The New Music Seminar (NMS) is happening in Los Angeles on February 14-16 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, and our own Woody Fuller is attending it! It is a seminar […]
I was happy to return to Under St Marks Theatre for another weekly dose of Penny’s open mic. This venue’s stick is rapidly rising on my favorite weekday chill
Here is the Screaming Females clip off Carson Daly from Tuesday. It is really cool seeing bands you love moving up, and cmon, Carson says here how when people ask
Mick Jagger. Today he sorta looks like a wrinkly old suede drape. Its really sorta scary and I think I lost a quarter in the crevices of his face. I
hear Black Swan is good… Isnt WWF on? Fuck that I’m interviewing Henry Rollins
love the new cover. Vices and Virtues looks like old Panic! doesn’t it? Cept the couch is sorta empty. Wait is that Ryan or Jon in the mask? hmmmm But that
There was a twitter discussion going on this afternoon between Scott Rodger, Arcade Fire manager whom I’m following since the Vincent Moon story, and his followers. Early yesterday, Rodger
Songs Of Ascent, the eagerly dreaded new U2 album, is threatening to be dropped on our head from a great distance May, 27th. begging a reply to th following
Frank would be singing “We’re Not Gonna Take It” if he were to hear Dee’s version of “Very Good Year”. I wanted to love it but it sucks so bad
The problem here is simple enough. Britney says of her new album, cover And name above: “I’ve poured my heart and soul into this album over the last 2
1. Close To Me – The Cure – Helen thinks Robert sounds as if he is having lotsa, er, self appreciated fun. I disagreed till I watched the video helen
American Idol went to Texas and my lord was it torture. Everyone thinks that just because they live in Texas they have to sing like they’re country stars. And could
It is a sad day. The White Stripes have officially called it quits. No, not hiatus.. done. official: The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd,
This story is probably far from being over. Yesterday Iman was reporting that Vincent Moon, who made a documentary about Arcade Fire, had some beef with the leaders of the
I MISSED IT! Last year, between Screaming Females and Noun, Marissa Paternoster, lead two of my fave bands and albums. This year, I have already heard her on a coupla
British extreme metal legends Cradle of Filth embarked on their Creatures from the Black Abyss Tour in support of their new album Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa last night in Houston,
To be in nyc in 2011is to be the definition of battered brainless through one storm after another. And for music to not be its saving grace. I missed
Andrew Bagg, better known by his alias DJ Cobra, is one of Cali’s best Djs, and has somehow managed to stay under the radar for quite some time, until now.
Thats Lol on the far right. Mr Keyboard Man of The Cure. I will love this group so much til the day I drop dead and every time I hear
The hardcore police would come take my X away if I didn’t mention this. The Agnostic Fronts latest album will drop on March 22. This band was THE band back
Los Angeles blasphemous-provocateur rappers, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, aka OFWGKTA will do the Jimmy Fallon show on February 16th! I don’t know how they are going to
People thought it was Bowie. Well the untrained hipsters did. Bowie was recording under the name Edwyn Collins. Yeah that was crap Edwyn was a real person. A nice Scottish
Cheap shot? Yeah. F.A.M.E. Browns new lp has an official release date of March 22. “No BS,” Brown’s most recent single is # 3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart He’s just graduated
1. Mission Bell – Amos Lee 2. Show Some Compassion – Cake 3. Kiss Each Other Clean – Iron And Wine 4. Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj 5. Doo Wopps
Mob mentality. Makes me hate mankind more than anything else. You get one jerk off to ‘love’ something cuz its ‘so funny’ and then next thing you know… Saturday Night
1. I Heard You Say – Vivian Girls – It is ALWAYS about melody in pop music, whatever the form. 2. I Need A Doctor – Dr. Dre –
So here is the lowdown on Citigrpup- Terra Firma – EMI 1. EMI have a strong publishing arm but the rest of their biz was going South for the
In a world of egotistically monsters, anybody who hadn’t figured that Win Butler wasn’t a complete asshole has either 1. Not read rock nyc or 2. Hasn’t been paying
The more digital technology that spawns from life, the less life we get to live. Life can be summed up by one word: Memory. We can’t see into the
Electronic music seems so foreign to me sometimes, I find it draining, the absence of musical instruments on stage and the whole knob turning business always give me the impression
So Mayday Parade, are currently in the studio(WOO!) because they’re recording a new acoustic EP. It’s coming out on March 8th, and I’m beyond stoked. Hopefully they go back to
I intentionally chose this photograph not only for the football nod but cuz Eminems face makes me ill so its best I not have to see it and ruin
Hey remember Kesha!!! Yup about a year ago she was hotter than Georgia asphalt and we were pecking out a line or two on the two bit tart nearly daily.
The Hangout Music Fest is working for a great cause, as last year it donated all its profit to the Gulf Coast Restoration efforts; it is back this year
Congratulations to Cee Lo Green who was just announced to open for Prince at Madison Square Garden on February 7th. After Cee Lo’s performance on Saturday Night Live there are
There should be better child labor laws. It saddens me to watch the rise and fall of preteens and teens. We thrust so much on them we demand so
I hate stupid titles. They dumb down everything in their effort to be cute and memorable. So I pretty much turned my back on Everyone Dies In Utah’s song “Bed
It is not often that I can say time has been kind to a rocker. As a matter of fact I cant recall the last time I did. But I
After Terra Firma (an equity company) got pissed at CITI for buying into the all but bankrupt EMI, and sued em, the other shoe has dropped as CITI have bought
1. I Need A Doctor – Dr. Dre – This song cuts so deep, is so deeply felt, serious, personal and moving, it was an anomalie. Grey’s chorus is a
U2 do gooders apparently don’t care about the enviroment when it comes to their building on pristine land and ruining the sitelines and the enviroment in their Malibu community. We
rockNYC wishes speedy recovery to Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill. Poor dear had to cancel out on the Australian and South African tours to allow for healing after
This is not gonna be a review of the album, I haven’t had time to listen to a third of it! It is a listening party! Hardly a party though,
Used to be the Monster Mayhem Festival but they changed up the drink But this is GREAT! A sweaty disgusting bloody spitting pit of burning stench and rotting humans
Well heres a few places 2/3 Hamden, CT The Space 2/5 Dover, NH Dover Brick House 2/9 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/Nicole Atkins But what this is
There is nothing worse than throwing your back out. It instantly adds 30 years to your life you want to kill people but you cant move fast enough and
Can I get a WOOHOO!!!!!!? Some more bands were announced for this year’s Warped Tour. Simple Plan is on it- when’s the last time anyone heard from them? Family Force
Here we go! Welcome to trivial information that “doesn’t mean a thing but keeps us talking about them as we build momentum hype a doodle doo ski..” Panic! At The
The Magpie is a huge Ace Enders fan. Could very well be the first band she ever interacted with from a purely fan standpoint. I think she even has a
The Ballad Of Mona Lisa – Panic At The Disco I Need A Doctor – Dr. Dre The Creep – Nicki Minaj Nothing – Saliva End Scene – Vanity
