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Electronica Is Dead

Well, that's what we're led to believe by XLR8R in the article "Entertain Us: The State of Electronica." The piece begins with Moby explaining his reason for discontinuing stadium-sized touring in favor of spinning in smaller clubs. "At some point...  CONTINUE READING ELECTRONICA IS DEAD»

Posted on May 1, 2008 (42 comments)
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Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry Join Usual Suspects For Virgin Fest 2008

Some details leaked a few weeks back, but now you can peruse the full line-up for Virgin's Baltimore stop and decide whether to shell out the $175 (plus $175 for gas). The third annual Virgin East Coast delivers some familiar...  CONTINUE READING BOB DYLAN, CHUCK BERRY JOIN USUAL SUSPECTS FOR VIRGIN FEST 2008»

Posted on April 28, 2008 (5 comments)
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Moby Makes A Music Blogger's Dream Come True (By Playing His Birthday Party)

Moby spends a lot of time on the internet, so if anybody was gonna do this, you knew it would be him. But still props to him for being approachable, and congrats to Chris, the guy behind NJ-based music blog...  CONTINUE READING MOBY MAKES A MUSIC BLOGGER'S DREAM COME TRUE (BY PLAYING HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY)»

Posted on April 14, 2008 in (5 comments)
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Lou Reed & Moby Perform "Walk On The Wild Side"

At different times and for different reasons, everybody in Austin seemed to be talking about Lou Reed and Moby this year: It was Lou's year to be honored with keynote speaker status, and the FADER Fort hosted its own version...  CONTINUE READING LOU REED & MOBY PERFORM "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE"»

Posted on March 18, 2008 in (3 comments)
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SXSW: Thursday In Photos

Interested in filling a rock club to the rafters? Simple: Just have Nada Surf and Destroyer play back to back sometime. People were stuffed asses to elbows at Volume night club for the first day of the Stereogum/PASTE party, although...  CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in (1 comments)
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Video Hangover: Moby - "Disco Lies"

Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid. And then, Jon McMillan breaks 'em down for you. This week: Moby orders the 20-piece bucket...with a side of revenge.  CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: MOBY - "DISCO LIES"»

Posted on February 19, 2008 in , (2 comments)
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New Moby Video - "Alice"

We give ecstasy promoting vegan pundit Moby a lot of flack, but at the end of the day, he has come up with some great jams. "Alice" may not be one of them, but it has its moments, as highlighted...  CONTINUE READING NEW MOBY VIDEO - "ALICE"»

Posted on January 8, 2008 in (4 comments)
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Hey Iowa, Show Us Your Caucus

We haven't done a metric analysis to determine the size of our Iowan readership, but as a special PSA in the interest of a robust democracy: Get out there and vote! You have like ten minutes left. Maybe you Hawkeyes...  CONTINUE READING HEY IOWA, SHOW US YOUR CAUCUS»

Posted on January 3, 2008 (30 comments)
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Free Moby

Moby's obvious pronouncements and being a blowhard (the two are sorta connected) have made for easy targets, but we think of ourselves as fair and balanced; there are no hardline stances here. To wit, some Moby props: Manhattan Vegan has...  CONTINUE READING FREE MOBY»

Posted on November 12, 2007 (5 comments)
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Take Ecstasy With Moby

There are certain things you come to associate with ManhattanVegan: health food, thick glasses, liberal politics, teenage raves, techno, art auctions, TeaNY, a bald head. So then, the journal entry over at moby.com titled "so the white house is asking...  CONTINUE READING TAKE ECSTASY WITH MOBY»

Posted on October 23, 2007 (9 comments)
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Zach Galifianakis Interviews Moby, Auctions Bad Art With Band Of Horses

Tuesday night's New York x New York party was another fine hybrid of boozy, indie/comic goodness: Amidst a sea of free, Pom-based cocktails, Hiro Ballroom patrons flexed their checkbooks in hot pursuit of the donated, aesthetic abominations, auctioned off by...  CONTINUE READING ZACH GALIFIANAKIS INTERVIEWS MOBY, AUCTIONS BAD ART WITH BAND OF HORSES»

