On Thursday April 8th Psychokick will be joinging two other humorcore bands, Nashville Pussy andGreen Jelly as part of the Parental Advisory Tour, New York’s Rock’s Off Concert Cruise. I don’t […]
So far March has sorta sucked Number 1’s? nothing Ive ever heard Births Rick Ocasek (the Cars) 1944 (WHAT!?!?) Chaka Khan 1953 Other: 1964 John Lennon’s In His Own Write
“JAYNE COUNTY’S MAD TEA PARTY..SEX! ART! MUSIC!” Jayne County will be performing Live at the Chelsea Hotel along with her new band ‘The War Holes’ featuring Milo Rock, Frank Coleman
Bruce Roehrs, columnist for famed Punk rag Maximum Rock and Roll, passed away peacefully in his home, he was 60 yrs old. Although there tons of contributors each edition to
the only man who looks better in his mugshot According to the Daily News Phil Spector got his ass kicked in the prison playground. His sassy self isnt really appreciated
It seems to me there are far too many ‘benefit’ shows lately. Is it rocker guilt or marketing? Next up May 13 at Carnegie Hall is Stings “Rainforest Fund”. Performers
Brothers Jamin and Jake Orvall play drums and guitar as Jeff The Brotherhood -a swamp rat storn of punk rock blues via Nashville. They’ve played together since childhood and did
Mary Miller sued Sony/ATV Publishing for the copyright’s to her late husband’s “King Of The Road” and other songs and thanks to today’s hero U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes,
Soap Opera”, the fifth album from The Kinks on the RCA label shows Ray Davies still being allowed to run amok with whatever idea he felt like bringing to the
In a pretty good review of Michael Buble in NYP, Aquilante suggest Mike cover U2. “He should try out “One ” for instance. Gosh, that’s a good idea. Nobody has
“Hurricane J”, off Hold Steady’s new album, which is meant to be less anthemic than their earlier stuff sure sounds like business as usual to me. Not bad, they never
Off the Bob Dylan website: Together Through Life Thermal Together Through Life Album Tee (Short Sleeve) 100% Organic Cotton Color – Natural $32.99 Add to Cart Make your own joke.
Are “flat rate” ticket prices general admission? It can be -or first come first served… A couple of these venues are law and pavillion What the hell? Green Day Summer Tour
Next year is Culture Club’s 30th anniversary and Boy George is thinking maybe a reform is on the cards. he said: “”I think we could do a one-off gig or
First the good news: Cyndi Lauper has just recorded a new album (in Memphis) and has set up a tour!!! Now the bad news: NO NYC date. This is as
The godawful art band, banner boys for brooklyn, Animal Collective, are exhausted and taking a break after Panda Bear (no, really) told BBC6 they were about ready to pack it in.
Contributor Bob Nevin and I were huge Sleater Kinney fans after watching em play a best concert ever at Summerstage maybe ten years ago or more. Me? I adored their
Liam Gallagher on U2: “I have never seen a U2 fan. I have never seen anyone with a U2 shirt or been around someone’s house that has a f—ing U2
Amazing spring night took us out to the Oakdale Theater ‘Dome’ to see Devil Wears Prada. I need to express that the headliner of this tour is in fact Killswitch
Big Poppa – The best sample in the world is so understated it seems to pull that incomparable voice right to the front. Get Money – Biggie, already a star,
Hotter than hell NY band MGMT are streaming their second album, due for release April 13th, Congratulations for free on their website. Apparently the album leaked so it kinda makes
Perhaps now the former leader of the Liberines and current leader of Babyshambles can climb from the wreckage. Or maybe it’s too late? After being hospitalized for exhaustion last Tuesday,
A singer songwriter who plays all the instruments to boot, Wesley Wolfe is a pleasant surprise and so is this record. It starts out sounding like an acoustic only folk
1. Dark Eyes – Dirty Projectors 2. Not Fences, Mere Masks – Untied States 3. Gone For Good – Wesley Wolfe 4. The Wild One – Suzi Quatro 5. The
