I love Tim Gunn. Why? Because he just slammed the biggest douchebag in America, or dare I say, the whole world. He publicly referred to Jon Gosselin’s style as “the slobification of America.” And it’s true. So I’ve decided to create an article combining some of Jonny-le-douche’s precious garments…

Live albums are often a veteran band’s conceit, an effort to translate a group’s energy from the stage to the record player – an endeavor that, more often than not, just leads to an overly long disc of poor-quality tunes, bad between-song banter, and fans wishing they had invested that $19.99 in, say, an actual concert. A band’s decision to release a concert album may be just a mere record company ploy or an exercise in check-how-awesome-we-are-live smugness, but it pales in comparison to that conceit of conceits: the double album. And with the twenty-track Before the Frost…Until the Freeze, long-time roots-rockers the Black Crowes have committed not one, but two cardinal sins of artistic hubris in a single release.

THE POP FIX indulged in a night of music, dancing and margaritas in the name of salsa! Reporters Erin Darling and Vanessa Bezic joined the family, friends and fellow salseras of Charlicien — a company dedicated to empowering women, started by three LA-based salsa dancers — to celebrate the launch of their first calendar comprised of striking images of salsa dancers. Check out their adventures in youtube form, below…

HD doesn’t just define an image anymore, it defines a lifestyle. Here at THE POP FIX, we couldn’t agree more. This summer, Panasonic doesn’t only want to help you maximize the images you capture, but challenges you to maximize your life and share it with the world in exchange for sweet prizes.

The ‘80s live again (and again, and again) on Datarock’s second proper album, the ominously titled Red. With its dystopian album art and the crazed cyber-punk vibe of opener “The Blog,” one unfamiliar with Datarock might misconstrue Red as a twisted version of the future through the lens of Orwell’s 1984, where technology rules supreme and human emotions are in danger of dying out. A few more songs in, however, and it becomes clear that Datarock are the most reverent of ‘80s worshippers, taking all those glorious synthed-out romantic soundscapes and making their own millennial homage.