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Record label, chart rockin’ Toby Keith has every right to sneer “The Grammys don’t respect country.” –Toby Keith, nominated fhas beeen nominated precisely once for a grammy as Best Male […]

In 1956 MGM released the extremely succesful remake of the Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart comedy “The Philadelphia Story” as a musical with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra

You’re all invited to my house next Sunday morning for brunch. Here’s why… after a semi grueling trip to the gym we unload and shower and hit the kitchen to

1. Dare4distance- Nevershoutnever! A song that I haven’t listened to since mid-November. Filler track by a hypocritical jerk. 2. Appreciation and the Bomb- The Spill Canvas Wonderful band, one who

In The Flesh – Blondie Every time I hear the opening of Princeton’s “Show Some Love, When Your Man Comes Homes” I could sware they’re gonna start in on  icey

I figure rock nyc is on the 150 – 200 hits a day cusp and so I thought I’d take a look at other music websites hits per day on

stolen off pitchfork including the pic For the millioneth time, zero connection between a nice guy and a great musician. A complete moron for wearing a full lngth fur at

Uh Oh. Does the Cold War Kids backlash start here? After listening to their free bootleg of the set I missed at Terminal 5 Friday all I can say is

With two of my writers, Mary Magpie and Helen Bach, deep into the blooming teen alt rock scene I thought I would listen a little more myself. It’s not true

This is what Nick Jonas had to tell New York Times about the influences on his album: “I was listening to was Robert Randolph & the Family Band, “Colorblind,” which

US Magazine reports “He thinks she’s sweet and talented,” a Mayer insider tells the mag, “and she sees him as a mentor.” But, observes another spy, “Whenever Taylor sees John, she

Cold War Kids are offering a free boot of their entire show at Terminal 5. I downloaded it to my pc and will review it later today though I can

First Helen Bach Falls, then Mike Nessing and now Ozzy himself. Here’s the quote to CNN: “Every now and then somebody comes out and I really like them – I

1. I’m Ahead If I Quit While I’m Behind – Jim Ford 2. Black Ladder – Patti Scialfa 3. I Swear The Time I Mean It – Mayday Parade 4.

all that’s gold does not shine Apparently no one asked rocknyc their opinion but the infamous Terminal Ughk or is it Terminal 5 was voted #3 of the US 100

Take Action rev up in full swing here. It takes me a bit of time to get fired up about a show. Alot of these bands tour ALOT and if

I love glitz, glam and grrams as much as the next person so my problem with the Grammy’s isn’t that it is glitzy, or a beauty contest, or, like all

Ascenseur Ouvert – The Kingsley Manx – It’s like folk music for the coolest girl at your Freshman graduation dinner. Animal – Ke$ha – Wildly eccentric pop tart sleeps with

And back in the magical Planet Ke$ha, the pop star who splits rock nyc down the middle (I adore her, everyone elses dislikes her except for Helen who wants her dead)

Saturday Song list for Hel Cut the Cake- PFunk, from my 40th birthday mix. GREAT horn action Raise The Dead Phantom Planet- seriously dig the stomp beat. I want them

Wanna know what I fucking hate about Los Campesinos? Their fucking song titles -kiss of death for a rock crit and a straight drag to type. Wanna know what else?

I’m convinced I get sent songs to hate on purpose. Pattie Scialfa needs to be behind the boss making soup or something. I do believe shes trying to sound like

I am starting to get excited for the upcoming Take Action Tour, Absolutely loving being a part of rocknyc because of the amazing opportunities it offers me. This Friday I

1. Black Ladder – Patti Scialfa 2. Can We Go Wrong – Hesta Prynn 3. A Heat Rash In The Shape Of A Bruise – Los Campesinos 4. The Sea

Any Idea’s? How about now? Got it yet? LA GAGA

1. It was 830p and I had been out of work for nearly three hours and I STILL HAD two and a half hours to go before Cold War Kids

If Bruce Springsteen is from Freehold, NJ and has never left, as he claims on the grand finale of Elvis Costello’s two year adventure into TV “Spectacle”,  why does he

My rocknyc boys and I have not discussed the Grammys. We have not debated the nominees we have not really given it any attention all. So it brings me great

ROCK NYC PRESENTS THE DESERT ISLAND LP SERIES (in no particular order) ROCKPILE-SECONDS OF PLEASURE For starters, this is not even the best Rockpile album. For that you have to

“keep your hands off helen, she’s mine i tell you mine” April is gonna be a great month. Boatloads of great shows and a fabzilla release Fearless Records releases Punk

My friend Jake Wilkenfeld-Mongillo recently left Rock-Ridge Music and got in touch to ask us to mention a fundraiser to help the children of Haiti,. Sure, i’ve been cynical about

Kristen Stewart fave is back after a coupla years in the outbacks and the first song off her newbie which I streamed off girlie action “You’ve changed” sounds wildly old

Now the bad news, nowhere near us. Now the good news, I’m sure they’ll get here eventually. MMJ are one of the best live bands you’ll ever see and as

i gotta confess im starting to warm up to this chick. She doesn’t take herself too seriously.(mn) “More than 100,000 people on Facebook have declared today National Lady Gaga Day.

These Three things – The Kingsley Manx – It’s like a nursery rhyme written in a trance, Midlake without the posturing: it seems completely contemporary and a million miles away.

Comments on Ke$ha is being haunted: Four Comments On Salinger’s Death: Zero That’s All

James Mercer sez we can expect a new Shins album next. I think Broken Bells is gonna stiff and recommends he writes some songs for his band. this bloke and

Ezra and girlfriend: your gossip friendly: Rock NYC Stolen off a post by Ryan Dombal on Pitchfork: “Critics ignore it when the Best Rapper Alive says faggot, but hulk-out when

Etta James, who was so pissed at Beyonce (who is the equal to Etta neither musically nor historically) singing “At Last” at President Obama’s inaugural it’s a wonder she didn’t take

Haiti Mon Amour – Jay-Z, Bono, Rihanna – I really and sincerely believe I have never hated a song more in my life. I think they  infect each other. Bono

If we knew then, what we know now…. That’s what everyone says. Same goes for music. When I was younger listening to music, all I heard was the music. I

Charlotte Gainsbourg to NME: “My dad was a genius. I think about him every time I sing. I think it’s why I can’t write songs and why I haven’t played

So here I am in another horrific hell pit of a day where I have already referred to a colleague as a skank, filliped off my monitor twice, slammed my

thirty years after his death from acute alcohol poisoning, AC/DC are planning some form of tribute for their old lead vocalist. Current lead vocalist Brian Johnson said: “We’re trying to

Well, well. My old partner in crime is set to replace Steve tyler as lead singer in Aerosmith. Not for nothing but it makes worlds of sense to me…

On the outs with the Stones for his drunken behavior, Ron Wood is reforming the Faces which I think (i can’t find it to save my life) we reported a

“SEAN COMBS, PHARRELL WILLIAMS and QUEEN LATIFAH have signed up to headline a charity concert to help relief efforts in earthquake-hit Haiti.” Or, of course, Sean could simply have not

Reading a Salinger obit today I saw a mention by the late great Norman Mailer, Mailer said: “Salinger never got outta Prep School. Which got me thinking of yesterdays post

Let’s talk about dead music formats. Filmmaker Allison Louie-Garcia recently went to a third grade classroom to ask children, all born in the year 2000, what they think about the

Don Was, formerly of Was (Not Was) has this to say about Ringo Starr’s drumming for the Beatles: “He puts the fills in the same place a guitarist would. He’s