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I stole all of this info from Brooklyn Vegan who were not overwhelemed by her performance but since this was her first set anywhere that’s jardly a shocker. I did […]

Somewhere among these hundreds (nearing 2000!!) posts you will find the story of how Richard Barone of the Bongos when just a little tom tom went to a nightclunb to

It’s a straight drag waiting for a future that never arrives and Holiday Rain, Rock NYCs Mike Nessing Kid brother Chris Nessing’s band, have waited and waited and then took

Holy snack pack! AGAIN! Im psychic…I mention Phantom Planet and look what I get!!Punknews.com and Paper+ Plastick have teamed up with Limited Pressing for TA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHIS:http://limitedpressing.com/auctionsPhantom Planet, Fall Out Boy,

Joe ‘the fro’ Trohman kicky guitarist for the hiatus-ed Fall Out Boy will be hosting his own radio show on FriendsorEnemies.comAnyone who has ever read, spoken to or seen Joe

Perez Hilton is a fucking freak.Too much Alli has made him drip more than usual as a photo of Pete Wentz and son Bronx Mogli gets the Perez treatment of:Did

Mark you calendars and set your dvr’s!!!!Just when you thought Foxes American Idol couldn’t be more awesome it gets MORE AWESOME Joe Jonas will be guest judging the show January

13 out of 12,000? The odds were incredible. Shania was annoying at best, and her with Kara caused an irksome pair. Persuading Randy into saying yes? HECK NO. Simon may

Five months in last year I posted about how 2009 wasn’t happening. It improved but go back and take a look if you don’t believe me. Three weeks into 2010

thats it Im adopting them. I wont even make them do chores live from facebook: “In the past few months, we’ve built up a big head of steam on the

An Alien not only abducted Bono and severed his head he also got some dirt on Glee fresh off the Globe Awards high (BOBBY THIS IS YOUR FKN STORY)Apparently ace

I am trying to convince our resident Beck expert Brett Jensen to write a full length review of the album Charlotte Gainsbourg  made with Beck IRM (an MRI in French and

Four songs deep into Spoon’s new album Transference and planning to buy more when I get home I admit it. I let my dislike for “Don’t You Evah” color my

Paul Gonsalves, Newport Jazz festival, 1956 To me there’s nothing more fascinating than the stories behind the music. No matter how miniscule or trivial, I really enjoy reading accounts from

Two ohmygods here. First, Public Image, Ltd. on Friday. I knew they were touring in the UK but this would seem to say they may be touring the States as

A week today the waiting is over: Los Campesinos new album Romance Is Boring is finally released and from what i’ve heard (four songs) it is their best yet. I

“I was getting a little bit exhausted over having so much responsibility over the success of the records and everything, so I wanted to collaborate and see what it was

Leave it to my boys Madina Lake for reaching out for help and making it worthwhile. The band is getting ready to record a new EP (YAY) and are turning

Everybody knows my opinion of Hayley Williams of Paramore: nice hair, shame about the songs. But she must have her ear to the ground right, she’s plugged in right? Right???Here

Brian Eno recently said he thought people in England hated Bono because they thought he interfered in matters that were none of his business. Interesting theory but it is more

In what may or may not be the seeds of yet another rock and roll reunion, The Jam’s Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton have joined together, with Bruce playing bass

Grab em by the throat and don’t let go.That’s what we try to do in the first line of a post because we bloggers are in a strange position. We

What the fuck these two schmucks know about Haiti is beyond me and though, honestly, it’s hard to be unappreciative of their efforts, still the news that Jay-Z and Bono

Aerosmith have begun the process of replacing Steven Tyler -they will be starting auditions soon and hope to find a replacement soon. Joe Perry told contact.com: “We’re already getting the word

Legendary Canadian singer songwriter Kate McGarrigle. Kate was famous as a singing duo with her sister Anna and as a partner with her ex husband Loudon Wainwright III. Rufus and

If you can pony up the dough, a very reasonable $60, you can buy all fourteen of Sinatra’s concept albums and it would be worth every penny. These are the

Holiday Rain, Connecticut’s finest hard rock-folk-psychedelic band are back after years of silence while they plotted. Mike Nessing (his brother plays with the band) forwarded this update from Holiday Rain’s

The first original song from Taylor Swift since 2008’s multi-platinum Fearless is off the sountrack to Taylor Swift’s ensemble comedy Valentine’s Day. And to nobodies surprise  Swift hasn’t missed a step on

tina turner back when she was the acid queen Just a reminder!! I am trying like heck to get to Brooklyn by for this- and if youre closer GET THERE

Van Morrison has not been up all night with a new son and I don’t think hes been rocking out with Ga Ga but he has cancelled 3 shows scheduled

Im totally stealing this verbatim from pollstar cuz its so freakin hilarious I could never replicate it: “E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons says he’s “in great spirits” after undergoing

Sometime I’m stunned at my psychic abilities and I have been loving Ultravox again lately. An 80s band who had a weird pre techno, techno sound. Sorta bleak sorta pop

Dear Bobby, Finians Rainbow latest revival closed on Broadway. Male Lead Jim Norton is now teaching theater at the St Marys Home for the Aged. Rumor has it the Sunshine

For about 3 weeks Mary and I have been pretty psyched to head out to Boston to see Love Via Dance Machine. We have fallen in love with the band

What Real Italians Listen To

Back from Haiti and in tears as gossips swirls around his Friends Of Yele charity. I read this on line: “The Haiti earthquake has already triggered hundreds of thousands of

Todd Leibowitz reports that Blabbermouth reports that NME reports… This is off blabbermouth.com: According to NME.com, Paul McCartney wanted a place in Dave Grohl’s supergroup THEM CROOKED VULTURES, but was

What was I thinking of? How did I believe fifteen years of wretchedness could be wiped away? I had been sick of it days before but  packed to the gills 

That’s what Marie Lynn asked when she heard Titus Andronicus awesome “Theme From Cheers”.. . No it aint but I can dig the mistake. For one thing, Patrick aint taken

Three songs off Dreams Come True by Judee Sill reviewed Apocalypse Express – It’s a miracle that we even get to hear this. How many years have these tapes been

How much do I love Freedy? Assume I’m a pay check to pay check guy to start with so now lemme tell you I paid $56  to see Sheryl Crow at the

OK, I’ll give you Iyaz but changes on the charts have been glacial this year…Top 10 Singles:1/ Iyaz – Replay2/ Owl Cities – Fireflies3/ Sidney Samson – Riverside (Let’s Go)4/

Former Hole bassist  Melissa Auf Der Maur is pissed at Courtney Love’s using the Hole name to tour with a band reflecting none of the original musicians except Love. Saud

Following in the footsteps of the elusive Lady Gaga (who, as Steve Diamond noted, has cancelled on us twice now) add Destiny Child Kelly Rowland to the long list of

Justin Timberlake and Christine are confirmed for the Haiti telethon January 22nd. The one being MCd by George Clooney and Wycliffe Jean. As are Bono, Sting and Alicia Keys thereby

So today we celebrate the legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and what do we do? We write music posts and drink beer. What else? But it

At a Ringo Starr concert a coupla years ago the Beatle drummer tells the audience “I’m not gonna leave the stage just to come back on for an encore. Pretend

I never thought this would happen.During “Blake’s Got A new Face” the ground is actually moving from the pounding drums.For Vampire weekend???Yep, this is VE Act II. With a superb

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Mary Magpie Helen Bach Meet The Best Unsigned Band In The Country