The Summer Set: Freakin Love Them By Mary Magpie
Have I ever said just how much I freakin’ love The Summer Set? So when they did an AP Session, I just had to watch. “Punch Drunk Love” live is […]
Have I ever said just how much I freakin’ love The Summer Set? So when they did an AP Session, I just had to watch. “Punch Drunk Love” live is […]
A low-budget documentary about Elliott Smith, featuring many interviews of friends and musicians, was directed last year by Gil Reyes, and two short videos, some possible bonus DVD features, have
In my pre-teen years I was a comics fiend. Everything and anything, year even DC, but mostly Marvel and of all the Marvel heroes, the misunderstand for ever 17 years
Happy Birthday Amy Winehouse You made it another year!!! I have to say I really love her and I feel so badly for her addiction issues. Born today in 1983
If I stumble across something cool I’ll tell you, so here ya go. Mayday Parade has a pretty nice offer for the Fearless Friends Tour A semi sorta VIP package
Sex Karma (feat Solange Knowles) – Of Montreal Only The Young – Brandon Flowers Hot Mess – Chromeo Trap Talk – Gucci Mane Ruling Me – Weezer Digging Fo Something
But I know his name, he’s called Mr. D, And one of these days, he’s going to set you free ‘ I don’t know if D. Miner of The Black
3.7 million followers on Twitter, 200 conquests and I still could give a flying leap about John Meyer. Millions of fans are weeping though as Meyer announces he will no
So hey its not often my town gets the opening night of a tour so I’m rather stoked to get a line up like this nice and well rested. Well
1. Pinky Blue – Altered Images – I was talking to John Mcelhone , who co-wrote this bands songs back in the 80s (I’ll you why in another post) and
We haven’t picked on Spin in awhile, mainly because they are so dreadful it is kinda like insulting a Bono: their uselessness is a given. But this is the definition
Lady Gaga announced the name of her sophomore effort will be: “Born this Way”. This does not constitute a post by anybodies standards even my some what loose standards. But
Gee, our little girl Taylor looks all grown up. Except for the voice of course which is just dreadful. I am not gonna say she jumps the shark here but
I would let this one drop, I really would, but Mani’s comments at the end are kinda interesting. 1. As reported here, Freebassing, the Peter Hook, Mani, Andy Rourke super
1. It was 1030p and he hadn’t gone on. Figure an and a half set, maybe two with encores, that’d leave me home twoish… I have work today, I couldn’t
Helen Sez June 2008, Roxanne Davis filed a lawsuit against Johnny Lydon – after he allegedly called her a “cunt” and punched her in the face for providing an inferior
Before the Internet you learned of shows at your local venues by flyer’s. Your faves would post them everywhere as advertising for their gigs. Disposable and beaten you’d be lucky
The Crazy Horse is a huge nightclub in west Covina, and, being used to the small size of LA clubs, I was not expecting this half sport bar, half disco
Its no wonder to me why girls ‘back in the day’ basically would listen to songs and scream. Not scream lyrics as they do today (much to my nausea) but
“Rocket To Russia” by The Ramones is an insanely repetitious yet very catchy album. Best known for being repetitive, The Ramones were still fantastic and are considered one of the
With Fred Mascherino of Taking Back Sunday starting the band Terrible Things, I was disgusted upon listening to them. It sounds like Chiodos and Taking Back Sunday put together. Two
There was a Saint Motel secret show at the bootleg theater on Saturday night, although it was not that secret because they had announced it on twitter the whole day
1. Queen Jane Aproximately – Bob Dylan And The Dead – I don’t hate this version the way I did because I don’t hate the Dead the way I did.
On the Bowery yesterday, I am interviewing Karen of Ramona and the conversation wanders and we get on to Blondie, Karen’s fave is the first album, mine the second. She
Interpol – Interpol – Yuck. I hope Interpol don’t take this to heart but what a mouldy, boring piece of crap. Everything Under the Sun – Jukebox the Ghost -Jesus, will
1. Coma Summer – Weekend – The buzzsaw guitar is right offa JAMC but the melody belongs to these San Fran natives and it is amazing how powerful it is.
