Lots of talk about Bishop Allen, Cursive, The Number Twelve Looks Like You and the new Punk Goes Pop collection. Hate to say it, but I’m not really looking forward to any of them much. A few that might get overlooked: Mirah’s new release is awesome. Portland’s repping pretty strong...

The video for Chris Cornell's "Part Of Me" made its way to the Internet a month ago, but I just happened across it today; it's a Timbaland-produced track that sounds like a wan take on Nelly Furtado's way superior "Say It Right," and its lyrics tell the tale of a man who's had many a regrettable imp...

ARTIST: Chris Cornell TITLE: "Long Gone" WEB DEBUT: July 17, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: In theory, I'm fine with the idea of Timbaland producing Chris Cornell's forthcoming solo album. Timbaland has said that he wants to make Cornell "the first rock star in the club," while Cornell called their collab...

Filed under: Men, Designers, Celebrity Style On Monday, CBGB's died one last time and was reborn as a pricey John Varvatos menswear boutique. Hmmm. I'm thinking $130 tshirts are totally not punk. On the other hand, Varvatos has pretty good rock and roll connections, and 315 Bowery had to get bought ...

Chris Cornell, indie-rocker. While discussing his turgid, bowel-stirring rendition of "Billie Jean," recently jacked on American Idol, Cornell revealed just how much street cred he was risking. "I stuck my neck out being a guy that comes from the indie rock world doing a Michael Jackson song. You ca...

At least now he’s announcing his rip-offs homages beforehand. I guess the pressure from the Doxology PR blitz has him and the Idol producers on their toes. But Christ he’s riding this ironic rock cover thing hard, with the judges praising him for originality and bravery the whole way....

CENTURY CITY, Calif., March 25 The 10 remaining Idolettes are forced to sing songs from the year they were born, while the cast of the sitcom " 'Til Death" mugs in the front row of the audience and show host Ryan Seacrest pimps Coca-Cola's new cup designs....

Photo: Getty Images Tina Brown signed a deal to develop story ideas and shows for HBO. Donny Deutsch celebrated his 50th-birthday party at Jazz at Lincoln Center with lobster tail and foie gras. Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman are having trouble yachting around on their Caribbean honeymoon bec...