Dennis Cooper's Blog

Ever since the blog turned the internet into everybody's journal/soapbox/public bathroom wall, its gotten harder to winnow brilliance out from innumerable...

It was real nice to read a zine which confirmed that VICE didn't invent the f*ck-you-political-correctness writing style. I guess neither did these guys...

Remember when Marvin Gaye was so disillusioned by the Vietnam War he was moved to write the soul classic ‘What's Going On'? You don't? Oh wait...

Not sure how P.C it is to compare a café to a cross-dressing queen, but other than boring Clark Kent doing a quick change in a phone box and reappearing...

With Peter Pan apparently in full support of this pop-up shop it's possible there'll also be some kind youthful elixir on offer. However it's more likely...

The thing is, I love Mexican food. And even though half the taquerias around the world taste pretty much the same, do I care? No. Gimme a margarita and...

Pssst! Amigo! Want to tell a good Spanish restaurant from a crappy one? Look up. Now count the hunks of cured meat hanging from the ceiling. Sure, a few...

Way back in 2005 (wow, can we say that now?), Black Mountain made little stoner dudes' wet dreams come true worldwide. Their self-titled debut was a...

South Rakkas Crew, have such a direct Jamaican style it's hard to believe they're from Canada. They were among the first to combine dancehall and electro...

I'm so white. And gay.

So it will sound pretty ludicrous when I tell you about the dope beats and mad flow this Chicago duo gots. But from their name...

There's something to be said for the dreamy imperfection of an old-school analogue photo. It's something a wardrobe of vintage tees, retro sunnies and...

Ever drunkenly caught a glimpse of yourself at 5am and realized you bear a striking resemblance to post- breakdown Britney? There is hope (for you, not...

Little local folklore for ya - Flying Fajita Sistas flew up to Sydney late last year from Wollongong, bringing along a tasty range of killer margaritas...

The last movie from Parisian duo Daft Punk was 2003's INTERSTELLA 5555, a musical lovefest featuring tracks from their album DISCOVERY and a hefty dose...

Remember NINE QUEENS, the con-man caper flick from Argentina that lingered in small cinemas back in the early ‘00s? Director Fabian Bielinsky...

Hot little people making hot little songs in a hot little studio, all crafted with their hot little hands - it only makes sense that this record is hot...

For lovers of his acoustic duo Kings Of Convenience or of his eponymous solo/collaborative project, then The Whitest Boy Alive is another excellent...

For a while now Cansei De Ser Sexy (Tired of Being Sexy) have been in the spotlight of music tastemakers such as FBI fm’s Fat Planet and...

Bikes are so cool. The sharp corners of a well-shaped fixie, the graceful bend of a cruiser's handlebars, the gleam of a white wall tire...magnificent...

"They're turning kids into slaves, just to make cheaper sneakers. What's the real cost cause the sneakers don't seem that much cheaper? Why are we...