Nashville's Jake and Jamin Orrall, aka JEFF The Brotherhood, formerly of Be Your Own Pet, play a satisfyingly straightforward, minimal style of psychedelic rock 'n' roll that now and again reminds me…   Read Story »

For Iggy Pop's most recent curious career turn, he's doing a poppy duet with his granddaughter (just kidding) ex-Be Your Own Pet vocalist Jemina Pearl. The track's "I Hate People" from her…   Read Story »

After being ousted from McCarren Park when the city decided to spent $50MM to restore The Pool as an actual pool, Jelly NYC found a new home for their free summer show series in the upscale hipster…   Read Story »

The ex-Be Your Own Pet vocalist has been busy with Sonic Youth (and vice versa), but she found the time to post three new, poppy solo tracks at MySpace. Folks who attended her live solo debut at the…   Read Story »

Those of you afraid Jemina Pearl's post-Be Your Own Pet "legacy" would be capped by her cover of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" with the ever grim Thurston Moore should likely stop worrying about things…   Read Story »

On this week's Gossip Girl, Jenny Humphrey threw a guerrilla fashion show at a charity event honoring Lilly and Bart Bass. The soundtrack: Thurston Moore and Jemina Pearl (of now defunct Be Your Own…   Read Story »

Kevin Shields wasn't the only one doing interviews at ATP. After his Don't Look Back set, looking back on Psychic Hearts, Thurston Moore sat with a Rolling Stone film crew to offer his thoughts on…   Read Story »

Before Be Your Own Pet made a video for the banned-in-the-USA tune "Becky," we told you the Tennessee punks were calling it quits after their UK tour. It's now after their UK tour. They are no…   Read Story »

As reported, Be Your Own Pet called it quits and are headed to the UK for their final tour. But don't worry -- they're like 10 years old, will have other bands someday even beyond their current side…   Read Story »

Sad news for fans of the young TN punkers. This comes via BYOP's MySpace (hat tip to reader John P. for the link): To all of our fans, We are sad to bring you the news that our upcoming shows in…   Read Story »