get me all caught up on the drama that unfolds every Wednesday on the CW here in the states {and on various other affiliates on various days elsewhere}. This first episode aired quite awhile back and was the episode during which Christmas was celebrated, Rufus and his no-name-good-for-nothing {and not too attractive} wife hit splitsville, and Serena {with a ton of help from Vanessa} finally gave Dan her Christmas present {if that's what the kids are calling it these [...]