Jumpin' Jack Flash
[Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim from British band xx light up the stage at the Mercury Lounge last night at part of the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival. Image via Getty]
Listen, Kelefa Sanneh and Ben Sisario and Jon Pareles are out at CMJ shows every night and blogging about it for the New York Times and none of you care! There's not a comment on the Arts Beat blog. Go on over! Today they taught me that I had to go buy both the new Dragons of Zynth ("frenetic"!) and the new White…
We were going to do a Definitive Guide To What Bands To See At CMJ—but you know what? I am old and I hadn't heard of a single band playing tomorrow, the first day of the crack-orgy of band showcases. One of the few shows I recognized was the Thursday night back-to-back of His Name Is Alive and St. Vincent at the…
Hall of Shame, Part III: The Leading Offenders
Well then! Based on the overwhelming response to our inquiries about publications that pretend you don't exist after you've poured your blood, sweat and tears into their piddling assignments, we've come up with a preliminary list of publications that should be avoided at all costs, even when their editors woo you with…
Jane's CMJ Afterparty: So Brandon?
Ah, Jane magazine. Who ever thought we'd see the day when it featured Ashlee and Jessica Simpson on covers within 7 months of each other? Or a contest involving getting a 29-year-old virgin laid? Or ... a CMJ after-party?
