Spinnerette's Brody Dalle doesn't just appeal to longhairs anymore

Her off The Distillers, Brody Dalle (left; click image to enlarge), has long been a "pin-up" for males who think it's sissy to fancy women who aren't plastered in tattoos. I was never the biggest fan of The Distillers - "Drain The Blood" aside - so was interested to hear she'd formed a new, slightly more accessible band. They've been tinkering away for a while, but you can actually download some of their stuff now.

Posted by Stuart Waterman on February 13, 2026 11:35 AM in Music News| Someone's Had The Stylists In| Video
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Milke's "Love Get Out Of My Way" + Designer Drugs = a thumpingly enjoyable affair

Further proof that anyone toting a guitar in 2009 might as well chop it up for firewood, Milke (right; click image to enlarge) have already been big-upped (bigged-up?) by lots of people far cooler than I. "Love Get Out Of My Way" is released as a single on March 16th, with a debut album due to follow later this year.

With all the plaudits they've received from the cool kids I was like, "Not going to like 'Love Get Out Of My Way'. Shan't". But then I listened to it, and I was like, "OK, it's good." And then I heard the Designer Drugs remix - which you can download for free after the jump - I was like, "THAT IS FUCKING BRILLIANT."

And then everyone in the office was like, "You in the corner, we are trying to work here, please stop talking to yourself." And I was like, "OK."

Posted by Stuart Waterman on February 12, 2026 11:00 AM in Free Downloads| Up-And-Coming Acts
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Adam Sandler covers Neil Young for some reason

The reason Adam Sandler has covered Neil Young is that, apparently, Warner Bros are releasing an album of their artists covering songs from their catalogue.

This isn't tooooo bad until you get to 4.00, at which point it all goes a bit karaoke. As The Onion remarks, "thankfully, the song won the fight--it's very resilient."

Posted by Stuart Waterman on February 12, 2026 10:00 AM in Under The Covers| Video
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Tah Mac on the ROAD to lavish lifestyle (geddit, etc)

Last night I went to see a young man who calls himself Tah Mac. This is him in his new video, "Lavish Lifestyle":

It's quite a catchy number, is not it? He reminds me a bit of Sisqo, only I believe he may be even shorter.

However, do you get the impression "Lavish Lifestyle" was penned, recorded and filmed before the global economy went and shat itself?

Posted by Stuart Waterman on February 11, 2026 11:30 AM in Music News| Up-And-Coming Acts| Video
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Should Rihanna dump Chris Brown and go out with me instead?

Now, hold on. I know that headline looks shockingly opportunistic given the fact nobody has yet been found guilty of anything following Rihanna's alleged beating at the hands of R&B; Chris, Chris Brown.

However, even before this alleged event I suspected the expressionless Barbadian beauty would be better off with me. It's not rocket science, guys. Check out what I can offer after the jump, and VOTE IN MY POLL.

Posted by Stuart Waterman on February 10, 2026 2:20 PM in Music News| Polls
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Mirwais returns with Y.A.S

An already excitingly electro-packed 2009 just got another shot of excitingfulness with the news that French weirdo producer Mirwais is to return as part of a duo called Y.A.S.

Mirwais produced Madonna's "Music" and also released the album Production, from which sprang the classic woozy disco science of "Naive Song" and, well, "Disco Science".

Now he's teamed up with a lady named Yasmine Hamdan to create:

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL ELECTRO PROJECT THAT PLACES ARABIC LANGUAGE AT THE CENTER OF POP CULTURE!

That's how their MySpace puts it, anyway (their shouty capitals/American spelling).

Posted by Stuart Waterman on February 9, 2026 12:15 PM in Music News| Up-And-Coming Acts| Video
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Ex-Bad Boy artist writes book about Diddy and Bad Boy Entertainment, may require lawyer

"Who he is is exactly who he is," says ex-Bad Boy rapper Mark Curry (no, not that Mark Curry) of his ex-boss Diddy. If that statement is your kind of truth, you can expect a lot more of it in his new book, the subtly-titled Dancing With The Devil.

Curry appeared on Diddy's 2001 hit "Bad Boy For Life", which I'm not ashamed to say I bloody love. "We-ain't... going-nowhere... we-can't-be-stopped-now, cuz it's Bad Boy for life." You know, I'm going to fire that song up right now.

So anyway, Mark Curry has a fair bit to say about his time as Diddy's employee. Remember how Diddy used to appear in just about every video anyone on his label ever put out? Curry reckons Diddy charged for those appearances.

Posted by Stuart Waterman on February 9, 2026 11:05 AM in Music News| Naughty Rappers
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