New Music Week Of July 27th, 2009 Part II: From Fabulous To Fabolous
Relator – Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn – I think this is the first Pete Yorn song I have consciously
Kaiser Chief’s Lead Singer
This is Ricky Wilson’s patented microphone jump as described in my MSG review!!
Falsetto Soul Crooners: The Chris Clarke Mix List
When I thought of posting review’s of other people’s music mix’s I had hoped what would occur is precisely what
Dan Aquilante of the New York Post gets it wrong
Many years ago I was sitting one row above New York Post Pop muic beat writer Dan Aquilante at the
Beck’s Golden Age
In 96 I saw Beck at the start of the Odelay Tour in the tiny “Supper Club”. He was a
Someone Else’s music: The Alix Wartell Mix List
If I am in an elevator, if I am in a train or a plane, anyway stationary position, and I
New releases Week Of July 27th, 2009 Part I: The best and the worst of the week
New Perspective – Panic At The DiscoNow Ryan Ross and Jon Walker have left the band I was expecting the
Coming Soon: Corruption
From Alan Freed to The Wall and beyond either you’re selling or you’re buying in the corrupt world of rock
Slacking Off…
After getting home late from Green day last night I woke up late and rushed to work forgetting my Ipod.
Billie Joe Pic From MSG Yesterday
Billie Joe losing his boyish good looks at a rockin’ MSG last night
Bob Dylan In The 90s: 20 Miles from town and cold irons bound
The 90s began with an odd step, went through a blocked middle and ended with a major revival -in between
Green Day and Kaiser Chiefs at Madison Square Garden: “Do you want this fucking time?”
Before the encore Green Day leader Billie Joe Armstrong sings the last song off their new album “21st century Breakdown”
Ian Mackaye and Integrity In Rock
Every caveat I have ever used about good and evil apply and are doubled when it becomes a question of
Bacharach and Costello: Memories Were Made Of this
From 1998 to 2001 Elvis Costello went on a tear, a lost and possibly final, rush of masterpieces that feel
Coming Soon: Integrity Rock
In a world with no intrinsic meaning what is integrity? Who has it? Does it matter? I’m gonna tell you
RARE SIGHTING OF BOB DYLAN PLAYING GUITAR
The pic is from thursdays gig but two songs a set aint gonna get the job done. Zimmy, quit your
Green Day, Walmart and Artistic Integrity
Art for art’s sake, money for Gods sake”10cc Walmart insisted Green Day bleep any profane words on their album “21st
The Mix July 24th, 009: Love flows and jones
Let Your Love Flow – The Bellamy Brothers – Sure it’s bland but it is comforting and it’s a song
Local Hero does Good
The new movie, political procedural “In The Loop”, features a bravado performance by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi as a dirty
Jerry Rivera and friends at Central Park Summerstage Saturday February 25th, 2009: Serious Salsero
Summerstage promised the sound of young Salsa -well, Jerry Rivera is thirty-six so not that young but the other three
My Most listened to songs of 2009 on Itunes
Young Adult Friction – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – I remain unconvinced the album is the alt
Woods and Yellow Fever at The Whitney Friday July 24th, 2009: Two Turntables And a Microphone
Yellow Fever and Woods have this is common: the bass players of both bands are multi instrumentalist. They also have
Young Louis Armstrong In Pictures
You can see it in these pictures of a young Louis Armstrong, the brash confidence of a gifted trumpeter raising
Scam Artists Live In August
In deciding when to see Steely Dan during their 8 night stand at the Beacon Theatre it all came down
Off the Wall off the hook
1979 of course… I mean when else would Michael Jackson’s greatest album have ben released? And so much seems lost
Bad Timing?
I will be in England the last week of August. Here are the concerts I’ll be missing: Taylor Swift Brittney
Todd Leibowitz: Itunes don’t know their Jovis from their Joels
Writer Todd Lebowitz finds a big flaw in Itunes album covers…. It seems like iTunes is failing to upload the
How the other half listen….
This is the indie blog Hear Ya’s best albums of the year so far: Ben Nichols – The Last Pale
Paul Simon At Beacon Theater February 14th, 2009: Second Best Concert Of the Year So Far
It is 8pm at night and I’ve been nursing a toothache for a coupla weeks and I am up to
Louis Armstrong And Chuck Berry: The Greatest Of All!!!
Miles Davis said wherever he went in jazz Louis Armstrong beat him to it. Wherever you go in rock Chuck
New Music Week Of July 20th, 2009 Part II: Bland New World
Knock You Down – Keri HilsonSupernova – Mr. HudsonS.O.S. – Jordin SparksEnglish lads Mr. Hudson record for Kanye West’s label
Not More About The Beatles? US Vs UK a cause of confusion and an album I missed
Speaking with my good buddy Cris Marchignoli he complained that my Beatles overview was confusing because all he knew was
Whoops… Woods at the Whitney friday
Whoops, Woods not Vivian Girls at the Whitney Friday -kinda lo-fi alt psychedelic band. I love what i’ve heard. Vivian
Bob Dylan in the 80s: Long Before The Stars Were Pulled Down
From savior to mercy, from on his knees to on his back, legend has it the 1980s were mean to
CeU Means Sky
I loved CeU music long before I saw her picture but now that I have seen her picture all I
Summerstage Summer Nightmare
Last week the Met handed out free tickets days before the Summerstage concert and a pleasant time was had by
A Celebration Of Spider Bags: What We Fall In Love With When We fall In Love With a Band
This is a true story and it’s about how I met a girl I fell in love with. My cousin
New Music Week Of July 20th, 2009 Part 1: What We Fall In Love With When We Fall In Love With A Song For the First Time
The One – Mary J. BligeHistory Sticks to Your Feet – Modest MouseHere Comes Your Man – Meghan SmithSay Please
Bob Dylan In the 70s: Early One Morning the Sun Was Shining
And into the 70s we go with Bobby’s first fully fledged disaster and lots of second guessing by the world
Dirty Projectors Manhattan Skyline
From today’s NYT -here is the link to music critic Nate Chinen’s live review of the purveyors of one of
This Is The One!!
“The One” is another terrific dance track by r&b giant Mary J. “I’m not saying that i’m the best but
“Pinkerton” And Getting Emotional About Girls
In order to create the sound of punk the powers that be took the Velvet Underground, the Stooges and the
God And Death In Rock Music
How do we deal with God in rock, a youth culture? Of all the concerns a youth culture has life
U2 In Berlin July 18th, 2009 Photographed by Larry M Miller
Philanthropist and businessman Larry Miller saw U2 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin July 18th, 2009. This is the stadium that
Monsters Of Folk Free MP3
The Jim Jones, M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis supergroup Monsters Of Folk are giving away an MP3 from their
A Dylan Fan Calls Me Out
My friend and fellow Dylan fanatic Michael Blauner (he is the guy who got in trouble with me at the
Gordon Waller Of Peter and Gordon dies
So sad to hear that Gordon Waller (he is the guy above who doesn’t have red hair and whose sister
