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Waking up today glad to be alive. There are some shows that just slap you awake. Last night was one of those shows. There will be a show review and […]

In the overpopulated world of modern music, where myspace alone has over 2 Million musicians pages. All with songs for streaming and the lines between majors, indies, 360 degree contracts,

Some Bettie  Page bangs, two large smoky eyes, a fragile silhouette all dressed in black perched on high heels with a modern twist, Nicole Simone seems a character coming straight

 Flood The Hood was the  best gangsta rap of 2009 from the outta jail and back in Gary, Indiana Freddie Gibbs where he probably wished he was back in jail if the video

1. The Ghetto – Freddie Gibbs 2. Cleaner Than A Motherfucka – Freddie Gibbs 3. Say My Name – Holy Ghost! 4. Take It In – Hot Chip 5. We

NME reports Clash reports Julian Casablancas expects the new Strokes album to be out by January 2011. Wow, that’s some gestation period… Casablancas said “”I think January. I was told

“Sales of pop singles have overtaken those in the rock genre, according to the Official Charts Company, despite those who insist on buying Kings of Leon records” Ahhh, those Limey’s

Nashville got some help from two girls with blonde ambition to spare as they drain out of the flooding that has caused so much damage. Taylor Swift has given $500,000

I’ve been meaning to write about former Georgie James vocalist, Laura Burhenn for… well for at least four days. The name on the tip of the world’s tongue is Dusty

I woulda bet the rent it was Roger Waters who wouldn’t work with David Gilmore again. But apparently Gilomore is the stick in the mud who after the L 8

I was looking forward to seeing the bar band uber alles Ike reilly Assassination tonight at Mercury Lounge. coming off Hard Luck Stories -which I love and Nessing hates, the

Where no rock blog has gone before? Bruce Springsteen and New Jersey Poet and former US Poet Laureate since 1997 Robert Pinsky shared a lecturn at Fairleigh Dickenson University in

Just because it isn’t Tuesday, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been blowing my money… Zebulon – Rufus Wainwright – Dead of night pitch black heart break without catharcism, without hope,

The folks at plastic surgeons affiliates The Good Surgeon Guide voted Iggy Pop Here are some of our picks..

How can people be self-righteous when it comes to populat music. Getting upset about crafty, passing fancies like B.O.B. or Jason DeRulo oe Ke$ha is like using a machete to

Music in advertising always amuses me. We covered it hear before shame on you T-Mobile for the Cat Stevens thing but there is also something rather interesting that occurs with

First televised church service now this… Muse has posted their April 2, Seattle concert on their myspace, as of today it is available for streaming. No more sticky floors or

Billy J. Kramer used to look like a very friendly chipmunk blowing kisses and not exactly over the top teen girls in 1965. Crossed pop along with the rest of

A coupla months ago I was reading the business section of the Post andt hey name checked Bob Lefsetz’s music industry millions of subscribers to his music industry news letter.

I’m loving this crime of the day stuff cuz well its trivial and I’m a trivia lovin’ sorta gal. Whats interesting to me, is that most rock and roll crimes

omg the music world stopped spinning. tomorrow, Armageddon. Were doomed. Unless one of your granola eating birkenstock wearing dreadlock sporting indy girls coughs up a fit of acoustic sets and

1. OMG – Usher 2. Nothing On You – B.o.B. 3. Rude Boy – Rihanna 4. Break Your Heart – Taoi Cruz 5. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum 6.

1. Bury Pts 1 & 2 – The Fall 2. We Can Get Together – The Hold Steady 3. Come Stay With Me – Marianne Faithfull 4. Tell ‘Em –

I was vaguely following what Devandra Benhardwas doing at one point, like may be 5 years ago and I enjoyed some of his tunes.  ‘Nino Rojo’ (2004) has a lot

I turned on American Idol in high hopes and high doubts that Aaron Kelly would get voted off. But in the meantime, there were performances and such before the voting

Let’s see…Malleable …check. Ductile…check. Shiny …check. Atomic number of 79? Well, he almost made it to 70. Close. Precious…check. GOLD STANDARD…check. A#1 ELEMENT of JAZZ…Armstrong…check. Circle — and, draw a

Hey Kids: Mary Magpie’s wishes came true last night. Yes Lady Gaga was on American Idol!!! No, that’s not the good news. The good news is pretty boy Aaron Kelly

One of my fave bands of 2009, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, have another clingy clangy heartstopper of a song being released on June 8th on 7 inch

A few weeks I wrote about the upcoming Extreme Live album, “Take Us Alive”. I mentioned how much I was looking forward to this release. I was expecting a great

Lana Mir is so beautiful it is mesmerizing. Straight blonde hair parted in the middle, length to her shoulders, sea blue eyes, tight dress which hugs her waist, heart shape

1. Come Stay With Me – Marianne Faithful 2. The Goodbye Girl – Lana Mir 3. Tell ‘Em – Sleigh Bells 4. Bury Pts 1 & 2 – The Fall

In 1995 Green Day didnt suck. They were fresh they were cool, they meant it. Five years later theyre sell out poser MFs who make me wanna cuddle Bono in

I woke last night to the sound of thunder No wait that was Bob Seger trudgin home from the local bar Happy Birthday to that man who brought us “Night

For somebody who hates rock critics I sure do love SOME rock critics. I treat my faves much the same way I treat rock stars. Most of the ones I love

1. Almight Way – Toots And The Maytals – Amazingly graceful 2. How Do You Do It – Gerry And The Pacemakers – Emasculated pop rock Brit invasion style. 3.

Kesha is in Rolling Stone this month talkin smack and blow jobs which seem to be her favorite topic. Cuz every article I see on her mentions it. Shes either

Songs? ENTIRE ALBUMS FOR A COUPLA DECADES MORE LIKE. And while we applaud Jagger saying “That was a period of time when everyone took loads of drugs, it was very

Remember when Neil Young was the real deal? So do I but that ended before the 90s began and his subsequent career has been one long drear. I’ve seen in

before after From Hanks Williams to Patsy Cline all the way to taylor Swift, the Ole Grand Oprey is the most important music hall in country music history. Tuesday night

Reconnez cherie, when one of these two was palling with Ian Dury and Elvis Costello and another was married to a db drummer and singing about beer and kisses. Of

Mary Magpie Writes: Miley Cyrus is a fail on her own. But after seeing the highly ridiculous “Can’t Be Tamed” video, it made me dislike her even more. The song

After proving herself the sanest whack case rock star in the world for the past year plus, Lady Gaga is finally turning the corner into whacked out Susan Boyle land

We Came As Romans, a band with a million members–Dave Stephens, Andy Glass, Kyle Pavone, Joshua Moore, Eric Choi, and Lou Cotton, comes from Detroit, Michigan. On their Facebook, their

The band Jet,sorta kicked ass………and disappeared. That sucks

I am STILL working on getting to finishing off my Odessa interviews, and hope to write up the Paul Finn interview on Saturday. In the interview the owner of Odessa

Rock Problems – The Hold Steady – I don’t know why I find this song so funny… it seems like a perfect comeuppance for the highly obsessive Finn: it’s all

The great jazz, pop, and Stone Roses fan Lana Mir is playing Arlene’s Grocery 90 Stanton Street tonight at 8pm. Stanton Street is dead easy to get to even if

2drunk 2fuck Tour What? Not the Dead Kennedys on the contrary couldn’t be more polar opposite. This glitter wearing, giant eyelashed, neon explosion is actually the scene glam tour of