Posted on July 12, 2007 in , (9 comments)
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Tower Records OMFUG

We were gonna go with Hooters, but nice work Dustin! Click to enlarge: Elsewhere, Moby has "this theory that it will be impossible to destroy cb's, as the combination of graffiti and old paint and weird bacterium and urine and...  CONTINUE READING TOWER RECORDS OMFUG»

Posted on October 17, 2006 (6 comments)
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New Moby Video - "New York, New York"

We apologize in advance for the four minutes you're about to waste. If it's any consolation, it's better than the version Moby rejected last month. And though she's not in it, at least you get to remember how cool Debbie...  CONTINUE READING NEW MOBY VIDEO - "NEW YORK, NEW YORK"»

Posted on October 5, 2006 in (19 comments)
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Moby Addicted To Internet, Hates Soap

The last word on Moby's Internet strike, as he has finally admitted it's been a miserable failure:ok, some random things: Sep 27, 2006 - nyc a-i really don't like the smell of dial soap. i was in a bookstore yesterday...  CONTINUE READING MOBY ADDICTED TO INTERNET, HATES SOAP»

Posted on September 28, 2006 (14 comments)
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Pink Is The New John Mayer

Even if you don't dig "Belief" as much as we do, you gotta admit this is funny. You won't find comic relief like that at moby.com. (Yes, he's still blogging; so much for the Internet sabbatical) FYI John, Jordan Catalano...  CONTINUE READING PINK IS THE NEW JOHN MAYER»

Posted on September 25, 2006 (16 comments)
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Moby Blogs About The Flipper Show

Posted last night at moby.com:so tonight i went to see 'american hardcore'. Sep 20, 2006 - nyc so tonight i went to see 'american hardcore'. a documentary about the hardcore scene in america in the early 80's. it made me...  CONTINUE READING MOBY BLOGS ABOUT THE FLIPPER SHOW»

Posted on September 20, 2006 (16 comments)
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Moby Turned Off His Computer For A Day

Formerly hardcore techno tea drinker Moby announced his Internet abstinence on Friday.a break, of sorts this might sound odd... but until january 1, 2007, i won't be online. i'm taking a break. i receive between 200 - 400 emails a...  CONTINUE READING MOBY TURNED OFF HIS COMPUTER FOR A DAY»

Posted on September 18, 2006 (19 comments)
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Go Home GW

Moby has some words for Dubya...dear president bush, stay out of new york. you don't like us and we don't like you. 90% of us voted for john kerry in the last election. we don't trust you, and we believe,...  CONTINUE READING GO HOME GW»

Posted on September 11, 2006 in (40 comments)
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"We Had A Horrible Winter At The Monastery Because Of Your Heating System"

Only David Chase can make a ten year old Moby song relevant. Sopranos caught my attention as a purveyor of novel soundtrack songs when I heard Elvis Costello's "Complicated Shadows" a few seasons back. Unlike The O.C. or your favorite...  CONTINUE READING "WE HAD A HORRIBLE WINTER AT THE MONASTERY BECAUSE OF YOUR HEATING SYSTEM"»

Posted on March 21, 2006 in , (22 comments)
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Moby On Terri Schiavo

Manhattan Vegan writes on his blog"My note to the far-right would be: you can't have it both ways. If you genuinely believe in the sanctity of life then you cannot support the death penalty and you cannot allow people to...  CONTINUE READING MOBY ON TERRI SCHIAVO»

Posted on March 24, 2005 (55 comments)
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Moby Bakes For Democracy

Saturday was a beautiful day for a democracy bakesale. Eliza Jane and Laura XBox prepared treats for one of the many MoveOn events taking place throughout the city/country. However, their event didn't promise any B-list celebrities, so I headed to...  CONTINUE READING MOBY BAKES FOR DEMOCRACY»

Posted on April 19, 2004 (8 comments)
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