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Nicki Minaj Cancels Summer Jam Gig Beyond Whack

When Wu Tang Clan headlined Hot 97 years ago and were pissed at the station, Ol’ Dirty Bastard called them out from the stage, saying he didn’t see why they were there at all since the radio station never played their music. They then proceeded to blow the Continental (now the Izod) down. I know this for sure, I was there.That’s how you respond to a slight (and Wu’s was real, not Minaj’s bullshit whingeing).

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Americana Music Awards Nominees Announced

The Americana Music Awaqrds are interesting as there are only 7 catagories. The most amazing part of it is that very few if any of these nominees are household names. Do I live in America? American I would presume indicates a more ‘country’ flair– but still…

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SNL's Andy Samberg Leaves The Show

There is no fat guy worth mentioning, no black guy worth mentioning, and Kristin Wiig is surreally annoying at least half of the time. The writing often goes from dull to dullard and… I guess that’s it. I like the music, helen doesn’t. And I’ll miss Andy, who is going to the BBC to work on a Britcom!

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Civil War At rock nyc!!!

OK, I’ve had it with co-editor Helen Bach and Chief Writer Alyson Camus. Enough of their guff. In separate posts here today, Helen and Alyson took my soft spots to task and THEY WERE BOTH WRONG!

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Listen Up: 6-6-12

Curtis Mayfield wrote the music and Aretha Franklon starred in the first “Sparkle”, journey r&b guy Harvey Mason Jr wrote and Whitney Houston didn’t even begin to stretch her voice in her back up role to… Jordin Sparks for fucks sake. – Grade: B

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Not With The Band: Rock Death Is Part Of Life

Etta James, Whitney Houston, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn (The Blues Brothers), Donna Summer, Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees), Don Cornelius, Adam Yauch (The Beastie Boys), Tommy Marth (The Killers), Dick Clark, Levon Helm (The Band), Chuck Brown (Godfather of Go-Go), Earl Scruggs, Greg Ham (Men at Work), Davy Jones (The Monkees), Doc Watson, Chris Ethridge (Flying Burrito Brothers), Jim Marshall (guitar amp), Jimmy Ellis (the Trammps), Ronnie Montrose (guitarist), Bob Weston (Fleetwood Mac),…

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Procol Harum's Gary Brooker in Rough Shape

he recently fell in his South African hotel room while on tour and is in serious but stable condition from a fractured skull. A freakin fractured skull!!? At age 67 this is pretty scary stuff. Sadder still that it occurred on his birth date, though reportedly it didn’t occur due to celebration

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Sneak Peaks Week Of June 4th, 2012

What was Rhett Miller thinking of? Did he go, “well, my career ain’t going nowhere any way so I might as well record a newbie and bury it deep on one of the biggest release dates of the year?” What was Saddlecreek thinking of?

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Listen Up: 6-5-12

Off his great Right About Now, the Hill in question is Lauryn and the tell is “We used to kick it in our salad days” before the denounement “where she look like she don’t know me nowadays”. A putdown? No, though there is some pain there. A tribute. Grade: A

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The Royalty “Bartender”Video, Reviewed

the video for “Bartender” showcases the entire band and gives a visual aid to the exceptional skill that can easily be heard in the song. It’s easy for a video to showcase the lead singer’s talent and charm but often the instrumentalists get a little lost in the video.

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The Annenberg Space For Photography's Exhibit ‘Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History 1955 To The Present’

An original documentary film, shot in Los Angeles, New York and England, will also be screened and will feature new photos, interviews and behind the scenes footage with photographers Ed Colver, Henry Diltz, Jill Furmanovsky, Lynn Goldsmith, Bob Gruen, Norman Seeff, Mark Seliger and Guy Webster, as well as appearance by Alice Cooper, Henry Rollins, rock photo collector Michael Ochs among others.

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Smithereens On Tour

I had this friend in the 80’s who used to confuse The Smiths with Smithereens. She also drank alot of peppermint schnapps from the bottle and would spray her hair with lacquer while smoking in the car- I always thought we would explode with one false ash but it never happened.

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Ace Frehley Summer Tour

Must be odd to be a guitarist playing solo when you’re from an infamous band- who sings? KISS still has a huge fan-atic force and the merchandising never ends. Just as recent as last year there was the Monster Mini Golf experience. KISS has more branding than Coca Cola.

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UK Top 10 Albums, June 9th, 2012

Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams foil, is more of a UK phenom than any one this side of Cliff. It isn’t that Take That, or even solo, were all that bad given the genre. Essentially they are exactly what you think they are. It’s that Bieber hadn’t softened the terrain for them, the way he has for One Direction.

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Listen Up: 6-4-12

New Year’s Eve At The Gates Of Hell – Ray Wylie Hubbard, George Reiff – You want insight? God outsources to the devil. You want proof? Hubbard must have sold his soul to someone for this mindblowing Southern country rocker. The album is almost as good – Grade: A

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The Summer Set Releases "Mannequin​"

can just imagine them performing this tune live and having this be the crowd pleaser. It ties the song together and makes it totally unique. The way that the guitars, bass, and drums mesh together make me smile. It feels effortless but still makes an impression.

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Patti Smith "Fuji-san"

It has been 8 years since Smith released new material and I don’t think anyone has been chomping at the bit. She is a pillar of NYC village chic days gone by but the days have gone. She really is CBGBs only no one has shut her down.

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Rock Of Ages The Movie

I don’t like that whole ‘rock god’ thing he’s doing and after that jumping on the sofa on Oprah and psycho babble on Scientology he became more of a freak then a star. This film will not have the comedic appeal that ‘Get Him To The Greek’ had

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Listen Up: 6-03-12

Wild Flag blew em off stage at Radio City last year (Wild Flag blew Bright Eyes off stage at radio City) but this song is a straight up classic rocker with enigmatic lyrics which bring an oil rig accident and a late night party tcrashing together in ways Craig Finn hasn’t yet! – Grade: A+

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Gwar's Oderus Urungus Fur Free

PETA2’s latest ad has Urungus suggesting “a bitter doom on those who fuck with our furry friends”—who he says are humans’ “superiors”—and announces GWAR’s new plan for an all-natural alternative to fur: the pubic hair of prison inmates

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