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Sunbears, Origami Vinyl, Sunday January 29th, 2012

I would not pretend to say I have totally figured out their music and have put them in these little groovy-pop-songs-reminiscent-of-famous-bands boxes, certainly not! But you have to start somewhere, and it is true that their sunny sound evoked the 60s wrapped into instantaneously catchy and sweet melodies

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Don Giovanni Records Showcase 2012

The return of For Science, and sets by Screaming Females and Black Wine, and thats just day one. 2012 is a kiler year for Don Giovanni Records and we strongly suggest you book your time accordingly. Three nights of greatness from the coolest label I know.

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Megadeth At The Theater At MSG, Saturday, January 28th, 2012 Reviewed

His guitar playing is excellent, on “Whose Life (Is It Anyway)”, he is fast, he is fluid, and he plays the bottleneck like a champ, trilling out notes like a prog rock Jesus. On the aptly name “Guns Booze And Drugs” he makes you wonder why he doesn’t use back up singers more often and throughout, the sleep, too short and not loud enough set he makes sense of a “Dave Mustaine Is God” tee-shirt I noticed.

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Not With The Band: Communication Breakdown

The problem with musicians is that their art has to be executed in front of an audience to really exist, but I would bet that a lot of them would prefer their work to exist without this obligatory condition. Being an artist does not make you necessary a entertainer willing to crack jokes in front of an audience.

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The Ting Tings slamming David Guetta

This Katie White is really my kind of girl! Beside the fact that his music actually makes me puke, Guetta’s reputation is still safe whatever they can say,…. because how many albums have they sold compared to the DJ?

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M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" Reviewed

This is a great slut rock song for party time. I suppose if I were under the influence of some intoxicant I would appreciate this more but the slow beat (intended to be sexy I suppose) makes me agitated

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Lana Del Rey Would Die To Jeff Buckley

I’d probably die to Jeff Buckley, I guess there probably wouldn’t be any other way. Good music. Good music to die to, send me on my way to heaven, heavenly voice, heavenly tunes. But I have a couple of records that are sort of near and dear to me

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MFT 1-31-12

Rendezvous – the dB’s – In which Pete Holsapple goes to Graceland and has an epiphany of sorts, though not the Pilgrimage Paul Simon did. Instead he wanders around Graceland and calls out the King: “Taking Care Of Business” doesn’t mean a thing”.

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Musicians Shouldn't Play On School Nights

The only places in the US he’s playing are NY and California. This couldn’t have been a worse decision. To rub it even more in my face, the shows are sold out. I cannot comprehend why the man couldn’t have just played a different day

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'Hanging on', Active Child, Video Review

I don’t know if it is the ethereal harp, the choir-boy falsetto vocals, the dynamism transpiring through the quietude of the performance (I saw him at the Echo last summer), or simply the overall hypnotic beauty of the music.

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UK Top 10 Singles, February 4th, 2012

Well they gave us Rihanna, why shouldn’t Barbados give us Amanda Reifer, lead singer of Cover Drive? They are nothing special, true. But they are glamorous, sexy, on a major label and with the # 1 song in the UK expect the US to tumble next

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MFT 1-30-12

Here is where the song is very different from Dylan’s original: by the end of the original, there is no doubt that Dylan is the man, in Krall’s version, there is no doubt that she isn’t the hooker but a third party and the gender switches at the end confuse the story. It is a beautiful take so why Krall won’t get her hands dirty, I have no idea.

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Infamous CBGB's To ReOpen?

According to the Gothamist, the famous club CBGB may open again in a new space in Manhattan. The contents of the original club have been preserved in a basement and different locations

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Foo Fighters Fundraising for Obama

‘I don’t know if he’s a rocker, but he definitely has soul. When he looks you in the eyes and shakes your hand, he just means it. I’ve met him a few times now, and everyt ime I see him, he comes over and says, “Hey man, how are you doing?”

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Tweet Me Nice: Cancer Killing Gemini

A spooky fucked up confusing sound that makes your brow furrow. You want to just complacently listen but thats not allowed. Vocalist Eric Cohen has enough range to not be just a ‘rock singer’, he’s much more and much more complex

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Lady Gaga, Stick a Fork In It

Brilliant songs with great hook, fun and interesting stage presence- it was right there it was in her meaty palm. Instead she chose to become just another cliche’. A pathetic ‘star’ full of arm chair delegation. I loathe her.

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Singles Going Steady, Week Of January 23rd, 2012

The prolific English master Of Grime has one big problem: he lacks quality control. So despites being an eccellent rapper and a great rhymer, the songs here are all over the place. I count 3 great songs out of 22, and a lot of good ones. And quite a few terroble ones. Grade: B

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MFT 1-29-12

As nasty a piece of misogyny as rock and roll ever manages, as he warns his woman to stop that “Yakkety yak” because he’s “holding a baseball bat” before he hits the road with Tonto. Makes you wonder exactly why he is in such a hurry to leave.

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Oh, The Horrors!

Horrors bring me great joy. They look like The Cramps via Edward Scissorhands and have an incredible cool sound. I’m not the only one to think this either.

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Spotify Reach 8,000

Spotify have announced that 20% of all free subscribers have become paid subscribers and Facebook have been responsible for 7 million new paid subscribers.

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Two Lights, Buying A Career

… posed for photo shoots, hung out with models, worked with Grammy-nominated producers and rocked some of the top clubs in New York (places like the Mercury Lounge and the Highline Ballroom), opening for some of our favorite bands.’

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Brian May And The Beagle Rescue

“Beagles, indisputably, are highly intelligent sentient creatures, friends of Man for centuries. It is completely morally unjustifiable for these animals to be made to suffer in the name of science,

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Hulk Hogan Almost Joined Metallica

presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger’s ex, and she told me the[Rolling] Stones were looking for a bass player. I sent her a ton of merchandise that she asked for and said ‘Tell Mick I’m a great bassplayer.’ I never heard a word back.’

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Deen Castronovo Busted

This seems like it was a pretty eventful day at their house. Domestic abuse is never cool- but even at minor celebrity status it pretty much makes you look like a tool.

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Only Two Songs Nominated For Oscar

Mary J. Blige twittered her disapproval at being snubbed by the Oscars for her “The Living Proof” song off “The Help” soundtrack. Well, the song sucks, one of her long jorneys into womanhood things, but it is a million times better than these two.

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MFT 1-28-12

Photovoltaic – Jump Into The Gospel – This is about as glam rock as indie pop is gonna get, the lead singer prints his presence on it, and it is subtler than it first sounds, the keyboards emerging as a major player.

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"Bon Joviver", by Miracles of Modern Reviewed

In a total Justin Vernon’s ambiance, wearing wool/fur hats,the five guys of Miracles of Modern Science are sitting around a table lightened with candles, as they are singing a song mixing Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’ lyrics with Bon Iver’s falsetto

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John Belushi and The Ravens

I loved Belushi. He was fantastically funny and cool as hell. Hell, before Belushi who knew what an Armenian was? More than a comedian, he was always musically swayed. Wait, screw that the guy made cheeboigahs cool and was one badass Killer Bee.

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