High Priestess of Scandanavian Pop: Lykke Li

Lykke Li may seem like just another Scandinavian pop-star. But lumping the 22-year-old in with Annie, Robyn, or any other blond with a penchant for bubbly hooks would be doing her music an injustice. Her debut album, Youth Novels–released overseas in January and in August here in the States–recreates pop’s familiar pleasures with Read More

Hot Tickets: Our Best Picks for CMJ ’08

This time next week Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and a decent section of midtown will be swarming with all manner of scraggly young men and women hoping to break a few strings, drink a couple beers and sign a couple record contracts. That’s right, CMJ is coming to town. Beginning next Tuesday, Oct. 21, and over Read More

Kirsten Dunst Parties Downtown With Adrian Grenier

On Sunday, September 7, the Moeller Snow gallery space on Bond street played host to a group of young, playfully disheveled, downtown types who had gathered there to hear the Swedish indie singer, Lykke Li perform, an event that was thrown together by Justin Kern of the Los Angeles-based boutique and event space, Not To Read More