For all his many (many many) projects, somehow it took James Franco until 2011 to realize he hadn't done anything that could take over music headlines for a bit, so here is the inevitable end to all…   Read Story »

A couple of months ago MoMA PS1 Director Klaus Biesenbach -- the person who organized MoMA's ridiculously popular Marina Abramović exhibition, among other things -- asked me if I'd want to help…   Read Story »

Last Friday, Yeasayer offered the first drop from their forthcoming Odd Blood LP in the form of "Ambling Alp," a chirping and fuzzing, horned and harmonized left-field upper that's as polyrhythmic…   Read Story »

There's been no loss of reactions -- ranging from desperation to amusement -- over the demise of the piggy. We understand the need to vent and mourn, though -- OiNK seemed like an incredible resource…   Read Story »