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In the wake of the startling revelation here yesterday that James Murphy took steriods so he could hit the high notes while recording This Is Happening here are some additional […]

The UK soccer team Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, 29, and 26 year old, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, as big a celebrity couple as there is in the UK, are to formally

Boycott Arizona due to its newest immigration laws? Blame Rage Against the Machine boy Zack de la Rocha and his fancy new club “The Sound Strike”. This group of do

The Glee cast went Gaga in last night’s episode called Theatricality! The Glee club were paying tribute to Lady Gaga, donning some of her famous outfits. Tina had an identity

Yorkie (he’s not for girls) posted his current playlist on radioheads website. Coltrane? Bjork? Who would have thought. Well, everybody as it happens. Ana Tijoux – ‘1977’ Danny Drive Thru

Randall Dunn is Sun O))) producer and if you have heard the otherwordly art metal you’ll know what you are getting into, right? Right? No, Sabbath Assembly are loosely affiliated

I am never gonna write about how bands can’t sustain it through the end of the album. These two a) self name b) debut c) albums do sustain it to

BEADY EYE Not bad, not Oasis, but not bad. And since all the other Oasis band memebers maybe he isn’t the dick Noel says he is. But since whatever songwriting

LCD Soundsystem frontman told NME he took steroids so he could hit the high notes of “Dance Yrself Clean” -I guess all the chicks fawning over his muscles (well, most

I become somewhat obsessed with musicians. But there are perpetuals, ‘lifers’, I guess. Those that will always be top of the heap, do no wrong, that I will defend til

So what happened to Steven Drozd? A month ago, it was reported on several websites that the Flaming Lips had cancelled 3 shows in Florida, Tennessee and Alabama because Steven

Last night on American Idol? The final 2 contestants competed.  Lee and Crystal were both very good, nothing new, and I can’t seem to decide who will win. I believe

If rocknyc has seen a little skimpy on their upcoming tours posts lately it’s not just because everybody is cancelling, it is also because the ticketmaster adjunct livedauky webite, a

Between The Lines – Stone Temple Pilots – “You always were my favorite drug even when we used to take drugs”, is so lazy, smug… indolent, that’s the word, the

I heard “Daisy Glaze” by Big Star and thought to myself how great the three sections fit together. How great Alex Chilton was as a singer and a guitar player.

Wednesday, May 26 Hanson – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” The Black Keys – “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Stone Temple Pilots – “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday, May 27

Cobra Starship could almost make it big. I think front man Gabe Saporta already thinks he is. Last week he sorta lost it on the hecklers in a Wisconsin crowd

This is off Pitchfork on the June 15th release of his debut album (debut? I’m already sick of the fucking guy) : Jay-Z, T.I., Young Jeezy, would-be wifey Nicki Minaj, The-Dream,

Paul Gray of Slipknots’ death rightfully dominated the pop music news with tributes flooding in. His wife is pregnant. Also, U2 cancelling postponing their 2011 tour is a biggie for

1. Sneaky Feelings – Elvis Costello 2. Daydreamin’ – Beach Fossils 3. Between The Lines – Stone temple Pilots 4. Tell ‘Em – Stone Temple Pilots 5. Ya Lo Se

Happy Birthday to a bunch of people none I’m way fond of but none I hate so here ya go Mick Ronson, Stevie Nicks, Hank Williams Jr ( AREYOUREADYFORSOMEFOOTBALLLLL), Wayne

Trouble, touble nothing but trouble as Dylan once out it. The Eagles are cancelling dates. Christina Aguillara has posponed her tour till 2011. Tix are being refunded. Limp Bizkit cancelled

Already confirmed Wu Tang Clan will be playing “36 Chambers” as part of “Rock the Bells” Jones beach Saturday August 28th. Exciting, eh? but the hot rumor is Lauryn Hill

I’ve been getting mixed signals all day but this appears to be the last word. Replacement dates not aviable yet. Get well soon Bono.

Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato have split up. Rock NYC is relieved to report the split was amicale and they are gonna remain friends. And that’s good because a world

Dunno if they are playing Stateside but if they are I’m there. That is there to see the Faces lead by Simply Red lead singer Mick Hucknell. This despite being

Gosh, this must be a thrill for macca -he has never received an award before. June 2nd at the White House and it will be filmed. Jack White, Stevie Wonder,

U2 have pulled out of the major UK Fest Glastonbury as Bono recovers from his back operation. And that makes two (they cancelled tour opener at Salt lake City last

Why don’t we call it a day and we can both confess..? Forever lodged at the end of side one of the first album filled with the promise of a

The Family Jewels – Marina And The Diamonds Album Poker Face – The Glee club Between The Lines – Stone Temple Pilots Cuffin (feat Gucci Mane) – Cam’ron Gettin’ Drunk

Paul Grey bassist for shock rock band Slipknot was found dead in his hotel room yesterday morning. Grey was 38. Known as Pig #2 think what you will about the

Happy Birthday Paul Weller born today in 1958. Us dirty punks considered Weller and his lot the pretty boy posers with no real angst. This grown up finds The Jam

Many will say it was better, far less crowded, far cooler (we are in May rather than at end of August when the temperatures are in the 90º F), and

Poor Adam Ant. They literally locked him up under duress. The former King of the Wild Frontier suffers from bipolar disorder, has been hospitalized and is receiving treatment in the

A year ago five posts in a day was a big number!!! This is what i was posting on: Adam Lambert – Raving about him Cliff Richards – he was

I have been writing these fave tracks for awhile now. It is one way to track how music, certain songs, enters and leaves our field of interest. How over a

Steve Hackett and his accomplished electric band will soon take to the road in North America to play select cities. Hackett and company will tour in support of Steve Hackett’s

Frank Zappa, legendary musician will have a bust statue of his likeness unveiled and dedicated in Highlandtown, MD near his home town of Baltimore on 9/18/10. It will be placed

Two new Jones Beach shows were added to the once very dismal line-up. Even though Foreigner, Chicago, Meatloaf, Santana, Sting and CSN has had their string of hits – one

On May 21 at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, KY, musicians paid tribute to seminal ‘70’s power pop group Big Star and Alex Chilton, who passed away earlier this year. The

Here is a new idea for a weekly post… the upcoming week in music. Yeah, I know it’s tuesday -whatever. So the week of March 24th… *The big release is

Since we can neither a) afford to go nor b) particularly want to go, here is the current set list for his 2010. Word of warning, apparently he is deconstructing

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on the High School glee club called, “New Directions,” at the fictional

During a lull Sunday afternoon a friend of mine put on Best of Bowie (2003) DVD . For those who live under rocks like I do, Best of Bowie is

the following signed lithographs are available from http://www.bobdylanart.com/standard-2010.asp?artID=8 at around $1,700 a pop… backyard: bicycle: fisherman: sunflowers:

Streaming now on pitchfork the godawful dear god plus a crap rap plus a pretty good percussion track plus as good a reason to off yourself as any i can

Sick all of last week and finally turning the corner I am forced to reflect on missing (long breath) Band Of Horses, Holy Ghost!, LCD Soundsystem, Pearl Jam and PiL

1. If You’re On The Mend , I’m On The Move – The Kingsbury Manx – Pastoral, but not like Chapel Hill like the lake district 2. Now You Has

They say music is an attitude sometime. Stereotypes run amok really. From Ozzie biting the head off a bat to Kesha blowing b boys, everyone in the biz has an

So a look into my (crystal) ball and here is my predictions. Me: Death. rock nyc: if I had 5K I could afford to blow, I would blow it on