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A Merry Christmas To U2

Written by Phil Spector along with Brill Building giants Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, Bono has he work cut out for him trying to match Darlene loves heartwrenching take , that it has become a holiday staple in this version is purely because only a band with the heart and sincerity could even try to match it

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A Margaret Mullen Christmas

My daughters are in fourth grade now and to see the BELIEF in their eyes and to hear the EXCITEMENT in their stories is priceless. I never questioned how Santa Claus came while there were still adults present but my daughters did. I lie more during the holidays than any other time of year.

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The Twelve Days Of rock nyc Christmas

It’s back and worse than ever! Yes, you remember when Helen and Mary used to write this for us but then they stopped because the dynamic duo got sick of it but since they are both enjoying their vacation and I alone am responsible for the next EIGHT DAYS!, I’m am resurrecting it. With any luck no one will read this because it sucks

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Classic Rock 2007, "How Gene Simmons Stole Christmas"

I’m amazed at how much I write about KISS and Gene Simmons. I’m not a fan and I think it may be that I am really stunned at how all these years after their career peaked they have remained so much in the spotlight and oddly relevant. I also have never cut and paste an entire piece before and I aint gonna lie- I feel sorta lazy for doing so.

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rock nyc's Christmas Vacation

I would like to thank all our readers, while we are small, we have had over a million readers over the years and we have done this simply through the writing, no faking readership or viewers, and I appreciate you spending your time with us.

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Morrissey Album By Album

By now everybody must be sick of rock nyc’s obsessive writing about Morrissey. I am nearing the end of his biography and you can expect at least one more “Morrissey In Segments”. But before that I thought I’d take a sprint down the solo albums, and review and grade em.

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Elvis Costello: Growing Up Angry!!!

you can tell the strength of a Costello album from the outtakes. ‘Watching The Detectives’ and ‘Radio Radio’ from My Aim Is True. The superb ‘Big Tears’ and ‘Tiny Steps’ from This Year’s Model. The weak ‘Talking In The Dark’, the awful ‘Wednesday Week’ and the touching ‘My Funny Valentine’ from Armed Forces. From the Get Happy!! sessions in Holland, a splendidly rewritten ‘Clowntime Is Over’ and a cover of Van McCoy’s ‘Getting Mighty Crowded’.

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Randy Blythe memoir, 'Dark Days: My Tribulations and Trials'

Blythe was being treated unfairly by the mainstream media, the Czech government and even the US governmental agencies who basically left him to his own accord. It was a great lesson in justice and when all was said and done, Blythe was a free man. The financial toll on his band Lamb of God was huge.

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New Wave Artists As Time Goes By

Most of the artists have put away the heavy makeup and Aqua Net of the 80s and let their more natural selves shine through (though not all: Martha Davis, Marc Almond, Anabella Lwin, Chrissie Hynde, Peter Murphy, and Siouxie Sioux are still sporting plenty of eyeliner).

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Worst Decade Ever? The 1980s

I remember the 1980s as one long nightmare, never ending, never pleasant, buying the new Costello album and discovering it was Spike, being so broke I couldn’t afford a gyro before work, contemplating suicide on a daily basis and no fucking music to get excited about.

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Lily Allen's "Somewhere Only We Know" Reviewed

I saw her at T5 in 2008 and thought she was really cool and Sandie Shaw of herself and if the cover of Keane’s innocuous “Somewhere Only We Know” is her second step back (she did the Pink duet last year), it isn’t a bad one at all.

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Devil Wears Prada's, Mike Hranica Author

The 53 page book (that’s a very short, short story) is limited to 1818 (how appropriate as its the DWP album title) copies and there is a bundle for $25 that gets you a t-shirt and gets your book autographed.

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Morrissey AutoBiography, America Waits

Excerpts and photo’s leaking proclaim that the book is full of snarky Morrissey-isms and really who would expect anything less? Youre giving the ultimate self loathing narcissist (hell yes that can exist!) a pen and a book deal and I’m surprised it’s not in volumes.

