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Moby: Lothario, Alcoholic, Special White Man
Moby, the beep-boop musician who unfortunately can't stop talking about himself, speaks to Salon today in that very particularly grating way that only Moby can. His formula, I'm figuring out, is to vigorously agree with every insult you throw his way, then go off on tangents about how, hey, he's not like all the other yuppies who act exactly how he acts, because of his revolutionary sympathies against our white male-dominated society. Then, speak much too openly about his own sexuality and personal problems. He follows this pattern today, reminiscing that "When I was DJing in the late '80s, more often than not I'd be the only white person in the club, and I found that strangely comforting." You'll surely have that gay minority child one day, Moby! So, please tell us more than we want to know about your sex life now! More »
Touch A Hero
Hey, everybody: Reluctantly heterosexual digital sampler Moby will be appearing LIVE at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square tomorrow to sign copies of his new CD! The flier instructs you to "purchase a copy of Last Night to receive a wristband to meet MOBY." Or, just hang around on the street outside with a cup of tea, talking loudly about how your gay children are going to be starring in a car commercial that could really use a good ambient soundtrack, and watch him come to you.
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Moby's West Coast Neighbors Can't Stand Him Either
Grass-eating canned music maker Moby bought a $3 million house in the Hollywood Hills with alice+olivia designer Stacey Bendet in January, and his new neighbors have a message for him: Quiet down, prick. "Moby is turning the garage into his studio and the neighbors are all up in arms," said one resident, irked by excessive construction noise. "He should be careful. We just kicked Prince off the street for excessive noise." [P6]
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Moby Is Annoying Friend To Gay Community
Moby, the bald purveyor of computer music who is Amy Winehouse's anti-drug, will not stop speaking out on or against any and all things. Now, he is reassuring the gay community that, although he didn't have the luck to be born gay, he does hope that his kids will be [Advocate]. What does the hairless downtown master of background tunes like so much about the gays? "They have nice homes, bars, and restaurants." Ok then! More »
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Tea-Swilling Musician Is Not Into Drugs
Moby, the purposely bald and nerdy musician frequently seen wandering the Lower East Side in search of commercials to score, is warning his brethren in the music industry about the dangers of drugs. "I look at Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse, I wonder what they're going to be capable of when they're 30, in terms of cognitive and emotional abilities. Drugs burn you out," says the diminutive drum programmer, who knows too much about teabags. "You feel bulletproof if you're selling records and making money and everyone wants to sleep with you, but then things start to go wrong." In other news, somebody once wanted to sleep with Moby. [ohnotheydidnt]
gossip roundup
Groggy Britney Spears Asks You What Month It is
- Britney Spears hanger-on Sam Lutfi must henceforth keep 250 yards from the singer because as Britney's mom reminded us, he "gave Britney Spears pills ground up in her food to keep her quiet and at one point he told Britney she had to take 10 pills a day if she wanted to see her two young children." [Reuters]
- Lutfi's lawyer tried to say he wasn't properly served with the restraining order paperwork. The judge basically laughed. Lutfi's legal team then asked if the judge would like maybe a home-made scone or some coffee or maybe an "aspirin."
- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will supposedly come to Prince's hot Oscar party, along with Penelope Cruz. When the catfighting and Scientology recruiting speeches begin, scoot on over to the real LA Oscar party, hosted by queen diva Elton John.
- Ryan Phillippe endorsed Obama, and has the cool Shepard Fairey t-shirt to prove it. Against all odds, the left-of-Hillary, cool and charismatic black Democratic candidate is dominating among gorgeous celebrities. [X17]
- Brangelina were confused, until they realized Clint Eastwood and his wife were waiting for them at the uncool restaurant across the street. Then everyone not pregnant ordered wine and got drunk and happy. Lesson: Clint Eastwood likes to drink. Oh, and you'll usually have a better time at the uncool restaurant! [Showbiz Spy]
- Teen star Miley Cyrus apologized for not wearing her seatbelt in a movie or raising your children for you or transforming you into a responsible human being who has better things to do than yell at a teen star over some stupid shit. [AP]
- Riverbank Hotel staff "baffled" that Amy Winehouse trashed her room over two weeks, leaving "the floor strewn in champagne bottles and unwashed knickers." Maybe if she had checked in under the assumed name "I Live To Trash Hotel Rooms" they might have seen this coming. Probably not, though. [Showbiz Spy]
- Eminem to finally let the world in on his family dramas and emotional issues, in a book. [People]
- Moby thinks people hate him because Natalie Portman was his girlfriend this one time. Oh, Moby. [P6]
It's OK, Moby, Even Virtuosos Can't Busk
Remember the other famous musician who tried to busk in the subway? Except this one was Joshua Bell, "one of the finest classical musicians in the world." He made $32 in 45 minutes, and didn't even draw a crowd. [Washington Post]
Remember the other famous musician who tried to busk in the subway? Except this one was Joshua Bell, "one of the finest classical musicians in the world." He made $32 in 45 minutes, and didn't even draw a crowd. [Washington Post]
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Moby Busking in London Tube Makes £5
Moby, international dj sensation andsensitive vegan weiner, took it upon himself to busk (that is, to play in the subway for money) at the Sloane Square tube stop. Sloane Square, btw, is where a particular type of attractive/annoying sensitive-y rich girl pashmina-scarf wearing girl hangs out. They are called Sloanies. You'd think that, since those type of people are Moby's target audience, he'd make a killing. But no! Our little bald honey bun hardly made anything at all. ""At the most I was given maybe £5 or £6, but that's fine because I was obviously not doing it for the money." Ah! I just read through the article in the London Paper. This guy is ridiculous. More »
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Parker Posey's dying to be your BFF
Maybe the reason the Parkers and the the Maggies and the Mobys (Mobies?) and the Sarandobbins are so visible is because they're lonely and just want to make friends with their neighbors. At least, that's one theory from our stalker, whose sighting of Parker Posey ambling around the nabe is after the jump. More »
Moby Supports The Little People At The Viacom Strike
Moby sympathizes with the plight of captive creative minds imprisoned by corporate giants like MTV by signing an autograph for one of them. You know what she might appreciate more? A celebrity-sponsored health plan! [Via Flickr}
Moby sympathizes with the plight of captive creative minds imprisoned by corporate giants like MTV by signing an autograph for one of them. You know what she might appreciate more? A celebrity-sponsored health plan! [Via Flickr}
yom kippur
Dear Kristian, Dear Moby, Dear Braden Keil
Each year (or really, every 11 months and two weeks or so, kinda), the Jews observe Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, during which leather shoes and doing it are totally forbidden. Then there are many apologies. Let it begin with us! Josh is up first because he's the Jewiest. More »
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Watch Out, Lower East Side, Moby's Back!
