Helen Bach

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Led Zeppelin, Reunion 2014?

What’s happened is music fans have grown up and had kids and their kids have had kids and now well the fervor is so intense that its dangerous. Led Zeppelin could never live up to its image now

Television

Television Lite: February 18th-February 22nd, 2013

Hey was it something I said? There are so few musical guests this week that Im honestly stunned. It is estrogen week though considereing Lisa Loeb, Kesha and Dido, hell, wheres the Indigo Girls? If ever there was a week to get some sleep or to maybe actually go out and see a live band this is it!

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February 16th Morrissey's Statement On Additional Cancellations and Health Progression

Perversely, it’s all in accordance with doctor’s orders: to have myself re-integrated with the call of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd; the flash of light and the full thrust of mosh-pit sound. Illness turns the body into a complete stranger, and I’ll be testing the capabilities of my strides at the most unlikely music shows this week. The will to get on with it runs strong

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The Auctioning Off of Joey Ramone

Why would ANYONE auction the priceless tangibles of a punk rock icons life? Money. Its a great idea the guy will make a mint but the thought of Joey being a commodity really clocked me in the gut.

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Mary Magpie's Take On The Grammys

I am beyond proud of Mumford and Sons for winning Album of the Year for their release “Babel”. I already named it the Album of the Year in my “Best of 2012” post; I couldn’t have called it any better. I teared up when I saw the tweets and texts from my friends about it;

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Fall Out Boy; Legit or Full Of Shit?

Back in full glory the bands tour sold out in seconds. Stub Hub became the saving grace for many but not all. There were ‘car crash hearts’ broken fans who sobbed openly knowing they wouldn’t be part of Mays shows.

News

The Doors 'Unhinged' by John Densmore

He gripes allot in his new book (from all accounts) and well decades and decades later does anyone really want to hear the sobbing of a former band great? Not really. Most people want to hear about the antics and mechanics of ‘classic’ bands

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Gloria Estefan's Life, A Broadway Musical?

Gloria’s life includes a bus crash and infertility and a truck load of ‘oh I’m a Latin woman in ‘the biz’ type crap- oh and her husband is in on it too. There should be a Broadway board of directors who just rubber stamp “GTFO” on ideas like this.

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William Beckett "The Pioneer Sessions"

tall lanky gent with movie star looks you would expect to be arrogant, his stage persona one of childlike playfulness and happy banter but face to face in a closed club he was more timid, more reserved more nervous in demeanor. It was this revelation that made Beckett a more interesting character.

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Pussy Riot Prisoner Hospitalized

Be real, what sort of elitist life was she leading before this? Pussy Riot staged its punk prayer protest at Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral on February 21, 2012, appealing to the Virgin Mary to ‘throw Putin out’..

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A Letter From Morrissey

I swore to Iman that rocknyc would never stoop so tabloid to discuss a legends urine. Never. We have class! But this is actually news worthy. Morrissey took to the keyboard to write to his fans in explanation of what exactly went down

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The Who and Elvis Costello Rock Against Cancer

The band will earmark proceeds from this show Teen Cancer America and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The band will put aside its current set list of the entire soundtrack of Quadrophenia and replace it with an array of Who tunes you wished you had heard

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Ed Sheeran Hides His Tattoo's

This bit of gossip comes from the ‘who the hell cares’ file but then again its Saturday so you should be doing something productive anyway. Seems Mr. Sheeran is hiding his tattoos because they are “Quite dramatic”…

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The Black Keys Lawsuit A Rama!

The band is hot on the belief that everyone is ripping them off. Not unlike the school nerd who thinks everyone is copying his test paper. The problem is pretty soon this band is going to be more famous for its paranoid lawsuit than there music.

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Drummer Mike Joyce Wants A Smith's Reunion

Does anyone remember Joyce suing the band in the 90’s for more share of profit after break up? I have a funny feeling he may be one of the reasons a reunion would never happen. Ya sue someone and ask for a reunion- dude be real.

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Gregg Ginn Announces Black Flag Reunion

Black Flag are cited as heroes for countless acts these days and I have the distinct pleasure of having seen them numerous times in the 80s.But I’m not so sure that bad boy persona can carry at their age. Henry Rollins got it right. Stayed in the biz, kept his attitude and is actually putting it to some good.

Television

Television Lite January 28th – February 1st, 2012

Hello new week and as the Northeast attempts to pull itself out of this massive freeze we still are wise enough to sack out in front of the TV. There is a whole lot of Train which bores me to tears. Train isn’t music- its like white noise with vocals. Its so bland that its hardly noticeable.

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Open Book: An Evening with Justin Furstenfeld

The “Approaching Normal” tour had a fit and energized Justin hip thrusting in his live show while the girls swooned. His “Every Man In America” Tour had a bloated scuffing scruffy Justin that had the women screaming I love you”. Crazy huh? You either want to save the guy or fuck him

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Jimmy Page and Jon Varvatos Collaborate

This isn’t the first (nor will it be the last) time John Varvatos dips in to the jukebox for models his past posers include Paul Weller and Miles Kane, Green Day, Franz Ferdinand, Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Chris Cornell, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Ryan Adams, and Slash

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'Oh, the fire, the fire!' Ozzy Burns His Brows Off

He comes down and goes, ‘Oh, the fire, the fire!’ (and tries to put it out) with his hand in the cast. Then he opens the French doors and I go into the kitchen and throw water on it and it erupted…”Ozzy’s front of his hair from (his ear down is), gone! His eyebrows (are gone)…

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Guns n Roses In 3D

From the clips I have seen they are your basic live show slather with a Elvis like Axl Rose attempting to hoist himself and serpentine as he did 30 years ago and the moves aint working.

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‘A State Of Trance 600’ NYC Lineup

This thumping good time will be traveling through Madrid, India and The Netherlands but also swoops in to Madison Square Garden for one night of thrusty fun. The show is March 30th and will be broadcast live via Astateoftrance.com. THAT is worth hanging out for and watching.

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