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My Favorite Rock And Roll Decade

Not just because of punk rock but mostly because of punk rock. I know it’s a cliché but punk rock changed my life as much as ,say, the Lebanese Civil War or my father’s death changed my life. I went from being a music fan to a music fanatic. I have lived and breathed music ever since 1977

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W. T. Schultz's Signing At Skylight Books, Saturday October 12th 2013

I pointed out I have talked to people who don’t believe it was a suicide! He seemed to be more and more pissed off, probably already regretting to have come to LA to argue with this crazy woman… What can I say, you can’t sell me stabbing in the chest as a current form of suicide, and Schultz was particularly mad at me because I wasn’t impressed by his Scheinin interview.

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Kim Fowley Signing At La Luz De Jesus, Saturday October 5th 2013

Listening to him and his non-stop flow of words, you could have imagined this guy doing about anything, touching elbows with the greatest but staying weird enough to be at the edge of mainstream culture. He looked like a cross between John Waters and Kenneth Anger, this kind of iconoclastic and colorful character who rarely exists anymore these days

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A Family Member Speaks About Schultz's 'Torment Saint'

As ‘Torment Saint’ continues to receive rave reviews and to be quoted everywhere as if it was the bible bringing new revelations, I continued to dig into it and find inconsistencies, discrepancies with previous reports. Of course, this is based on what I know about the case, and most people don’t pay attention to important details, which makes Schultz successful in his demonstration toward suicide

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Interactive John Lennon Bermuda Tapes App

There is also an interactive element to the app in which the user can visit a disco. A freakin disco? We all know John was big in the dance scene so that makes perfect sense. I just find the entire project disturbing on every level. Even the charity aspect cannot lessen the sour on this one

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Dumpster Diving For Moz, Morrissey Autobiography Found ?

there was some speculation as to my sexuality. What was it? Where did I keep it? I can say now that the whole idea is obscene, as a devout vegetarian. I would not have sexual intercourse with a pig or a chicken. Why, then, should I wish to do so with a man or a woman, since human beings and animals are equal?

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Eric Burdon's Memoirs "Breatheless"

A life that many will envy and most would avoid! I’m extremely fortunate, at age 71, to look back on my life and write down some of the incredible things that have happened to me. In the day-to-day life of a traveling musician, it’s easy to miss so many details. The world goes by at high-speed; it will take your breath away

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The Doors 'Unhinged' by John Densmore

He gripes allot in his new book (from all accounts) and well decades and decades later does anyone really want to hear the sobbing of a former band great? Not really. Most people want to hear about the antics and mechanics of ‘classic’ bands

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Meet Me In The Tweet Seats

Just this past October I was able to to Tweet that Silverstein was playing a sub par venue- they responded to my statement with their own of explanation. Nifty huh?

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Facebook A Favorite With Musicians

Facebook ate MySpace and spit it back up and bands realizing that have really spruced up their pages adding loads of content and info. Recommend.ly an online research page has some interesting statistics. Musicians and bands seem to have the most ‘likes’ or ‘fans’

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Neil Young Speaks, "Waging Heavy Peace"

Young has always been pretty up front with his thoughts on business and politics and seems to be on a soapbox most of the time. The book provide an honest approach to telling the story in his own voice

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Lonnie Donegan "Godfather of British Rock", New Biography

We in the States weren’t privy to his work but any fan of rockabilly did enough searching to find him. His twangy ‘skiffle’ ushered the UK into a new sound mixing jazz and hillbilly. He has been given name checks in interviews and acceptance speeches from everyone from Jack White to Roger Daltry and his legend lives on.

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"I Miss The Man I Never Met", Neil D Thompson

I feel gipped for not being born in that time. To be part of that scene would’ve been insanely cool. Hearing stories about it makes my eyes light up, and a bit green with envy. I’ve heard to much bad about it; the drugs, the violence, and the hatred seems scary and dangerous.

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Rock and Roll and Reading

Music titles or band names assist in creating a time stamp on a books scenery. Considering each decade has musical representation it adds to the character of written word plus if you have the skill you can hum out the tune as you read

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"Motown: The Musical," Broadway Details

Motown;The Musical will open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013. There ya go, its official and with no one swinging from the ceiling or being shot out of cannons we can be fairly confident the opening will not be delayed.

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