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The Black Keys will be the first SNL of 2011.  I’m not going to lie I’m concerned. I find their style repetitive garage rock and I’m getting more and more […]

Love II the new release from Angels and Airwaves is slated to release on (appropriately) February 14, 2011. Now this is a band you either will love or hate.  I

After being well less than impressed with Daft Punks soundtrack out of context, I finally went to the movie it is the soundtrack to “Tron”. In IMAX. In 3D. Because

Yup, the rock world has stopped in its tracks except for rock nyc who is scowering the Planet Earth to find stuff to share with you. Here is a list

The Buzzcocks. The name alone conjures up some amazing memories of days gone by.   I was and am a great fan of the band and lyrically they’re fantastic. Its

In rock nyc’s continuing attempts to post entertain writing about music without actually doing any work, here is a cut and paste job off rolling Stone. New Year’s Eve Gigs

I am always noting that rock nyc is a blog and not a website even though it axs as though it might well be the latter. It started life as

Yeah, I’ve heard about the new Paul Simon.  Written from the song down instead of the beats up like he has for the past 25 years. And? Phil Ramone instead

1. Juile Ocean – The Undertones – In 1988, I used to sing this to a girl I was in/not in a relationship with.  2. Psycho Over You –

Exit through the gift shop’, which received numerous awards for best 2010 documentary, starts with ‘Tonight the streets are ours’ by Richard Hawley (who sings like Morrissey) and images of

On the first day of Christmasrocknyc gave to me One thirty fab posts per week On the second day of Christmasrocknyc gave to me Two Edit- Ors and One thirty

i (m)… always looking for the simplest “out” 2 any problem: ORWHY (m) CAN’TDO A TOP 10 4 2010 Music is math.. so do the math…”10 is the smallest noncototient<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noncototient>…

1. Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk – Rufus Wainwright – I have to stop beating myself up about this one. One of the best albums of the 00s. 2. Santa Bring

A decade after its release  in 2011 and I am spending my time raving about Rufus Wainwright’s Poses. Oh well, the reward for spending my life waking up four hours

I told you about this local LA band, Vanaprasta, covering Kayne West‘s ‘Runaway’ at the Echo for their second anniversary a few weeks ago. This is what guitarist Cameron Dmytryk

So in our continuing efforts to pretend we’re a  music  website and not just a buncha jerks ranting about stuff we love, hate, or just feel like ranting about, here

 1. Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2. Arcade Fire | The Suburbs 3. Grinderman | Grinderman 2 4. The Gaslight Anthem | American Slang 5. Girl

Yep, Mr. Orange Juice is back, his latest album to drop stateside in March. I love the bloke and so do you of course and because I love you so

In the spirit of the season, Bono and rock nyc have declared a ceasefire. rock nyc won’t say anything snide about U2 and Bono will say to Australia’s Daily Telegraph: ”Australia

1. Summer Hits # 1 – The Queers – Can’t be better, Ramonesy zoom lens speed punk plus tunes you can sing. 2. Lost In Time – Eric Benet – Can’t be

1. The Monitor – Titus Andronicus 2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West 3. Storage – Wesley Wolfe 4. This Is Happening – LCD Sound System 5. Contra

Dear Santa, We here at rock nyc come from may walks of life.  We are professionals, we are hipsters, we are metal heads and techno geeks we are very, very

At the end of the year, every blog, every magazine finds the needs to give its top 10 albums, top 20 songs, best of the year,…. I don’t want to

Paper Jams.  A twenty dollar electronic toy that has pre recorded songs or the ability to freestyle that tiny electronic guitar.  You can pick one up a your local pharmacy. 

Ya know, sometime you just gotta smile. Sometime you just have to say, “oh those crazy kids” Russell Brand and Katy Perry are about to start a charity to help

My Monday nights are gonna be busy in January! In LA, many clubs have a free Monday residency formula, and it’s a great way to see bands without spending any

Its sorta tough to google an image for Brighton UKs Amusement Parks On Fire, cuz you get the literal images and its rather ooky. The boys though are far from

A few years ago one of rocknyc writers was on the MTV New Years special.  Pretty cool really, but back then (and this was 2 years ago) MTV actually had

Mobile phone operator Cricket Communications Inc., from San Diego, is about to introduce a new plan, Muve Music, which will allow us to talk, surf the web, send text messages,

The trio Silver Phial was opening the night at the Bordello bar on Tuesday evening, and their music walks on this fine line between nostalgia and novelty, and delivers that

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be presented on February 12. I have no interest in awards they’re all crap. But there is something to say about these silly boys

Well then, hello Mr. Smiths. There is some revamped excitement about bootlegs and instrumentals turning up in Moz land.  What I find curious is the material has been around for years

This is the set list of the secret Foo Fighters show at Paladino’s in LA, yes it happened at that obscure place in the valley. No cameras, recording devices or

On Tuesday night, Goldenboy was playing at the Bordello Bar in Downtown Los Angeles, an intriguing place with a retro look of an old bar-brothel embellished by the dark red

Remember how Nevershoutnever and The Maine requested canned food donations on their ‘Harmony Tour’ this autum? Then look it up cuz I wrote about it and youre not paying attention.

Today my rock and roll son turns…..23? What is there to say about a man who spreads so much positive energy and enthusiasm?   A brilliant writer a kind soul and

When I remember, I add Elvis Crespo at MSG as one of the best sets I’ve ever seen. He lived up to his name. He was a total rock star.