RoboCop

El-P and Killer Mike, Survivors

The pair teams up and confound expectations

Ilya Iglanov Guns Down Business Partner on Staten Island Before Cops Mow Him Down

​In a wild shootout seemingly lifted from a TV cop drama, 48-year-old Ilya Iglanov shot his business partner, Semyon Levin, 52, to death at about 12:30 yesterday afternoon in Staten Island before cops came to the scene and gunned him down. Levin's wife, Marina Tartakovskaya, 45, was shot in the st ... More >>

The Curious 21st-Century Decline Of Hype Williams

On Friday, a link to three-minute making-of video for a scrapped, Hype Williams-helmed clip of "XXXO" appeared on M.I.A.'s twitter. The footage shows M.I.A and a small group of dancers (including Beyoncé choreographer Jonté) painted head-to-toe and gyrating to the song's hissing, whirling beat. Th ... More >>

Beyond Robocop: Build These Statues Now, America!

Half man, half machine, all statue​Patrick Cassels wrote an impassioned plea to the city of Detroit in Slate, imploring them to seriously consider the plan to build a Robocop statue. He says that the public arts work is worthy, as it depicts "a character who represents triumph over this sad la ... More >>

City Pays $55K to Settle "Robocop" School Safety Agent Abuse Case

​The city has agreed yesterday to pay $55,000 to settle a suit brought by the family of Stephen Cruz, which charged a school safety agent had kicked a bathroom door in on Cruz, cut his head, told him, "That's life, it will stop bleeding," and split. Cruz, a senior at Robert F. Kennedy High Sch ... More >>

I AM SOMEONE, DAMN IT!

Because if Kanye can, so can you

Pet Sounds

Get Awkward

at Mercury Lounge

That Which We Cranked

Charting our myriad obsessions, amusements, and confusions

Going Dutch

Back in his native Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven uses his basic instincts to craft one slick, quick WWII thriller

Gift of Gab

German producer drops echoes, crazy voices, bowling balls

Pink Orbs for Pink Floyd

Midwestern rock duo unleash bubblegum balloons and Riff’s crotch

Not Hop, Stomp

Midwestern rock duo unleash bubblegum balloons and Riff’s crotch

Hookers, Panthers, Dragons, Tigers

Midwestern rock duo unleash bubblegum balloons and Riff’s crotch

No Depression

Midwestern rock duo unleash bubblegum balloons and Riff’s crotch

Triumph of the Ill

Trash Talking With Mad Scientist Paul Verhoeven

Me Jane! Me Ride Elephant!

Trash Talking With Mad Scientist Paul Verhoeven

Inspector Gadget

Trash Talking With Mad Scientist Paul Verhoeven

Smoke and Mirrors

Trash Talking With Mad Scientist Paul Verhoeven