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Has Beens Behind the Wheel

This week has two icons busted for drivin’ a fool. I first must say I have never put celebrity above human. Well, Morrissey is not human but thats a whole different post. This weeks human list includes David Cassidy and Flava Flav! My favorite decades behind the wheel and gettin’ busted.

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Coachella 2014, Sit Down and Shut Up

Coachella is taunting you- like donuts to a diet. You think you can get a hit of that elsewhere? You’re wrong. Trust me. Today’s horror of living on the East Coast and missing this mondo fest will soon float away just like Cali when the San Andreas fault lets loose

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"Blue Monday", New Order 30 minutes in Hell

I do truly understand the need for nostalgia and I am as guilty as the next kid who thinks their generation was better than everyone elses but if you have the time or the budget to create a documentary about a song- you need to reassess

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Ke$ha Update, Hot Mess or Publicity Plea?

The party may not start til Ke$ha walks in but clear the way cuz she’s headed to the bathroom to puke up her dinner. So begins the newest saga from the hoe we all forgot. Remember her Rollings Stone bit with her mom discussing blow jobs and party antics?

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Paul Simon Tribute At Carnegie Hall Artists Announced

Why are we shelling out big coin to hear someone else perform another persons music? I for one really love the idea of ‘covers’ especially cool bands who do covers of generic pop bands. It adds an element of fun to the mix. But schleps doing legends work? Thats a bit off putting.

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Sinatra Signature Collection, "Sinatra, With Love"

I am not in any way discounting the magic of these songs. Each one is pretty damn amazing- but you know them all If you’re a keeper of Sinatra s catalog ya already got this stuff, send me your moeny instead or start a shuffle playlist on Spotify or something. Don’t be sucker.

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Jerkin with Miley, "Adore You" Video Review

I adore Miley and I even like the song (though I do not love,its trying to hard to be sensual and that twang hurts my ears) but the imagery isn’t anything that hasn’t been done before and the horrible haircut aint helping her cause

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The Sex Pistols 'Great Rock and Roll Swindle" Revisted

It is so difficult to ‘shock’ anymore in entertainment that we consider chicks like Miley Cyrus controversial. Gimme a break and better yet give her one. When bands used to spit or puke on you, or better yet piss and defecate on you (thanks GG Alin!) sticking your tongue out and rubbing your ass on Robin Thick is child’s play.

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Happy New Year From Your Pals At RockNyc

We here at rocknyc are steady and reliable. We have been coming at you for almost 5 years now and you can take comfort in the fact that we’re going to keep coming at you. Better? Improved? I don’t know, maybe but if is its not a conscious effort.

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Classic Rock 2007, "How Gene Simmons Stole Christmas"

I’m amazed at how much I write about KISS and Gene Simmons. I’m not a fan and I think it may be that I am really stunned at how all these years after their career peaked they have remained so much in the spotlight and oddly relevant. I also have never cut and paste an entire piece before and I aint gonna lie- I feel sorta lazy for doing so.

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Bury Me At Sea ROCK LEGENDS CRUISE III

So old folks and shuffle board, biker mamas and car mechanics rejoice. You got your rock and roll tour right here, WITH BUFFET! Yup, booze and old broads and 38 Special its a dream come true. Don’t forget your Levitra and cholesterol meds.

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Morrissey Donates Biography For PETA Auction

As much as Moz is a negative Nelly is as much as he brings awareness to topics you may not want to hear about. He is well schooled in politics and social issues and for a guy with no real formal education he gets the point across quite eloquently.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014 Fan Vote Winner? KISS

This year the tally put makeup legends KISS on the top of the heap. I’m not surprised but I’m also not overwhelmed with joy- since I have very little respect for the award itself. Although I will pause to say that the museum in Cleveland is a nifty idea I for those so inclined to look at Elton Johns car keys.

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Morrisseys Pants At The Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Let’s start this off with Morrissey giant pants. Many people wish they could fill his shoes.. but no one..nobody will ever fill those pants. Ann Demeuelemeeter gets mad props for these luxe pantalones and ayyy it’s nice to see the Dries Van Noten zip front shirt back in circulation..

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Del Bel "Xmas in Prison", Reviewed

From that twangy Southern intro to the the vocal strain (and I do mean of strain) of Lisa Conway makes you want Christmas to never come. Not so you can revel in this tune a little longer-but in hopes that this would never have been created.

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Television Lite: December 16th – December 20th, 2013

This weeks biggest nightmare is the horrible Bad Religion and the arrogant Bret Gurewitz jerking it up on Conan O’Brian. The question is will he be the label owning businessman or the old poser punk trying to be 20 again? I’m going with the later and much like women with too much Botox its almost pathetically sad to witness.

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Helen Bach's Top Concerts of 2013

hen all the planets are in line and all the cosmic pressures balance, magic happens. This year only three of those occured, but man oh man did they occur. Over the years I have seen many live shows and 2013 gave me ‘the show of my life’, and that’s no small feat

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AC DC Pinball For Christmas

Pinball machines have been around since the 1930s and still hold a strong nostalgia market. Purists shun the ‘video game’ in favor of the silver ball and flipper guards. With all our technology sometime it’s nice to get back to basics

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Katy Perry, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Katy isnt exactly known for being a scholar. Don’t get me wrong she could be a very intelligent woman but basically shes a blow up doll with a vocal range. BUT she does have presence so there you have it- let’s make her an ambassador!

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Roger Waters and The Star of David

How about this, how about everyone shut the fuck up and listen to the music. If you don’t agree with his imagery stay home and listen to the album. Roger Waters is nothing more than a musician, he is not a political professional nor an advocate.

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Randy Blythe memoir, 'Dark Days: My Tribulations and Trials'

Blythe was being treated unfairly by the mainstream media, the Czech government and even the US governmental agencies who basically left him to his own accord. It was a great lesson in justice and when all was said and done, Blythe was a free man. The financial toll on his band Lamb of God was huge.

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The Rocket Summer "Christmas Madness"

Needless to say Jesus has cancelled his birthday, Santa has called it a day and I’m going to pretend I never heard this. But seriously folks, this is one of the worse Christmas songs ever.. far worse than even Dominick The Donkey.

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Why Did Peaches Geldof Have To Delete Her Tweet?

The only rational is to protect the babies. The babies least concern is that their identity be revealed. Their names can be changed if need be their mothers killed by fire perhaps. Other than that any sort of protection of women as mentally deficient as to offer their children to a ‘rock star’ is absurd

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Gene Simmons Wife and Kid Have A New Reality Show

Shannon became Mrs Gene and well, that was it. The show disappeared. Fear not Shannon and Sophie are back with their own show and well from what I can tell it’s an 8 episode test drive. A mother daughter love hate for all to watch. The W network will carry the show

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Ian Watkins, Lost Prophets Lost Soul

By now you have heard that Lost Prophets front man Ian Watkins plead guilty to a bunch of sex crimes and well, it was a bit of a shock. I mean a stereotypical brain cant sort the thought of a grown man raping an 11 month old. It just doesn’t seem possible but of course it is.

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