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Deadmau5 Fires Back at Arcade Fire Over ‘Real Instruments’ Comment
Arcade Fire leader and future Maybelline spokesman Win Butler did a little complaining to the audience during the band's set at Coachella.
Billy Corgan Announces New ‘Experimental’ Album
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has finally announced the release of his first proper solo album, 'AEGEA.'
Flaming Lips’ Kliph Scurlock Leaves Band, Takes His Awesome Name with Him
We wish this news was the April Fool's joke and that Pink Floyd thing was real, but Flaming Lips drummer Klip Scurlock is no longer in the band.
Vandal to Receive ‘Unique’ Punishment for Damaging Dave Grohl’s Alley
Some jackass, or crew of jackasses, spray painted all over a mural dedicated to former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl over the weekend.
Guardian Critic Invokes the All-Caps Wrath of the Cure’s Robert Smith
In one of the most blatant offenses against Internet etiquette in history, the Cure singer Robert Smith smashed his Caps Lock button into his computer while responding to a poor review of a recent live performance by the band.
Robert Smith Admits the Cure’s New Album Title Is Terrible
Forever sad Robert Smith, frontman for The Cure, said the working title of their upcoming album, '4:14 Scream,' is "...one of those reverse psychology things, where it’s so bad it’s good."
Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys and Kings of Leon Reportedly Headlining Lollapalooza
There's no official lineup for Lollapalooza yet, but the Chicago Tribune is reporting that music heavyweights Kings of Leon, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys and Eminem will be among this year's headliners.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and His Big-Ass Tank Crush Everything in Their Way
'Twins' star, and former leader of the eighth largest economy in the world, Arnold Schwarzenegger just released a video in which he believably emotes for the first time in his illustrious career.
Kevin Bacon Promotes ’80s Awareness in New Video
Millennials. They're everywhere. The debate rages on. Sides are taken over how to define this upcoming batch of semi-adults. Some see them as whiny, self-entitled egomaniacs, while others see them as ambitious go-getters who are willing to rewrite the rules to get what they want.
Spoon Reveal Frustratingly Short Snippet From Upcoming Album
Spoon released a "teaser" (and we mean that in the most literal way possible) for their upcoming album, supposedly due out this year.
Pee-wee Herman’s Bike Is for Sale on eBay
If you've got about $30,000 to waste, and a troubling desire to relive your childhood, then you may be interested in this eBay auction. Someone is selling the amazing bicycle from the classic 1985 movie 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure.' Maybe now you can restore some childhood nostalgia that may have been tainted by Paul Reubens' adult-theater shenanigans.
Fiona Apple Gets Weird, Wonderful and Whacked-Out on French TV
Missing Fiona Apple? Well, if you happen to live in France, you'll soon get a chance to see more of her. According to Tecco Apple (a Brazilian website dedicated to . . . well, we're not really sure, but it could be Fiona Apple), the singer-songwriter will appear in one episode of a new French TV show called 'H-Man.'