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Births: 1963 Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) 1964 Neneh Cherry (Buffalo Stance) Deaths: 1988 Andy Gibb (Singer and younger brother of the Bee Gees) 1966 Beatles’ last EP hit, Yesterday, hits […]

Smile A Little Smile For Me – The Flying Machine- Another one hit wonder, this one has that wistful summer day quality that takes you back in time. Smiley –

Tom Morello, who scored part of Iron Man 1, will be back to score Iron Man 2 according to a recent twitter: “Is that really me in Iron Man? Of

PSYCH! Ok we mentioned a few weeks back Sting would be touring with the Royal Philharmonic.billed as “An Evening With Sting featuring The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Conducted By Steven

Debbie Harrys current favorite band is givin it away now.. I seem to have become the town crier of free downloads lately, but MGMT has leaked “Flash Delirium” from the

Pink Floyd has waged a war against EMI for royalties. Seems they’re not really happy with the unbundled purchase or individual track buying from their albums. Robert Howe, the attorney

If they had turned down the rhetoric a little, stopped promising, a new, unreleased, Henrix album, and then handed me “Fire” for the 50,000 time, I might be feeling a

Setlist: [Total Time 1:31:11] 01 [introduction] 02 A Pot In Which To Piss 03 Upon Viewing Bruegel’s “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” 04 A More Perfect Union 05 Joset

Stolen off Spin Magazine (Brett Jensen WILL NOT BE HAPPY), the original other other Runaway Cherie Curry circa yesterday….

Along with an upcoming solo album, Debbie Harry has designed a Converse Sneaker… But really, it’s just another excuse to print a pic of the Debbie in her heyday…

1. Six hours was too long to wait for Titus Andronicus to get on stage. Marie Lynn, who was in the orchestra said the audience were young, sloppy, and drunk

“Till I Hear You Sing” -the presumed hit song from Love Never Dies,  the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom Of The Paradise makes “Music Of The Night” sound

Laura Marling was eighteen when Charlie Fink of Noah And The Whales wrote his heartbroken album The First Days Of Spring and she wasn’t too amused about the press’ intrusion

In July Spin will be presenting a 25 hour mmarathon of the best groups they’ve covered over the past 25 years. My bet? Hole for one, maybe Beastie Boys if

1. Time – Modern Hut 2. The Battle Of Hampton Roads – Titus Andronicus 3. Lil Freak – Usher 4. Sunshine Of My Love – Jimi Hendrix 5. Sorry Only

TV PartyTonight! Heres whos cool on the tube this week: Tuesday, March 09 Broken Bells – “Late Show with David Letterman” Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “The Tonight Show

You Don’t Love God (If You Don’t Love Your Neighbour) – Carl Story – I love the way the chick sings “if you don’t love the neighbour”. Patrick heard it

Simon and Garfunkel are touring. But coming nowhere near us as of now. Spending most time in Canada the duo is really focusing on the Great White North: Vancouver’s General

1957 Calypso makes its first mark on UK chart with entry of Banana Boat Song by Terriers. (hell yeah) 1958 Celebrates the birth of Martin Fry (ABC) Mr. Look of

We missed it yesterday so lets do it today Happy rocknyc Birthday to Micky Dolenz, former (or is he still hangin on) Monkee. Not the cute one (that was Davy)

Rogue Wave- Permalight Zach Rogue (the former Zach Schwartz) has the most unique accent I have ever heard. Clearly evident in every song as the enunciation is so adorable. But

So excited to announce that Bullet for My Valentine are touring! You either hate or love this Welsh metal band, me I love them Their fans, though rough, are so

For possession. Only eight months kid -good luck.

The new Radiohead album is NOT called ‘Tehrangeles’. Though it prolly should be because it’s a great name. Apparently somebody sent out a fake email that seemed to come from

At the Guggenheim!!!! Wow -high culture!!!!!

