Indecent Exposure

What's the fastest way to make a video go viral? Add some T&A.
Photo by Eric Nowels / Video Courtesy Razor and Tie Entertainment

It's uncensored, so if you're focused, you might see a nipple," says Marion Raven, introducing her video "Heads Will Roll" on the online network No Good TV.

The Inquisition: Moby

Moby on haters, nerds, and stealing his own music.
Moby / Courtesy Moby.com

Not since the early '90s has anyone been as enthusiastic about New York City nightlife as Moby seems to be. Perched on the edge of the couch in his surprisingly small SoHo apartment, the 42-year-old techno-vegan eagerly admits what few other rave veterans would: Last Night, his new album, could very well have been recorded during the Clinton presidency.

The Gutter Twins: Up From the Gutter

With 40-odd years in rock between them, the Gutter Twins' Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan have two lifetimes' worth of war stories. But rather than rehash their checkered pasts, they'd prefer to let the music do the growling.
Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan, photographed for Spin in Los Angeles, December 21, 2007 / Photo by Tom Fowlks

When we went into the studio, we had nothing," says Greg Dulli, 42, the former Afghan Whigs and current Twilight Singers frontman, from a corner booth at Footsie's,

In My Room: Be Your Own Pet

Inside the punk brats' rehersal space at guitarist Jonas Stein's parents' house.

VIEW BE YOUR OWN PET'S ROOM, FULL-SIZE

1. NEON SIGN Jonas Stein: "My dad used to own a restaurant, but it failed. I kidnapped this before he could sell it." Nathan Vasquez: "It was the only light source when we would practice."

Human Giant: The Power of Three

Human Giant, "the blink-182 of comedy," pick their favorite rock trios.
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While your Kids in the Halls and your Monty Pythons prefer to make funny in large gangs, and your Flight of the Conchordses and your Little Britains prefer to work in more intimate pairs, Human Giant—currently launching the second season of their eponymous MTV series—constitute the rare three-man sketch-comedy act. "You always

Hey! Ho! Let's Shop!

T-shirts, sure, but Ramones flip-flops? Though the band barely sold records in their heyday, the punk icons have become a mighty retail presence in their afterlife. What's behind their transformation from glue-sniffing rebels to tchotchke-hawking moguls?
Photo by Mark Weiss

Another day, another delivery of Ramones wear to the East Village home of Arturo Vega, the band's former lighting director and art coordinator. (He designed their eagle insignia.) "More merchandise," Vega says with a resigned smile, ripping open a box containing new T-shirts featuring the faces of Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy.

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