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So said Dave Grohl, at the end of the Foo Fighters’ set at the AG Jeans party last night in Vegas.

Not sure if Audrina Patridge and Ryan Cabrera took part in the post-show festivities, but they certainly enjoyed themselves during the set.

The NYLON crew did too.

(At one point, our Senior Men’s Market Editor Charles Manning threatened to dive from our VIP box into the crowd below.)

And the evening wasn’t without a bit of shop talk; halfway through the set, I got into a deep conversation with AG’s Design Director,  Samuel Ku, about how people really do care if their clothing is made locally (incidentally, they’re launching a mini-line of jeans made entirely in the USA, from start to finish).

Even Grohl couldn’t help himself. As he reminded the crowd, “We’re playing for pants tonight, kids,” before adding, “I’ll do anything for a nice pair of slacks.” That makes two of us. xx Rebecca

Last night was Valentine’s Day.  That means candy and flowers for some people, but hard liquor and heavy metal for me.

So when I heard that party master Nur Khan would hold another Rose Bar Session - code for “concert in the ultra-tiny, ultra-luxe lounge in the Gramercy Hotel” - I was already typing it into my iCal.

This is before I realized the concert would feature Guns ‘N Roses, reunited onstage and surrounded by models, cameras, and bottles of DeLeon Tequila (perfect for my “hard liquor” requirement).

So there I am, crushed (literally) between Daria Werbowy and Zoe Saldana, screaming for Axl, singing Sweet Child of Mine, and I’m like, “Who needs a Valentine? I’m at the best concert in America.”

But if I were to have a Valentine, Chris Martin was there, too.  Just saying.  xo faran.

As promised, here’s our snapshot of Ke$ha, with ELLE magazine’s Joe Zee at left.

He seems to be ecstatically chanting about Ke$ha’s look, which included…

*A studded AND patched bomber jacket.

*A leopard print leotard.

*Black fishnets.

*Frosted pink lipstick.

Ke$sha was at Erin Wasson’s RVCA show, which was so cute, she can surely get some inspiration from the girls on the catwalk.  Erin and Ke$ha both seem like freewheeling blondies, with one big difference: note how Erin does not spell her last name Wa$$on.  Just a thought…

Check out the girls playing the Vena Cava show this morning!

Nice.

We hear Tennessee Thomas will also be DJing her friend Alexa Chung’s party this Monday -

Which naturally we’ll hit up for NYLON TV.

See you there!

xoxo… well, you know the drill

Even in the NYLON office, we can’t always blast indie rock from our desks.

That’s why we have “decade days,” where we play Best Of albums from the ’80s or ’90s - and realize that everyone still knows the words to “Shoop.”

But yesterday, we played some old-school Simon and Garfunkle, and realized there’s a whole world of office music we haven’t explored:

The Oldies.

So send us some suggestions - what should we crank in the NYLON studio?!

Check out Chanel Iman, left, at the H&M for Sonia Rykiel party last night in New York City.

Chanel’s wearing her requisite DJ uniform:

An American Apparel burnout tank over a designer lace bra, with jeans and massive heels.

She’s also wearing a giant smile, which is gorgeous -

And something not typically worn by a trendy DJ!

So at this point, Alice in Wonderland has invaded Tim Burton’s lens, the design studio of Tom Binns, and the makeup counters of Urban Decay.

Now it’s also invading music studios.

Today the first images were released from “Tea Party,” the first song that revolves specifically around the upcoming Alice movie (and is featured on the soundtrack).

Starring pop singer Kerli (left), the video was dreamed up with help from stylist Mika Fowler (right), who mixed elements of the Alice film with imagery from Marie Antoinette, Harajuku street style, and Euro disco (if you can’t guess by her impeccable eyeliner, Kerli’s friends with the Tokio Hotel boys, and was recently featured on a track with them).

The first time I saw the Soft Pack, they weren’t even called that.

It was CMJ 2008, and The Muslims had just upstaged every other band playing at the Brooklyn dive Don Pedro’s.

A lot has happened since then: A name change, a label signing, a spot on our list of band crushes, and finally, a full-length.

The San Diego foursome’s self-titled album comes out today and, yeah, it’s worth the wait.

The mile-a-minute ’70s punk sound is still there, but instead of feedback and fuzz, it’s remarkably crisp and clean. (Although I’ll admit that the album cover drives me crazy.)

For proof, check out “Answer to Yourself” or “More or Less” — and then try to stop playing them. xxRebecca

Want to get the under-30 set to an opera house?

Invite the Vivian Girls.

On Friday, the Brooklyn trio, along with art rockers Les Savy Fav, took over the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House.

While there were no arias, there was something surprising about the set: A two-minute guitar solo.

Yes, the band that made a name for itself with fast and furious girl group tunes is now going all Led Zepellin on us. The song, which the band said they just wrote, may be their best one yet — and finally, a way to stop haters from arguing that the band can’t play their instruments.

Which isn’t to say that they won’t put them down every now and then — in between encouraging shouts from their parents (awww…) the band stepped  up the mic for an a cappella cover of the Chantels’ song “He’s Gone”.

Ra Ra Riot and The Antlers take over BAM next week — could this be the second coming of the Three Tenors? xxRebecca

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Kate Moss is known as much for her iconic face and impeccable style as her taste in music.

(Not even the muddy grounds of Glastonbury have stopped the model from enjoying the legendary festival.)

But her latest rock’n'roll obsession is no doubt one you’ve been listening to for months now: the Plastiscines.

Katty, Marine, and Louise joined last night’s party celebrating Moss’ collaboration with Longchamp and, frankly, they looked like rock stars.

And unlike the bags, which won’t be hitting stores until February, you can get your hands on the Plastiscines’ album right now.

(Though we do think that the braided leather and zebra-print Longchamp bags would look rather good on the French foursome.)

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