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No. No no no no…   What the heck Titus Andronicus, quit it. I adore covers ADORE them, seriously I actually love the Punk Goes series, and I rave over […]

So Michael went home tonight on American Idol. I have to say that it doesn’t really matter much whether he’s on or off it. For a while he stood out,

My theme as  whole are hate and isolation, mostly focusing on hatred and on Shylock’s isolation in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant Of Venice”  Focused on: Act 4 (scene 1) 1. “Tilting

Pack the picnic!! Gone to Governors” is going to be a weekly Saturday show sponsored by Converse and booked by the Bowery Presents. Concerts are held at The Beach at

Cash Cash, who I’ve been a huge fan of for a while, always put out infectious beats that I will be forever addicted to. Their cover of  Alphaville’s synth pop

There is apparently a long ‘love’ story between punk/rock bands and Albert Camus, as many have found their inspiration in his work. I knew there were Mark E. Smith’s post-punk

Aaron Gillespie is gone from Underoath but according to the band, but they are no longer drumless. “Things have been going amazing…(Daniel) is finishing writing with us, recording the record

Born today in 1950 (thus making him the big Six OH), Little Stevie Wonder. Its hard to imagine that one man can have crossed so many lines explored so many

In yesterdays’ New York Daily News Jim Farber claimed the Sex In The City 2 theme by Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson  sounded like Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors”. So I

The English Beat has not released an album since Special Beat Service in 1982 But well its time so Dave Wakeling has thrown together some songs and is shopping them

Get your trench coats out (this is actually a 2 fold joke- maybe three…first one to email me 2 reasons why I say get a trench coat for this info

I love when someone tells me to check out a band and I like them. So lets talk about Faded Cadence. This I lifted off of their myspace and it

After getting pissy wth Chris Keating for his gratuitous Presley slam in New York magazine this week, I went back to their sophomore album (I haven’t heard their first one) to

SAY WHAT — WOULD G.U.R.U. DO? We’re always stereotypin’ GURUS. Singing is one’s purification. Poetry said in verse. That’s a guru. A teacher. Black and white stark Good vs. evil

We got this off the boring bastards at Pitchfork. Apparently some hardcore Titus Andronicus fans (but how can they be anymore hardcord than rock nyc is???) have compiled. This is

at 1220am last night the great Gucci Mane was released from Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail after serving six months of a one year sentence. Barely a month after his excellent

The MIA of the world has annouced the title of her name album ‘///Y/’ , thus finally becoming too fucking cute for her own damn good. Nobody doubts Mia’s talents,

Natural Selection (feat the Black Angels – UNKLE – Those weird trip hop boys I remember from, wow, from the Suburbia soundtrack, have concocted a great slice of 80s dance

I am listening to the new Bret Michaels song “Wasted Time” that was released yesterday on ITunes. It has a Poison ballad feel to it, with a bit of a

I am highly opinionated which is why I write here. So I have compiled a list of 10 bands that I would rather slice out my retinas with razorblades then

The only two cool bass players in the world are Mary Magpie and this bloke here, Bootsy Collins, the Funadelic/Parlliament superstar. One of these two people have opened an online

I listen to world music from time to time, have a handle on Arabic, aware of Indian, know my salsa from my merengue and can hear zero differences between Nigerian

Fresh from the oh ddear oh dear files. Apparently being told Adam Ant’s great comeback concert would be at a Church Hall in Portsmouth, wasn’t enough to clue the twit

Keith Richards has annouced he is getting together with “little dick” Mick Jagger and they are threatening a new album at some point. And a new tour in 2011 which

Happy to watch American Idol without Aaron Kelly, I was excited to watch a real competition. But wait– did you notice the HUGE Coca-Cola advertisement? The blatant message is distracting.

Sex and Drugs and Birthday Cake! Happy Birthday to Ian Dury who would have celebrated his 68th birthday today May 12. Most known for the his work in the band

1. Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) (feat. Freshlyground) – Shakira 2. What We Gained In The Fire – The Mynabirds 3. Big Plans – Impossible Arms 4. I’m Alive

I had been thinking about Toni Basil after reading in Nessing’s post about how she was an assistant cheoreograper and also a dance on “The TAMI Show” -just re-released with

I’ve been convinced for years that there’s a direct correlation between good (and more importantly, interesting) music being written during the years under leadership by Republican/Tory leaders. And conversely, that

This guy invented it This guy didn’t

I’m pretty square and this shows how much Here’s today cool crime of the day In 1993, Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore was arrested at the Denver Westin Hotel after refusing

Don Arden is a name that keeps coming up every now and then in the history of Rock And Roll. The father of Sharon Osbourne, he gave her Ozzy’s management

Last fall we took a 2 hour treck to see the solo Craig Owns perform in one of the filthiest horrible clubs I have ever been in   Appropriately called

Fuck – I just accidently deleted this review… damn damn damn… OK here’s the short virgin (haha) I loved it. And some bullet points: *Sexual Politics *Paradise Postponed *Virginity *Miracles

Finally something good about Soccer!!! As a child raised in Manchester I loved soccer but over the decades I became Yankeeized and now find it a straight drag. So except

OK GIRLS -all is fucking forgiven. If Chris Owens is writing songs, in this case a number called “Solitude” for gay porn movies, as boring bastards Pitchfork posted earlier today,  they can’t

Here is what this Courtney twitted to her daughter Frances Bean: , aconversation that had to be private or not at all. “Bean I saw you at Coachella in a pic…

I read this on Brooklynvegan and figured I’d share it with you. Frank Frazetta, famous (thought I’d never heard of him before today) for his album cover illustration died yesterday.

Just the music ones of course.  Why headlines?  Because it’s easier than writing… Kelly Osbourne Surprised By Lasting Love Mel B Parties With Eddie Selena Gomez Has Double Graduation Dionne

I am not trying to be cool -I couldn’t be cool with a GPS and a blueprint. But Sleigh Bells aren’t good because they’re buzzed, they’re buzzed because they’re good.

So what the hell up with my Shinobi Ninja Kids? Well, they have yet to sit still that’s for sure. Returning from the Midwest (wuuut?) they have been living on

I blame Cameron Crowe Not only was he a crap rock critic he also romantices the game and all the other rock crits took themselves EVEN MORE SERIOUSLY. And now

You’ve heard of speed dating, well this is speed shuffling. 1. Give It 2 Me – Madonna – This sounds so much better out of context. First rate disco. 2.

After passing on the ridiculous behind the stage for $75 at MSG for Pearl Jam, i found this a train ride away at Prudential in NJ. Date Event Qty Price

1. Yellow Ledbetter – Pearl Jam 2. Hold On – Holy Ghost! 3. Dang A Lang – Trina 4. Huricane J. – The Hold Steady 5. Never Gone – 6th

It’s always a win or lose when you go to see a band live you have never heard before. I do that a lot when it’s free and relatively early,

Somebody is leaking Lindsay Lohan songs on the internet. Lohan says it isn’t her and so Rock NYC has some theories as to who it might be. 1) Taliban leaders

Whoops Ive been so caught up in my crime reports Ive forgotten to give you the rock’n TV guide… Sorry, here ya go.. oo Friday.. big fun there.. . Tuesday,