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Such oddity seems to come easily to Wayne Coyne, and you have to wonder what he will invent next to top his last eccentricity.

Tupac appeared as a ‘hologram’ at Coachella last Sunday during Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s set, and he looked better than ever, a killer-abs-gold-cross-around-the-neck-white-boxers-out-of-low-waist-jeans

Hurray for the old geezer. We here at rocknyc are Rotten fans from way back so its all the more fantastic to see no compromise his behavior despite fame and time. Lydon doesn’t behave like he’s 20 anymore but he still has the balls to be a real punk.

The songstress is the founder of both Latin America in Solidarity Action and the Pies Descalzos / Barefoot Foundation. ALAS is a coalition of artists and business leaders seeking to promote integrated early childhood public policies.

he has handled worldwide fame with smarts to spare. Has there been a misstep si far? I haven’t noticed it. Not only did he string his first album along for years and years, he also copped a hotter than hell rock star girlfriend. But now he gets to put all his swagger to use before The Wanted eat his lunch.

there a lot of blood and guts and it all works really, really well…. except a) it isn’t scary and b) it is hard to really give a toss about any one. Still, much better to the very similar “The Hunger Games” Ss good but nothing special

Soundtrack to the classic sequence (recently parodied by the Simpsons) like a stone skipping through the cement pond of summer. In definably Los Angeles. Except, the weather is blisterring hot in the sequence, the song is definably nyc, Paul Simon who wrote it is obviously thinking local, and Dustin Hoffman looks like half my friends here

“I emailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to the Who’s anthemic line ‘I hope I die before I get old’. If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him.

‘There was definitely a deep-pink-sunset feeling I wanted. When I was younger my dad would get tapes of temp music for film soundtracks, and I remember one was ‘Thief’ by Tangerine Dream from that Michael Mann film. It just felt so cold and lonely and beautiful at once.’

On that high def screen that was twice the size of my car was Country Music Television- it was music video time! I do not live in the country. I do not like the country or country music so what went down for the next 45 minutes was a terror trial that I am proud to say I survived.

I have seen them live numerous times and at one point they opened or headlined like five shows in a row- I see them more than I see my brother. The best part is I don’t mind. I have enjoyed their act each time, and each time there has been a slightly different vibe. Time for these kids to catch a break.

“Try not To Cry” -a re-write of Lennon’s “I Found Out”, which is as bare faced an expression of loss, it wears its sorrow right in your face: “I try not to cry over you”? McCartney would claim it was just a little blues number, in reality it was a cry from the heart.

dangerous Method” is the story of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung’s friendship in the early 1900s and their subsequent rift as Jung went on to delve into into the archetypes of mankind and Freud kept obsessing about sex. The Kiera Knighlly character, a sexually hysterical patient whose earliest experience was being spanked by Daddy

Plus a ton of singles, including the new Maroon 5, Timbaland and Best Coast. The White is a real sneak peak, it is playing on ITunes and I was gonna mention that there is an AMEX presale today at 12p for White at Webster Hall on the 27th

Sounds like Steely Dan in blues-jazz mode, and while it is a specific subject, it feels like a wider net. With lines like “never had to worry about the cost of living”, the fall of the characters she is listing may have something to do with the economy. Or even the blues itself. Grade: B

Watching made me remember how charismatic Becketts voice was. A handsome kid who got tangled up in the same ol ‘Fueled For Ramen” scene of Fall Out Boy and just missed the mark. What a beautiful sound when the girls aren’t screaming along.

So was it a good move? Shocking enough? So déjà vu? Jim Morrison did it in the late 60s!! Still, the Black Lips managed to get some press, even on Christwire.org!

Orlando Bloom, Jordana Brewster, Julie Delpy, Zooey Deschanel, Jane Fonda, Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters, Woody Harrelson, Joan Jett, Quincy Jones, Miranda Kerr, Jason Lewis, Lykke Li, Chris Martin, Jayma Mays, Gwyneth Paltrow, Richard Perry, James Ransone, Amy Smart, Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal of No Doubt, Kristen Stewart, Rumer Willis, Reese Witherspoon and more…

All too often you find yourself reviewing Adam Duritz’s hair when you should be reviewing his band. And that’s not fair. because his hair is awful. So I listened to the album, and there is maybe two songs that don’t make me want to string him up by his wig. I might even claim that if you have never heard the original “Return Of The Grievous Angel” before, this plodding cover is alright. But the “Ooh La La” is a witless abomination, all the humor distilled from Ronnie Lane’s creation. And any way… why not review his hair? Grade: D+

the first time I’ve heard them and I’ve been spinning around their catalog and it is ridiculously great. First jeffry Lewis, now Lambchop -geez, maybe I should hang up my typewriter. Lambchop are playing the Bell House on Friday and if I am making the trip to Brooklyn, so should you.

Adele is back at number one, Bruce and Madonna are missing in action, Jessie J, Lana, Emii, Ed and David have been hanging around all year, Alabama Shakes is a surprise and Nicki Minaj isn’t.

So Carly leads and Justin follows and the charts are filled with the sound of pop. Goye and fun., one hit wonders? Could be, could maybe go the other way.

Ooh La La – The Faces – Ronnie Lane took lead vocals and laughed at his Granddad’s lessons about women’s ways. Ronnie doesn’t listen and, like all of us, pays the price. grade: A+

To promote their new album ‘Buh’, just released on Neurotic Yell Records, the six-piece band unleashed all their craziness in the store on Friday night, even bringing along a few die-hard fans who were soon dancing in the alleys.

First Loudon, who owes us a goodie after his last tribute album was DOA, then Rufus, who can’t really compete with his brilliant requiem for his Mom. Next, two demo albums which we hope are more than archival interest. And finally, a new Neon Trees at last!

September 19th, 21st and 22nd. A Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. I am probably gonna pass. I will have seen him twice this year by then and despite my hops, i bet he is still leaning too hard on the new album, and i am not in the market for a third dose of the godawful “Wrecking Ball”.

Don’t let the Tangerine Dream band name fool ya, this is Ry’s son Joachim Cooder’s project for guest vocalists. The song features Inara George and it simply can’t be much better, a gorgeous synthy soundscape that doesn’t lose a deep connection to the song. Grade: A-