Soho Johnny

Today we commemorate the death of one of rocks hottest bass-boys. I have a theory that its really hard to find an unattractive bass player- but Pete sure wasn’t one. […]

I think all those drugs rattle some people’s brains. Here’s Swedish dance sensation Robyn: “Clubs are like the new church for people – it’s where you go to feel a

I am not  big reggaeton fan mostly because once I get past daddy Yankee and Don Omar I don’t know any reggaeton so when my my friend Yannet Lopez recommended

The Hold Steady are playing two sets on Saturday April 17th at the Bowery Ballroom. 630p and 10p. They are a terrific live band and what if I’ve from the

Ok, so it looks like Nicki’s manager got her to drop out of the Rihanna tour to work on her new album The sorta of intelligent move that gets managers

MGMT – Congratulations Not Myself Tonight – Christina Agullara Your Petty Pretty Things – The Get Up Kid There’s No Other Me (Feat Joss Stone) – Jeff Beck Nursery Rhyme

I am a huge B-52s fan (first live show? I caught em opening for talking Heads at CBGBs) and not in the realm of my good friend Michael Malone. I’ve

Jun13Hot 97 Summer Jam New Meadowlands Stadium Goes On Sale: Sat, 04/17/10 Jul 13 Tue Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra The Metropolitan Opera Goes On Sale: Fri, 04/16/10

I first heard Supergrass when I used to hang at a UK import store on the east Village in the nineties -picking up Oasis b-Sides and Blur Japanese imports. I

1. Ambitions And War – JBM 2. Shutterbug Dirty – Big Boi 3. Telephone – The Morning Papers 4. Umm Hmm – Erykah Badu 5. Down On Our Own Shield

So how, following up on Ice T’s “hot plate of dicks” comment, how badly does Aimee Mann suck? By most peoples standards not so much, by the bar she set

growing old… I bury my head in shame for failing to mention yesterday the birthdate of one of the foxiest of all the children…Born in 1987.. Brendon Urie still holding

Iman sez: Courtesy of Pitchfork, courtesy of Abeano, it is a real good cover though not in The Morning Papers “Telephone” superduperdom, mainly because it makes so much sense. Better

In the UK., some time after the hippies came pub rocK; scruppy blues rockers with bad teeth. The advent of disco lead to a merging of imagery and the faces

I’m a little weirded out First Aaron Gillespie (now formerly)of Underoath, offers drum lessons now Justin Shekoski of Saosin is offering guitar lessons? Weekly half hour sessions at $35.00 ea.

So how bad can I write…? Pretty damn lousy when I put my mind to it. Here is some of the worst stuff in a year: From a post on Thin

Dear Brandon Flowers: Rock NYC loves the Killer’s “Read My Mind” off Sam’s Town  song but due to your facial hair being mislocated we are unable to cover this.please grow

According to Parade Magazine, Taylor Swift made $17.2M last year.

Rock NYC loves DVD re-issue company SHOUT Factory. We find all of their releases to be of high quality, and more often than not offering solid value for your money.

I am not a The Wall fan. I prefer Pipers, Darkside, Wish You Were Here and Animals to name three Pink Floyd albums off the top of my head. After

Tonight’s the Night, Sciortino and Mary! Yup, Glee is BACK. This the ‘Madonna’ episode is sure to get everyone up and dancing! So nice that the school choir is back

Lilith Fair Dates! Damn it Rihanna is only showing up in Utah… This to me, is hell on a stage Boston July 30 Hartford August 1st NY July 31 um

40 years after the Beatles (and two years after For Science) broke up the Vatican has come to peace with one of these two bands. In their newspaper Vatican newspaper

“A few things are missing from “Million Dollar Quartet,” a jukebox musical that’d fit right in on the Vegas Strip: a buffet dinner, slot machines and, more importantly, a story.”–by

We got this off gigwise. If you’re in London, there is a retrospective of the great album cover artist Storm Thorgerson. You will recognize some, some maybe not, but the

People stop me on the street all the time  and, after making me sign the court papers, they ask “Iman, how do you choose which gossip to cover?” The answer

Miley Cyrus first on screen kiss “triggered something” for Liam According to contactmusic. Miley’s biggest pet peve is not triggering something with her first on screen kiss.

1. Oh! – Sleater-Kinney 2. St. Judy’s Comet – Paul SImon 3. Tennessee – Harper Simon 4. I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone – Sleater-Kinney 5. I Know You –

Stephen Jerzak, who I am a huge fan of, covered “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha and I have to say that I absolutely love it. So incredibly different than any other

Isn’t she supposed to be naked on something? Whatever. here is vegetarian r&b Peta supporter Joss Stone. If there is a naked pic I’m sure can find it for us…

How many children of rock stars have tried to follow the career of their parents? And how many have succeeded? Not many to answer the second question. I saw Harper

Rick and Ilsa is probably the most unique artist I’ve ever heard. Voice-wise along with their sound. Almost like old school talk-punk. It’s easy to say just how much I

1. Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’ 2. Boyzone – ‘Brother’ 3. Justin Bieber – ‘My World’ 4. Paolo Nutini – ‘Sunny Side Up’ 5. Florence and The Machine – ‘Lungs’

What’s Rock NYC got to do with LA’s Public Record Act? Stay tuned…

New Found Glory has been added to the Honda Civic Tour. You recall that Paramore will be headlining that with Tegan and Sara. In my opinion NFG should be headlining.

So I’m on this temporary time travel trip back to the punk rock days. Started with Buzzcocks live, which lead me to the Vibrators. Remember them? Yeah well they’re actually

1. Scouting For Girls – ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’ 2. Usher (feat will.i.am) – ‘OMG’ 3. Plan B – ‘She Said’ 4. Lady Gaga (feat Beyonce) – ‘Telephone’ 5.

Fave track is not fave album. My fave albums don’t change much. It’s been Are You Experienced?, Elvis Is Back, Revolver and Get Happy!!  at the top for decades (and

The great singer songwriter does a pretty good four song set: three including the the best song, “Don’t Fall In Love With A Lonely Girl”  off his new album Rain In

Boy have we got a deal for you!!! Indie record label Kill Rock Stars, the good folks who brought you Elliott Smith, Bikini Kill, Xiu Xiu, the Decemberists and many

1. I Know You – Bright Eyes – A devastating put  down worthy of Dylan at his most cynical. 2. Who Killed Bambi – Sex Pistols – Kill your idols.

Remember Dennis Quiad as Jerry Lee Lewis? Kurt Russel as Presley. OK, Joaquin Phoenix was good as Cash but he was the exception hat proved the rule. So the news

Of all the bands that have really mattered to me, the Sex Pistols, if just because I was only a kid at the time, mattered the most. The Sex Pistols

Holy CRAP great find!!! I don’t like live recordings. I LOVE this one. Its a time capsule and I want to stay in it wearing my Doc Martens and trench

I swear this is true: a close friend of mine knew Sir Cliff Richard and his boyfriend in the early seventies. This is the absolute truth. And the last time

Happy Birthday Brian Setzer. I gotta hand it to this guy. Front man of the 80s Rockabilly boys The Stray Cats, is aging well. Still active in music with that

1. Sleepy Nights (Forever) – Let Me Love 2. I Know – Bright Eyes 3. Lana Mir – Unbreakable 4. Monster – Usher 5. Time – Modern Hut 6. Hello Good

Dear My Chemical Romance, I love you. I see you alot, you tweet about merchandise you’re selling. You have cute contests alot. You have an insanely hot cover shot on