But because they named themselves The Airborne Toxic Event , the central plot element in Don DeLillo’s White Noise , I’ve sort of kept up with them anyway. When I phone-interviewed Mikel Jollett of the L.A.-based indie-pop-rock band the Airborne Toxic Event, it surprised me when he said: “We wanted a name that was a big fuck-you to names,” he said of the Don DeLillo-novel-inspired band name. “People say, ‘It really turned me off when I first heard that name.’ And I say, ‘Good, I’m glad.’”

by Thommy Fergeson If you have an over sized garage or just some extra unused space, you might be trying to think of some garage ideas. You can do all sorts of things in your garage and with your garage to use that space. This is especially true if you live in a warmer climate were the garage does not get too cold. Turning your garage, or part of your garage, into something like a weight room is something that a lot of men think of doing. This works well as the garage is the perfect place f

An evening at the Mercury Lounge often proves a real treat. The structure of their shows almost always includes four bands with a time slot of roughly an hour per act. In essence, the evening feels exactly like your run-of-the-mill showcase night a la Arlene’s Grocery. You know, the neighborhood venue trying to reel in a few patrons without giving away drink specials by offering up the stage to wet-behind-the-ears bands playing in front of their poor friends who were given no option but to drop

Coming into the River-to-River Black Moth Super Rainbow show this past Friday at South Street Seaport, I was in a position I don’t find myself in very often these days when going to concerts: I had not heard a note of any of the bands playing. Yes, I’ve seen the names in print many times before: solo artist Dan Friel , from the Brooklyn band Parts and Labor , locals Blank Dogs , led by Mike Sniper, owner of Captured Tracks, and headliners Black Moth Super Rainbow. But I had somehow managed

I just read something that strikes me as absolutely hilarious. FOX News reports that shock rocker Marilyn Manson has made a direct threat: “If one more ‘journalist’ makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans’ help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech. I dare you all to write one more thing that you won’t say to my face. Because I will make you say it. In that manner. That is a threat.” I’m not sur