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While there is nothing close to the title track of Blame It On Gravity, there is also very little in Old 97’s, Rhett Miller or anybody elses history as perfectly […]

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Tomorrow, depending on how the writing is going, I plan to either leave real early and catch the Lennon flick or leave later and straight to the concert 115p –

1. Typical Girl – The Slits – Beyond presience, timeless. 2. The Magician – Old 97’s – Brilliantly constructed verses 3. Mama, You’ve Been On My Mind – Bob Dylan

I am not gonna lie just to look cool or something, since yesterday, I knew almost nothing about Superchunk, the iconic alternative punk-rock-grunge band; after all they had not released

Yeah I’m milking this one into two posts cuz my new tattoo is rubbing on the keyboard and I’m running this ship today and I cant type much… Zooey Deschanel,

Ari Upp, Johnny Rotten’s step daughter, and the leader of the punky reggae Slits has died at the age of 48 after a long illness. At the age of fourteen,

You may say it’s early, but I say plan ahead.  And my annual event is this weekend so I’m here to help. If you’re having a Halloween party this year,

I have come to tell you… BrokeNCYDE is still terrible. They released the trailer for their latest album and needless tos ay, they still suck beyond belief.  The crunkcore group pretty much

Elvis Costello fans rejoice he will be all over the place for the next couple weeks supporting his latest endeavour (which looks pretty awesome!)  Jot this down so you don’t

Thats a lie. Its Death Cabs Ben Gibbard singing the ol “Star Spangled Banner” at the National League Championship Series Game Four (Giants vs. Phillies, not the Cubs…) in San

Yes, I know you thought it was Courtney or even maybe Michael Jackson himself. But the son beating, wife cheating, son hated by, vicious, bullying pig who has just sued

1. Glad To Be Gay – Tom robinson Band – The bile and sarcasm run downs Tom’s chin in this pitch black singalong. 2. Rabiosa (feat Pitbull) – Shakira –

After whining that I didn’t know any of the bands at Brooklynvegan free show tomorrow, I sure do at this one. Ted Leo, Wild Nothing, Jamie Lidell -woooot!!! Sounds like

Slap this mother on your coffee table  “Mr Rottens Scrapbook.”  With a very small run of 750 copies there is some justification to the $550.00 price tag……not.   The book comes

Hot new band of the moment according to Rolling Stone? A band rock nyc has trashed for months now (we made them Ramona’s embarassing song on their Ipod)) Mumford And

Jay-Z signed the then 17 year old Rihanna to Def Jam and found her “Umbrella” back in the day so, after the relative death by boredom  Rated R, it comes

I caught the Bee Gees back in the mid-90s, playing a one off Saturday Night Fever concert with folks like Tavares. It was a pleasure even though the Bee Gees

Yesterday I bought Bob Dylan Vol 9 Today Old 97’s Vol 1 And I would buy Hank Williams The Complete Mother’s Best recordings if I could find it. I have

When he wasn’t famous. the Streets was one of the great white rappers. But by the last album, 2008’s Everything Is Borrowed, with paeanes to his late dad and feeling

Johnny Rice sneers: “This is the story of the unknown blogger, he blogs and he blogs and he blogs but no one reads him.” Funny line and he has a

Have you ever noticed that there are fantastic bands that are terribly underrated, but great bands that really suck?  Here’s my list of the top 5 underrated bands. 1.  The

Ok what the freakin heck… My Chemical Romance is getting nutty and have introduced this nifty little interactive video ‘from 2019’, which pretty much is the length of time it

Loosely based on the ultimate rock and roll soundtrack movie, “American Graffiti”, “Happy Days” was one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. The story of teens in 1950s white

Sade, the soul chanteuse, recently confessed several daunting facts about herself in the Los Angeles Times. The first one being her renunciation of vegetarianism! Apparently, the vision of little lambs in

we have come for your daughters Could there be a more perfect way to honor Bob Moog, creator of the synthesizer, then to hold a music festival Halloween weekend in

  work anywhere near the ‘ace hotel’? 20 W29th Street between 6th And 5th Avenue    Catch decemberists Collin Meloy Friday at 1:30pm ET. Colin’s set, which will include several songs

When Love Is Dying – Leon Russell And Elton John – Painful, overwrought piece of piano twaddle. RS gave this 5 stars. Farewell – The Leaving/Grieving rhyme just a marker

Ray Davies: ”The interesting thing is I’ve had emails both from Mick and Dave about various other subject matters, but I think it will be down to Dave at the

I’ve had a big time crush on Betty Buckley since you played the step-mom of your dreams on Eight Is Enough. Saw her loads of times at the Bottom Line

Gucci Mane as checked himself into rehab after an intervention by his manager and friends. Mane, fresh out of jail, is simply one of the best rappers around but drugs

Wow, this is something of a disappointment. It is like watching lesbian porn and the girls don’t french kiss -not quite real. I was expecting a teenage pre-Dylanish Dylan in

OK, I thought I was pretty cool, listen to mountains of music from all over the place. Wannna tell me Freddie Gibbs, wanna tell me Kavinsky or Holy Ghost -whatever?

Serenity now. Rolling Stone giving KoL a favorable review i can live with… after all, they are tainted goods anyway. And NYP -well, Aquilante is an idiot so that is

Mary Magpie wrote about how well Madina Lake, the victim of a senseless beating earlier this year, was doing. And he is doing well but it is still a long

Last time I heard something from Gruff Rhys, it was for the Sparklehorse project, ‘Dark Night Of The Soul’.Directly from the beach, he has just released a new solo track,

Saint Motel is having a contest! The band, who has released a video for each of the songs featured on the ForPlay EP, wants to see what fans can do.

rock nyc interviewee and pal Karen of Brighton pop band Ramona has started a second blog -this one to cover her life, mostly on the road. Titled the Only Girl In

1. Farewell – Bob Dylan – I could swear I know this song from somewhere… never mind, it is absolutely wonderful, another long good. 2. Mean – Taylor Swift –

Worcester MA’s “Rock and Shock” event had one element of interest.  The only New England stop for California’s Black Veil Brides.  A band with more hype and more swoons than

As rock nyc reported last week , Guns n Roses played the O2 Arena in London!   I wish I had been there because original bassist Duff McKagan showed up and

A  chill is in the air and leaves are beginning to fall, which means my favorite time of year is fast approaching…heavy metal season! Finally, listening to metal and