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1. You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty – I have written two short stories and one novel about chronic illness. What interests me is not being in […]

I have never had the sort of illness that holds you in its grip for years and then releases you. But in my single digits i was sick for two

The Black Keys are described as an American Blues-Rock duo.  I don’t think Iman or I like ‘Blues’ per se but I suppose if you parfait it with rock we

New Yorkers! You think you’re the only ones to riot? After the Rock and Roll circus debacle witnessed by Woody a few days ago, here in LA some violence erupted

I hate the tag lines of Madonna or Gaga ‘reinvent’ themselves.. trust me when I say they don’t do shit but change their shoes. David Bowie reinvented himself. You can

 Suicide is one of those things. I’ve tried to kill myself once and think about it often. 　 So have other members of my family. 　 I don’t kill

God Bless Mankind…we are so forgiving  We forget so easily the vomit covered ant snorting junky Prince of Darkness, Black Sabbath man. Ozzy is like Ozzie Nelson now.  Why hes

Who’s this cutie? Why its Aretha Franklin December had the diva undergoing some serious surgery with cancelled tour dates  and all the fans a worried. Flash forward just a few

I bet I could write a post about the English Beat every single week. Having seen them recently I can say they kick greater ass then even ‘back in the day.

Guitarist James Valentine told Billboard he was disappointed by the lackluster sales of the bands latest release ‘Hands All Over’. It is common knowledge to regular readers how I feel

So hundreds of birds are falling from the sky in Arkansas, fish are dying off by millions in Maryland, tens of thousands of dead crabs are washing the shore in

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1. Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day – Paul Robeson 2. Well OK Honey – Jenny O 3. Butch – Saint Motel 4. Run Me Over – The Babies

Apparently, it will be a soon come sorta Kanye world because coming very soon… , March 1st to be precise, is the act you’ve known for all these years,  West

Cee Lo and Paltrow into the studio to re-record, er, “Forget You”. 1. Paltrow completes her hump. 2. Cee Lo does his first jump ever. 3. Bruno Mars is thrown

 Here I was, a kid from Brooklyn with two other friends travelling x-country for the first time in 1967, landing in SF. So what do three, I guess,  long hairs

Got any idea who this guy is?  We write about his band(s) often enough.  His name is Jon Walker? Ok, he plays bass? Of course you don’t know, Jon is

 So, what’s it all about, eh? That’s what I want to know. 　 In 2010 CD sales are down 12.8%, digital sales up 1%. 　 Profits? On digital, should

Ever heard the song “Music Sounds Better with You” by French house group Stardust?  If you haven’t, I’ll just tell you that it’s a very disco inspired dance groove that

 I know so little about her, but when I stumbled on one of her songs ‘Well OK Honey’, I was simply attracted by the freshness and the cuteness. There is

Details for the royal wedding are starting to trickle in.   No Adam Sandler wedding singer for Kate and William. They’re going with.. Paul McCartney? Seems an odd choice don’t you

And our very own Woody Fuller is acting tour manager last time I spoke. But I am sure he can fill us in better!!! Nobody move, nobody get hurt time

In an interview with Edie Brickell, Paul Simon’s wife, Spinner.com is reporting that a duets album could be something that may happen in the future. ‘We have been talking more

I love Will Ferrell John C Reilly, not so much. I have a weird liking for parody music too.  Ask Iman, earlier this week it was  “Eric the Half a

The Holiday Season is done.   All that’s left now is the painful wait to Spring Training.. Can those pitcher and catchers please report today?  Nah we gotta get to the

Wiz Khalifa Tinnie Tempah The Vaccines Graffiti6 Warpaint New Politics Middle Class Rut Miguel A Day To Remember Comment: Yeah, I was working for Tinnie to hit big in the

The former Johnny Rotten has told Stereogum he is ready to write for the Sex Pistols again: “I’ve really been in a songwriting mode and I can now look back

If you can stand it for more than one more minute, you are brave! Michael Stipe has made a new website, and after clicking on the YES on the first

Taylor Swift and crap actor Jake Gyllenhaal and, while I feel for them, the thought of writing Gyllenhaal over and over again was feeling me with n unknow dread. So

I really love A Day To Remember.   I nearly fell off the chair when I read MTV premiered their new video. Like literally cuz since when did MTV start

Why am I telling you this? Why did i even read about it? Why am i running a blog? Apparently John (Cougar) Mellencamp and Meg ryan are dating. Cougar is

“I’ve heard his fucking new record ‘cos I fucking sung on half of it. When I was in America for ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ he swiped some off because he

 1. Hot Mess (Duck Sauce Remix) – Chromeo – Wild disco for party going drug addicts 　 2. Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day Paul Robeson – Sounds

On February 1st, Tina Dico, Denmark’s electronic a voice of Europe By Transit and Zero 7, releases her latest solo album, Welcome Back Colour. In support of which she plays

Since this summer, twenty-six 10-foot-tall guitars are decorating Sunset boulevard as a large art project called GuitarTown sponsored by Gibson. Each of these Les Paul guitar sculptures is celebrating a

Hey Happy Three Kings Day. Look, I’m not gonna lie I really don’t know why its suddenly become a day off school holiday but woot it is so the Magpie

As the band turns… OK lets bring your up to speed.  Of Mice and Men throw Austin Carlisle out.  At this point it no longer matters why, they did.  They

The rock n roll circus as reported accurately by rock nyc had this to say to rolling stone about what happened on Monday when overzealous thugs with badges harassed and

Its official. The amazing No Doubt are in the studio. 10 songs written and ready to be recorded. What a great time I love twitter Guitarist,  Tm Dumont posted:  “Holidays over.

 This post is gonna suck, I just know it. 　 Sometimes you can’t get your head round a story and my head hasn’t gotten round one damn thing I’ve

So it was one of those days. Four hours sleep the night before due to a concert, I was up at 5am, wrote and edited till 8, rushed to work,

If you are a Michael Jackson fan, you know about lawsuits and trials, and it is not because he is dead that the circus should stop.  Here in LA we

The boys of Primal Scream are up in arms over the Royal Wedding.  I have to say this is one of the dumbest rants ever. So dumb in fact that

Here we are in the depths of snowtopia.  Warped Tour is a far and distant sweaty vision of the future.   A summer event to die for.  Some literally …that was

1. Speak Now – Taylor Swift 2. Recovery – Eminem 3. Loud – Rihanna 4. Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj 5. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West 6.

Today, January 6th, is Nicholas Joseph’s birthday!  Better known as the fantastically talented Nickasaur!, this guy is another year older and has been maturing quite a lot- musically and emotionally.