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You guilty?Guilty of fanning the flames of popular music. Why are you so willing to allow ‘The Man’ to prepackage tubs of garbage re wrap them and sell them back […]

The next Madonna album promises to be in the league of a Kid Rock or Limp Bizkit -a rap rock “Walk This Way” blow out following the disappointing hip hop

Waking Up – Elastica – “waking up and getting up has never been easy” Justine Flesishman sang back in the day when she and Damon Alburn were the power couple

Can this girl be any cooler? In the current issue of Out Magazine, Ke$ha, 2010’s IT Girl and Pop Princess de jour, has fueled rumours as to her bisexuality. Ke$ha

The Stones claim that not only have they not fired Ronnie Wood for his two bottles of vodka a day  habit but neither are they touring in 2010. Frankly, I

tres emotional If December taught me anything it was that concerts with lead singers named Trey should be avoided at all costs. If you haven’t learnt your lessons you might

yesterday we posted a review of the MJ/Kravitz song “Another Day”, it’s much better than “This Is It”today it’s gone from youtube and Lenny has denied leaking it. Here is

Rolling Stone have given it four stars, Earplug have raved. But tomorrow I’ll tell you the truth with a preliminary review of Vampire Weekend’s Contra. Here’s a sneak pick: “California

This one is hot off the wire!! Green Day’s Musical version of Anerican Idiot is set for the Great White way!!! According to AP,  Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman

In an interview with Stereogum, Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal has revealed Solange Knowles will be joining him the studio for a song on the new album. Unreally exciting stuff.

American Idol tour of 2004 is without a doubt the worst show I’ve ever seen. It was for my friend’s birthday and I wasn’t looking forward to it, but I

With the New York Jets making it to the playoffs, my old pal and sports fanatic Ben Buchwald wrote a remembrance of Jets playoff games past. I know, but this

DJ Shadow is the great Californian mixer and melter who nearly made it big with the excellent  2005 Endtroducing, made from 60,000 samples. Since then he has gone his own

I got this off big time music blogger’s Bob Lefsetz’s newsletter. It is RZA’s response to Bob’s earlier newsletter. “Music cost to makes so it should have a turn around.

The unspeakable, the untouchable, the unclean… yes here are the live acts that will make you wanna go deaf and blind.Emerson, Lake, and PalmerIs that a synthesizer in your pocket

I’ve always had a thing for girls in their twenties, college grads around the time of their first job. The reason is because they tend to be looser at that

IL: There is something intrinsically boring about watching people play music. Have you ever been to the symphony? What are you looking at? There’s nothing to see. That’s why a

the brothers Davies Found a recent interview with Dave Davies on a website called staythirstymedia. Although he still seems very bitter about his older brother, Dave seems pretty sure there

The Show is Amazing. That is all that can be said! Now understand this is coming from a 35 year old man, who used to scream at his parents to

Remember back up singers? I noticed them when Rob Thomas was doing the Rockefeller Plaza Christmas Tree lighting.. Usually 3 or so chicks standing side stage elbow pumping out the

How bad can it be? The lights are low, the band is tight and you’re not exactly sober yourself… Well, I hate.. 1) The couple in front of you who

Writing about London Calling got me thinking about the joy of the vinyl long player again, that and the visual of Nessing on his bike with the bag on his

What Is Entertainment? And how do we know when we’re having fun? We’ll tell you Soon

NME have given us the track list for the soon come Davod Bowie tribute album. Can’t wait to hear what the Vivian Girls do with “John, I’m Only Dancing”… ‘Space

Rock NYC faves Surfer Blood are gonna “Swim” to a club near year the winter in support of their debut album Astro Coast. Here are the dates:01-13 New York, NY

Stephen Sondheim turns 80 years old March 22nd and New York is gonna be honoring the legendary Broadway composer. Remember Bach’s post on West Side Story on Sunday? Sondheim wrote

The way we eat turkey for Thanksgiving, the UK eats turkey on Christmas Day. So Vegan Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft went to the butcher’s shop and bought a live one….

Yoko Ono says she plans to write her memoirs witthin the next five years. If what we want is insite into the late Saint Lennon I can hardly think of

Hot gossip for another freezing cold New York City morning? Rihanna doesn’t need her glooves, doesn’t need her overcoat, she has new secret lover Justin Timberlake to keep her warm!

Our Kids Shinobi Ninja have made yet another stride announcing last night and I quote their facebook page: “SHINOBI NINJA ATTACKS IS OFFICIALLY APPROVED FOR SALE IN THE APP STORE!!!

Rock NYC has gotten quite highbrow this week throwin down some heavy duty opinions amongst the pics of Taylor. Don’t worry, pretty soon we will be back to swooning and

1. Tik-Tok – Ke$ha2. Replay – Iyaz3. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga4. Fireflies – Owl city5. Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys6. Watcha Say – Jason derulo7.

You remember the great cheoreographer Twyla Tharpe’s Movin Out on Broadway: or dancin to Billy Joel if you prefer. She followed it with her disastrous Dylan but this time it

In an all caps rant on his website in which he compares himself to Kobe Bryant and Maya Angelou, Kanye announces he is currently in the studio working on a

1) London Calling- Hearing this the first time was when I first realized this band had a lot more to say than “You can stand by me, or not at

Session guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who has played with everyone from Vincent Gallo to PJ Harvey is the replacement for John Frusciante in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Josh played  with RHCP’s

After he died the black community reclaimed Michael Jackson as one of their own. And maybe he was one of their own but whatever he might claim, what “it don’t

Last time I saw Rhett Miller perform solo was at Hiro Ballroom in 2008 and he blew me away. A stupendous set that mixed solo and Old 97’s material in

I read with pleasure Helen’s remembrance of London calling though it was never my favorite Clash. My fave was (in order):The Clash (English Edition)The Clash (American EditionSandinistaWhat, you say, Sandinista??

World best female vocalist, Rock NYC hero and inventor of Hindi Rock, the incomparable Falu is at Joe’s Pub 930p on Fridady January 8th, 2010! I’ll be there so say

Albums released today:Lawrence Arabia – ‘Chant Darling’Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – ‘The Road’Ke$ha – ‘Animal’ Singles released today:Lost Prophets – ‘Where We Belong’Delphic – ‘Doubt’The Saturdays – ‘Ego’

Following his work with Pete Doherty comes to rumours that Graham Coxon, the great Blur guitarist with enough skeletons in his own closet, maybe joining Babyshambles. The thought of a

I have just heard the second post-humous release from Michael Jackson, it follows the disappointing “This Is It” and the one minute, forty seconds of “Another Day” is instantly superior.

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Annex in the Village closed. A victim of shoddy product, Wenner’s hubris and an extortionate $30 entrance fee.

One of the most wanted reunions of all time, the Led Zeppelin reunion, is on hold indefinitely because Robert Plant doesn’t want it to happen. Maybe that Grammy last year

Thirty Years is a really long time and well its hard for me to think that. Thirty years ago I went to the store and bought an album with a

is there life on mars? from jupiter Some see 2010 as 2 years until the world ends. I see it as another year for more concerts, meet and greets, interviews,

Ok -we know he’s releasing the Reality Live DVD and we’re looking forward it to some degree or another. But it’s been years and years and maybe this is the

Horchata – Vampire Weekend – I am not looking forward to much in 2010 but my gut (plus everything I’ve heard from it) makes me almost crazy with anciticipation for