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One of the finest guitarists to ever plug in, Bill Nelson is also one of the most reluctant axe heroes of his era. From 1974 to 1978, Bill wrote all […]

I am stunned. At one minute and eight seconds, Brian Wilson’s truly re-imagined  version of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” (An instrumental)  is the second best version I have ever

Willie Nelson Neil Young John Mellencamp Dave Matthews Kenny Chesney Norah Jones Jason Mraz Jeff Tweedy Band of Horses The BoDeans Amos Lee Robert Francis There it is right there

Hurley’ Jorge Garcia, the future cover man for Weezer’s next album, gave his 5 Weezer songs to the Orange County weekly: 5. ‘Buddy Holly’ because it is the first one

Hot Damn more sports but this one all the bettersortaThe annnual NFL Kick Off Concert has been announced September 9thTo take place at Jackson Square before the Saints face the

I hope they do release the miserable scum who killed Lennon and punished the entire world from decades of music as well as ending the lives of the great man.

This is one people don’t get about rock nyc: we can hate the sinner but love the sin. Kanye West is our best living rap artist but he is an

If you’re a huge fan of Miss May I, aren’t you in for a great surprise. If you go to their Facebook page and become a fan, you can see

1. My Own Adventure – Oh  My God – Now I can get away from the dreadful video, this is a great slice of classic rock with an underpinning of

Of the big three newish chicks  ready to take over the world of dance music the pecking order goes like this. Lady Gaga MIA Rihanna Rihanna sells more than MIA

I have no problems with this story. Filmakers Randall Miller and Jody Savin, have secure the music rights and gotten the green light to make a bio of the late

I seem to be in the minority as a woman who adores watching sports. I love baseball. I love football but I don’t like basketball. Why? Cuz the sneaker squeaking

This pic of Lady Gaga and Justin Tranter of Semi Precious Metals at Lolapalooza (taken off brooklynvegan) but I am not sure what it is. Lemmee think. Too much coke

Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’ has beaten Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ this week! 156,000 copies sold for ‘The Suburbs’ in the US against ‘only’ 152,000 for ‘Recovery’. Well it’s only for this week,

1. Love The Way You Lie – Eminem 2. Dynamite – Taoi Cruz 3. Mine – Taylor Swift 4. California Gurl – Katy Perry 5. I Like It – Enrique

Boy George compared Lady Gaga’s “I use cocaine occasionally” comment in Vanity Fair to his own claims of bi-sexuality: “Isn’t saying you’re an ‘occasional’ drug taker a bit like saying

Back in the late 90s, I went to see, I think it was, New Edition at Radio City Musi Hall, and Aaliyah, riding the Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number

I am not a vegetarian. I am a vegan. Vegans have cast out any products that are from animal source or influence. I am living proof that without these components

Yesterday, Bajah and The Dry Eye Crew did a free show in Hudson Square. After my first exposure to this reggae style dance hall , rap group hailing from Sierra

Helen Sez: Courtney Love used to be cool but now shes such a pig I want to punch her in the face. So here’s the latest.. she said the estate

Lost in the Trees,… what an intriguing name and what an amazing band from Chapel Hill! The seven members try a lot of things, and seeing two acoustic and electric

I was friended by joseph james on Myspace and once i hit the first song the only thing I could say was “wow”. He’s more than incredible- he’s…outstanding. A UK

Yeah, like I said… I didn’t like the band name so I moved on with my life but, almost on a whim, I picked up the Black Lips blues punk

John Wetton is as nomadic of a musician as they come. From his early seventies stint with the criminally underrated British band Family to his baffling eventual mainstream success with

You’ve heard of the 24 hour news cycle? Good. Now forget about it and welcome to the 24 hour life cycle. Everything is moving at the speed of sound. This

Chiodos is about to release their first non Craig Owens recording. If you recall I got all choked cuz Owens left the band and became this weak sissy. I don’t

I saw Awake!Sirens! on Myspace, immediately friended him, and knew that I had to listen. “Heartbreak” is so wonderfully catchy and very unique. I haven’t really heard anything truly like

The entire soundtrack of ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the world’, which was released yesterday, can be streamed at Spinner and the list of the artists who have participated is impressive: beside

T.I. told Complex he got nothing from his time in jail due to Weapons Possessions. “When I was goin’ through it (prison stint), I really felt like it added insult

Happy Birthday Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. How did I end up such a huge fan of a hairy, pirate looking, flute playing weirdo I have no idea. The filthy

Happy Birthday Ben Gibbard. I’m a late comer to Death Cab For Cutie. I never really dug that whole whining prick heart on my sleeve “Follow you into the Dark’

Long haired and bearded Thom Yorke performed an acoustic version of a new Radiohead song ‘Give Up the Ghost’ at the Big Chill Festival last Friday. It was not the

We got this from our fave singer-songwriter Jack Phillips. Hits me as a must see if you’re in the area… I’m planning on the September 10th gig.

The guitar behnd James Brown on, according to Pitchfork, songs like”Soul Power”, “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine”, and “Super Bad”, -in other words prime 70s Brown.

Yup, that’s what they used to call God’s gift to muzak, the incomparable brother sister team of Richard and Karen Carpenter. There is a new biography about Karen by Randy

Circle The Drain – Katy Perry – Well now, another dog off the album. This is the one about her ex Travis McCoy. She lays into him and it doesn’t

I was very sorry to hear about Fantasia Barrino’s apparent attempted suicide by drug overdose, according to MTV. Fantasia wasthe winner of American Idol  Season Three -the only season I

Oh dear, boys will be boys. But hang tight cuz these are my boys. Alesana Shawn Milke and Dennis Lee are the poster boys of this house. So its with

Downloaded 8 songs from ITunes. Noticed that I didn’t say 8 “new” songs. Of the 8, 2 are older songs, 2 are re-makes. Here’s my list…. Home – Dream Theater.

The good surprise of the show at the Troubadour on Sunday night was the opening band Grouplove, a five-piece band of young and extremely enthusiastic musicians, which captivated the public

Two Brooklynites, Mercy and Pete Hype, once on solo musical paths, linked up, had unremarkable onstage chemistry and never looked back.. They are alt/rock band, Riot !n Paris, but each

As rock nyc youngest writer, Mary Magpie, recently noted, there are reasons why some people consider Jimi Hendrix the greatest guitarist ever. I personally think Are You Experience? is the

I was myspace friended by Legend&Progress, and was excited to listen. “Breanne” sounds like something right off of a soundtrack for “Harold and Maude”, or some indie film, or “Juno”

Greatest concert I’ve ever seen? Maybe not but way way up there, was Peggy Lee opening for Mel Torme at Carnegie Hall, in the mid-90s. She was sick and she

Young the Giant may be a Grimm Brothers’ story, but it is also the new moniker the band formerly named The Jakes has chosen at the beginning of this year,

Remember The Streets “When You Wasn’t Famous” about how easy it is to pull civilian girls when you are famous, but when you go after a famous chick, it’s like

Fresh off their ONE STAR review from Rolling Stone Magazine (making them immediate heroes to rock nyc), Those fun guys 3oh!3 are touring this autumn. They are GREAT live. Their energy

This post makes me twice as happy. I get to combine two of my favorite things. Weezer and Jackass. Sometime I have the mentality of a 14 year old boy