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Further to Alyson’s post where she notes, not inaccuately, that Prince has become a fruit loop, arrives news that deeply religious Jehovah’s Witness Prince wears a disguise and goes door […]

I will miss Christgau’s Consumer Guide more than you can believe. Here is his review of LCD Soundsystem’s This Is Happening off his final Consumer Guide after 41 years. When

1) Christgau is the best writer I’ve ever met and I met Lester Bangs and Cameron Crow to name but two. 2) I hope he maintains his rock and roll

March 2010, according to good looking, multi-milli Casablancas.. I can’t wait though honest, I thought Julian’s solo album was magic so I care but not that much. ps? i feel

Do you live in London? Do you like Vampire Weekend? XFM, a radio station that focuses on alternative music, gives you the chance to spend a little time with them

I took this pic off Brooklynvegan because a) it is a terrific pic b) i don’t much like the band so it fits my sense of irony c) er… that’s

Prince is officially getting old or insane or both. In an exclusive interview he gave to the British Newspaper the Mirror, he has declared that the internet was completely over,

Debatably, but not by me, the greatest rock critic of them all, the unparralled Robert Christgau, has ended his Christgau’s Consumer Guide. The last best piece of music criticism in

Because I consider Solange Knowles -Beyonces kid sister, a superstar in waiting, news that she had a “mini breakdown” working on her new album is HUGE because SHE IS WORKING

1. I Can Change – My alarm clock, I awake to it every day 2. Drunk Girls – I prefer the Holy Ghost remix. 3. All My Friends – That’s

I spent all weekend working on a short story called “Delirious”. A sorta negative remembrance of my Mom. I printed it and stuck it in a draw along with a million

Listen up Rockstars- Just cuz I was away doesnt mean you have to be uninformed. Last week was the official release date for Shinobi Ninjas second official EP “The Video

Trent Reznor used to be one of the sexiest beasts in rock and roll.  Now? Well, he is starting to look alot like Andrew Dice Clay. So whats Mr Nine

Words out 10 more Lillith Fair Dates are cancelled. Yup go ahead and blame the economy if it makes you happy (as seems to be the trend) but the truth

Ok so we’ve been sent photos of recording sessions We have been shown both men wearing head phones, I even saw microphones! Accordnig to the kids Twitter the band has

Rockers arent insured by their employers.  The record companies dont sit them down and signing day and say, we’re going to offer you this HMO… But bass player Matt Leone

Happy Birthday Nick O’Malley! Who the hell is that? Why he’s the smokin’ hot bassist of The Arctic Monkeys. Its days like this that make me realize how old I

As much as Rolling Stone is slagged for being a bunch of fat cat out of touch wind bags, we really need to take a moment to slap Alternative Press.

The world is a harsh place. Seriously we have millions of words in languages and dialects that can circle the globe. Yet still We come up with these whacked out

I am seconds away from buyin the new scissor sister… fuck, i got it wrong again… it is excellent modern disco… i’m streaming it on aol… i need to own

1. The Big Picture – Takes FOREVER to get going. 2. Theme To Pinata – As above, start fucking singing 3. I Watched You Taking Off – Like hearing a

An open letter to Conor Oberst. Conor, I agree but not so. Why can’t people deal with ambiguity. This is an ambigious subject. If people wanna sneak through the border

1. Eminem – ‘Recovery’ 2. Scissor Sisters – ‘Nightwork’ 3. Alicia Keys – ‘The Element Of Freedom’ 4. Plan B – ‘The Defamation Of Strickland Banks’ 5. Oasis – ‘Time

1. Katy Perry – ‘California Gurls’ (feat. Snoop Dogg) 2. B.o.B – ‘Airplanes’ (feat. Hayley Williams) 3. Kylie Minogue – ‘All The Lovers’ 4. Enrique Iglesias – ‘I Like It’

James Cameron and the Black Eyed Peas? What a strange combination I first thought. Cameron, the super-billionaire mega-director with a temper is going to make a 3D concert documentary about

I have already talked about The Flaming Lips’ cover of ‘The Wall’, and you could say it is a band that certainly dares to touch the untouchable, the sacrosanct of

Lily Allen, the girl with a finishing act longer than the performance, played her penultimate performance openng for Jay-Z in London Sunday night. In front of Beyonce and Madonna and

So where was I? In my mind the story is complete. A man in his late twenties is just released from jail and he is walking across 2nd avenue on

It is always a blast hanging with rock nycer Woody Fuller and never more so than when Fuzzy G is taking the stage. On Saturday the stars alligned and Fuzzy

Although they had some exposure in movies and series, I don’t know how famous the 88 are now, I have known them since 2003, and was immediately seduced by the

1. Winter Keep Us Warm – Jack Phillips – The strangest thing about running a music site is how often you run into phenomenal songwriters you’ve never hard of. This

When Iman asked me to review the song ‘The World’ by Brad Paisley, I thought, what? Brad Paisley, the country guy? I was vaguely remembering his name,… isn’t he really

Happy Independence Day. The day on which founding architects and rivals Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died was, coincidentally, the anniversary of the day America was birthed. Jump ahead:

Since the Arizona’s controversial immigration law was announced, many artists and bands have signed on Zack de la Rocha’s The Sound Strike to boycott the state, as Helen and Iman

The four-piece UK natives Boy Jumps Ship was suggested for those who like Twin Atlantic, and being a fan, I looked up their Myspace. “Backstays and Halyards” is unlike any

When I got my new AP Magazine, in the unsigned bands of the month section, the band The Girlfriend Season caught my attention. I decided to check them out on

After hearing tons and tons of good reviews of the band IWrestledABearOnce, I decided to check them out and instantly regretted it. “You Ain’t No Family” is the first song

Iman’s main man Connor Oberst wants to throw down his 99 cents on the whole Arizona boycott isssue- so here ya go, totally ripped off of punk news.. but its

Mathew and Mary Warped 2009 Nathan Leone, brother of Matthew Leone, updated his blog with interesting news. Matthew is making good progress and on July 16th, will have surgery so doctors can re-apply the

Sexy Beast Jerry Only lead scream of the infamous horror punk band The Misfits is quite the patriotic dude… sorta. Apparently it has been a dream of his to perform

John Waite, that shaggy haired front man of hit makers The Babys celebrates his…..get this..56th birthday today July 4. With the mega hit “Missing You”, I cant think this song

So how stoked are we that Warped Tour crashes in to Hartford CT one week from today?  Insanely.  What has become THE music event of our year has us seeing

and as soon as unpack my truckload of crap… I’ll bring cool back to rocknyc…stay tuned hipsters…

Alyson namechecked Kitten in her Saint Motel review yesterday, so I went in search. Not bad at all. “Don’t Kill The Light” – a demo is pop rock indieishness of

I took my ex, Marie Lynn’s, name off the masthead because she hadn’t written for us in over a year. I don’t think she noticed!! But she did call me and

1. Sink/Let It Sway – SSLYBY – Wait out for the handclaps at the end. 2. Stupid Grin – Dragonette – Electronic Heaven 3. Power – Kanye West – Backing

All American girl – Carrie Underworld – I really don’t like her too much but this song, it’s perfect. I know precisely what Carrie means, it’s a dream of a

Irene Diamond is a friend of a friend and before I tell you about her well produced dance rock, I’ll tell you two other things. 1) My former assisant Gillian

Lana Mir sounds rapturous. “Every song is very specific and has a very specific vibe and every song is different and individual. If you were to listen to a song