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The last time I saw Jackson Browne live was at the Beacon a coupla years, the day after he was inducted into the rock and hall of fame, and managed […]

This is fun. Kavinsky is a disco DJ who died in a car accident in the 1986 and reappeared as a zombie in 2005. He has appeared all over the

Despite my enthusiasm to see so many bands under the hot sun, many other things were fucked up at the Fuck You Fest. First of all, by luck, I did

1. Constructive Summer – The Hold Steady – Craig Finn’s voice is such an acquired test it ruins his commercial appeal but once you grow to love it, the Hold

rock nyc readers how do I love thee? let me count the ways… enough to join the pathetic, preposterous, ridiculous, pathetic Ping. A complete waste of time and energy, itunes

Gee, Bob Dylan has been written about a lot. As the New York Times’ Bruce Handy notes, there is even a book that itemizes Bob Dylan’s copyright registrations and copyright-related documents.

Loretta Lynn’s 50th career anniversary will be commemorated with the November 9th release of Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn. This lp features a who’s who of ‘country

Andre Young Junion, Dr Dre’s son, died of a drug overdose in August 2008 and at the of 20. Dre wrote a tribute to his late son but probably won’t

When you passionately believe in something it goes without saying that there are times you’ll make no sense. Everyone of us have gotten into an altercation and when we ran

This story is one of those that starts at the end but somehow manages to twist and turn it’s way back there. Here it is. I might have just, excuse

 “It’s like a dream inside a dream”. Towards the end of Holy Ghosts! excellent outdoor disco dance set at P.S. 1 -the Queens annex of the Museum of Modern Art,

1. Story Of O – Oneida – Who said this isn’t an acquired taste? Not me. it is. But if you like how the repetition at the heart of music

So Epitaph Records is going to release a soundtrack for the new movie Jackass 3D. How freakin’ exciting is that? Pretty much all of the Epitaph bands are fantastic, and

It was a sweaty, sweaty day, and dusty too, and smoky too. Sweaty because it was close to 90-100 º F at the beginning of the afternoon, dusty because the

I have nothing nice to say about Greg Allman, not a fan and meh.. just eww. But I do have something to say about his 17 year old daughter Layla

AARON! See I have Underoath info, their ‘people’ are quite forthcoming and informative but what I want to know is what the hell is up with drummer boy Aaron Gillespie.

Oh no! I had requested a plus one to Hey Rosetta at the Bowery Ballroom before I realized the following bad/good news scenario: Bad: Hot Hot Heat are playing that

We’re Having Fun Now – Jenny And Johnny – What I like about this album, less thaan half of it, I like lots, but what I don’t is so overwhelming

michael on the guestlist to freddie’s exclusive birthday bash at paradise garage Happy rock and roll heaven birthday to the very cool Freddie Mercury.With pipes like that its no wonder

I am gonna hide this post where Helen can’t find it!! In 1972 I was 15 going on 16 and I loved Neil Diamond and especially Hot August Night, the

So it is around 1pm yesterday and I had just finished off my Beak review and I am texting back and forth with co-editor Helen Bach when she asks me

Now this is an apology. Contactmusic.com reports, we take off them and present to you, Kanye West apologizing to Taylor Swift on Twitter: “With the help of strong will, a

    HOLY GHOST $15.00 6pm  TONIGHT P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center 22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 784-2084   Stay tuned….

If all Geoff Barrow ever did was produce last years “Chase The Tear” he would be a hero of mine. But, of course, Portishead, is one of the great UK

At the end of Beak’s headlining set, Beak leader and Portishead producer and instrumentalist Geoff Barrow thanked People Of The North for lending Beak their instruments. Hardly what you expect one

I stated yesterday that if all they have T.I. on is possession of weed he has nothing to worry about. It seems they have him on methaphetamine(ecstasy) and and now

If anything makes rock nyc different then the billions of other music blogs and websites it is that we will cover anything we are given -or at least attempt. I

On what must be the greatest quote ever, the publicity blurb hasSeattle Washingtons  the Intellegence highest IQ Lars Finberg state the European tour  “made the most hardened Croatian garage punks

Frankenpine played Lakeside Lounge in the East Village Thursday and the Brooklyn-based six-piece treated a packed bar to a magical hour of bluegrass goodness. Frankenpine—thoughtfully named for the not-so-subtly disguised

bit of the old ultra-violence by invisible droogs My Chemical Romance have unveiled a cryptic website. Seriously, that’s the headline. How about unveiling the recording you’ve been working on since

Have you ever heard something so ugly it’s actually beautiful? That’s how I feel about Brooklyn-based Sleigh Bells. Guitarist/producer Derek Miller’s huge, shredding guitars over hard, reverb-heavy drums give singer

When you listen for the first time to Mick Rhodes’ new album ‘Til I am dust’, you have the impression it is filled with pretty straightforward music, rooted in genres

Panic! At The Disco is a Little Shop of Horrors. OK enough dicking around (sounds like something a certain bloke’d say) push out that mega lp already. So Panic At The

1. The Usual Thing – Marshall Crenshaw – I would love to send this to Wesley Wolfe, just to nudge him into the area where simplicity is synonymous with grace.

1. Big Wave – Jenny And Johnny – The first song I’ve obsessed over by Jenny Lewis since, wow, since 2004. However, can’t she make music with someone she isn’t

New York DJ Alan Freed got royalties off Chuck Berry’s “Maybelline”. Why? Because he played the song on his radio station and helped break the record. It is called payola

An early day at work, I went to Madison Square Garden on my way home to pick em some tix. The Hold Steady at Beacon Theatre Thursday October 7th was

Happy Birthday Martin Chambers. That mutton choppped drummer who’s watched Chrissie Hyndes ass since 1978. This guy has lost 2 band mates in Farndon and Honeyman-Scott yet with Hynde kept

After making my living sneering at Animal Collective for the past year, Panda Bear’s single “Tomboy” took me by surprise. I had bought it randomly, and had forgotten about (maybe

The reviews of the Eminem/Jay-Z Detroit show are in and it seems to me that Jay-Z was more of the same and that Eminem killed. B.o.B. opened, and Drake came

Oh no!!! The difference between Abba and Spice Girls is that Abba had dozens of great songs they wrote themselves and Spice Girls, well, they don’t. So, on the footsteps

1. Joe DiMaggio was one of the greatest ballplayers of all times. But if you only saw him once and he went Ofer, you might think he sucked. 2. One

There are times when there is nothing more that I want to do then see a show. My office mate and I will often shout out “hey lets go see

What a cute idea, Thaxton. Seriously, who doesnt love toys and tunes? Tony Thaxton, the drummer for Motion City Soundtrack, decided to put two of his favourite things together- music

Some people push the morbid to the extreme. I have unexpectedly read about this company ‘andvinyly.com’ which advertises itself as ‘The perfect resting place for vinyl lovers’. So I thought

1 GORILLAZ Plastic Beach Virgin 2  BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells Columbia 3 JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me Drag City 4 HOT CHIP One Life Stand Astralwerks 5  LOCAL NATIVES