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Didja see Katy’s finest moment on SNL Saturday? She can’t dance and she can’t sing but like a Marshall Crenshaw song come to life she is part of the rock […]

1. Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys – Warren Beatty hijacked the song on one of his great movies, “Shampoo”. Is it worth mentioning Warren wasn’t cool because

The problem with entertainment charities is not the charities, it is not the people giving in any direction, it is the lack of concentration on the infrastructure. They get the

Er, I don’t think the Secretary of State Clinton can be overhoyed with Lady Gaga’s strapping and dominating figure of a woman! However, I do think Hillary Gaga would be

Alesana, Honor Bright, Vampires Everywhere, and Our Last Night. Most likely the lamest line up ever BUT Alesana is the draw here so if you have a hard time finding

Last February, Titus Andronicus opened for Vampire Weekend at the United Palace with the 8 minute slow burner “Four Score”, unreleased at the time. The song starts as a folkie

You hear 4 guys from Manchester England you perk up your ears cuz seriously if its from Manchester its gotta be amazing right?   Manchester UK’s music scene is more famous than

Good post about the botched sound at Tterminal 5 yesterday on Brooklynvegan, Why is T5 such a terrible, terrible club? Built just a coupla years ago, why is it an

Jon Langford seems to have done it all, drummer and guitarist of the British punk band The Mekons in the 70’s, part of The Three Johns (with John Hyatt and

Avril Lavigne arrived on the pop scene about 10 years ago. A 17 year old sk8r girl with a wife beater and tie on. Sporting Chuck Taylor’s and singing anthems

Cute is What We Aim for had some great songs awhile ago. They put on a fantastic live show. Then poof. Gone. With songs like “Risque” still getting consistent play

I saw Velvet Revolver once. On a double bill with Green Day at the Izod. They were awful, perhaps needless to add. So now Duff McKakan is out of Jane’s

 Well now. This pix really sucks. Let me see if I can find something better. Titus Andronicus have been around long enough that their core audience has gone thru changes,

Buzzards – Margot And The Nuclear So And Sos – “Birds” is so good it had me thinking, but this is the usual minor league Shins crap. The Hundred In

1. You Fascinate Me So – Liza Minnelli – Centerpiece of smooth jazz which Liza makes much, much more. 2. The Other Ones – The Hush Nows – Now it’s

Rihanna demanded everything in her trailer be black: from candles to towels. This seems to make her a bit of a blockhead not mention a ull fledged attitude princess. Here

The mixed reviewed Broadway Musical American Idiot is getting infused with a little Billie Joe Armstrong. Nothing better than a musician stepping into an acting role, this will be great.

Yesterday The Kinks, today.. Bowie! A tribute album called “We Were So turned On” A fantastic track list we told you about in Spring is now due out October 1st.

I used to think, you know, it is not on for record labels to dictate how musicians make their records. Now, I am not so sure. For one thing, bands

I didn’t think Eminem was all that at Yankee Stadium a coupla weeks ago. He was really good sure. But the guy is a twitchy, distasteful headcase and not in

Why do I write about these guys when all I want to do is set Helen bach on them? And do they really have zero redeeming qualities? 1. Steven Tyler

Singles released Today The Charlatans – ‘My Foolish Pride’ Dinosaur Pile-Up – ‘Mona Lisa’ Jimmy Eat World – ‘My Best Theory’ Kylie Minogue – ‘Get Outta My Way’ Mark Ronson

VH1 is doing something pretty cool, re running old Saturday Night Live episodes almost continuously this week. I suppose they’ll do anything to not have to play music but this

Some of us know that place too well, and it hurts. I probably got the idea from Iman’s last ‘playlist for being in love’, and these next songs have always

How many times have you had the opportunity to turn round to a perfect stranger and say: “I was in your house last month”. I did. To Marissa Paternoster. The

It’s like a hostel at my apartment the other day. Two car loads full of friends came in town for last nights rave in Wilmington, staring the one and only

So I checked out Deadmau5’s Myspace, clicked on “Animal Rights”- Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Garter and I was more than impressed. The title caught me at first- being a vegan and

The fabulously talented Regina Spektor will take part in a musical charity event for cellist Daniel Cho. Cho, who drowned last June in Switzerlands Lake Geneva was an intregal part

strummer and thunders (helen went in search of cbgbs and found it) joey, linda stein bowie, dee dee, …. johanson, ramone…. ” The Throne” omg remember the room next door?……

the dude wrote “Pride (in the name of love)”. Ever heard of it? It’s the kind of tune that will be sung long after we’re all dead and gone. That

Sandra Alvarenga left the Black Veil Brides awhile ago and we reported it right here. But what exactly happened? Who knows, BUT Sandra has a new band. Modern Day Escape-

It was past midnight and I was just back from a real good Titus concert (I’ll review tomorrow) and Helen Bach is texting me during the Katy Perry songs (“California

Origami vinyl is this very intimate record store (and record label, no less!) on Sunset boulevard in Echo Park, which hosts live performances in its mezzanine, and yesterday there were

Under the letters of artist names in your iPod there must be a letter missing. U? J? Z? Here are some bands to fill up that gap: A- The Academy

1. Carpool Pepsi – Kevin Greenspon – I am so jealous of Alyson, she will be catching Kevin live in Los Angeles next month. This is wonderful rave up off his

Happy Birthday Bryan Ferry. We’ve talked about you alot lately. Apparently your past is still very much our present. Roxy Music was and is one of the most influential rock

Our pals Ramona had worked up a cover of Pulp’s 1995 classic “Common People”. Pulp were to the Kinks what Blur were to the Beatles and never more so on

The worst song at Pavement’s pretty good closing night set yesterday was the last song, an awful version of “Range Life”. Maybe the addition of keyboards was throwing em off,

I just read on brooklynvegan where Screaming Females are gonna be the first act opening for Free Energy and Titus Andronicus at Webster Hall tonight!!! Tickets are still available and

So lately my favourite genres have been house/rave/electronica/techno/happy hardcore/DJ/ trance/etc.(it could really go on forever) Here are just a few songs that’ve been on repeat: 1. “Tetris”- Electrixx. I’ve been

I got style miles and miles if said in the wrong context can come off as being a narcissistic jerk bag. if said in a rather slow speak sing its

Cameron Mesirow, aka Glasser, had a show last night at Amoeba, a special release performance for her new album ‘Ring’ and her only live show in LA. I had rapidly

The Hundred in the Hands released their eponymous debut on Tuesday and it’s one not to miss. The duo, Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell, have put together a full fourteen

Happy Birthday Steven Severin, bassist of the amazing Siouxie and the Banshees. The man who kept the beat for so many amazing songs from “Honk Kong Garden” to the most

No, Warren, we haven’t forgotten you guy. 1. Werewolves Of London – This isn’t just a template for every howl on every song up to and including Shakira, it is

I have to say it: Miike Snow is dope. I love their production style. The band consists of the high-profile Swedish pop duo Bloodshy & Avant and American singer/songwriter Andrew

A  post earlier today had Helen detailing a new Kinks tribute album. First song Bruce Springsteen performing the Kinks classic “Better Things” from 1981’s Give The People What They Want.

Brokencyde is a band that is part of this sorta glam boy trend. “Crunkcore” is just a tiny offshoot lame ass white boy dance party. The ugly kids who need