Soho Johnny

Well I site searched, but came up with nothing. The problem with writing so much you forget what you’ve said and well I may not have said this before.. or

1. Roll Deep – ‘Good Times’ 2. Usher (feat. Will.I.Am) – ‘OMG’ 3. Plan B – ‘She Said’ 4. Diana Vickers – ‘Once’ 5. Chipmunk (feat. Esmée Denters) – ‘Until

1. Plan B – ‘The Defamation Of Strickland Banks’ 2. Usher – ‘Raymond V Raymond’ 3. AC/DC – ‘Iron Man 2 OST’ 4. Glee Cast – Glee The Music: The

Its official.. Kid Rock will be hosting the CMT Awards this summer.  His song “All Summer Long” was a top 5 hit on the country singles chart in 2008 and

Asking Alexandria & Mary Magpie What I’m listening to this weekend Alesana- The Thespian Love um hate um cant dispute the fact that they take no prisoners. I honestly think

Mark E. Smith, the Fall mainstay,  has a reputation of being really difficult but the one time I interview him he was really nice. Maybe because I was a huge

As Brando put it in the Godfather: How did things ever get so far? I don’t know. It was so unfortunate, so unnecessary. Van Morrison records for an independent label.

After Everest, Minus The Bear came on we noticed one thing at the same time– their beards. Beardcore seems to be the new thing in all music genres. I’ve heard

The intro of Mychildren Mybride’s first song on their second album is a promise and a fakeout and they deliver both: “Faithless” starts like prog-rock , like ELP keyboards transposed

The New-York band Interpol has posted on their website a new song, ‘Lights,’ to announce their upcoming fourth album. The mp3 is free and according to the band, the song

1. Airplanes Part II – B.o.B. 2. The Underdogs – Empire Falls 3.Long Walk Home – Transportation 4. No Surprises – Regina Spektor 5. Waves Of Depression – Mychildren Mybride

A girl in a short sparkly black dress and a cocktail sings along to every song 6th Street play except for the new one, swinging her hips She is a

Mary Magpie Writes: Vampire Weekend’s drummer is the happiest drummer alive. Dancing, smiling, and so incredibly ecstatic. His face throughout the entire time resembled 😀 greatly. They were infectious, with

We arrived at the Webster Theater, after being helped out by the nicest parking guys on EARTH, we went inside the unusually unpacked room. The band Everest came on and

I’m a bit of a trivia fan. You want me on your team for Trivial Pursuit cuz I absorb worthless information like a sponge. I can shout out the answer

Happy Birthday to Joe Strummers God daughter, Miss Lily Allen. I love her. Shes just a silly bird singing some of the coolest girl power songs ever.   Any chick

Remember a few years back when Adam Ant flipped out and ended up in an institution? Yeah maybe he’s headed back. He’s looking to scrap with Liam Gallagher, former Oasis

Im gonna straight up say it This Bret Michaels thing is fishy and its not adding up. Some reports have him as fine, hell he’ll be touring this month.. others

Summer is so close we can feel it, not cuz of the heat but cuz OzzFest is announced! Did you know that Ozzfest was started cuz those organizing Lallapalooza thought

Streaming mp3 website, bought by Apple last year, is closing down effective May 31st. I am very surprised. I agree with the industry wide opinion that streaming pay to play

If you are friends with Helen Bach, Helen will bite the bullet and send you comps to catch the Yanks!! So I took my nephew, niece, niece boyfriend, last night

A cynic might claim that being Norway’s best live rock band is a step ahead of being France’s best rapper. But I have heard a lotta good stuff coming outta

After putting the Fratelli’s on indefinite hiatus, Jon Lawler, in an attempt to bring joy and happiness to the world of music has quit his side band Codeine Dance Club.

1. I’m Forever Chasing Soundtracks – Judy Garland – Sad singer about happy things singing a song of longing. 2. Rush Apart – The Rural Alberta Advantage – Marie Lynn’s Saddle

Wow. How many unsigned bands have Robyn take over as lead singer for a song and Diplo producing the remix? As many as have Sting’s daughter, Coco Sumner, playing for

Long time readers (OK it was October I think) remember how I got the virtual crap beaten out of me for disliking a performance by Haste The Day. My kid

Oli Sykes should be my son in law and if The Magpie didn’t already have a wonderful boyfriend I would absolutely hunt him down. Leader of the Brit (Hollah!)band Bring

I’m pretty sure its safe to say Iman and I are hopelessly addicted to live music. How many times we say to each other ‘omg its been 4 nights since

What amazes me sometime is the vibe of a room and last night was no different. We got to the Minus The Bear show later than usual to find the

1. God And Money – Ike Reilly Assasination 2. The Mingler – Americans In France 3. Alley Boy Speaks – Gucci Mane 4. Unbreakable – Lana Mir 5. Try And

A sort of sad tale – Bob Springer used to play w/Harry Chapin was a friend of my son and taught my son how to play the drums. Bob used

Another week, another buncha concerts!!! And I got two doozy’s next week. Readers may remember Lana Mir, I reviewed her EP of smooth jazz torch songs a month ago and

In honor of Bret, I put on my Poison songs on Shuffle. Here’s the first 20 – some hits, some obscure (but great tunes). Ride The Wind – Perhaps their

I know the times they are a changing but this one show caught my eye… despite it, you know, kinda making sense… Hot 97’s Summer Jam was my begining of

Renee is in a car accident, paralyzed and singing Dylan songs while waiting to uplift us all. That’s the story of  “My Own Love Song” and having watched the previews

Hole, Nobody’s Daughter: For girls who came of age in the mid-1990s, streaked their hair with Manic Panic, accessorized baby-doll dresses with combat boots and thrift-store cardigans, and crammed dog-eared

Since i hate Gorillaz so bad why am I posting about their opening night of the tour yesterday? Glad you asked. 1. It is 330p, I am up to my

Hey What are you Doing tonight? It’s an amazingly beautiful day in the North East and the start of the weekend. I know my darling Iman is off to see

1. Nothing On You (feat. Bruno Mars) – B.o.B 2. Rude Boy – Rihanna 3. Break Your Heart – Taoi Cruz 4. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum 5. Hey,

There is a cycle to a rock bands life: release the album, do press, tour, take a break, write songs, record songs, repeat. And the press portion has a life

Lady Gaga is a problem of America’s associative identity. She isn’t just silly or flamboyant. She, with every action, shows more strongly how much a problem we have with ourselves.

Back at work from a week travelling and changing apartments, I had an email from former For Science, current Modern Hut, songwriter Joe Steinhardt. Joe knows what a fan I

Speaking of Bono (the previous post folks), I had a dream about Bono last night… no, honestly. I dreamt I was with a friend of mine and my friend was

LCD Soundsystem will break up after a tour in support of their May 10th release This Is Happening because leader James Murphy doesn’t want to remain n the spotlight. Rock

Michael Jackson Having Gay Romance Justin Timberlake To Bring Fox’s Sexyback Rihanna Cruzing With Taio Christina Aguilera Will Always Be Hot  Badu Pleads Not Guilty To Disorderly Conduct Paul Weller

What would Greed (er, that’s Green but same concept)  Day be without the Ramones? Same as most US punk rock bands, covering Journey. Helen is close friends (er, as in

An absolutely beautiful find “Delirious Nights”, from the Disintegration series is leaked, or should I say available, here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3r5Q7i2v5A Guys this is from 1988, yet so freakin timely even now!

rock nyc writers gather round the radio for a singsong You cats miss the drama behind the blogging. To you its just bad grammar and cussin’ but to us writers