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Editors Note- claiming #2 of my Best finds of 2010, I knew we had to get words with this NJ hardcore band.  I handed the job to Mary Magpie since […]

I can absolutely see Shirley Manson’s photo hanging in the studio as Android Lust lays down her tracks. Actually it would be more like seeing Shirley roped to a chair

You know what is the number one New Year’s resolution? Lose weight, get fit, join a gym, or some temporary obsessive idea of this kind. Very few persons will actually

So how heavy rotation do I find M.I.A.? Right now it is all I am listening to. This, after being nothing but disappointed in her during 2010. And right now?

What do I know about Jackson Browne? Not a lot actually, I know he is a very respected songwriter, a sort of Californian icon. I heard about him in the

The back cover of Rolling Stone cracked me up, a total facepalm moment.  I’m only sad I just noticed it but I was throwing out papers and it was there. 

Sons Of Admirals, a band that is just chock full of fantastically talented British boys, did a cover of Cat Steven’s “Here Comes My Baby” along with a music video. 

So Imans is Elvis (and adorable) but mine? is cool as hell thanks to my big brother.   Sarah Kramer is pretty notorious as a bad ass vegan.  Her annual calendars

So this is what my close personal friend Lady Gaga tweeted me at midnight New Years Day: ““THE SONG – 2 13 11 (13th February 2011) THE RECORD 5 23

1. Axl Rose 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Robert Plant 4. Ronnie James Dio 5. John Lennon 6. Bruce Dickinson 7. Thom Yorke 8. Kurt Cobain 9. Matt Bellamy 10. Paul

Cheryl Cole Shares New Year Kiss With Derek Kate Winslet Enjoying New Romance? Taylor Lautner Didn’t Expect Twilight Success Tinchy Stryder Gives Romantic Gifts Shania Twain Gets Married To Frederic

From Napster to nap, sir? Justin Timberlake has had a weird year as far as movie starring is concerned. Music?  Except for the hip hop history with Jimmy Fallon he

So young Britney is dropping a new song next week. And thank god say I because, let’s be dead straight, it’ll be the dead of winter, and though I have

Still previcating on whether or not to check out Lauryn tonight (I think I’ll leave home at 9pm, get there at 1130p and see how much i miss), here is

1. Hesta Prynn Vs Blondie – Hesta Prynn – Know why I hate “Heart Of Glass”? Because Debbie was mine and I lost her with that one song. Hesta was

I got this off NME who got it off M Magazine and here is the quote: “”A reunion, an occasional opportunity, maybe in connection with a charity event, I believe

“Given the commencement of legal proceedings beginning next week, and at the request of Michael Jackson’s estate, the scheduled broadcast of the medical documentary related to Michael Jackson’s official autopsy

Chuck Berry is one of my heroes and really if you don’t love Chuck Berry why bother even pretending you love rock and roll. I went to Berry’s New Year’s

I got a text from Helen. Chuck Berry down. And I was so sorry to hear that Chuck Berry collapsed on stage yesterday in Chicago. At 1030pm, Berry fell on

We The Kings went from potentially on the road to awesome to boom…disappeared to ……..solo projects to Sell Out.   Or is it a cry of desperation? And I doubt

Honestly, how many bands have drunk the Kool-Aid? When Iman told me to check out Amazing Baby, an indie Brooklyn band I had never heard about, I soon realized why:

How can you put 80 albums on your best of 2010 and miss Quitzow’s awesome Juice Water. I have no clue but I feel stupid. The problem was Quitzow did

Glenn Goins, guitar, vocals for the legendary Parliament or P-Funk would be turning 57 today.  Sadly, the man died at the very early age of 24 from Hodjkins Lymphoma. The

So I’m a huge fan of videos. It saddens me when a video dumbs down a great song, Shinobis cover of Montell Jordns , “This Is How We Do It”

MTVU, ever heard of it? According to their site its: mtvU is MTV Networks’ Peabody and Emmy Award-winning 24-hour college network-the largest and most comprehensive media network just for college

I got sick of “Johnny B. Goode”. It happens. Sometimes you can’t hear a song anymore, I can’t hear Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue”. With Holly, I went to “Peggy Sue

Ok I stole this from a celebrity-addicted blog, and I am a little ashamed of it… But this picture is a tweet from Katy Perry’s new husband Russell Brand, who

Blogging isn’t editing a magazine, it isn’t being a great writer, it is keeping a public diary and in my case keeping a public diary about music. I woke up

After everybody started writing most underrated about MIA at the year end I began to doubt my ears and so I went back and listened to it again but it

1. Vickee Leekx Mix – M.I.A. – Vastly superior to her crap last album. Billie Jean, Springsteen, Palestine: could be the best album of 2011 is a mixtape about the

Wait a second, you mean because I would always pony up to see Saint Motel this happened: 1. I got Ariel Pink 2. An Amazing bay 3. And Saint Motel

How many Christmas songs are out there? Hundreds? Thousands? I don’t know but a lot… How many songs about the New Year? A few, they are just that very often

Chuck Berry is, well, Chuck Berry. And if he wants a hundred of my bucks I am happy to give it to him.. But this was theft. I don’t expect much from

Alot of people have resolutions.  Shit they’re going to do or stop doing starting right now today. What I don’t get is why the hell you need a new calendar

Fitz and the Tantrums, or F.A.T.T., was a band we talked about a lot since this summer, they had their big breakthrough early this year, starting after their shows at

    editors note: why is it ‘carsons countdown’? and we dont promote Nivea, not animal friendly.. just sayin’ New Years Eve With Carson Daley? Not a huge fan of this

Peace out 2010, whats up 2011! 1. I will go to at least three (3) live music performances per week. This stretches from catching Sir Elton John at MSG when

I had decided to go to the rock n roll circus at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 because I am gagging to see one of my fave bands,

So how dead has the music biz been? As the only music blog in the world who hasn’t taken any time off whatsoever, Helen and the rest of us have

Happy Birthday Grandmaster Flash, the master of ‘The Message’, born today in 1958. The lyrics to this epic song STILL make perfect sense.  Often imitated never duplicated.  This song is

Here it is.  The day after.. how’s the head?  Feeling woozy?  For all you cats who sincerely believe today is the start of a whole new you, I offer the

Prison has been very very good to Ronnie Radke.. hes there with the ‘bang bang’ fists.. yup time served well. So Fall In Reverse is the boys new band and mentioned

1. Colorado – For Science – A great of the moment rock snapshot with a line so good, you wanna be unhappy just to sing it: “I’m so in love

Fatboy Slim is not fat nor a boy, hes sorta slim though.   He is very cool and very talented and very generous cuz he throws out free downloads all

Wow -that was a FUN YEAR. rock nyc made lotsa friends, Shit horse, Shinobi Ninja, Fuzzy G, Wesley Wolfe, and lots more. And many, many more enemies. They shall remain