Only in 1978 UK, could the cruffy, poppy post-punk Rich Kids be considered a sell out. This is their greatest memoment, a flavorful burst of excitement and melody that charted well and though we were upset at the same, the keyboards on the middle 9 and the chanted, handclapped bridge, give it a contemporary feel even today – Grade: A
there is no real frontwoman as Carrie shared the stage with Mary Timony, battling her legs apart with roaring guitars, affronting her, in the middle of the stage several times during the show, in front of Janet Weiss’ tireless and powerful drumming
Great voice and for a bit he sorta resembled Brooke Shields in ‘his day’ he was able to cross over some amazing sounds. Such a fabulous voice that Culture Club were able to rise above the gender bending role.
When they appeared on stage, bathed in a warm gold light, sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg on guitar and keyboard, seemed to come from another time with their long auburn hair, sparkling gypsy-folk dresses and cowboy boots
about the malfeasance of using the deads image and persona without their approval. If 2Pac had said: “when I am dead, make a hologram of me and singalong to it…” OK. Do it. If he hasn’t I think it is a terrible idea. The dead person, TPac, can’t control how he is being used, it is a scary, nasty thing. In my story, it is taken to an extreme.
Wasn’t Taylor Swift supposed to have a role in Les Miserables? She doesn’t have a real acting experience, as she just played a very short role in some stupid comedy called ‘Valentine’s day’…
If you can get over Kathleen Edwards dating castrato Justin Vernon for a moment, or that he produced her excellent 2012 album Voyageur, you might agree with me that as indie folkies go, Kathleen is the one to beat. That is, if she nails it on Saturday at Webster Hall.
I found it annoying the few times I have seen it with some of the most horrid stereotypes, yet for some reason it has a huge following. The season finale is fast approaching and the soundtrack is quite fitting
This is Train’s sixth album and I haven’t liked one song so far. Before I realized their new single “Drive By” was them, I didn’t HATE IT. I hate it now. Worse songs? “This’ll Be My Year” and “50 Ways To Say Goodbye”. Grade:C-
Rumor has it the Gordy boys are about done -they haven’t performed together this year. So this may well be the last chance to see them. Apparently they are arguing over money (of course)
Dizzy Spells – Wesley Wolfe – Wesley has a new seven inch and pne side of a Schooner album, and I’ll get to it. But this obscurity off some comipiliation abum is new to me and it proves again how Wesley nreaths music like living. Highlight: the synth on the break. Grade: A
I eagerly clicked the link and turned up the volume. I waited and waited for the hook, the thing that would make me fall in love, like every other MCS song. However, that moment never came.
Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Chris Cross and Warren Cann make up the 1980’s band Ultravox They haven’t done a darn thing in twenty eight years. But for some reason they decided to gather up and record once again.
The American Bandstand show was a thrill for me, but while what I remembered was Johnny not bothering to lipsynch but wandering around the audience, it is worth noting what a perfect host Dave Clark was. Johnny was used to the likes of Bill Grundy sassing him, Dave’s charming host, allowing his entire audience on stage for “Careering” as good a way to remember the man as any.
Imagine for one mioment that instead of buying tickets from Ticketmasterm they were stealing tickets from Ticketmaster. TM would close down shop until they found a solution. The truth is, what does TM? Indeed, they have their own broker company Ticketsnow.
‘Hopefully, different artists are able to bring out their favorite artists. Hopefully, we can see Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye. Let’s see what happens.’
There is nothing more annoying that a faked out British accent, well nothing unless you try to mimic a Beatle. This is the most garage band version of a song I have heard in a great while. This is almost an atrocity
The band is currently trying to raise money to be able to finish recording their first full length album, and it is difficult to resist to the quirky video for their song ‘Welcome Home’ posted on their fundraising page.
These two needed Coachella to interact, but it’s difficult to know whether he was kidding or being serious! He would have to work very hard on his electro-dance-pop to give some kind of substance to a Katy Perry album, but may be she actually would use a little less auto-tune?
a nightmare deal that got the previous management of Live Nation booted and for damn good reason. As rock nyc wrote over a month ago. Madonna bundled the new album with ticket sales (built into the price of the ticket, hahahahaaaaaaa)
‘I always get injured but I never get an injury where I can’t get back on the board,’ he said at the time. ‘Remember we had the nine stitches? That didn’t mean we couldn’t skate the next day, so we skated the next day.’
A Woman Left Lonely – Janis Joplin – When it came to recording Pearl, Janis was attempting to go back to the way she sang at the begining. On stuff life the verses in “Bobby McGee” and the verses here, which for all their immesaurable power, are relatively subdued. Grade: A
Ok calm down, I am already seeing you screaming at the screen of your computer, yelling bullshit,…. But it is what it is, a study based on last.fm… The problem is that I hardly use last.fm, tons of people do, but many don’t
Iman and I were sad it would never return. Well now, looks like there has been a change of heart. The UK Daily Star revealed that James Buckley (who plays the role of Jay Cartwright) let the cat out of the bag. The boys will return and either be at college or with job.
