Helen Bach

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Scalping Springsteen

So you see it’s a matter of persisitance. Both he and I were kicked out with error for the Izod show yet we just kept trying. C’mon we cant stop scalpers, heck in some cases we need them but really lets not pretend its not obviously a blip on the screen.

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Thick as a Brick Tour, But No Jethro Tull

But what? There will be no Jethro Tull, it will be Ian Anderson, flautest and leader of the iconic 70s band. Anderson who would get his beard in a bundle if you called him Jethro, has now decided its best he take over this one.

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Don Giovanni Records Showcase 2012

The return of For Science, and sets by Screaming Females and Black Wine, and thats just day one. 2012 is a kiler year for Don Giovanni Records and we strongly suggest you book your time accordingly. Three nights of greatness from the coolest label I know.

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M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" Reviewed

This is a great slut rock song for party time. I suppose if I were under the influence of some intoxicant I would appreciate this more but the slow beat (intended to be sexy I suppose) makes me agitated

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Tweet Me Nice: Cancer Killing Gemini

A spooky fucked up confusing sound that makes your brow furrow. You want to just complacently listen but thats not allowed. Vocalist Eric Cohen has enough range to not be just a ‘rock singer’, he’s much more and much more complex

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Lady Gaga, Stick a Fork In It

Brilliant songs with great hook, fun and interesting stage presence- it was right there it was in her meaty palm. Instead she chose to become just another cliche’. A pathetic ‘star’ full of arm chair delegation. I loathe her.

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Oh, The Horrors!

Horrors bring me great joy. They look like The Cramps via Edward Scissorhands and have an incredible cool sound. I’m not the only one to think this either.

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Brian May And The Beagle Rescue

“Beagles, indisputably, are highly intelligent sentient creatures, friends of Man for centuries. It is completely morally unjustifiable for these animals to be made to suffer in the name of science,

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Deen Castronovo Busted

This seems like it was a pretty eventful day at their house. Domestic abuse is never cool- but even at minor celebrity status it pretty much makes you look like a tool.

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John Belushi and The Ravens

I loved Belushi. He was fantastically funny and cool as hell. Hell, before Belushi who knew what an Armenian was? More than a comedian, he was always musically swayed. Wait, screw that the guy made cheeboigahs cool and was one badass Killer Bee.

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Sir Paul and Little Stevie

Stevie came along to the studio in LA and he listened to the track for about ten minutes and he totally got it. He just went to the mic and within 20 minutes had nailed this dynamite solo

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Holy Hell, Die Antwoord!!

They consider themselves to be a rap crew/art project. Ahh, you can smell the hipster in the air! But I cant even pick on them too much cuz this thing creeped the bejeezuz out of me.

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Faux Glitter

It was some blogger with an agenda calling it a ‘social experiment’ Silly. This is one of the ways Bloggers get a bad rap- some should just be stopped. There is a huge difference between creative writing and impersonation and if I were Glitter I’d be pissed.

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Whitney Houston On Hard Times

‘Whitney’s fortune is gone,’ the source told the site. ‘Music industry heavy hitters are supporting her and her label is fronting her cash against her next album, but no one knows when that will be released.”

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Gimme Gimme Garbage

There hasn’t been new Garbage since 2005, this is fantastic and its really happening! The new album will be released on their new indie label STUNVOLUME. This means nothing to me just hurry and let me hear it!

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Ice T, Knows It All

‘Music as a whole is delusional. If you listen to pop records right now, you’ll believe every body’s rollin’, poppin’ bottles, life is perfect. Life is f**ked up right now! …

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Bruno Mars Free At Last

An alert and really odd restroom attendant felt that Peter Hernandez was spending too much time in a stall back in September 2010. So they called security. Pause for a moment and ponder how odd that is to begin with.

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Anthony Raneri's, "Cathedrals", reviewed

The way that Anthony’s voice dances on top of the instruments is absolutely incredible and uplifting. It’s almost effortless and puts you on a cloud when you hear it. It shows off his immense talent and it’s wonderful.

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George Harrison? Yeah, There's An App For That…

The history of each guitar is shown with great intricacy; including the origin of the guitar, when and how it became part of Harrison’s collection, modifications he made to it and how each acheived a distinctive sound. Songs from his catalogue are organized by the guitars used on each track.

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Gaga The Creator

For those of you who were not totally convinced that Gaga lost her mind when she wore the meat dress, or the phone glued to her head- word comes now that she feels she has invented her own genre of music.

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Glamour Kills Tour 2012 and Album Release

Glamour Kills is the pimp of bands lately. Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low is just one of the alty pop bands who hangs tight to this clothing merchant. Their high end hoodies make sure that the kids are lookin’ spiffy. Cute graphics for boys ang girls, takes all the pressure off fitting in at shows- its nearly uniform.

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Thomas Dolby Time Travel Tour

Dolby’s March through April road trip will feature an actual time capsule that looks like something HG Wells might have come up with if he had crossbred a time machine with a tear-duct travel trailer. The chrome and brass-plated vehicle seats three and features a high-tech video recording suite.

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Will You Marry Me, Kate Bush?

Luckily without weapons or chemicals. Unfortunately Miss Bush was not at home at the time. Wonder what her response would have been. I mean it was a Tiffany and well, shes not getting any younger.

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In Praise of Broken Headphones

In an world we forget how intricate music is because it is so properly balanced and delivered. I recall listening to Bowie’s, “Space Oddity” on an old Victrola, yup vinyl with a bad speaker so much that I only heard the countdown as the intro to the song. THAT was classic and very cool

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Neon Trees "Everybody Talks", reviewed

The music is fantastic, so upbeat and with loads of high and lows. Tempo? Perfection. Even the voice is fine- its just how its said. Petty? Perhaps but like a small pebble in your shoe at first it can be overlooked, four hours in and you want to amputate your leg

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Beyonce's Bug Butt

Betcha Jay Z feels jealous and pays big bucks to have an insect named after him sometime in the future. Wonder what that bugs attribute would be…

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The Stranglers, Still Going Strong

The Stranglers are about to release a new LP and go an a very extensive European tour. The album titled “Giants” is due out on March 12th. I would hope for a US tour but I’m sure it would be brief and select.

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