Happy Birthday to Gary Numan, who took solace in his car and made many a girls heart flutter.  He took alot of heat from the press claiming he was trying

I love Robert Smith. The original emo boy so fucking gorgeous and so easily forgotten. So here I am working like a good corporate girl when ‘Close to Me’ comes

I knew Lady Gaga was from another planet, but who knew the planet was Pandora??? Joe Mullins, an artist who makes his life drawing missing children how they might look a number

The great Babyface Edmonds, an R&B legend, is playing BB Kings in August. About as close to a must see as you can get though I said the same about

Illegally chain smoking on stage at a manchester concert last night, Lily Allen offered: “I’ve got a bout of bronchitis so sorry if my singing’s a bit shitty. Not that

Here’s a game we haven’t played before… New York Times Music Headlines!!! What does it mean… for one thing it means I’m about to be down $100 buying a tix

“The Beatles were laughed at in America, they sounded nothing like Elvis or the Four Seasons. Then, suddenly, seemingly overnight, people threw off their mental constructs and embraced the four

Our( unpayed for, unrequested, she sure don’t require us  and completely irritating to Helen Bach) model Becka Diamond, at home. It’s nearly Spring and I am almost in a good

you don’t hurt a thing when you wear fake fur From the UK Sunday Times: “So many people say, ‘So, what, are you a party girl?’ And I say, ‘I’m

1. Lights – Ellie Goulding 2. The Fame – Lady Gaga 3. The Elements Of Freedom – Alicia Keys 4. Glee – Glee 5. Lungs – Florence And The Machne

In the most baffling story I’ve ever heard of, D’Angelo was arrested for soliciting an undercover cop for a $40 blow job. D’Angelo?? Wow… Can’t he have, er, any girl

1. Real Thing – Cloud Nothings 2. Untitled Jam # 4 – Andrew W.K. 3. The Battle Of Hampton Roads – Titus Andronicus 4. Time – Modern Hut 5. Rock Minuet

1. When your best song, “The Battle Of Hampton Roads” lasts fourteen minutes, you are an important writer per se. 2 The bagpipes are awesome. 3.. It appears to be (yes,

Patrick Stickles high school friend, Kevin McMahon,the guy who has produced everything Titus Andronicus has recorded, was kind enough to speak to me Saturday night. I didn’t tape it and

More Wynette: This from the new book. George Jones was implicated in her death OD and at Wynette’s open casket viewiing friends and family were taking jewelry off her corpse.

Ryan Bingham’s acceptance speech: Thank you so much. I’d like to thank my wife Anna, I love you more than rainbows, baby. My uncle Clay, my band, Jack Whigham, Scott

Just awhile ago Helen covered The Icarus Account advising us of tour dates. I was contacted by the band via myspace and was given some great news for the inhabitants

“BigBang are a Norwegian trio that have recently relocated to Los Angeles. I’ve been listening to their latest album titled “Edendale”. While they certainly come across as a capable and

If I had a million bucks I’d hire somebody to transcribe interviews for me. But I don’t and I am in horror of how disgusting I am gonna sound talking

“I really despise this new fucking disease of indie fucking shit, fucking student music the likes of Bloc Party and all that fucking nonsense,” So says Mr. Entertainment himself Liam

In one of those weird coincidences that seem to happen to Helen Bach all the time, just as Mike Nessing starts obesessing about the late great Mrs. George Jones, we

Just a reminder that next month (and FINALLY) Blue October makes it to the Northeast.  Having seen them live I can personally tell you they do an amazing energetic show. 

If you are in the Worcester MA area Tuesday March 7 you may see me and the Magpie as Four Year Strong will be performing an in store at Hot

 From the ” I shouldn’t laugh but I will file” Country music man Brad Paisley is reported as A-OK after stage diving onto his own stage. Paisley apparently took a

Graduating Summer was brought to my attention when they commented on one of the band’s statuses on Myspace. It said to check them out, and why not? I’m glad I