Bo Knows Funny
Raunchy teen YouTube star graduates to the big screen.
By Richard Morgan 11.20.08 5:59 PM
Bo Burnham is an 18-year-old YouTube phenom from Boston who posts songs about having a small penis, his family thinking he's gay, and the benefits of dating senior citizens. Millions of people have viewed his videos, which often start with him apologizing for their offensiveness while simultaneously greeting his pedophile fans.
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Fucked Up: Crazy/Beautiful
Blood-splattered gigs. Onstage meltdowns. Airport assaults. Nineteen-minute songs. They're called Fucked Up for a reason. The naked truth behind punk's ballsiest band.
By Brian Raftery 11.20.08 5:31 PM
Damian Abraham is a formidablelooking dude -- he describes himself, accurately, as "a 300pound balding lead singer, covered in hair in all the wrong places" -- and when he steps to a basement studio microphone in Toronto, he resembles a squishy giant preparing for combat. Abraham (a.k.a. Pink Eyes, a.k.a.
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Vivian Girls
Garage-pop trio get seasick, ponder the genius of Billy Idol.
By David Marchese 11.20.08 5:06 PM
It's two hours before showtime, and the Vivian Girls are popping pills. "I'm totally gonna get seasick in the middle of a song," grumbles drummer Ali Koehler as she passes the Bonine to her bandmates, Kickball Katy (bass) and Cassie Ramone (guitar, lead vocals), in preparation for a performance on the Half Moon, a boat harbored in New York City's East River.
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M.I.A.: With a Rebel Yell
Maya Arulpragasam might not be a name on everyone's lips, but with "Paper Planes" now a breakout smash, pop's artful revolutionary mouths off about becoming a mother, "polluting" the mainstream, and her surprising new family ties.
By Lorraine Ali 11.20.08 12:49 PM
M.I.A. is pregnant. And not just with revolutionary ideas for her next record. The British-Sri Lankan vocalist/visual artist/producer/record-label founder/clothing designer, born Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, is due to give birth in February, and despite what you may have read online, it's not Kanye's baby.
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Kid Sister, 'Dream Date' (Downtown)
Party-startin' Chicago MC keeps it frothy.
By Stacey Anderson 11.18.08 12:18 PM
During the only skit on her debut album, Kid Sister makes it clear: She isn't auditioning to be your dream date; you're auditioning to be hers. "Bachelor No. 1," she crows. "If I approached you on the street with this line, what would you say to me? / 'Is you John Lennon? 'cause I wanna hold yo' hand!' "
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The Fireman, 'Electric Arguments' (MPL/ATO)
Formerly boring Beatle side project catches startling spark.
By David Marchese 11.18.08 12:16 PM
Somebody's been munching on monkberry moon delight again. The third album-length collabo under the Fireman moniker by Paul McCartney and former Killing Joke bassist/Orb member/Verve producer Martin Glover (a.k.a. Youth) features the cute one's wiggiest work in decades.
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