When posting the Gossip's "Heavy Cross," we suggested the trio's Rick Rubin-produced fourth album Music For Men had its own heavy cross to bear, i.e. whether or not the Grammy man's slightly tweaked…   Read Story »

Rick Rubin couldn't save the music business. So let's see what he can do for the Gossip. The blog-sanctioned arm of daceable punk has been wheezing its last wheeze for awhile, creating an interesting…   Read Story »

The Gossip help us celebrate "the gorgeousness and subtle doom of the fall" with late-night, smoky "1000 Things." Guitarist/Grouper fan Brace Paine adds "there will be more demos/practice tapes on…   Read Story »

Echoing Slate's out-of-date Portland exposé from this past fall, MTV's followed the momentum of their Brooklyn 2008 piece with a feature on PDX. What we learn: There are a lot of bands who live…   Read Story »

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The Gossip and the Dresden Dolls both performed during the True Colors tour stop at Radio City in NYC Monday night, but this Palmer/Ditto duet comes from the afterparty, where shit gets wild and the…   Read Story »

Now that the Gossip are all big and famous (in the UK anyway), having only one vid for their hit "Listen Up" just won't do. Beth stayed mostly in the bedroom on the first one, but this time she's…   Read Story »

Stick thin Pirates Of The Caribbean starlet Keria Knightley has joined the chorus of women praising the Gossip's Beth Ditto for her proud, full-figured flaunting. She told Metro (via BWE):When she…   Read Story »

In case you don't know, NME's reigning Queen Of Cool Beth Ditto is proud of her body -- and fierce in the face of those less accepting. When Topshop offered The Gossip a prestigious(?) shot at…   Read Story »

Go go Gossip girl. Beth Ditto is the first bird to top NME's annual "Cool List." The Brit rag's 2005 countdown placed Alex Turner at #1; the Arctic Monkey's dropped 31 points (the science behind this…   Read Story »