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Discourse & Dischord

posted: January 21, 2011

The Good Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein debuts sketch comedy Portlandia with SNL’s Fred Armisen Carrie Brownstein may have stepped away as singer/guitarist for seminal rock band Sleater-Kinney in 2006, but that doesn’t mean she’s through with…
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Your Country's Right Here: Rodney Crowell Takes Us On A Wild Ride Through His East Texas Childhood

posted: January 20, 2011

Growing up playing board games and listening to country music with my older sister, I had a pretty fair idea of what the genre was all about. Or so I thought. Little did I know…
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MySpace Clears Out Office Space

posted: January 20, 2011

It’s no secret that MySpace, a News Corp.-owned social media Web site, has been struggling in recent years.  According to Hypebot, 54 percent of US internet users were on Facebook, while only 27 percent used MySpace…
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3D Friends "Lina Magic" Premieres As MTV SKINS Theme Song, Catches Up With OurStage In New York

posted: January 19, 2011

Monday night marked the official premiere of the US version of MTV’s teen drama SKINS. Unless you’ve been living under a rock (we forgive you), or are new to OurStage (welcome), you know that we recently…
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Soundcheck: Girlfight – Nicki vs. Kim vs. Foxy

posted: January 18, 2011

Meow¦ The claws are out, with female rappers sharpening their fangs and tongues in an ego-filled catfight. Reigning queen of the hip hop charts, Nicki Minaj has been fielding insults from Lil’  Kim since the…
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"Love"/Hate Relationship With Twitter

posted: January 18, 2011

Courtney Love has long been one of the most unpredictable and vocal personalities on Twitter, notoriously tweeting inflammatory (often poorly spelled) remarks and posting the occasional NSFW photo. She’s never been one for holding back,…
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