Moby, the human semicolon, has found a buyer for his four-floored five-terraced penthouse in the El Dorado. But good news for Moby does not good news for New Yorkers make. He's already said he wants to move back downtown—and with $7.5 million padding his Prana-pant pockets, he has a virtual run on the neighborhood. Also, what sort of crystal-toting gypsy is the buyer of his old place going to have to hire to rid it of the Moby mojo? Maybe Mica de Jesus has finally found her vocation. More »
"The Rivington Club taps into the same air of exclusivity as many of the city's hot spots, but its wares are kicks, not cocktails. The front door has a buzzer but not a sign; the tiny foyer gives way to a posh interior with red carpeting, black leather banquettes, and a chandelier. The new, vintage, and rare shoes are exhibited in a grid of individually lighted cubbyholes and a locked glass display box, and customers are perfectly willing to drop entire paychecks on the latest limited-edition Nikes. On Saturday, though, there was no mistaking the appropriate door at Rivington and Clinton: Carefully dressed kids peppered the storefront for a chance to get in—they couldn't—while two huge bouncers stood appointed on either side of a minidressed glam girl." All this plus Moby, and that fucking bench. God, we hate New York sometimes. [VV]
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Moby's Inconvenient Truth
The date: June 24th
The place: Counter, 105 1st Avenue
The time: 12 p.m.
Sighted: "Ubiquitous imp Moby was having brunch at veggie-friendly bistro Counter. He sat in the back corner wearing a lime green t-shirt and upon finishing his meal, walked out wearing silly looking aviator shades with a fat red plastic rim."
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Moby Moving Back Downtown
Red alert for the Lower East Side! Vegan electronica gnome Moby just finished refurbishing the Central Park West apartment he bought two years ago. But now he's sent out an email to his friends about moving back downtown—according to our source, the Mobester is wracked by class guilt and "can't deal with living in a nicer place." More »
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Katherine Taylor Prefers To Be The Dumpee
In the basement of Lower East Side dive bar Lolita last night, a capacity crowd gathered to hear Kunkel-feuding debut novelist Katherine Taylor and elven-eared omnipresence The Reverend Jen debate each other. It was a lot like debate team in high school! Actually, no, it wasn't. But you know what high school thing it was exactly like, and what certain gatherings of the poor, artsy thirtysomethings who are managing to remain Lower East Siders so often resemble? That group of goth nerd drama geeks who always ate lunch together in that one certain corner of the courtyard. You know. The heavyset girls with black lipstick and ripped fishnets who would occasionally burst into Sondheim and the pasty boys who had just recently discovered that dark sunglasses and long hair can make acne scars seem sort of mysterious and romantic? Like that, but plus 20 years. Also plus Moby. More »
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Moby Moves Uptown
The L.E.S. isn't cool enough for Moby anymore—he's headed uptown, to the Upper West Side. Wait, maybe the problem is that Moby isn't cool enough for the L.E.S. anymore. Or... rich enough? Or shopping-oriented enough. Or something.Well, for the most part it's an honest-to-goodness residential neighborhood. Downtown is still interesting, but living there had become a bit too much like living in a shopping mall for rich Europeans. [As opposed to living in a neighborhood that actually boasts a real shopping mall for rich Europeans!] It might sound odd, but I'd rather be in danger of getting run over by someone pushing a stroller or walking a dog than someone seeing how many Calypso stores they can visit in an afternoon.Also: "Friday and Saturday nights downtown have become like spring break meets Mardi Gras on steroids. When and if I do go out, it tends to be on Sundays and Mondays." Underage girls still awed enough by a techno has-been's wealth and poses to put up with pomposity and general tininess, take heed!
Here He Is Now, Going To The Upper West Side [NYO]
