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Etta James is to Beyonce what Diana Ross is to Billie Holiday. 　 So the news that the former Chess singr has Alzheimers and Leukemia is very, very sad for […]

1. Speak Now – Taylor Swift 2. Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj 3. Doo-ops And Hooligans – Bruno Mars 4. Tron: Legacy – Daft Punk 5. Recovery – Eminem 6.

Amy Winehouse is on her way back with a five date tour of Brazil. The fear?  She is the Whitney Houston of 2011.  I don’t know how she sounded but

We got this off brooklynvegan : Join us in deflowering MTV’s new series SKINS on January 14th for a major rager at a secret location. Click attending, and go to

Congratulations to Muse on the stupidest quote of the year, perhaps any year, Muses drummer said: “We got some big white balloons, threw them into the audience and decided to

Arcade Fire to play the Grammys? Second non story of the year? musicislifeismusic

1. Digging For Something (Acoustic) – Superchunk – Great on the album, just at good acoustic. The oh oh ohs are pure sprites… The acoustic take digging deeper　2. Do It

I am not a Dead fan. I’m too much a child of punk: loud fast rules, the Ramones could play an album in the time it takes the Dead to

1. Grenade – Bruno Mars 2. Firework – Katy Perry 3. What’s My Name – Rihanna 4. We R Who We R – Ke$ha 5. Raise Your Glass – Pink

Imagine for a moment for the States could import anything they want from China and never pay for any of it. this the US would be losing the industrial revolution

Hey Guy…..is a band. They classify their genre as “textured”.  I’m pretty glad they came up with that cuz I’m really not quite sure what I would have used. I

The exuberant sound of the Monolators headlined January 11th, after all it was their night, as it is the case every Tuesday night at LaBrie, the small night club on

Kent Garrison, the keyboardist for the ever-talented Forever The Sickest Kids, has left the band.  A sad day for music is what it is.  FTSK’s addictive beats and electronic embellishments

Well its raining Green Day again.  Yesterday I mention the glory of the live release and today I get to announce that American Idiot will soon be made into a

Oh if I had only HEARD them before seeing this lame ass video this post would have a whole different spin.  This will go down as my most hated video

Kissing Cousins, an all female-band was the middle act at LaBrie on Tuesday. Their dark psychedelic soul-blues-rock is populated by violent guitars and lamenting or even crying screams, like tears shouted out

Basshunter has finally reached the ‘burbs.  All the kids are OMG’ing the Swedish disc master..thump thump thump. Scheduled to appear in Bostons House of Blues in April the 14 year

Hexham Head were the first on a three band line up this tuesday at LeBrie, with Kissing Cousin in the middle, and the Monolators headlining. With two guitarists a bassist

Effe’s Mom About Bono: “BIG FAT IRISH BASTARD” And if that sounds out of line, check the paper she’s reading again.

Let;s hand it to Morrissey, the King Of The Malajusted obvious. Here he is on the future King Of England and his future wife: “so dull as people that it

This photo cracks me up.  Jay Z get a napkin. Well, I’m pretty sure this isn’t Buffalo Boss in Brooklyn. BUT, if it were he’d be ownin’. Mr Z has

Speaking to an  Aussie radio station, this is what Marina of Marina And the Diamonds had to say about her year according to gigwise.com: “I haven’t done anything I want

1. Pack Up – Eliza Doolittle – As soon as I caught on to the “Such A Night” lift, I fell in love with it. PS I read on Tuesday

Off Flavorpill… I didn’t realize either of em could read… Why the gratuitous shot at two of my heroes… I dunno, I don’t buy it for a second

11. Best Night Of My Life – Jamie Foxx 12. The Beginning – BEP 13. My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean 14. Love Letter – r. kelly 15. No Boys

Why did Weezer make money touring last year and people from Rihanna to the Eagles had to cancel concerts? 　 A drop of 26% in concert revenue and still Weezer,

This weeks tragic shooting in Arizona would have occurred without guns, you should in fact be blaming heavy metal music.  See if Loughner didn’t have a gun he would be

A Wynter wonderland it what the streets of Brooklyn felt like last night as the snow began to fall, and the city, for once, began to look not as dirty

A journey from gently rolling hills to sharp craggy cliffs. That’s what the show at Mercury Lounge on Friday January 7 felt like. The bands were rocking reggae The Movement

I knew when I arrived in Chicago, I would love that city.  It was awesome.  Wrigley Field, Navy Peir, Sears Tower…the list goes on and on.  The only thing I

There are some bands that just plain suck live.  Red Jumpsuit Apparatus for one.   Recorded, fabulous- live? Worse than paint drying So I worry.  Below is well edited ‘live’ version

50 years after “Dr. No” a new Bond movie is filming again, and sure, “Quantum Of Solace” sucked hard, still, they’ll get it right one more time… Music connection? Easy:

 I stopped by The Bowery Poetry Club on Saturday night to check out Sweet Soubrette, a lounge-y indie pop band fronted by singer/songwriter/ukulele playing Ellia Bisker, as they performed

TriStar Entertainment wants you if you know how to wield a can of Aqua Net, and if you can jam your ass into zebra spandex. They are looking to cast

Joshua Moore, of We Came As Romans, went to the hospital yesterday and into the ICU.  His fans were keeping him in their prayers and apparently they’re being answered- slowly

Bright Eyes has just added new dates for what will be their first tour in over three years: they will be in Europe in February, and then will return in

Its hard to be an angry young man when youre almost 40. I have made no bones about the fact that Green Day pretty much makes me sick.  I am in

As I have already mentioned it, Grouplove has a free Monday residency at the Bootleg theater for the whole month of January. Every time, there is a different band opening

The boot of a train Screws rattle loose Rock me outta my mind Subtle sly byrds Twang me a tune Of the banjo fiddle kind Chop wood Draw breath Sing

Not only we have free residencies on Mondays in LA, but they also exist on Tuesdays in some clubs, and I definitively have to check the Tuesday residents at the

You know Cut Copy? That bloke from the radio PR company turned us on to them knocking on a year ago. We thought they were pretty good but not pretty

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch responded to reports last week by sending this missive: “While I’m grateful for all the positive energy people are sending my way, reports of my being

Country Songs*** No. 1 *** “Felt Good On My Lips” Tim McGrawGreatest Gainer No. 3 “Somewhere With You” Kenny ChesneyHot Shot Debut No. 45 “I Won’t Let Go” Rascal FlattsDebut

This is Twitter goodie: Rihanna:””Me and Nikki in our new crib, lol! Gettin busy on set of FLY!!! Its so hard to keep my hands off!” NICKI Minaj: “Lol. If

Comment: As far as long shots are concerned? Can you get any longer than Bowie? If he plays anywhere it wiould be here not a fucking desert in Cali. Still.