Big Apple Music Scene — James "What the hell am I doing?" Franco is on the cover of the latest issue of the Advocate. You know, because the Howl star is the Andy Kaufman of sexuality, with his mischievous brand of livable performance art. But he's not gay, and that girlfrie... more info

ContactMusic — James Franco is too busy to take drugs.The 'Howl' actor admits people have huge misconceptions about him because of the characters he has played in his movies -... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Trap Them at Knitting Factory (more by Samantha Marble) Trap Them and Howl will hit the road for a string of dates with Every Time I Die as part of "Shit Happens: The Tour", tagging The Studio at... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — On the heels of his excellent debut LP Forget — and video of the year... Read more » more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Muzzle of Bees shares Wisco: A Tribute To Wilco’s Summerteeth, a tribute album by Wisconsin artists that benefits the Wisconsin Humane Society. Comics Alliance previews Howl: A Graphic Novel, a visual adaptation of Allen Ginsberg's poetry. The Phil... more info

ContactMusic — MARY-LOUISE PARKER was thrilled to make a brief cameo appearance in HOWL, the upcoming biopic of famed poet ALLEN GINSBERG - because she's a secret "poetry geek".The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos and words by BBG On their way to Boston to record their new LP with Kurt Ballou at God City, acerbie noise rock killers KEN Mode played Acheron on Tuesday (8/17) with Brooklyn's own blackened hardcore greats Castevet and... more info

People.com — The hit HBO show's hottest werewolf reveals his "cheat meal" and what he was like as a cub more info

Tracksounds — World Soundtrack Awards Announces 2010 NomineesZimmer, Desplat, Horner and Burwell lead the pack with 2 nominationsGhent - The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of its nominees for the 2010 Awards to be presented in three categories: Fi... more info

Metal Injection — We've seen Valient Thorr at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival earlier this year, and besides being a hilarious guy, Valient himself and his band know how to put on an entertaining set. They also know how to pick a good opener in Howl, ... more info