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rock nyc talk to EMII wouldn’t you rather have this years model?

Bob Lefsetz reported that Livenation, after over paying for everything in an attempt to build a monopoly, with 360 degree contracts to major labels, owning the merchandizing, the rooms, the

More than excited to listen to the soundtrack for “Rules To Rock By” written by Josh Farrar, I opened up my iTunes, and first listened to “Animal” by The Bungles.

1. We Belong Together – Randy Newman 2. Goodbye Don’t Mean I’m Gone – Carole King 3. General Patton – Big Boi 4. Dr. Pressure – Dr. Dre and Jay-Z

Scientists want to analyze the genes of Ozzy Osbourne in order to understand why he managed to survive after years and years of drug and alcohol abuse. The US company

Idioteque – Amanda Palmer – Helen Bach (who I am gonna rename Alias from now on), recommended this last week.  Yet one more Radiohead cover better than the original. Plus,

A new Nickasaur! song never fails to put me in the best mood. His new song, “Combat Chitchat” is no exception. After listening to it once, I disappointedly thought “was

Paulie on playing for Prez bam -watch your gag reflexes on this one: “It brought back memories of when I wrote it, and when we recorded it. There was no

OK I totally wasted my time protecting Coldplay here. Love them, loved Parachutes, not so much La Vida Whateverah, but now… Coldplay is nothing more that an cash pig band

A coupla hours before Emii took (over) the stage at Don Hill’s last night, she said she wanted to see me front and center : “a friendly face”. She shouldn’t

One of THE coolest band names EVER is Five Finger Death Punch. I don’t know why but I think its not only hilariously stupid but just a great statement. Well

Happy Birthday Jello Biafra!! You may not remember this but you puked all over my sisters car! COOL! The man with the brilliance of “Holiday Inn Cambodia” and the only

The big rock boom of new hipsters Everest was on show  at Amoeba in LA yesterday night and they drew a rather large crowd in the popular record store. Everest is

Superchunk are one of those bands I should dig more than I do and for once it isn’t because either a) they are overated or b) I am deaf but

Tix to Jay-Z and Eminem at Yankee Stadium September 13th go on sale Friday June 25th at 10am. I will be out there trying myself… 45K seats – 2M fans…

I DON’T BLAME Jonah Weiner for writing boringly about a boring album. At least he got the aprraisal correct and that counts for a whole helluva lot. I blame him

I’ve been streaming the Dr. Dre – Jay-Z collaboration off Dre’s eagerly AND I MEAN EAGERLY anticipated first album since the Chronic 2000, “Dr. Pressure”. It is great. It is

Travis Clark from We The Kings has great hair. I’ve not met him but the kid has and i think he was really cool. WTK has a huge following and

Music makes the man, ever notice that? You can say the stereotype is false but its not. You’re generic Joe is going to put on the top 40 and be

Sherry Davis texts me from her cab after the show. James Taylor is 62 years old. Carole King? 68… Carole tells of hearing the first hit she wrote with Gerry

Scientists like their rock ’n’ roll, they can classify things but they also can show they have some taste in music, believing the number of living species that have undergone

We’ve been writing about the Pretty Lights all day and the best place to catch them this summer is at the 3rd annual Camp Bisco Festival. According to their website: ” Camp

1. Spirit On The Water – Bob Dylan – Reminds me of a girl around that time. She was a sweetie but we couldn’t sustain it… perhaps one of his kindest

1. General Patton – Big Boi 2. Magic – Emii 3. Ferris Wheel – Michelle Shaprow 4. We Belong Together – Randy Newman 5. Cry When You get Older –

I got nothing here… OK! The definition of a slow news day? NXNE, a Canadian Festival with 650 bands playing, have Iggy Pop headlining. That’s it… Nothing to read here… Move

Sailing in the Clouds is one of those artists that you either love to death or hate them. I personally love Sailing in the Clouds’ music to death. After friending

 Whatever the paradigm for future shock sales and marketing in popular music it is Derek Vincent Smith, the electronic vibe Pretty Lights band. I havent heard em though in an

Those silly kids Call The Cops are about to unleash their new self titled lp!! HECK yes, if you recall we had the very distinct pleasure of meeting these guys

Journey Through the Past’ is the second track of ‘Time Fades Away’, the 1973 Neil Young album consisting of previously unreleased songs, recorded live. At the time it was unprecedented

Hundreds of hearts sharing one single bass thumping beat. Gallons of sweat being tossed around and shared between friends and strangers alike. Dancing and jammin’ out, like there really is

Got an email from a certain rocknycer yesterday claiming they couldn’t find anything to write about and blaming Bonnaro. I tend to agree. How is it possible that some bring

Can you make out the dates? Drop The Lime is going on a world tour and I will be quitting my job, picking up my Ipad and following em from

When will I learn not to get snotty with Randy Newman? Yesterday, in a sight unheard review, I said I could already singalong to it. I was expecting Randy in

CBGB’s Holdings LLC has filed for bankruptsy and who is to blame em? It is unconscionable that the name has not been used better. 1)You barely even see tees anymore.

Here’s an idea. If the labels wanna sell albums, why don’t they hold the price of a single song ot a buck twenty niine and lower the album price to

And here is where Kristin Stewart loses her last vestige of cool and becomes a boring celebrity. The actress who once said she was listening to a mix of Sia

Dear Wheels: My friend says Elton John likes guys (you know, that way). I say no way. Who is right? Your Friend, West Of Christopher Street Wheels replies: Well Westy..

Up All Night – Drake and Nicki Minaj Magic – Emii Idioteque – Amanda Palmer She Loves You – The Gaslight Anthem Love Like Woe – The Ready Set I Should

Automatic Loveletter is one of those bands that are so annoying that I can’t sit through a single song, which is why their new song “Don’t Let Me Down” was

In poorer countries they eat the brains and the tongues of animals because, at first at least, because they can’t afford to let any part of the animal go to

Boston Globe stole my idea but they didn’t take it far enough. They took Jordin Spark’s Ipod, hit shuffle, and told their readers what the first ten records were. Here

To be honest, I’m a bit sick of all of these hardcore bands. I’m still fanatic about my favourites and always will be, but all the new ones that I’m

Since Arcade Fire’s third album is awaited like the messiah’s second coming and people expect it to be some kind of present from the gods, we will necessary be disappointed,

Why this pic of Grizzly Bear to ask that musical question… who the fuck are these people? Consequence Of Sound I Guess I’m Floating Concert News Los Anjealous Stereogum I

Who is Emii, you ask? I am not really sure though my friend Woody Fuller and I will be interviewing her on Wednesday. I’ve checked out Emii’s facebook and watched

It’s been a long time since Orange Juice leader Edwyn Collin’s solo hit “A Girl Like You”. Sixteen years to be precise. And five years since a brain hemorrhagecaused him

As part of the Richard Thompson curated meltdown festival in the UK on Sunday, a tribute to the great Canadian folk singer Kate McGarragle who died earlier this year at

Are there any good parents out there? Perhaps I am mistaken but it sure seems to me that it should be illegal for human’s to raise children. This theory that

Larry Schneiderman likes to say the problem with the majors is that they are promoters not marketers. I would translate larry’s thoughts in sales term: they know how to do