Vocalist Franky Perez (Scars on Broadway), guitarists Dave Kushner and Dave Warren, bassist Scott Shriner (Weezer) and drummer Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age), making PusherJones a good candidate for the term ‘supergroup’.
An oddly anonymous coffee table book which includes an excellent introduction by one Jimmy Page as well comments by the likes of Pete Townsend and many others.
Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Deborah Harry, Willie Nelson, Michael Moore (ha! Covering Dylan!) UNKLE, Mogwai, Ladytron, Joan Baez & Steve Earle, Ani DiFranco, Thievery Corporation, Thee Oh Sees, Tom Morello as well as many emerging artists.
Mental disorders are no less serious than physical disorders, in fact, they can be interchangeable as pop star Demi Lovato bravely battled an eating disorder and self harming finally seeking help in 2010. The best part about this stint in rehab is she has not dwelled on it or used it as a soapbox, she shoots from the hip spreading positifvity and has become a role model to many.
This is a UK only tour which sucks, right? I think they’d have to replace Smokie, maybe Gilbert O’Sullivan, but I see no reason why this couldn’t fill 3000 seat arenas here.
With the exception of “Hairspray” has sucked from one end of the long white way to the other. Here is what is coming out: read e, and weep. The grades are for the movie not the musical
Run to your local record shop and support their efforts- if you can find one cuz I certainly cannot. Luckily this tune is also digital cuz if it was only on that vinyl well none of us would have heard it yet, right?
to want Rihanna to be a good girl is beyond ridiculous. When I was her age I was fucking insane and I had no money either.If I had what she had,, I’d have done what she does
Three tween hearthrobs in the heart of the list. Gotyea quit hit wonder -I think so but then I thought the Surthymics were one hot wonders. A new Nicki, Kelly and Katy still hanging around… and Rida. Which leaves a Canadian American Idol.
Wow, Lionel Richie, well done: see, Madonna, you can’t go around BUYING the # 1 spot, eventually people catch on. Congrats to Monica, it is a terrfic album and deserves its success.
Old And Gray – Maps And Atlases – I haven’t really heard these art damaged English hipsters before, but they have a new album, this is the lead, and it is a big song. The sort of weirdly of-melody vocal you expect from Dorty Projectors, but even catchier. Grade: A
Levon Helm is gone at 71 years old.. the drummer of one of the greatest done too soon…
The solution is simple: tell ticketmaster they have six months to develop the software to stop this or their license to sell tickets will be revoked.
This song starts very simply. Then, in the way of the erratic metronome, simple beats give way to the electrified, dancing notes and synth waves of this song before returning to that same simple beat at the end.
people should educate themselves further on topics in order to get adequate information. I’ve known since 2006 about the armed conflict, and it’s taken half a decade to gain any attention
This city has more tentacles than you can count, and you can never escape when you have found your little hole in Lost Angeles.
They even had a poll with ‘Would You See a Dead Artist’s Hologram Concert?’, and when I looked at it, ‘No Way. They’re Gone’ was winning so it was reassuring, but it was by such a small margin (39.1% against 35.7 % for ‘Absolutely, The Technology Is Amazing’, leaving 25.2% of undecided voting ‘Depends on the Band’) that it made me wonder.
The show will be the first installment in the third season of American Express’ “Unstaged” series which matches a musician and an famous filmmaker and see what happens. The show from New York City’s Webster Hall will stream live on April 27th at 9pm.
‘This is untrue,’ Marilyn’s spokesperson said in a statement. ‘He has never met this woman.’ Her representative had even spoken about her devotion to the Goth star saying they were in a ‘committed relationship’ and was ‘over the moon about what the bright future holds with her partner.’
For some of you he was just a creepy shaking mess on recent New Years Rockin’ Eve. Ryan Seacrest was his wing man keeping the dream alive but truth is, he should have gone out with more dignity.
I don’t do Festivals but i did, I’d do Wakarusa, and for all the reasons you can think of, after the Godlike Pretty Lights, I’ve gott go with the retro soul Fitz And The Tantrums.
There is a satisfying balance between the coolness of the reggae tempo, its warrior-tone vocals and the aggressiveness-to-your-ears of whatever produces this high-pitch electro-shocks screeching and jolting along the track.
I can imagine Prince killing it, but Frank Ocean sure can’t: Frank, doesn’t dig deep enough to nail it down. There is a reticence to his vocals, and I mentioned Drake because like Drake it is played in a minor key: there is a somberness
Not that the Jackson don’t have 15 hits of their own they can roll out. It isn’t all “Heartbreak Hotel” you know.
It loses your cool quota to love one of the most hated bands in hipdom, and Wiz’s rap is kinda lame, but I love Adam’s falsetto and the band can arrange a pop song better than the average band. Much better. Grade: A-
‘Thousands of animals continue to die each year for lipstick, toothpaste, fragrance and other products, so it’s crucial that we campaign for a global ban. Cruelty Free International has taken on this challenge and I am pleased to support them, and I urge you all to do the same.’
