rock nyc

Dance is changing over the last couple of months. If its emotional concerns are still somewhat on the lame side, the flip is a musical deepening of the sound. “We Found Love” is one, “Titanium” is another

: ‘At the end of the day, we set the $5 ticket price out of naiveté. We have to make sure we do what’s fiscally responsible for the organization, and make sure we have a safe, clean festival.’

Metallica were beyond cliches like “cool”. There were times when they were the only metal band that mattered. It was as simple as that. But before the Sandman enters, he wrecks destruction on your body and brains so somewhere in the folllowing 30 years they stopped being cool characters from an update of “On The Road” and became terrifying refugees from a Victorian Goth novel

Around the mid-way point, the Teens get a little serious and the dark notes overtake the ebullience. But they recover and mostly this is the purist of pop pop gems., harmonies, guitars, indie pop flavors and a sensibility many, many alt pop bands can’t quote get tTheir problem is they make it look too easy. Grade: A-

The Imposter -Steve Nieve’s organ pumps right through this bedeviled soul sound put under another brilliant Costello lyric. The song ends with the two best lines on the album: “He’ll only bring you you souvenirs, it’s only going to end in tears”.

This months offering has absolutely left me wanting much more The lyrics are punchy, but this time its the insanely erotic musicianship that made the track a knee trembler.

The problem here isn’t the (over) singing which is great, especially Neap. Or the production which is pretty perfect especially the drums with an extra echo on the back flip. Or the sentiments, which are kinda funny, “act like a woman, think like a man”. It’s the song. Which sucks

Leonard is a bore, croaking about loving and croaking.

Craig is the property of Jesus who won’t stop thumping you with his Bible and his album is inconsistent. Lana is the definition of a shallow thinking dealing deeply with shallow subjects.

There is something denigrating about the entire enterprise. If Beyonce is being immortalized in bronz now, what will they do for her when she is 60? Where is there left to go?

The Hopeless Records heroes have some of the most intricate melody and lovely vocals for a ‘post punk / hardcore’ band. I wouldn’t consider them any of those genre’s though. The Wonder Years are quite simply quality rock and roll. I love their thought provoking lyrics that are delivered a bit more intelligently than most bands.

Listening to the charts is like watching Lifetime Movie Channel: it is all female empowerment and male bashing. Fine by me if the songs didn’t suck. Know what I’d like to set fire to? Just guess.

Tim claims this is his best album ever, begging an answer to the musical question, what is his second best like? A truly awful Luke Warm 100 -only Drake and Lamb Of God are must hears.

Gingrich has just lost Florida, and he should know that Rocky is a winner, not a pompous ass and Spanish-language-of-the ghetto hater.

I’m gutted that we cannot play at my favourite festival. The show we played there in 2010 was one of the best I’ve ever done. Things are progressing well with the new record but I just don’t have the time to finish it AND prepare a new set for Coachella”

the questions ranged from personal advice for someone’s son (whom these people think Ringo is? Dr. Phil?) to complex, convoluted pseudo-philosophical ones, the kind of questions that never finish and were certainly longer than any possible answer Ringo could give.

Wasted Days – Cloud Nothings -I would give Steve Albini more credit for his production, if they hadn’t expanded sounded so good in concert. A very powerful, somewhat flawed album.

How Campbell managed to maintain his cheer, his demeanor, his happiness, in a situation that, simple age not being the only problem, but with his life drawing to a close, is a testament to music and to a certain power of faith and good will.

Anything that opens with a call to “wake up, wake up, wake up…” will either kill or it won’t. This one does and works its magic, love as a wake up call