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10 Songs I'm Pretty Sure Are About Masturbation
(Above: Judge Reinhold gets busted by Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High) Masturbation. I remember when that was a dirty word. Back in 6th and 7th grade, nobody—and I mean nobody—would cop to doing that shit. Around then, my friend Chris and I had a conversation that went a little something like this:Chris: You know, I read something in this magazine about how like 90 percent of guys in middle school masturbate.Steve: No way, man. I don't believe it.Chris: Well, that's what it said. But you're right, there's no way. [awkward pause] You don't do that, do you?Steve:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThirteen Surprisingly Enjoyable Songs About the End of the World
Elvis Perkins in Dearland's "Doomsday" (and last night's fireworks) got us thinking about other surprisingly enjoyable songs about the end of the world. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPrince's £1,500 coffee table book for sale
Earlier this year, we reported on Prince's plans to release three very, um, unique, albums via a major retailer. Now that all of the discs are available as a package at Target for an incredibly cheap $11.98, it only makes sense that Prince would want to move on to bigger, more expensive things.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsApril Showers Bring to Mind These Rain-Themed Rock Songs
It's that time of the year when the May flowers are allegedly right around the next bend. But why not enjoy the precipitation while it's here, especially when there are so many great songs inspired by it? Below are six of my favorite rain-themed rock songs:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPrince to play Jay Leno three nights in a row
First, it was Conan O'Brien who devoted piles of airtime to bands like the White Stripes, The Strokes and U2. Then just last week, David Letterman invited U2 to play five nights in a row. Now, Jay Leno, the final third of the Late Night Host Triumvirate, is getting in on the action.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBy Any Other Name: Santogold Meets Johnny Cougar
Last week, new-wavey Brooklyn singer/producer Santogold announced an abrupt change in the spelling of her name... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesSix Albums to Get Excited About in 2009
When I wrote my Five Movies to Get Excited About in 2009 list a couple weeks ago, ostensibly, I was providing a reader service. But really, I was getting as pumped up about those movies as anyone reading that post. In fact, I'm listening to Ready to Die right now, looking forward to taking in a showing of Notorious this weekend. Looking forward to stuff is fun, and it makes actually experiencing said stuff just that much more awesome (or, alternately, disappointing).Editing the news section of PasteMagazine.com also gets me hyped about forthcoming albums on a daily basis. From big... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPrince to drop three albums this year
Three: that's the number of albums Prince plans to release in 2009. What's more, he told The Los Angeles Times each will be self-released, saying "the gatekeepers need to change." Gatekeepers, of course, referring to the record labels. Remember, this is the guy who appeared in public in the early '90s, while embroiled in a lawsuit with Warner Brothers, with the word "slave" scrawled on his face.... read more
Found in: NewsThe Time reunites (again), plans album
Since being harvested from Minneapolis R&B band Flyte Tyme by Prince in 1981, The Time has broken up and re-formed somewhere around four times (we lost count after the third line-up change), the most recent of which was its gig filling in for Toni Braxton at the 50th Grammy Awards this past February.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPrince turns 50, gets angry at Norwegians
It's hard to believe everyone's favorite gender-bending, hypersexual, king of funk-pop is 50. Yes, that is correct, Prince, he of the high-heeled manboots and synth-backed falsetto, celebrated the big 5-0 on June 7.... read more
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