Sure, we could get cute and argue that turning hijacked planes into missiles on 9/11 count as an Improvised Explosive Device. Or we can argue that the IRA terrorist bombings of London in the 1980s represent a concerted proto-IED campaign launched in a major western city. But can’t we say that Faisal Shahzad’s doofy failed [...]

Sam McPheeters, who composed the lyric that I used for my high school yearbook quote (it was from Born Against’s “Albany Academy” because, c’mon, HOW HARD), interviews Glenn Danzig: Here’s a question I’ve always had. Have you heard of Jerusalem syndrome? That’s the thing where normal tourists go to the Holy Land, freak out, and convince [...]

Sens. Feinstein and Bond and their Senate intel committee got a classified briefing on Faisal Shahzad this afternoon and briefed reporters on it at 4. I went to the Hart building to hear a lot of things — Pakistani Taliban connection isn’t definitive as yet; Bond doesn’t like Miranda because he doesn’t like Miranda; etc. [...]

I used to open mail for the listings section at New York Press when I was 19 years old as a way to get my foot in the door in this industry. Ten years later, this happens. Thanks Terry! (And thank you, Lisa LeeKing, for letting me open your mail for free. And thank you, [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 379-10 May 10, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Jeremy L. Brown, 20, of McMinnville, Tenn., died May 9 at Contingency Outpost Zerok, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms [...]

Sleigh Bells’ album is finally here. My first and perhaps overexuberant reaction: Spencer Ackerman 2:59 this Sleigh Bells record might be the greatest thing since the first Ramones i’m practically crying right now Kriston Capps 2:59 yes, the sleigh bells is not fucking around poison the well! who knew? Spencer Ackerman 3:00 it makes you [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 377-10 May 10, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Kyle A. Comfort, 27, of Jacksonville, Ala., died May 8 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive [...]

I hate Facebook. Its privacy stuff is one thing. But I’ve hated Facebook since before I started futzing around with privacy settings. I’ve hated it since it became a forum for people to demand I join things or sign things or take inane quizzes or ask me to play games with them. And I’ve really [...]

My former Surge bandmates Rory Carroll and Holly Tegeler have formed a new band called Black Telephone and they’re great — like, really great. A haunting and beautiful guitar pop group. One of their songs you can hear on their Facebook page, “Crooked Eyes,” started off as a Surge song Rory wrote, and it turned [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 378-10 May 10, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Kurt S. Shea, 21, of Frederick, Md., died May 10 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine [...]