I’m in Ohio for a few days, with limited computer access, so those of you eagerly awaiting the next installment of the 1988 countdown will have to wait until Thursday, I’m afraid (and if you’re a new commenter, you might have to wait an extra day to get out of the approval queue). Three questions […]
posted 5 August 2008 in Self-reflexive, Tasty Bits. no comments yet
Trent Reznor: shorter than I expected. Also funnier than I expected. I recently interviewed Reznor and attended a dress rehearsal for the current Nine Inch Nails tour; it was very cool and trippy to be seeing a full-on rock show in a mostly empty basketball arena. (The Forum was abandoned by the Lakers about a […]
posted 4 August 2008 in Articles, Outside. no comments yet
Spotted a few weeks ago in a San Francisco apartment building. No matter how many times you ask you them, no matter how many signs you put up–those cats are never going to close that door.
posted 1 August 2008 in Photos. no comments yet
Here’s a list of some of the albums that came out in 1988, hip-hop’s golden year: EPMD’s Strictly Business, Big Daddy Kane’s Long Live the Kane, Boogie Down Productions’ By All Means Necessary, Slick Rick’s The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton, the Jungle Brothers’ Straight Out the Jungle, Eric B. and […]
posted 31 July 2008 in 1988. 2 comments
I interviewed Aaron Eckhart last year for the cover of Men’s Journal, when he was in the middle of filming The Dark Knight. The production was shrouded in secrecy; when I casually asked Eckhart how long his makeup took, he wouldn’t tell me. It took me a moment to figure out why. At the time, […]
posted 30 July 2008 in Archives, Articles. no comments yet
More snark from Kevin Seal, who waves his hands insincerely to connote his great excitement with the countdown. Seal talks about Henry Lee Summer denying that he sounds like John Cougar Mellencamp: “He’s a very modest fellow, especially when it comes to the women who fall all over him in this video,” says Seal. Cut […]
posted 29 July 2008 in 1988. 6 comments
Nobody batted an eye at the Beatles releasing two albums in a year. (In 1965, they put out Help! and Rubber Soul, not to mention a movie and a few killer non-LP singles such as “Ticket to Ride” and “We Can Work It Out.” Oh, they also toured the States and John Lennon put out […]
posted 28 July 2008 in Tasty Bits. 10 comments
Taken a couple of years ago on a side street of Chinatown, some hours after a New Year’s parade was over.
posted 25 July 2008 in Photos. no comments yet
Once again, MTV visits the Duke. First up, a network spot for the show Now Hear This: MTV’s Guide to New Music. This program aired on Monday nights and was hosted by golden-maned Adam Curry. “World premiere videos,” voiceover guy says, and we see clips of Keith Richards, Huey Lewis, and the Fresh Prince (aka […]
posted 24 July 2008 in 1988. 4 comments
As you might remember, last month I visited Mötley Crüe in their rehearsal studio and accidentally broke international celebrity-gossip news. I was actually there to report an article about the band prepping for their summer tour, which is now available online at the Rolling Stone website. Much to my surprise, the four people in the […]
