Soho Johnny

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

Belikos is a 5 piece rock group, with multiple members contributing vocally via song and rapping. The rapping over the gnarly rips of guitar and bass, is quite special, and

I don’t know what Amy is thinking of but if there is a worse idea than Amy’s suggestion that the Libertine and she move in together I have no idea

I was friended by the musician Brindon, the one-man genius behind Melina May, and I was immediately impressed with his talent. “realFAKElove” is a true heartfelt song, with great lyrics

 I dont like Green Day and I’m not afraid to say so.  I have called them punk rock with training wheels.  I have called the old men.  I stood my

You gotta hear.. Gallons to Ounces This soulfully, funky, rock group, based out of Rockville, MD, all met battling against each other during battle of the bands in high school.

I’m Against It. What the hell is this pathetic crap? Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth), Michael Graves (The Misfits), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint), Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult) and Andy

If ‘Tomorrow morning’ is an album about redemption as Mark Oliver Everett said it was, if this album exults what is closed to joy on certain tracks, why does it

Thirty years ago life was pretty simple. Going to school, hanging out with friends, jumping a train to The Village when parents think you’re at a slumber party…borrowing the car

Some people may call Pete a sell out daddy (ahem Helen) But as a die hard Wentz fan I see it as more of a maturing phase. Lets face it

Lets pretend you just spent your  Labour Day Saturday at Randall’s Island megaparty Electric Zoo enjoying one great DJ after anotherm ot your world rocked, then went out to after party and stayed up

1. A New England – Billy Bragg – I was in the middle of a post on Kirsty MacColl and the moral imperative which, because she added a verse and

1. How Long- Ramona. This UK band, who you should look out for coming to the U.S. soon, are great. The soulful Karen Anne on vocals is quite mesmerizing, dragging

I hadn’t written about the swirl of controversy surring the Brit  American Idol knock off “The X-Factor”, despite the Yank version starring Simon Cowell waiting patiently in the wings. Apparently

What could possibly be titled The Has Been and The How Much Longer tour…. UK Tabloid “News of The World” reported “Madonna is absolutely obsessed with Gaga. She thinks she

All Tme Low are doing a swan song tour so to speak Playing very small clubs for a very short while before they bid farwell to obscurity and rocket over

This upcoming labor day weekend, a wild and crazy zoo of music/festival fans, along with many of the top electronic/dubstep acts will be grazing on Randall’s Island all day Saturday

Watching the Emmy’s Sunday night, I couldn’t get past the opening number, the twits from Glee plus Jimmy Fallon, Tina whatsername, and a coupla others  launching “Born To Run” as

1. Fu-Gee-La – The Fugees – The highlight of the officially disappointing former Fugee, former superstar in waitings exproportionately thrilling anticipated live set Sunday, was this song. A reminder of

I don’t know who writes Dirty Projectors press releases but man do they suck. Back on a tour of the States after playing everywhere else for a coupla of months

Apparently itunes overslept and there are no new songs online!! So I bought three I didn’t own and I am not very thrilled. The New Brandon Flowers, “Swallow It” Spits,

Poor Ryan Ross, ripped off on his birthday? Help the kids out.. Seems their van and trailer were stolen in Echo Park CA yesterday. The vehicles were recovered but empty.

How can you sell out every night of a world wide tour and still lose money? Easy, spend on your production much more than you make. Exactly what the poster

In an act  1) larcenous and 2) poorly judged, Sony Music made a deal with the producers of “Glee” whereby the singers/actors received nothing in royalties, according to Page Six.

1. I Don’t Wanna Dance – Hey Monday – Lordy, lordy, this is Paramore redux. 2. Friend Of The Night – Mogwai – Artfelt instrumental and a thing of beauty.

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystems, playing the NME stage at the same time as GNR were (or perhaps weren’t) playing the main stage at the Leeds Fest -is here the

I spent this last Saturday in Clinton Hill, at the all-day Brooklyn Bazaar Block Party hosted by Def Jam’s Danny Simmons and Ghetto Metal Productions. We couldn’t have asked for

Escape The Fate came out with a new song called “Massacre”. This new song will be on the band’s third album. It appears that many people are hating on the

Being completely unfamiliar with the band Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra, I thought it was weird I knew one of their song ‘Kiss the Sky’ featured on their myspace page.

Last night I witnessed the best rock show I have ever seen in all my time down here in North Carolina. Four plus years and The Love Language last night

So NeverShoutNever! released two new music videos for his new songs “Piggy Bank” and “Lovesick”.   So let’s have a look.   “Piggy Bank” The boy sez: The music is good, it

Helen Sez: Move Over Darling by Tracy Ullman Remember this chick had her own show. She was a big hit in the 80s but she disappeared without much fanfare. This sounds

OMG its like new Cramps! That rockabilly sort of punk rock feel I’ve been missing so, so very much. But the best part about it is the lyrics aren’t as

1. Psychedelic Warlord – The Fumes –  I know the type 2. Groove Me (feat Theophilus London) – Massive Balloon – Disco beat of the day? Week? Year??? 3. Monster

Big Day for George Ryan Ross of the Young Veins. You have to adore a kid who steps out of Panic! At the Disco and keeps going. Talented with a

I have a mixed feeling when it comes to mash-ups, they can be funny, original, but, most of the time they destroy the music. Would you accept to mix two

In the annals of unprovable bullshit to sell a book, nothing beats James “Tappy” Wrights claim in his new book that Hendrix was murdered. Wright, roadie to everyone from Presley

“My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women in Hip-Hop.” Premiering Monday (August 30) on BET, the hour long film is the network’s first original music documentary. Female hip hop

It has been some 14 years since I saw Lauryn Hill’s dowdy performance on the “Miseducation” tour at the Theatre At MSG. No reason I can think of for Hill,

Sing along with Bryce.. without the bouncing ball? I have mentioned numerous times the annoyance of being in a bit of teen aged girls SCREAMING tales of heartbreak with the

1. First and foremost they have been signed to Geoff Barrows’ Invada records 2. Geoff Barrows is part of Portishead and Beak. 3. I’ve been gagging for a new Portishead

With all the will in the world, sometimes you just miss a band. Maximum Balloon is Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio and “Groove Me”  is a seriously enormous

Going The Distance – Soundtrack – From the ickie gooey Drew and Dell movie, this is nothing much except Generationals, who I’ve never heard of, are pretty good Tommorow Morning

After writing a ost claiming Wavves as over rated, I caught em at Bowery Ballroom, and, despite drunkenness, tech problems, and a loud mouth drummer, watched them perform the set

1– Taylor Swift has been quoted to me. I died a little 2- Every rapper features another rapper like a giant Co-Op of talent. Rap videos always contain bootie shorts

Nina Diaz (vocals/guitars), Phanie Diaz (drums, yes they are sisters), and Jenn Alva (bass), are three Latina girls from San Antonio, Texas, who play hard and tough like punk rockers.

When Bring Me The Horizon’s new song “It Never Ends” came out, I was excited. When the music video came out, after watching it, I became disgusted. The video consists