The Virgins
Popscene/ 330 Ritch Street
December 18, 2008
Better Than: Your first time. Maybe.
Review by Tamara Rosado Photos by Tamara Rosado and Scott Vallor
Provocative name--check. Ironic, 80's-style videos featuring writhing models that look as though they've stepped out of an American Apparel ad--check. Genre-bending sound that veers from Pop, Indie, New Wave, Disco, Rock and back--check. Glowing reviews from MTV, NME and SXSW--check. Songs featured on "Gossip Girl"--check.
Steven Tyler Though "Boston's Bad Boys"--technically they're Grandpas by now--jumped the shark several years ago, probably around the time "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" was featured in the God-awful movie "Armageddon," they're no denying Aerosmith have more stamina and staying power than the Energizer Bunny on Viagra and a double-espresso. There's also no denying that frontman Steven Tyler's lips rival Angelina Jolie's and Mick Jagger's for sheer mass. Or that guitarist Joe Perry is a more well-