Our big sister paper Village Voice might be on to something. Everyone agrees “mainstream rock” pretty much sucks. Except for when you're getting a lap dance–because the girls seem to really get off on that shit.
Dumb rock is a necessary ingredient for a one-song dry hump–or more serious action in the VIP room. Animal Collective just won't cut it. Just ask Bubbles Burbujas.
“I dance to Muse, I admit it, because the crowd loves it,” she tells Village Voice. “I do now and always have thought they were a Styx for our time.”