Soho Johnny

1. Punk Rock Girls – The Queers 2. Fuck The World – The Queers – After reforming with a nearly completely new line up in 2010, they rerecorded some of […]

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.

There are many great things to wish for this holiday season.  On the top of mine are bands I wish would just go away. The Black Crowes are on that

’Shell Games’, the new Bright Eyes’ song, sounds like ‘Clairaudients (Kill Or Be Killed)’ (from Cassadaga) on steroids, so that says, it’s not a real musical surprise, it sounds like

Yep, it’s been awhile but the hot story is Motorhead, undisputably the greatest speedmetal, harbinger of all things punk, and wild men of rock award winners, will be playing Best

　 I wonder why the deafening silence about it? 　 Incidentally, it seems to me that “Shell Game” with all the heavy love stuff could be about the Big M.

“This really makes me mad. Miley is one of the most hard working respectful women I have ever worked with I am learning a lot from her! Miley and I

I’m Going Down – Vampire Weekend – I think you could look at nearly any song ever recorded by any one and not find a worse match for VW.This painfully

That’s not a spa.  That’s rapper 50 Cents house in Farmington CT.  I work just a stones throw from this place .  Ive never been invited over though.  Take a

Here is the ex-Paramore’s comments upon exiting the band. No shockers here except that Atlantic wanted to sign Hayley without the rest of the band. Here is the entire post:

In a white shirt and black pants, 6 inch heels on silver shoes, legs, splayed and chest out, the great cabaret artist Phoebe Legere (pronounced Leshay) is so strongly feminine she

Bostons Berklee College of Music has released salary ranges for the jobs we all would love to have. So whats a booking agent make? Top notch booking agents making up to $1

Why are so many bands playing African music now? I suppose it’s a trend but the result is not the same for everyone, and Fool’s Gold, the Los Angeles band

Yeah, I read the Interview interview. Seemed a little self-important to me. Look at religion this way: for many, many, many poor people it isn’t the one thing they have,

Gwar are a bunch of old fat dudes who dress up and scream.  They look even more stupid than Slipknot but they’re fans are the type you don’t really want

Ronnie Radke former Escape The Fate front man is out of the big house.  Its not easy to get sprung from the can and pick up a career.   Well at

 The free night at the echo (actually there was another band, Rumspringa, earlier, that I missed) began with the synth-loaded music of Evan Voytas, a young songwriter, who may

Motion City Soundtracks, Justin Pierre is too talented to stay still with MCS.  I’m really surprised they haven’t cracked the mainstream yet by the way.  Their sound is so cross

If you have ever seen 3oh!3 live you have seen first hand the most exhausting set in live music.  They wont stand still theyre bathed in sweat theyre like a

1. Hello World – Lady Antebellum 2. If I Die Young – The Band Perry 3. The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert 4. Free – Zac Brown 5.

Dead is dead. And for the victims there is no moral equivalency. But Phil Spector is Charlie Manson and Charlie Manson is no Joey Stalin. Phil Spector, a rock and roll superhero,

The problem for me was proximity. I knew The Monitor was # 1 and  Dark Fantasy # 2, I knew Usher, Vampire Weekend, Wesley Wolfe and LCD were in there.

Somewhere from “Park Life” to “Country House” Blur were the greatest rock band in the world. And then they weren’t.. Last year they brought out a terrible song, “Fool’s Day”.

A label group? A group of labels under the same unbrella, in this case Downtown Music, Wichita Recordings, Bella Union, V2, Kitsune, Heavenly Recordings, DFA records, Lex Records, and Moshi

I am not an inveterate ballet goer, but this is New York and the New York City Ballet is the New york city ballet. So when Natalie Portland, in the

Dance was unlike anything other type of music back in the 80s. Except maybe ambient. Both were not based on song, not based upon melodic repetition. They were both there

So there is Prince and Sheila E rockin’ thru “A Love Bizarre” and calling out audience members… so who joined the twosome?We have exclusive information (from Page Six) as to who

1. This Is Country Music – Brad Paisley – On the edge of country is a patriotism tinged with xenophobia. It appeals to me for the same reason faith in

I  never get enough of these explosive pieces, especially when they are served live, it’s always more satisfying, filling than a large piece of cake, and it always seems

So, as 2010 is coming to a close, I’ve decied my top ten favourite albums of the year. 10.  Take Action! 2010.  Pretty much one of the best compilation albums

Woody’s Best of 2010 Best Live Musical performances: Jay-Z in NC – BP3 wasn’t his best, buts its HOVA and he did the best of his best.  Thievery Corporation at

Nickelodeon sweetheart Miranda Cosgrove is recording a new album.   At 17 she is far from the walk of shame Taylor Momson.  Why shes polar opposite, shes Sandra Dee. So

Iman is a hardcore music addict.   No genre no path no agenda.   He listens he digests he forms opinion he tells about it. I am a visualist.   I hear

Once your done sobbing about lost love and ill fitting reindeer sweaters, go out get drunk and throw up on a friend at one of these NYC New Years Eve

Amanda has great fingers don’t you think? Amanda also has an amazing new double edged sword single to slip into and wiggle about. “Map Of Tasmania” feat. Young Punx is

You all love Green Day admit it.  I don’t You all love live albums admit it I don’t Put these two great ideas together and title it  “Awesome as Fuck”,

I’m the negative Nancy cynic here and I got something to complain about If I see one more whimpering tissue snorting emo sob fest Christmas message I’m gonna punch someone

Tristan Allen makes me heart gasp.  Despite my sing along mentality I can (in metered doses) appreciate instrumentals but have a very high bar of expectation- and very low tolerance.  If

The LA blogs became all excited yesterday afternoon, after the Foo Fighters twitted this just before noon:‘Want a chance to go to a FREE Foo Fighters show tomorrow night in

The Fast Romantics are freakin cool.  Its nearly impossible to make a insanely classic bad ass song cooler- yet they did. Plus I like the line “you’re an asshole Mr.

Zac Farro was desperate to spend more time with his family. Zac was so desperate to spend more time with his family, he whinged about it constantly. And then he

Brighton’s Brightest, Ramona  lead singer Karen Anne, and her band mates, have been counting down the twelve days of Christmas, giving away gifts, including two cracker songs, and playlists. Which