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December 14 will be the 31st anniversary of the release of the epic win album London Calling, By The Clash. In honor of this even Mick Jones and Paul Simonon

Alyson saw them on the left side of the USA, and finally they’re hitting the right side. Tokyo Police Club, Canada’s finest and funnest sounding band are strapping on snow

Robyn would have been one of the great success stories of 2010 if all she had released was Body Talk Part One. Only 8 songs but each and every one

December 2nd was Britney Spears birthday and she celebrated by twittering about… A NEW ALBUM! 　 It’s been forever since the greatest hits package (which included a hefty handful of

OK everyone get a calendar and a pen and some white out.  We all know that Prince, or the artist or the hash mark formerly knows and Roger is a

“I promise you, I’ll never let you down. And not for nothing: The album’s finished and it’s fucking really good. So whatever this is, whatever you just did for all

 “That’s My Bitch” -the first song off Kanye’s half way finished collaboration with  Jay-Z Watch the Throne was produced by Q-Tip and leaked November 22nd and it sucks. Apparently everything

1. Untitled – Eminem – “You just hurt my goddam feeling, man, and it was the last one I had”. His best song in a year, somewhere in the depths

I saw the English Beat a few months back and raved.  Amazingly spectacular I still get goose bumps at how fantastic they sound even to this day. The guys still

Vampire Weekend may have received a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album, but what’s going on exactly with their lawsuit? Remember, last July, they got sued for $2 million by

Iman Sez:When I was rock nyc contributing editor’s Mary Magpie age I was the editor of my High School’s paper and I wasn’t half as good as Mary is. Of

At 100 Club on Wednesday night Ron Wood and Mick Taylor played a blues based rock set in support on the punk Mecca facing closing, London’s 100 Club. The former

 I have been obsessed with this story the whole day: In the morning, NASA had announced they would hold a press conference at 2 pm to reveal a shocking

This is not a matter of opinion. 　 This is not a question of taste. 　 Fuck you, these guys suckIman Sez 1. Led Zeppelin – The worst great band

Gearing up for 2011 and here is how it looks so far, though I’ve got a feeling I’ll be adding a concert or two before the year is out. Feb

And I wasn’t there. But I will be there tonight, when the show hits New York’s Webster Hall. Spin were there and said a) a note for note cover b)

Ramona dole out songs like Mr. Bumble doling out gruel. And here my “Please, Sir, may I have some more” is answered on the first day of Christmas, with a

Lessee here. There were the two new songs on One Jug, the nearly perfect “I Know You” and the not bad at all “Happy Accident. There was the getting booed

 The Cave – Mumford And Sons – I never can figure out who is gonna break Stateside. Coldplay..? Why Coldplay? Why Muse for that matter… I mean, what a

Montell Jordan has called it a career and become a pastor. After playing a final New Year’s Eve “This Is How We Do It” (I looked on ticketmaster but i

75 The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster – Blood & Fire74 Sufjan Stevens – The Age Of Adz73 Interpol – Interpol72 Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts71 Field Music – Field Music

 1. Secrets – Ramona – A funned out rocker. 　 2. Crazy Beautiful Life – Ke$ha – At some point in her career, Je$ha will dump the hiccup vocal

Nicholas Hoult, Tony in Skins, the boy in About A Boy, the Beast in the upcoming X Men, is apprarently heavy in the running as the lead in Jack The

Detriot held a vigil yesterday for the great Aretha Franklin, who underwent an operation. Apparently, the operation was a success and the Queen of Soul is in good spirits. All

Last Christmas Day, Helen and Mary wrote the 12 Days of rock nyc Christmas and in the wild hope that they remix it for 2010, here is the original reposted…

Chiodos doesn’t need Craig Owens. Chiodos will be just fine without him.  They will not sound the same.  Their ‘vibe’ will be different, but front man Brandon Bolmer, is gonna

“It’s A Wonderful Life” is by far one of the most amazing films of all time- not of the holidays but of all time. The Killers, one of the best

Duran Duran, the 80’s famous band, is still performing, but they have just announced the cancellation of their concert tour in South Africa scheduled for December 7th to 12th, in

Michael Cera is taking his latest Scott Pilgrim role very seriously, I mean very seriously: According to several blogs (and the Stranger.com has the pictures to prove it) the actor

What the hell its the first days of December and I’m the Martha freakin Stewart of the rock blog. Well here’s another holiday event you should attend if you’re in

1. Record Of The Year Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist. Nothin’ On You B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars The

I didn’t know that Social Distortion had never been on television.  Get a load of those mugs, they’re looking pretty stoked! Stoked for their television debut!  The band will perform

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros have recorded a new Session of six-songs on iTunes, featuring unique versions of some of their popular songs from their debut album ‘Up From

Borrowing a bit of Marilyn Manson camera angles and gimmick Craig Owens new band D.R.U.G.S., just scared the hell out of me with the new video for,  “If You Think

There is no worse rapper on Earth than Mike Skinner.  None.  My dog can rap better.  Hell I have heard Iman sing and that man can rap with more ‘hood.

Britney Spears Justin Timberlake Christina Aguilara what Disney has brought together let dance rock never put asunder…

 Those of us excitedly anticipating Usher’s big time MSG concert in a coupla weeks, read with interest the somewhat ambivalent review of the set in Toronto a coupla days

Sir Elton knows a lot about rock stardom. How to make it and how to keep it. So here is his impression on how Oasis, with every reason in the

Ahhh myspace. Where would music of today be without you? You gave kids ‘friends’, you made ‘myspace girls’ common household trash. You are fading out of favor as social media

Did I miss the meeting where Mark Ronson morphed into a dork? How did this happen? When did it happen? U dunno but Record collector sucked and tanked and now

1. Fakin’ It – Simon And Garfunkel – Just in case you wondered if Bookends was better than Bridge, this’ll remind you it wasn’t. 2. F.O.D. – Green Day –

As long as there has been a Usher, there has been an Usher imagining he can make a move on Michael Jackson’s King Of Pop crown and unable to complete

 1. Crazy Beautiful Life – Ke$ha – This is the goods. About the joys of romantic love, dumping the douchebags and, as she puts it very kinda sweetly, “oh

So I am the last person on the planet earth to offer my two cents on the Nelly disses Universal controvery. OK, I think he is right and he is