San Francisco’s Weekend are a noise annoys melodic whomper happy to fuck about with sonic smackarounds but never forgetting to write a, what’s that word, song. Together since 2007 Weekends
A pretty cool boy once asked me if I’d ever have any romantic interest in Mick Jagger. Eeww no, not even the young Jag. The Rolling Stones just never really
So who’s making the bucks on the road? Here’s your top 20 tours at this minute based on artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average
We sit down with Columbia Recording Artists Ramona and discuss, pop, rock, new wave, new romantics and the sexual habits of their guitarist. Soon.
Rod Stewart’s Missus says she had big problems conceiving the Mod Masters latest edition to his brood. It’s a wonder the gorgeous Penny will let Rod on top of her
But I did find the lyric to the song. But then I lost em. And Kanye wrote a reply. “What you did is not who you are” Taylor (apparently) sang.
In my position as rock nyc editor it is my job to watch the VMAs. So I did. All of ten minutes. And that got me Eminem huGging Rihanna and
1. Brandon Flowers – ‘Flamingo’ 2. Katy Perry – ‘Teenage Dream’ 3. The xx – ‘xx’ 4. Hurts – ‘Happiness’ 5. Eminem – ‘Recovery’ 6. Stone Sour – ‘Audio Secrecy’
1. Alexandra Burke – ‘Start Without You’ 2. Katy Perry – ‘Teenage Dream’ 3. Taio Cruz – ‘Dynamite’ 4. Olly Murs – ‘Please Don’t Let Me Go’ 5. The Script
Dance in 2010 is in the same position rock was in 1956. The computerization of sound has made a two piece dance band like the very wonderful Afrobeta as big
Happy Birthday Barry White. Your voice was nothing more than sex. A huge pillow of satin sheet covered bass. Errr… right awwwwn. Barry was borderline comedic. Those smarmy pick up
Alyson Camus writes: There was a lot of controversy around Iman’s last post about M.I.A.’s refusal to do a free concert because her mother cannot get a US visa. Right
Rumours had him touring with Chris Brown, but were proven inaccurate. I sorta wish he was touring with Pitbull.. but hes not Welcome to the road Usher, and maybe I’m
How I love every sound that comes out of The Decemberists’ Colin Meloys mouth. The innocence the decadence that time travel sounds that slaps you somewhere between Waltons Mountain and
Labor day brings us from the glorious Summer, to the brisk, yet hard working Fall. To help alleviate the stress of no more summer, DJ KOTU ( King of the
Some of us were around before videos and I’m one of them. I do remember when MTV actually played videos and there were like 10 in heavy rotation Wow how
1. Julie – Bobby Fuller Marshall Crensshaw once completely nailed a cover of this terrific love song… and Fuller’s was still better. A highlight of the early 60s from a
On Friday night, 18 major television networks including ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX were simultaneously broadcasting the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, during which hundreds of actors, musicians, were trying
Feeling a bit open minded and in search for anything something anything that is different I tip toe through the interwebs and fell into a Middle Class Rut. No that’s
In a new column, whish I was thinking of calling “wasting readers valuable time” -rock nycers review movies solely based upon the music. Piranha 3d – The teen star has
As the days tick by to what would’ve been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, Lennon memorabilia is going through the roof. According to contacmusic.com: “The day before his death, Lennon had
MoogFest 2010, a three-day festival that starts on October 29 in Asheville, North Carolina. Devo will perform as part of the festival lineup, which also includes MGMT, Massive Attack, Big
Surfer Blood have signed to Warner Bros. (a major label if you’re paying attention) according to the self righteous and smug promoters at pitchkork. And i mention it because… I