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That odd Minstrel (which for years I was grossed out about cuz I thought it was menstrual) with that Dickens like persona. Really what the hell was his deal with that ‘Ye Olde, English’ bit?

The website is actually really cool, this is all fired up in celebration of the reissue and remaster of the film last week. Yellow Submarine was the first and biggest animated film in its day since Disney. For the new version, every frame has been hand-restored

With shots in the beginning and end of the video of Trey(shirtless) on a gurney with a defibrillator on his chest, one assumes that he’s been hurt and that this might explain why he knows what a heart attack feels like

Hmm, this is one landmark I have no interest in seeing and from what I understand you can buy a star. I thought you had to earn it but apparently that’s not the case. There are a limited number created each year and the Class of 2012 had been announced.

On stage, she reminds me a little of Florence Welch without the Stevie Nicks affectations, there is a deep unsettling brrrness to it all and, also, Cyrk II will be released and I’m kinda bumming over that because it means I missed the second album proper tour.

Ruin – Cat Power – The concept of being ruined has never been sexier and set to better purpose than on this incredible new rocker with a blues edge by yet eccentric white woman – Grade: A

Lazzara has such immense talent and I love his voice. Recorded, it’s smooth and intense and engaging. Live, it’s rough and passionate and perfect. The guitars are simple, but that’s why this stripped down, acoustic version is so great.

vinyl is restrained to a very specific audience. Vinyl may not be completely dead but it still survives thanks to a sort of retro-hipster-indie public. A movement cultivating an image, a culture and the nostalgia of this culture, but for how long?

A nice thought at a weird time. Will this start the ‘is Elvis ill’ rumor mill? Nah, its just a Costello quirky tour he seems to always have some sort of angle. The quote “may contain any song I’ve written’ couldn’t be more vague. Doesn’t any concert have the same idea?

The sum was shining though clouds dotted the sky, transportation was easy, with two stages you could see every single set, the VIP is worth every penny and with a little planning you can get front side for every set, the bands were uniformly great, and though I blew off Modest Mouse and Beck, put it down to age not venue.

the only buttons Deadmau5 seems to be pushing a lot are the ones slamming other people (he has some beef with Madonna too), but as I said, it is funny. DJs, who could be called disk jockey if CDs still existed, have this superstar status for reasons that escape me, and that’s why I can’t get enough of his rants about the likes of Guetta and Skrillex.

The song is done so well with such a gentle sense of humour that you cant help but fall for it. I know Carlie Rae Jepson tune is literally EVERYWHERE but what a wonderful surprise to find it done like this

The biggies here are r. Kelly, who owes us a goodie, and Devil Wears Prada who are always good for a ethically cleansing party! Flaming Lips release too much material, enough already. How can we miss you if you don’t go away. As for Maroon 5, the reviews are horrendous which is business as usual for the band.

Why Do I Love You – Franz Alber and Barbara Cook – From one of fave musicals, a tale of love and loss and show biz (and miscegenation) on the Mississippi, and here the dream of true love as operetta Americana Grade: A

Tucker should still be on fire and that’s about as close to the flame as you can get so to call her Thursday, September 27th gig at Mercury Lounge is essentially to state the obvious. I’d camp outside stubhub for this one if I had to.

What saddens me is that they’re still using shock and bad shock at that, for attention. They cannot break the business with their talent (Dahvie seriously, lose Jay-y clean your face and find a band- you are the talent.

this Irving Plaza gig on September 14th (a friday) is a must see though JAMC will probably give My Bloody Valentine a run for their money when it comes to making your ears bleed. The Reid Brothers reid are the last band standing from all those early 1980s trangsressive Scottish bands and the best of them? I wouldn’t argue but I might also hold out for Fire Engine

A very expensive ticket bought on presale begs an answer to the musical question: the Jacksons without Michael, who cares? I DO!!! Taking a look at the setlist and salivate, and at the home of Soul, the Apollo? They should be bringing their A game. Though a Thurrsday so that sucks, but otherwise, we are gonna “Blame It On The Boogie” all night!!!

A whole lot of flip floppin and only 2 new additions to this weeks chart. I find Ed Sheeran annoying,the Bee Gee’s resurrection a bore and well who the heck is allowing Coldplay to even be near a top 10 for this long?

Stooshe? Thats a pretty funky little number that wont make it for a hill of beans in the US. To Euro, not apple pie enough

. The Golden Age – Beck – Depression as movement to inertia, this masterpiece of loneliness and ennui doesn’t circle back on itself, it closes the curtain and lies on its back, staring at the sun draining the color out of everything – Grade: A+

This irritating radio-bound tune is nothing short of a disaster that feels temporary and sickening. It’s held together by tape; it’s for teenyboppers and teenagers with no sense of self to say “THIS IS MY FAVOURITE SONG!”

Ice-T has a weird life journey, from gangster rap to reality TV show character with his wife in ‘Ice Loves Coco’, to now documentary maker.

I don’t know how this happened but that was the risk of the game, after being such a commodity for commercials and ads of any nature, may be corporations thought they could freely use any Black Keys song, because at the end who would be able to see the difference?

We’ve hated Billy Corgan for so long and for so hard, it is almost a knee jerk reaction. The truth of the moment is that the man who called himself one of the greatest musicians ever, misjudges his gifts and it leads him to completely lack quality control. Still, this is a good Smashing Pumpkin album. all sonic textured guitars and Billy’s dispensable whine. If you were a fanatic and have been disappointed in the past, this will bring you round. if not, it lacks the one great song it needs to take it over the top – Grade: B

Where Have You Been (Calvin Harris Extended remix) – Rihanna – Calvin Harris returns to the scene of the crime. Same artist, same album song not as food but not bad. The remix is like something holding it from one end, somebody from the other and streeeetching – Grade: B+

Bieber is about the teen gals not about the dancefloor and he can’t mature if he can’t provide more songs like “Die In Your Arms” -he needs the money shot whether he is 18 or 28. And he doesn’t have it nearly often enough here.