Times New Viking at the Satellite on Sunday June 12th, 2011
no clean poppy noise
rock nyc
The Flaming Lips at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Tuesday June 14th, 2011
life is sometimes too ‘fucking heavy’, but somewhat, singing it, even if does not change everything immensely, changes it enough that we can endure life, since this is all we have
rock nyc
Metallica Monopoly
may be there will be things like ‘you downloaded Metallica’s music illegally, go to jail’…
rock nyc
Wilco's next single
These songs will be released on a limited-edition clear 7” vinyl at the Solid Sound Festival on June 24-26, then a limited-edition blue version will be available through Wilco’s website on July 18
rock nyc
guesses for the FYF Fest lineup based on some hints
FYF Fest is giving a 4 pack of passes to the person that can correctly guess the line up, so go to twitter or facebook and start guessing.
rock nyc
Slash receives an award from the LA Zoo
‘Slash is a great example of our mission of nurturing wildlife and enriching the human experience’
rock nyc
Matthewdavid at Amoeba on Thursday, June 9, 2011
I was once again feeling like a tourist exploring a foreign territory, not necessary a bad thing, but always disconcerting
rock nyc
new documentary about George Harrison directed by Martin Scorsese
‘Living in the Material World: George Harrison’ will be added to a list of music documentaries directed by Scorsese
rock nyc
Bon Iver's new album on NPR First Listen
this can only be a first impression, as there’s a lot to digest in these 10 tracks
rock nyc
Parisian bar being sued by the Doors
since when can anyone use a famous name and do whatever they want with it?
rock nyc
Google logo and Les Paul's birthday
transformed into a playable Les Paul guitar in honor of his birthday.
rock nyc
Death Hymn Number 9 at Vacation Vinyl on Tuesday June 7th, 2011
like a bloody vision of some visceral scream coming from the deepest backyards of the New Orleans
rock nyc
Michael Jackson's Thriller Jacket For Sale
estimated it between $200,000 and $400,000, ouch!
rock nyc
Joe Strummer Mural Tagged And Tagger Caught!
Joe Strummer mural, on seventh street in NYC, was tagged by some idiot signing ‘LAROC’ with a green can of spray paint.
Elliott Smith, rock nyc
Kasper Hause And Elliott Smith
It is OK to conclude murder in a case 200 years old
rock nyc
the Vaccines' album 'What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?'
The Vaccines’ music seems to be like a digestive product of many influences
rock nyc
the Vaccines at Amoeba on Monday June 6th, 2011
Their songs are direct and simple, straightforward but interesting and distinct enough from one to another
rock nyc
Brian Johnson (AC/DC) Interviewed by Popeater
, I can’t believe how much I have in common with that guy
rock nyc
The Globes at Origami Vinyl on Saturday, June 4, 2011
the music is more atmospheric than catchy, more slow burn than uplifting
rock nyc
Manraze next album
the album will feature diverse musical genres from rock, soul to reggae dub
rock nyc
Free No Age concert in July in LA
‘Inhibiting serotonin uptake the vegan way’? It sounds so intriguing, I only half understand what it means
rock nyc
Chris Martin and wife Gwyneth Paltrow want to hire a tutor for their kids
The working conditions are amazing
rock nyc
The Death Of The Audiophile: Kids Don't Care About Sound Quality Anymore
the next generation prefers the quality of a MP3 to any other music format
rock nyc
BBC4 documentary about the birth of punk, disco and hip-hop in NYC
the birth of punk in downtown Manhattan, disco in midtown, and hip hop in uptown.
rock nyc
UMG Make Deal With Tommy Hilfinger
sales reached $300 million last year, and are projected to hit $400 million this year.
rock nyc
Cameron Crowe To Direct Parl Jam Documentary
The whole movie is Cameron’s love letter to us (that would be Pearl Jam not rock nyc)
rock nyc
Henry Clay People's "California Wildfire"
a ferocious appetite of guitars and thumping drums
rock nyc
Courtney Love Interview In The Fix: Lynn Hirschberg responsible For Cobain's Suicide
‘You know, yes, I have problems, but I’ve tried really hard to overcome them”
rock nyc
grammy awards wanting to eliminate many categories
it is harder and harder to categorize music and it seems sometimes arbitrary to put one album in one genre rather than another
rock nyc
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's story and songs about rape
I hate all these French powerful media people and politicians running to the defense of the dirty old man, saying that ‘It was just a quickie with the maid’
Coachella
Coachella Adds A Day
As promised, the big news regarding Coachella was announced on Tuesday morning, and it is quite spectacular: music lovers, you will now have two weekends to celebrate the Indio festival!
Coachella
special announcement regarding 2012 Coachella, Today!
A lot of speculations are possible of course, so let’s start the rumors
rock nyc
new Justice video for Civilization
Well, if they did not want to sound ‘cinematic’ they should not make this sort of videos, what is this thing?