Ally reviews the new Jay-Z — I apologize if I embarass her or something, but in my utterly unhumble and perfectly right opinion, Ms. Bitchcakes is one of Thee Best Writers Around, Mang, and this is a prime example as to why. It doesn’t h[…]

Walking on the Moon: yet another attempt at a NYLPMer (yours truly) to dive into the murky waters of MTV for all the Internet to see. Publicity stunts disguised as thoughtful social commentary are awesome things to behold. So, remember – tun[…]

The Princess of Risk: why Aaliyah mattered. Not that you, o readers, need telling – but it’s nice to see the Guardian saying it.[…]

Many Thanks to everyone who’s responded to our plea for help below – I’ll be getting in touch with more details before the weekend, hopefully. Or at the very latest on Sunday. Your e-mails have not gone ignored![…]

ILE Double Live: This is me singing loud and clear. Well, loud, at any rate. Various forum regulars, and Beth out of The Gossip (see forthcoming feature!) sing their hearts and livers out at karaoke. Get it before the lawyers do.[…]

Tanya Headon returns with an account of where she’s been, and a level-headed assessment of those sizzlin’-hot New Yorkers the Str – oh, you know.[…]

Stuffing MTV’s ballot box: Interscope Records teaches fans how to disable cookies and vote over and over again for “My Way” and some Fred Durst-shepherded band called Puddle of Mudd. The possibly great thing about this article: Ther[…]

WANTED: Writers (also design help and illustrators) for Freaky Trigger’s new daily section. Pop sympathies, fresh opinions, good jokes preferred. Must be willing to contribute something, however brief, on a weekly basis. Current NYLPM contribut[…]

aaliyah, r.i.p.: when one watches the news, they’re welcoming anonymous tragedy into their lives: livery cab driver shot dead in brooklyn; raging fire claims the lives of three people; fifteen dead in bombing in the middle east. if anything has[…]

Aaliyah killed in plane crash
Two things:
1. “Try Again” may have been, for a lot of us, the latecomer’s entry to both Aaliyah’s talents and Timbaland’s genius, but still, what an entry it was.
2. Please, please, ple[…]