Well my dear friends you may as well start calling rocknyc, Moznyc cuz the obsession runs deep among us all.Ya figure if you’ve got a website with two vegans, a vegetarian and a dude from Manchester, you’re lucky we report on anything else.
Kickstarter is awesome! Donate some money get a prize help someone achieve something or other and be a part of it. It’s a team effort sort of things and the sense of belonging is quite nice.
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.
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
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
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?
“We got nothin’ better to do, that watch TV and have a coupla brews”, so said Black Flag decades ago. Not so sure that flies these days. Id rather swallo glass some days rather than watch TV. There’s nothing there.
The problem is no one is getting rich on this and there is no way to turn back now. Was it a self destructive move to make streaming so simple? Yeah maybe, but remember the sobbing Napster wars?
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.
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.
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
The same lame ass acts go from show to show to promote the same thing on different networks. This week we have Mark Wahlberg hoggin up the couch but we do have some interesting things too
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.
I say its 2 Warped Tour runs and out. You shouldn’t be able to bank on this tour every year and you would expect that bands wouldn’t want to do it over and over. Of course, caravaning is much less expensive and the ‘vibe’ is cool but c’mon, move over and let the new kids in.
” I would like to ask all so-called celebrity chefs why they believe that animals should have no right to live. If Jamie ‘Orrible is so certain that flesh-food is tasty then why doesn’t he stick one of his children in a microwave? It would taste the same as cooked lamb.”
Sha lah lah la mu’lady”, its hilarious in its smarm but in it’s day I am sure it fired up some backseat passion. The wailing guitars are second only to the intense backing vocals. C’mon whens the last time you fell down laughing in the wet grass?
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.
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.
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.
No way are the networks gonna give you anything more than brass tacks when they know full well you’re either in the depths of holiday depression or drunk has hell and puking on your neighbors lawn.
Considering that I am not a fan and the whole hipster seen sorta makes me ill it is appropriate that it be chock full of dead flesh. This pizza contains tasso ham, chicken, andouille meatballs, and pepperon
Where the idea comes from I have no idea but the editor and creator of this YouTube masterpiece deserves some sort of awards for the skill used to create this video. Don’t be confused though, the tune used as accompaniment to the cartoon is not a holiday song at all
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.
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.
Boston hasn’t done anything but exist on the fringe since then, as far as I am concerned. Of course, there are those die hard mullet wearing nobs who will shout that this band rules but they are the same truck driving red necks who do the oil changes at Jiffy Lube.
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..
What up US bands, we thought you had holiday spirit. I think its more a tribute to the Great White North that those fools are banging out holiday magic better than we do– so wrong and I cant help but wonder if Santa loves them more.
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.
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.
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
I have never been a fan of the nasal pop punk lovers lament vocal. Trust me when I say everyone from Mayday Parade to Bayside pull this shit but New Found Glory are the great grandfathers (cuz yeah they’ve been around long enough for the designation) of whine rock.
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
Yes, the KISS guy who shows up everywhere and who’s carnival huckster persona assure a dime is made for every waking moment. No surprise here- Gene and Vegas just seem a great pair!
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!
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.
But how does this transfer to payroll? Can a band financially survive from record sales without the infamous ‘advance’ ? ADTR never stops touring. If you miss them this go round, fear not!
I have always love Lowe’s voice and I love how it’s remained so true. With his blinding white hair he is hitting the talk show circuit this week.
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.
Who the hell wrote this slab of crap? I would rather consume an entire fruit cake than subject myself to this one more time. The nostalgia cannot make up for the absolute horror of the song. The lame conversation is so scripted its embarrassing. Ladies- enough, go botox or something.
Morrissey had stated, “He has been there all of my life. He will always be pressed to my heart. Thank God for those, like Lou, who move within their own laws, otherwise imagine how dull the world would be.”
I love the idea of seeing musicians artifacts so to speak, I’m just not a fan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Wait, you can actually just go to Graceland if you wanted to see Presley’s stuff. Memphis is amazing!
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.
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
Seventeen years ago music was pretty lame. When songs like “Macarena” rule the airwaves its brutal to say the least. The top 10 songs were so bad that theyre nearly unidentifiable.
He was the brightest and he was snuffed out the fastest. The Liberace Museum in Vegas shut down and all his dazzle was put in storage- no one was interested anymore. Unlike Rat Packers- he had no pop culture appeal.
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
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.
Hey welcome to the holiday season! Your gift is a lame week of television with not much action. Two Door Cinema Club and Bastille should be held as the winners of this weeks boob tube- the rest-not so good.
I cant imagine how challenging working for Morrissey must be. The show cancellations alone must drive the band nuts. Meat free venues? Vegetarian tours? You must have to have an amazing loyalty to your art to put up with such shenanigans
he lights will go out on Broadway and the show will move to Vegas for a second shot at success. The interesting fact is the financial “autopsy” the production will leave. This will go down in infamy as the most joked over production with the worse press and the most gossip.
