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David Muehlenkamp dropped by the office to pick  up some tix for “American Idiot” and which we hope he will be the one to break the rock nyc curse where everybody

Glee premieres Tuesday September 21, proven wrong by the American public yet again, I will be subjected to this atrocity. Shall we peak at what my ears will bleed to

I am happy to announce the piece of human garbage who murdered John Lennon has been denied parole again. I don’t want him to remain in prison. I want him

The Dresden Dolls paean to vibrators is a witty sweet nothing and the video typically disturbing Weimar Germany uber-Cabaret mash up with the modern time. Dresden is, of course, the

As you know, I am not one to write bad reviews, but I felt I had to. I went to the Stone Temple Pilots concert this past weekend at Jones

Did I not just a few days ago beg Brian and Amanda to hit the road again? Did I?  YES I totally did and guess what! ! THEY ARE! FANTASTIC NEWS

I attended the Hot Hot Heat show last night at the Bowery Ballroom not having any expectations for any of the bands playing. I think this is a good thing sometimes because

Woody Fuller has written about it. Helen Bach has rhapsodized over it. Now we share it: the mural at Avenue A in the Niagara Bar. St Joe: the only teacher

The ‘Free Energy’ single of the Philadelphia band of the same name has a beginning that reminds me a Weezer song (think about a slower ‘Troublemaker’, not the songs of

1.Pepper –  Hesta Prynn –  Synth replaces guitar, chick replaces guy. Song in tact. 2. Write About Love – Belle And Sebastian – Why is Carey Mulligan taking the chick

Its gotta be tough.  To be young and spunky and playing the bubblegum alt crew.  Seriously where do you turn?  Well in the case of We The Kings you turn

Her black bangs hiding half of her face, her mouth so close to the mic she was almost swallowing it sometimes, Marissa Paternoster had this unique way to open her

Here is my take on politicians: don’t put your hands too close to their mouths or they’ll bite em off. And only in the States can massive bank bail outs

1. You Can Make Him Like You – The Hold Steady – Proof there are no deep tracks with this band not worth the price of admission. 2. When I

Nothing screams “I am an influential woman in pop music and a role model for diva’s everywhere” more than posing nude for Japanese Vogue wearing nothing but raw meat. It

Let’s dumb this one down and considering how dumb it is it shouldnt be too difficult. 1. Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech by grabbing the mic and

Love the Wilson sisters. Ann and Nancy Wilson just released their new album of great rock and acoustic tunes titled “Red Velvet Car”. After all these years, the vocals and

Here is the difference between days when Helen Bach edits and when I edit in a nutshell. When helen edits everybody is n best behavior and the entire rock nyc

If I ever thought of going back to freelance rock journalism, I certainly put the lie to that by taking advantage of every opportunity of biting the hand that once

T.I. posted $10,000 bail on Thursday in the AM to get himself and his wife out of jail for drug possession. The following evening he joined Nelly on stage and

Pras and Sean Penn both questioned Wycliff’s pathetic run for President. Of course, one might question the Fugee has been and lefty nutcase (anybody who supports the horrendous Hugo Chavez

Spinner.com give away a free Mp3 of the day recently, Northern State alumni Hesta Prynn’s killer cover of Butthole Surfer’s “Pepper”. The song by the old Cobain faves sounds like

Ahead of the postings for the first time in months I used my extra time to… well, to take a nap BUT then i hightailed to daytrotter and updated my

The genius Craig Owens’ new band, D.R.U.G.S., conveniently signed to Pete Wentz’s record label Decaydance, apparently also contains Matt Good who used to be in From First To Last.  What

Thank you Helen!  I owe you one, big time. Thanks to the recommendation of Helen Bach, I made sure to be at Mobys live DJ set. I thought, what can this

I was talking about grandiosity yesterday, but if Titus Andronicus wanted to reach the sky, or rather the lack of, Best Coast who performed on the Oak stage before them,

Imagine if Bootsy Collins’ funk and Prince’s synths had a baby, and that baby grew up with Dr. Dre’s cool and a hipster following. This is where Dam Funk comes

So it sounds to me like the lead singer of the Waitresses had a daughter. She gave her like a thousand bucks for her Bat Mitzvah and said.. g’head make

Orchesteral Maneuvers in the Dark were the 80’s from their gelled up pomp hair to the soundtrack work for “Pretty In Pink”, you pretty much couldnt escape the whole “new

In honor of Chrissie’s birthday I present to you The Pretenders play list 1- “Creep”, a cover or Radioheads masterpiece becomes a girls anthem. Considered by some to be too

So lately I’ve put old albums that I haven’t listened to in ages on my iPod, and I’ve been addicted. Recycling is good for the soul, plus until something new

Panda Bear headlining the FYF fest on the oak stage was a weird experience, a strange trip into a foreign country where you don’t understand the language, but a realization

Happy Birthday and much love to my hero Chrissie Ellen Hynde. Born today September 7, 1951. No woman has ever inspired or entranced me more than she has. Her tough

1. I got it off MTV 2. Who got it off Detriot News. 3. Because Lady Gaga 4. Monster Tour saw her in the Motor City at the same time

1. Free Energy – Free Energy – Opening for Titus at Webster Hall, Alyson’s excellent live review reminded me to check em out. They are an excellent pop rock band

The phenomenal  drummer Sandra Alva, who was in the band Black Veil Brides,  has left the band. Her musical direction was different than that of the band, and it was

    The crowd around the Redwood stage when Dead Man’s bones was just about to perform was so large, that I was not able to get close enough for

Fatboy Slim not only has one of the coolest band names ever and the very fun to watch Christopher Walken video but a unique dance beat, suited even for a

Belle and Sebastian are giving away a free song today. If you’re interested, I am not “Write About Love” will be streamed for download for a limited time at the

The boys of Modern English were vegetarians and their fantastic 80s love song “Melt With You” was used in a Burger King commercial. “Melt With You”, before it was covered

ELO was one of the first rock bands I had ever seen live. I can remember “Telephone Line” as one of the ‘coolest songs ever. Of course it sounds a

Here is a true Labor day special since we are all back to laboring!!! Jobs rock stars wish they had if they weren’t rock stars. Courtesy canoe (http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2010/09/03/15236566.html). I’ll dumb

Happy Birthday David Guetta, French DJ,born today in 1967. He’s pretty old. I really know only a few things about the man. He produced “I Got A Feeling” by the

After having read many times about them on rock nyc, I was really excited to see Titus Andronicus live at the FYF, and you know how it is when you

Isn’t it funnny how different things are now? Case in point ‘Take Good Care of My Baby”, a Bobby Vinton classic. Bobby will not kick your ass in the alley

Happy Orange Balloon is an absolutely fantastic artist I can’t get enough of. “Pretty Mary” is a phenomenal song, not just because of the title. The beat, the melody, I’ve

So in honor of rock nyc’s first born… songs with the word baby in them playlist 1. Baby By Me (Feat Ne Yo) – 50 Cent – Hmmm, wonder how

I’m very late on the Wavves phenomenon, knowing only one of their songs ‘King of the beach’ of course. They were playing just after Titus Andronicus on the same stage,