Miley in this week’s Parade: “I hate being thought of as a product. It’s my biggest pet peeve.” That’s Hannah, er, Miley: talent, beauty and brains. Oh, and she is
1. Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’ 2. Glee Cast – ‘Glee The Music Season One Volume Two’ 3. Boyzone – ‘Brother’ 4. Gorillaz – ‘Plastic Beach’ 5. Alicia Keys –
Above, from top left: Evan Dando, Mike Mills, M. Ward, Ken Stringfellow, Jody Stephens, Jon Auer, John Doe, the Watson Twins, Sondre Lerche, Chuck Prophet, Chris Stamey, and Curt Kirkwood
“The Wild Ones” by Suede is a song that I didn’t expect to like, only to be surprised that I do. It took me while to really get into it,
I saw the great English glam, punk, pop rock, harbinger of Brit Pop coolest band in the world, Suede at the Manhattan Center Ballroom, Tuesday February 14th, 1995 (I found
Rock NYC faves Jeff The Brotherhood and Marie Lynn fave AA Bondy both have sessions on Daytrotter. The Bondy dates back to February and the Jeff The Brotherhood was posted
1. Lady Gaga (ft Beyonce) – ‘Telephone’ 2. Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’ 3. Rihanna – ‘Rude Boy’ 4. Justin Bieber (feat. Ludacris) – ‘Baby’ 5. Ellie Goulding – ‘Starry
1. Hold Me Close – David Essex – A popstroke by the “rock On’ bloke 2.Put Em Up – DMX – Apparently he meant it literally 3.Untitle Jam # 2
As Rock NYC reported earlier today, Patrick Stump performed at SXSW. However, Pete Wentz didn’t go! GASP Heres Petes reasoning. “Sucks that I feel like i even have to address
pretty much flat lined The Joshua Tree was number 1 in 1987 Going Underground by The Jam was number 1 in 1980 But the only really cool thing to happen
Daniel Ash is most remembered as the guitarist for Bauhaus. Hell I liked Tones on Tail too..”GO” has been played more that its fair share in this house and Love
3/21 Devil Wears Prada / Killswitch Engage, 4/2 Solfege Radio, 4/8 Rocket Summer, 4/12 Enter Shikari, 4/14 Blue October Boston, 4/17 U.A.S.S, 4/20 30 Seconds to Mars, 4/25 Twin Atlantic,
Pavement’s March 12th, 2010 set list Wednesday, March 24th – Julian Casablancas Thursday, March 25th – American Idiot Friday, March 26th – Spoon Friday, April 23rd – Odessa Fest Saturday,
I have seen “Dark Eyes” performed live once, with the songwriter himself, Bob Dylan joined by Patti Smith at Beacon Theatre. It is a highlight of my Dylan going to
The T.A.M.I. Show, long considered the greatest rock movie ever, will be released next week. And dig this it will, according to NYT, include an eighteen minute James Brown performace
Former Fall Out Boy’s songwriter and man behind the man, performed a solo set at SXSW on Friday. Despite looking a tad heavyweight, MTV News still claims it was a
Next week is the 25th annual Winter Conference, according to the New York Daily News, where all the greatest DJs in the country head to the sea and sun. David
Mick Taylor, Brian Jones replacement in the Rolling Stones, later to be replaced himself by Ron Woods, is probably the besttechnical guitarist the Stones ever had. I saw him many
I may not much like Corgan’s music, still, he is often on the right side of the argument. Whether dissing John Mayer and Courtney Love or, in this sentence from
1. Hello, Hello, I’m Back Again – Gary Glitter 2. Mama, Were All Crazy Now – Slade 3. Saturday Night, Bay City Rollers 4. Cherry Bomb – The Runaways 5.
Getting ready for Drakes first album I went back to last year’s EP So Far Gone and maybe I underestimated. Trackwise stuff like “The Calm” is almost on a par
The French Song – Joan Jett comes out on her greatest album Album. A masterpiece of sexuality and arrogance and seduction with the Blackhearts attacking while Joanie, she sings “I
Pearl Jam had one price fits all for their MSG concerts this year. The one price was a hundred bucks and with choice seats being held back for the usual
I was visiting New York in 1978 and I caught the all girl rock band the Runaways at CBGB’s. This is after lead singer Cherie Curry had hit the road.
As something of a loner I hate all institutions: religious, marriage, goverment, higher learning. All symbiotic relationships based upon doctrines leave me ice cold. I don’t buy it. What I
