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1. New Art School – The Jam – A little hard to remember now but in 1977 the laws of rock were strict and unwavering: loud fast rules, love was

I have left Jonah Weiner alone all summer and, mind, this despite his godawful Marc Ronson review in Rolling Stone. Wait, was Ronson that bad? maybe not bad enough to

The upcoming movie ‘Ceremony’ directed by Max Winkler (Henry Winkler’s son) tells the what-it-seems-déjà-vu story of a young man (Michael Angarano) who falls in love with an older woman (Uma

Snoop Dogg Working On ‘Doggystyle’ Sequel With producer Swizz Beatz…  Dre was busy? Man To Have ‘Lady Gaga Sex Change’ in bid to launch music career…  there’s gotta be more

Know how I love strings? Yeah Well Happy Birthday “Pictures of Matchstick Men’ ….. Jonathan Segal of Camper Van Beethoven. How cool are these little hipzters. Yeah “Take the Skinheads

Fresh from a  year in the slammer for weapons possession, T.I, along with his wife are back in jail for possession of a controlled substance. Everybody says it’s weed, but

Tony Blair thinks Bono could be Prime Minister Of Britian. A concept so terrifying I think the residents of the UK will emigrate to France. Perhaps it’s me but I

Shinobi Ninja are a fabulous hip hop/punk band. We have written about them many times and always glowingly. Until today. The last time I saw them, at Mercury Lounge and

before the ‘young’ invasion…. Mother of God on a Gillette twin blade razor what the hell on earth is this? Lets get Eddie Vedder (no shorts) Johnny Depp and Patti

Arcade Fire’s ‘We used to wait’ video was recently the subject of many talks all over the blogosphere because of its use of google maps and satellite images to personalize

August Burns Red is an amazing band in several ways. One of my favorite songs by them is “White Washed”. Coincidentally, they released a live version of the song on

If you’re feeling nostalgic, or in need of some classic songs to listen to, here ya’ go. 1. “Bohemian Rhapsody”- Queen This song is no doubt a classic, and it’s

OMG!! If my current lady friend knew how besotted I was by Julie Burchill she would never let me near Brighton. Not much to look at nowadays but damn is

1. You’re No Good – Frankie Rose and the Ones – Only becomes a Frankie Rose song at the end but does become a Frankie Rose song at the end.

On Saturday I reported that a new song was said to be off her new album. Apparently nobody else reported the quote but I was still right (though I got

Hey Sissy lets make a song that makes all the boys squeal in the locker room wanna? What the fuck is Flowers? Liz Phair trying to sound all sexually secure

1. Skinny Genes – Eliza Doolittle – Pop extravanganza we’ve been missing. 2. Bright One – Jack Phillips – The heavy arranged and orchestrated reminds me of late 70s, early

I have been intrigued by this band for a little while now, probably because of their weird name, Dead Man’s Bones, and their borderline creepy videos, that always seem to

Happy Birthday to stick master Spencer Smith. Who the hell is that? The bearded cutie from Panic! At The Disco. The poor thing has been stuck in suspended animation in

And the latest from the world of nepotism. I am reading a “from the studio” interview 500 word quasi-interview with Kid Rock in Rolling Stone and I am thinking, you

The Usher-Chris Brown tour ain’t happening because Brown is under contract to Live Nation, and Live Nation won’t let it happen. Since Brown’s album stiffed, wouldn’t Live Nation be better

The Georgia based pop culture magazine Paste, after a decade of hard worked, closed today. That kinda sucks. It is like when somebody you knows dies? You keep seeing your

Scott Weiland’s…clothing line This from a man who fell through a hole in the stage last week. Who’s the hottest of hot messes. Like a not so pathetic and hotter

Hot Diggity its like becoming 1982 all over again! Is this good? Is this bad? Lets see, English Beat..Fantastic live one of the best shows Ive seen in ages. New

The Pogues have announced that the dates in the UK this Christmas will be their last CHRISTMAS dates ever. Which suggests that there will a St. Patty’s Day concert (at

This comes under the heading of GREAT GREAT GREAT news. George Clinton has been in the studio with Sly Stone and an album of original recordings is in the can.

Indie girl with the most cake, Jenny Lewis  of Rilo Kiley fame, is now singing with her boyfriend Johnathan Rice, and it is not a stretch to say that the

First off if I could please have all my hardcore peeps just go grab a mocha or something that’d be cool.   Yeah seriously, come back in like 2 min. So

It wasn’t a venue, there was no stage, and the small room wasn’t even packed when they started playing at midnight. But MAYDAY! somehow made it work. The performance was

Nick Black is one of those musicians who shed a light of hope on today’s music scene. He’s talented, addictive, and very impressive. “Let You Go” is a hard, driving

A really amazing cake- covered in fruits and and sugars….made of brick A fantastic dress of satin and sparkle……lined in barbed wire A gorgeous English villa with ivy and lavender……and

It’s hard to remember now, but four years after the Clash screamed “No Stones in 1977”, the Stones were still huge and try as hard as the alt world tried

A plethora of guests have been announced through Golden Voice’s twitter for the Yoko One Band shows on October 1st and 2nd at the Orpheum theater in Los Angeles: Wu-Tang

1. We Used To Wait – The Drums – I gave it to Alyson to review. needless to add I love it. 2. Move Over Darling – Tracey Ullman –

They’re Coming For Me – Madina Lake Just Like Zeus – Jenny And Johnny Skinny Genes – Eliza Doolittle You’re No Good – Frankie Rose And the Outs Bermuda –

I admit that this is an incredible likeness and Madame and all the little Tussauds should be proud of the waxwork figure of Rihanna unveiled yesterday. Rihanna was. However. It

Wow – now this is wins my most stupid offer of the year award. It comes via Yankee Stadium who have this to offer Jay-Z and Eminem fans: “August 31,

This is from Washington Post via brooklynvegan, it’s about Sunday’s rock the bell’s performance by Lauryn Hill in DC: “Okay, so everyone advertised did perform. But it sure was a

Madina Lake, who’s been through a lot in the past few months, came out with a new song called “They’re Coming For Me”, which they finished recording the day of

You can’t really run a music blog if you are only interested in the music, if you don’t care about the process, that would be like running a food blog

The Drums, the pop band from Brooklyn, recently covered Arcade Fire’ s ‘We used to wait’ during a concert. The result gives a new wave feeling to the song: whereas

“Skinny Gene” is a whistling, slap clap dash piece of pure pop that is already a hit in the UK, and with the pretty teen Eliza flashing her gams, might

Bitte Orca is a great album, maybe even better than Mount wadjamacallit, and that was also a pretty fabulous album. So, in theory, I have no problems with an extended

Helen Bach can’t stand Frankie Rose (or the Outs for that matter) but she might be able to get her ears around this terrific cover of the Linda Ronstadt chestnut,

Recovery is an iffy album with a great hit single and an iffy single and a lot of self satisfied dross. When he gets mad, when he Slim Shady’s himself,

Before there was Falu there was… Cornershop: Bollywood, Dance, Sitar, Alt, Dance all mixed up and ready to shop and all well before its time.  Around since 1991, in 1997