Email Author Rae Alexandra

2013 Stories by Rae Alexandra

• The Walking Dead Season 3 Finale: Prepare for Devastation

  published Apr 01, 2013

  We had a conversation a couple of days with a fellow Walking Dead fan about our fears for Andrea's survival this season. The Governor has her trapped and strapped into his torture chair and literally ... More >>

• 30 Seconds to Mars' "Up in the Air": Too Shiny For Any Real Feelings

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Is anyone else really shitting surprised that 30 Seconds to Mars is still making musicr Like, who really saw that comingr When the first album came out (over a decade ago, incidentally), we were like ... More >>

• Five Straight Rappers Who Support LGBT Rights

  published Mar 27, 2013

  As we're sure you're aware, the U.S. Supreme Court is again hearing arguments today about what to do with the issue of same-sex marriage. If the inundation of red profile pics on Twitter and Facebook ... More >>

• Billy Bragg: Show Preview

  published March 27, 2013

  Becoming the elder statesman of British agit-political musings doesn't seem to have aged Billy Bragg one bit. His ire and depth of... More >>

• The Walking Dead, Episode 15: Not a Good Week For Merle and Daryl...

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Not gonna lie, last week's episode of The Walking Dead has been causing us anxiety. Not for the usual zombie-related reasons -- we're quite used to that anticipation. But last week, we saw badass Andr... More >>

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  Beyonce's "Bow Down": How Did She Go So Wrongr

  published Mar 22, 2013

  You may have noticed, if you saw our Superbowl Halftime coverage, that we're quite enamored with Beyonce. We said things like: "If there is a more compelling pop performer than Beyonce on Earth right ... More >>

• Five Disturbing Tales of Plots to Kill Musicians

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Sometimes, being a rich and famous musician is downright terrifying. It's impossible to know what motivates twisted humans to want to murder celebrities, but it's something that has only narrowly been... More >>

• The Specials: Show Preview

  published March 20, 2013

  If you're married with a kid but you should be having fun, there are worse things you could do this weekend than go skank your brains out to... More >>

• The Walking Dead, Episode 14: It's Andrea vs. The Governor. Finally!

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Tonight's episode of The Walking Dead opens with a heart-warming (we're being sarcastic) camp-out featuring Andrea, Michonne, and their two armless, jawless zombies on chains. Since those pet walkers ... More >>

• Girls Season Finale: Meltdowns and Misguided Love Everywhere

  published Mar 18, 2013

  On last night's season finale of Girls, we saw Adam run half-naked through the streets, onto the subway and all the way to Hannah's house, to scoop up his ex-girlfriend in his arms and emotionally res... More >>

• Bringing Funny Back: Justin Timberlake Owns Television This Week

  published Mar 15, 2013

  If we were going to nominate a Song of the Week this week, it wouldn't go to any ordinary single. It wouldn't go to a song that's about to set the Billboard chart on fire. It wouldn't go to anything t... More >>

• Five Musicians' Kids Who Have Better Jobs Than You

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Guess what, everybodyr Despite the invention of child labor laws, there are whole gangs of marauding teens with careers more dazzling and exciting than any of ours. How does this depressing turn of ev... More >>

• Black Lips: Show Preview

  published March 13, 2013

  The four misfits who make up the Black Lips never look like they're making any kind of effort to perform at all, but still never fail to... More >>

• Walking Dead, Season 3, Episode 13: The Governor Gets In Rick's Head

  published Mar 12, 2013

  The latest episode of The Walking Dead commences with a showdown between Rick and the Governor, who meet in a derelict building. "I coulda killed you all. I didn't," the Gov tells Rick, as Daryl and H... More >>

• Girls Episode 9, Season 2: Tackling Sexual Politics Like No One Before

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Something really fucking important happened in last night's episode of Girls. Women have been dealing forever with the parameters of rape -- what constitutes it, what validates it, and what makes a ra... More >>

• The Aptly Named Mindless Behavior Is a New Wannabe Boy-Band

  published Mar 08, 2013

  Every week, we search high and low, all over the Internet, to find the worst new song of the week. This week, we took kind of a long time figuring shit out. Our original choice was a track called "The... More >>

• Flogging Molly: Show Preview

  published March 6, 2013

  If you're not quite sure what you're doing for St. Patrick's Day, we suggest you celebrate it eight days early with Celtic rockers Flogging... More >>

• Carly Rae Jepsen Attempts to Get No One to Call Her Ever

  published Mar 02, 2013

  Last year was the year of "Call Me Maybe". Carly Rae Jepsen nailed everything that was awesome about pop music with that song: It was infuriatingly catchy, had a great video, was adopted and openly lo... More >>

• Kanye West Says He's Like Picasso. Here Are 5 Equally Egomaniacal Musicians

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Well, it's been a few months, so we shouldn't be all that surprised but Kanye West's ego has been running amok again. This time the behemoth emerged while West was onstage in Paris last Saturday, and ... More >>

• Pennywise: Show Preview

  published February 27, 2013

  The exit of original Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg in 2009 devastated many a skate-punk fan. But it was the ensuing public feud... More >>

• The Walking Dead Episode 11, Season 3: Andrea Plays Peacemaker

  published Feb 25, 2013

  As you may recall, last week everything went batshit crazy (even more so than usual) on The Walking Dead. Axel's dead, Rick's insane, and the Governor's on the war path in a massive way. What could po... More >>

• Girls Episode 7, Season 2: Explaining Jessa

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Tonight, we get a glimpse into why Jessa is Jessa. Of course, it's all down to her goddamn family (isn't it alwaysr). And even ever-self-entitled Hannah can see that the way Jessa is treated by her la... More >>

• Murder City Devils' Spencer Moody: Five Reasons He Fucking Rules

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Spencer Moody, who played with the Murder City Devils, is playing the Hemlock Tavern this Sunday. And if you care about rock 'n' roll and punk and experimentation and all that is right with music, you... More >>

• Yo Gotti and French Montana Brag About Money and Bore Us to Tears

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Remember when mainstream hip-hop had something to sayr Back in the day, Public Enemy were an educational force to be reckoned with. NWA, who had their misogynistic moments, were in their own way teach... More >>

• Walking Dead, Season 3, Episode 10: The Governor's Revenge

  published Feb 19, 2013

  First question of the morning. Why the hell hasn't anyone given the Governor a proper eye patch yetr He doesn't look nearly enough like a pirate, with that stupid little flesh-colored bandage stuck to... More >>