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My music files on shuffle play-On The Road Version. Your morning commute just got groovy, so sit back and relax. Marvin Gaye-Lets Get It OnAlmost ruined for good by that […]

Once upon a time this was a music blog, for some reason it has morphd into a book of lists this week… November 28: Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster November

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Rufus Wainwright’s opera Prima Madonna which opened last year to mixed reviews in Manchester last year is to have its London premiere April 12th, 2010. I’ve heard bits and pieces

On his way to play a tour of Asia, and moments before boarding the plane at LAX to Taiwan, Axl had a fight with the paparazzi leaving some blood and

Good Morning, Happy Friday- this is on Shinobi Ninja’s facebook posted 4hrs ago SHINOBI NINJA JUST SCORED SOME DOPE GIGS!!!! 1. JAN 3 IN JERSEY AT THE STONE PONY IN

Have you ever been gagging for an album, can’t wait to get it in your hot little hands, and then been dumbfounded by it’s uselessness. I have three times this

Today I checked out a band from Denton TX called Midlake, and I gotta say I was floored. Floored to the point where I may rush to the record store

I meant to post this story yesterday. I got this press release from my friend Versa Manos of Gorgeous PR and it speaks for itself and it speaks volumes… TUPAC’S

Babyshambles – Down In Albion (2005) – The Faces, let alone the Libertines, were never such a glorious mess. Be Your Own Pet – Be Your Own Pet (2006) –

Thanks to a co-worker for tipping me off.AIR is a french duo that remind me rythmically of Kraftwerk but with the pop sensibility of ABBA-Check out “Sing Sang Sung” from

Okay, in the wake of the ruins that is Tiger Woods reputation the big question is who is next? Because we know somebody, somewhere is not living up to their

Aaliyah – Aaliyah (2001) – this aint great because she died, this is great because of "Rock The Boat" and "We Need A Resolution". Adam Lambert – For Your Entertaiment

I will let this speak for itself. “The family of Kirsty MacColl has suspended their Justice for Kirsty campaign, which sought a judicial review of the singer’s death in a

Miley Cyrus should stop worrying about being a big girl. It happens organically, for instance both “Party” and her new song with Timbaland couldn’t have been recorded two years ago:

Well, “DOA” was a dog on arrival, I can’t hear “My Girls” at all and Grizzly Bear should hibernate but not the worst list of the year: 25. Black Eyed

Funny how certain songs will remind people of certain events in their lives. English folk band Steelye Span remind me of a particularly virulent hangover one Christmas on the Isle

More on the new Mark Ronson. Rose Elinor Dougall of ambient moody girl group the Pipettes is singing on it along with many, many other people. This is looking like

“Shine a light in the darkness” appears to be on a lot of young bands minds and that is the theme on “Mkele Mbembe” off Americans In France’s excellent first

The new Portishead single “Chase the Tear” is available thru 7 Digital right this second and it is not only in aid of Amnesty International it also spots the best

Mariah Carey is a strange case indeed. The superstar diva as very nice girl. Married to Tommy Motolla ofColumbia at the start of her career, Tommy pushed the hell out

My music files on random part 1 Hypnotized-Fleetwood Mac-Pretty sure that’s Bob Welch on vocals. His vocal track is amazing here. The real lure of this track for me is

R. Kelly has signed up to write his memoirs, a tell all which will include the inside dope on the child porn charges that were dismissed. A somewhat loathsome guy

KID A is Rolling Stones album of the decade. It is surely Radioheads best album absolutely no doubt. In my opinion a vastly superior set to OK Computer but album

James Richards travelled to an alternative universe where the Beatles never broke up and returned to ours with their latest album, Everyday Chemistry. It is downloadable for free on Mr.

Not much happening as everybody readies for the holidays. I really can’t understand “Empire State Of Mind” being Jay-Z’s biggest hit.otherwise same old same old… 1. Empire State Of Mind

I’ve been putting off writing about Vampire Weekend and it’s not because I don’t love it. I do. It is the album that finally brought in the 2000s. Indie rock

It was a rainy Saturday evening when I arrived at Santo’s Party House. The doors were scheduled to open at 7pm but I arrived early with Iman since we were

32 million albums sold and counting, Eminem is the best selling artist of the 2000s. Here are the single album sales…1. The Beatles, 1,11,499,000 units sold2. ‘NSYNC, No Strings Attached, 11,112,000

If you’re good and buy lotsa copies of their two solo albums next year Outkasts will reward you with a new Outkasts albums according to the always loquacious Big Boi!!

Daddy G of Massive Attack has met with Tricky and hopes are high!. Daddy G told BBC “”It’s not that well, but things have changed. Things have softened up. We

In a think piece for the Guardian, music critic Simon Reynolds claims that the 00s were about the loss of concensus music because there was so much and it was

Top 5 releases of 2009 1- Approaching Normal-Blue OctoberTHE album of the year. You don’t have to be a Blue October fan to find something on this release that strikes

I specifically remember last year’s American Idol season finale in which a commercial for a new television show caught my attention. Glee? It looked cool, but I doubted I would

Muse are playing a small tour of the States early next year and are slated to appear at Madison Square Garden. This news means a lot more to Brett Jensen

At the Royal charity Performance a coupla day ago, Lady Gaga bows low enough…

Not much of interest this week -it is as if the world slowed to a trickle of sound!!! So I am gonna go with a coupla songs I missed last

Michael Blauner, VP/Director Of Sales, sent over this post by a guy who works for an oldies radio station. The song he is discusing is “Nothing But A  Heartache” by

The New York Daily News named their best even outdoor shows in New York. No Sleater-Kinney at Summerstage for some obscure reason… The Beatles at Shea Stadium August 15, 1965.Barbra

Immediately following his tour with Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton wil be back on the road with the one and only Roger Daltry. The tour starts in late February and will

OK, AP got it off Billlboard and Rock NYC got if off AP and I am just happy to have the opportunity to mention how much I loathed “Bad Day”…

In an act of unparalleled laziness I am just gonna reprint this story directly off AP… NEW YORK (AP) — The Kings of Leon are the kings of the iTunes

Helen Bach sent me this AP Report yesterday. ALBANY, N.Y. – Weezer has canceled the rest of its December tour after the lead singer was injured in a bus crash

On line website Flavorpill have announced their twelve most eagerly anticipated albums of 2010. I agree with some (I am very thrilled over the new Vampire Weekend) less so with

The human brain, for all of history, has refused to accept the fact that it will die, and we have no way to know what it’s going to be like.

Lil Wayne and Gudda Gudda MTV’s new rapper of the moment Gudda Gudda is friends with everybody he should be, especially Lil Wayne, Weezy is the brains behind this. Guddaville,

and by new i mean old 1) Monsters Of Folkb) Regina Spektor

Holy CRAP YAY!When it rains it pours or when RockNYC spreads the word bands bloom!Ok maybe I should be working and not screwing around online looking for fun BUT if

I’m the guy who went to see Victor/Victoria on Broadway three times so don’t talk to me about sitting thru Julie Andrews. I sat thru her. So now comes news the

BBC pick these bands to click in 2010… Daisy Dares YouDelphicDevlinThe DrumsEverything EverythingGiggsGold PandaEllie GouldingHurtsJoy OrbisonMarina & the DiamondsOwl CityRoxStornowayTwo Door Cinema Club