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reviewing the new MIA mixtape, Spin wrote: “And on the banging “Illy Girl,” she gives shout outs to Michael Jackson’s […]

1. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening 2. Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back 3. Shelby Lynne – Tears, Lies

What will become of Spiderman now his second lead acrtress, Natalie Mendoza who performs the role of Arcachne, has left

Yes, I live such a huge cultural life I have actually seen (and own the soundtrack to) “By Jeeves”. So

No messing: the end of the first act, when Spiderman battles Green Lantern, every promise Julie Taymor has made as

Merry X-mas to all!! (Even though I didn’t even realize it was Jesus/Santa’s birthday until about an hour ago.) Regardless,

It’s Christmas, and we need a Christmas song, what about the best one ever… what about ‘Fairytale of New York’

Do you want a Christmas with Fitz and the Tantrums? They have released a song for this special day, and

Stuntman, Spiderman double, actor, 30 foot faller and the luckiest actor alive Chris Tierney isstill in hospital but is recuperating

Written in the 1500s and rewritten the 1850s before being translated into English, “Good King Wincelas” has always hit me

Arcade Fire – Naughty – Wim Butler is the Mr. Burns of rock. A creepy crawly who always ends up

“Merry Christmas Darling”, a 1970 tune, is one of a handful of “contemporary” Xmas melodies one can’t avoid hearing in

Sure, “Christmas In Harlem” is a great song. As good as “Christmas On Riverside Drive”? ” It’s A Big Country”?

1. Christmas On riverside Drive – August Darnell – It brings a calypso Christmas to Harlem and the spirit of

Of all the stories that give and give and give, the Spiderman On Broadway never stops giving. So as we

By 1988 I had quit writing rock criticism, was working at an advertising agency, and had completed two full length

Folks. JINGLE A CHUNK ‘O CHANGE and contribute  to some worthy musical causes this holiday season. Here are a few

There is something I kinda like about Chris Martin. Not the music of course. That’s just awful. But he seems

Spiderman: Turned To Dark. The show has been cancelled by State officials till stringent new rules are put in effect.

Wow, this professor seems as mean as rock nyc is. In part of a rant on “n+1” Robert Nevin sent

Taking Back Sunday is looking for attention so lets do it. To release a holiday song the week of  Christmas

In Interview magazine there is a new interview of Conor Oberst, which allows us to know a little bit more

Here we go, troubled, dangerous, and, lest we forget, lousy music, Broadway musical “Spinderman: Turn Out The Dark” had another

Music magazines are like 5 bucks a pop.  They’re glossy they’re crusted with advertising for Axe and stuff.  Crap falls

 HENDRICKS sez… “Vince is what you call a piano player.  That’s different from a pianist.  A pianist can play

  It could change by tomorrow but for right now right this second here it is.   Christmas songs either

So the side project of Story of The Year,   The Fuck Off and Die’s have a holiday offering.  I like it!

The “troubled” “aerially impaired” “musically boring” and yet, cmon guys, it’s Julie Taymor, ‘Spiderman:Turn Off The Dark: Bono and Edge

X, the famous LA punk band has been around for 33 years and, tonight, they are performing a special show

Well now down at the trailer park when the boys get out of the plant they head on over to

If you thought Jack Blacks animated Drummer Boy Peace On Earth sucked… you ain’t seen nothing yet. I love Will

Funniest article of the week. Judy Berman on Flavorwire’s “Stereotyping You By Your Favorite Album of 2010”. Not for nothing

I  was watching ‘Wishful Drinking’ the one-woman show Carrie Fisher did for HBO, in which she exposed her whole life,

Why does Dan Aquilante have a job? In a typically godawful review of  Michael, Aquilante shamed himself yet again. “…But

Jon Parales had this to say about the nervously anticiaped first post-humous MJ album: “his posthumous career will not be

Remember these guys?  Remember when Stipe looked healthy if not cute?  And remember the ‘unibrow’…. sorta sets me back longing

With all the joy of a naval exercise in the Pacific, the precise, fast moving, snapshot of the Hot 100

1. Hey Soul Sister – Train 2. California Gurl – Katy Perry 3. Love The Way You Lie – Eminem

Pitchfork has an interview of Circle Jerks’ Keith Morris and Burning Brides’ Dimitri Coats who are now in the new

Los Campesinos. Now theres a band name I never thought I would type.  Artsy hipster time.  But I found some

 Billboard’s artist of the year? Well done to the Gaggy one. 　 But may I please beging the backlash

Ever see a new song and get all stoked cuz its one of your favorite performers and you weren’t expecting

I love Stephen Holden, he is a great critic, and his review of Rufus Wainwright mentioned some things I didn’t

Christgau needs to cut the word count on his new Consumer Guide. And he also needs to rethink the entire

1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2. The Black Keys, Brothers 3. Elton John and Leon Russell, The

01 Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy02 Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest03 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs04 LCD Soundsystem –

You gotta hand it to the bore boys of rock Pitchfor, their “Worst Album Covers Of 2010: is a who

The band Bayside have released a Christmas song that actually is fantastic.   Its hard to believe the sexy hardcore

”Next time you’re watching one of those stately period films — the kind where aristocrats in splendid, elaborate costumes parade

Early in the “Radio Happy Hour” Saturday afternoon, a live variety show not actually being produced for radio, I could