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Comedy duo Randy and Jason Sklar dont have a problem standing out in a crowd — they are, after all, identical twins. But the Sklars have carved out a niche for themselves, one that goes beyond their at-times-frighteningly omni-minded delivery: turning the wide world of sports into comedy gold. The brothers first gained notoriety with Cheap Seats, the late night ESPN Classic show that found them ripping into spelling bees and...

Two years ago, the go-to female empowerment song for movies (*The Devil Wears Prada*s opening fashion-show montage) and TV shows (*Ugly Betty*, *The Hills*) was KT Tunstalls Suddenly I See. In 2008, that honor has to go to Duffys infectious tune about sexual freedom, Mercy. Now the Welsh singer-songwriter is doing her best to avoid the trap of being known as just the Mercy girl — a tall order due to the fact that, well, Mercy is one hell...

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I recently left Rolling Stone after three years as a writer for the magazine. In that time, I had the opportunity to meet and interview some of the most talented and important artists of our time and become a small part of the legacy of one of Americas most iconic magazines. Upon reflection, Ive come up with five highlights of my time at RS — and a dishonorable mention that I cant hold onto any...

All hail the mighty Built to Spill, the worlds most beloved purveyors of spaced-out cock rock. Too obscure to be famous and too famous to be obscure, Built to Spill are to connoisseurs of psychedelic mood music what an untapped case of Mad Dog 20/20 is to winos — a cache of treasures to be savored all night long.

I cant get that sound you made out of my head. So goes the opening line of the opening song of Built to Spills...

The summer festival season is almost over (though RS.com will still be live at this weekends Outside Lands event, as well as Austin City Limits, Bumbershoot and others down the road), and having attended two of the bigger events myself and edited much of the rest of the content on the site, I feel as though Ive seen every set in every field in every city in America. There are a whole bunch of patterns that developed and...

Tuesday night, as the sea of Rolling Stone staff headed out to see Bob Dylan in Brooklyn or Radiohead in Jersey, I took the road less respected to see Good Charlotte, Metro Station and Boys Like Girls at Roseland Ballroom. A band I once defended as blink-182 with talent, Good Charlotte was a fun, dependable act that somehow earned a place in my heart through a childhood of budgetless but respectable Warped Tour performances and...

About three-quarters of the way into the Police concert at Madison Square Garden last night, I was thrilled to see that Sting’s management had finally received the countless text messages, voice mails and e-mails I had been sending since last Friday. You see, it was a week ago that VH1 Classic had broadcast the Hard Rock Calling festival – featuring a heavily bearded Police frontman.

I begged and pleaded with the...

Theres a big event this weekend. Sure, Lollapalooza is in Chicago, but in New York my favorite wrestling promotion Ring of Honor is staging their Death Before Dishonor VI show on Saturday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom. I recently had the opportunity to talk to Jimmy Jacobs, one half of the Ring of Honor tag team champions and a guy whose character should be familiar to anybody who has ever shopped at Hot Topic or attended the Warped...

Formerly known in the office as the intern who can type really fast, Ive since settled into the role of the metal guy. This makes it all the more enjoyable to gauge peoples reactions during What was your first show? conversations when I get to say the Cherry Poppin Daddies. The blank stares turn to raised eyebrows when I go on to declare that more than 10 years after *Zoot Suit Riot*, the Cherry Poppin Daddies are still one of my favorite...

I went to a midnight screening of *The Dark Knight* last night because I am a dork. I arrived at the theater a little before 10 PM, and there was already an intense line outside the theater. Many people were in costume (including several fans in Elect Harvey Dent garb), but the dude who took the cake was wearing an *exact* recreation of the Jokers make-up in the movie. I ended up sitting right next to this guy in the theater, and...

The Fourth of July is usually associated with fireworks, hot dogs... you know, American-type things. However, this past Friday I received a thorough ass-whooping from punk hero/Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore, in what has to be the most memorable beatdown I have ever received. I headed downtown to New Yorks Battery Park to photograph the bands free July 4th show and everything was going normally during the bands first song. As...

I had a very nice Fourth of July long weekend, thanks for asking. After a few days of basking in the glory of independence and not having to be at work, I wanted to kick back on Sunday afternoon and enjoy some television. I had no interest in Wimbledon nor the hours of Christmas movies running on the Lifetime Movie Network, so I turned to an old failsafe at MTV with the knowledge they normally reserve their Sunday afternoons for...

When Chris Martin announced that Coldplay was about to do something they’d “never done before” at last night’s free Madison Square Garden gig, the last thing I expected was for my nosebleeds to turn into the best seats in the house. After rocking a solid chunk of Viva La Vida and playing some obligatory hits (Clocks, In My Place), the RS cover stars appeared in the middle of a second tier aisle for a hot...

I was super-excited to see the Breeders play live last week at Webster Hall in New York City — but clearly not as excited as the guy behind me. Im pretty sure he was the President of the Breeders Fan Club (of which Im only a member), based on the unbridled exuberance and near-orgasmic joy with which he greeted every song. Ordinarily, Id applaud his enthusiasm. But heres the rub: dude was singing along — *loudly* —...

Yesterday RS.com photo editor John Gara and I learned a valuable lesson: being Frank Black for more than 20 minutes results in a sore throat. Because Ive written a book on the Pixies and John is the owner of a vintage Pixies shirt, we felt most qualified to demo the new Doolittle songs that will be added to Rock Band later this month. For an hour of pure bliss, we learned which lyrics might be embarassing to yell in front of a...

*Just a disclaimer: The following story will probably damage my cred, both specifically as a rock critic and generally as a human being, but many people insist I tell this tale. So enjoy this knowing that Im risking my psychological health and whatever is left of my dignity.*

Much has been made in the past few weeks of the end of the marriage between country crossover sensation Shania Twain and 80s hair metal producer Robert...

Visiting the *Rolling Stone* offices on Friday June 6: Team Slipstream-Chipotle! No, thats not some British DJ duo — its the classy American racing outfit thats making serious waves in the professional bike racing scene. Now you might think that the Capri Lounge is no place for a post about a pro bike racing team. Well, I think its no place for an affectionate post about the New Kids on the Block, and weve sure had plenty of...

*Click here for Peter Travers video review of Sex and the City*

Dear Diary,

Dont hate me. Tonight I did something that most women would never speak to me again for doing, and/or give away organs to do themselves. Practical, intelligent women; and Im not talking kidneys.

Yes, tonight, I attended the *Sex and the City* movie premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (with my bestie Ally Lewis.)...

*American Idol* is the type of show you either hate, or fist-fight your roommate over when they suggest watching *House* during commercial breaks.

For the latter, the only thing possibly sweeter than having six-day-champ David Cook show up at your office for lunch is runner-up David Archuleta joining him, and the two spending the afternoon calling each other Cookie and Archie as they attempt to figure out which of them...

Hey guys, just got back from a screening of the *Sex and the City* movie here in New York City. To date, its only been shown to select critics and at a premiere in London last week. Obviously, anticipation for this movie is HUGE. Were talking *Indiana Jones* meets *Iron Man* huge. Here in New York, there are people scalping tickets to opening night showings for as much as $200 — thats just a seat at the movies!

So...

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