Imaginary Interview: Jemina Pearl
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that the Nashville punk band Be Your Own Pet was the only band I listened to in 2008…
New Jemina Pearl album out in October
Last year, I spent a disproportionate ammount of time listening to Be Your Own Pet's second LP, Get Awkward. It was my favorite album of 2008…
Who isn't covering The Ramones these days?
On Tuesday, the band Fucked Up played a 12-hour marathon show in a New York City store, bringing in lots of guests. One of which…
Be Your Own Pet Breaking Up
I found out about this on Friday but didn't post anything on it until now just because I wanted to enjoy living in denial over…
On last night's Nylon Tour Show
For the past few weeks I've been waffling as to how I was going to cover the Nylon Tour show at the Showbox. I had…
Censored Be Your Own Pet songs to actually see light of day
About two months ago I mentioned here that three songs from Be Your Own Pet's still-pretty-fucking-great album Get Awkward were removed due to violent (but still cartoonish) imagery…
What would be on your Muxtape?
On Stereogum the other day I saw a post about a new website that has another cool and inventive way to share music with one…
Corporate Censorship Still Sucks
For fuck's sake.Here's a story we all know too well: about three weeks ago, Fluxblog posted a song that I fell in love with. I've listened…
Tonight's Recommended Show: The Arctic Monkeys at the Showbox
Tonight is a great night for shows in town: Brit pop rockers the Kooks are at the Croc, !!! (!!!) at Neumo's, but the Arctic…
Damn Damn Leash
As a general rule of thumb, it's a good idea to have a healthy amount of skepticism about bands comprised of high school kids who…