Ten Years Vamp – Ing: Their Time Is Coming
Albany, New York’s finest come on hard and stake their claim to a piece of the Hot 100 with an assault as willing to kiss about as often as bite
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Entire Albums Not Represented At Kanye West And Jay-Z Concert
I was surprised at some of the albums missing . Jay-Z passing on Kingdom Come Reasonable Doubt and American Gangster?Yeah weird but nothing compared to Kanye West’s ridiculous decision to ignore debatably his greatest achievement 808s And Heartbreak
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Foster The People, "Call It What You Want," Video Review
Could you get more cool than having your Wikipedia page explain your band name as follows “Mark Foster originally named his band Foster & the People, but people misheard it as “Foster the People”. Eventually, he took to the nurturing image it evoked of “taking care” of the people, so the name stuck” I think not and their latest video just proves that the band has lost its fringe.
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Pick Concerts Week Of November 7th, 2011
MSG on Tuesday? Big time. Why? Not Jay-Z, who has been getting worse ever since his retirement at the very same venue. Who hasn’t toured behind Dark Fantasy and is playing songs from his masterpiece.
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MFT 11-07-11
Deacon Blues – Steely Dan – These guys never got out of college and in the wake of Alabama getting beaten by LSU Saturday night in one of the best games I’ve seen in awhile, perhaps these manic depressive smartass dropouts will make em feel better.
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Iman and hel do SNL: Maroon 5
Maroon 5 are perfect complement to the cream of wheat bland that SNL has become. Despite a hit of “Moves Like Jagger”, M5 could be the background music to any teen drama or prime time soap opera. There is a place in the world for weak comedy and lackluster music. Tonight on SNL we have the yin and yang of mediocrity.
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Meat Puppets At Le Poisson Rouge, Friday, November 4th, 2011 Reviewed
From a George Jones cover, to an early SST era work out, to all three songs performed with Nirvana at the legendary MTV Unplugged concert, through erstwhile Grateful Dead jams, skronk, white noise, speed metal and punk.
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Gym Class Heroes streaming "Ass Back Home"(feat​. Neon Hitch)
The rapping’s genius, and the lyrics are punchy with a lot of hooks and clever lines. The beat makes it a good party song, and it’ll be a good one to sing along to. GCH keeps appearing and disappearing, and as other artists start covering their earlier work, Travis and the gang finally let loose something new in this latest single.
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Black Sabbath Press Conference 11/11/11
ya figure these cats are older than your pop.. I suggest they hurry. On the 41st anniversary of playing LA’s infamous the band will make some sort of profound statement, tour, record, or just another box set? The rumour is all four original members will be on hand for this ‘monumental’ event. Are they simply too late to cash in on a revival?
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Falling In Reverse, Fall Off Tour Roster
Ronnie Radke, and Falling in Reverse are members of the esteemed Epitaph Records family. I wonder if its financial or if its simply conflict? Regardless of the why, its just plain unfortunate that this hot new band wont make the East Coast this season. To miss an opportunity to see them with the amazing We Came As Romans, is just salt in the wound.
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Radiohead Guitar On eBay
An auction for charity. A telecaster from Indie icons. Radiohead gives it away to give back to the Billie Butterfly Fund. Ebay offers a forum to reach out and touch a child in need. This is a much better offering than dance lessons with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, thats for sure. Hurry though the auction is up for just a limited time.
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A Very GK! Holiday Festival Adds New Bands
It is, by far, one of the best tours of the entire year and we’re lucky it’s only two dates are up here in the NorthEast! Glamour Kills, the clothing line for rockstars (and rockstar wannabe’s) jumps on the sponser a show bandwagon! Vans, Journeys, and Pac Sun are just a few of the other retailers who took a stab at show promotion and won.
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Damian May Be Leaving Fucked Up
‘It wasn’t the most fun I’ve ever had on tour, I was kind of melting down, mentally, on that tour but every time I was hanging out with those guys, it was fantastic.’ It cant be easy to be that over the top at every show. Could this be a press gimmick or a could Fucked Up really be heading in to the sunset?
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Singles Going Steady, Week of October 31st, 2011
a little worse songs, a little slower, and a little better played. Every week a new batch of songs from every genre are showcased in a forum that let you know if its worth not ony your time but worth your dime. From Megadeath to Carole King, this week is no different and no less diverse. the problem is nothing is really that grade A.
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MFT 11-6-11
Mine To Design – Wesley Wolfe – Hold out for the coda -a beautiful instrumental breach. Topping todays My Favorite Tracks list Wesley Wolfe, of North Carolina’s Odessa records is on constant repeat.
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"The Book Of Mormon", Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, At the Eugene O'Neil Theater Reviewed
A satire about two Mormon Missionaries in Uganda seriously failing to connect with the denizens of a village with bigger worries than Joseph Smith, pretends to be cutting edge theological satire but it isn’t really. It is really difficult to fun on Mormonism. Though, as faith’s go, not that far out.
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"Not So Quiet On The Western Front": How Alternative Tentacles Ruined My Life
A celebration of the Northern California punk scene “Not So Quiet On The Western Front”, included a fanzine that I studied like a scholar. Some people go to Bible study, I went to Maximum Rock and Roll Study. Armed with this sound, that rag and a pair of oxblood Doc Martens, I put on the X of NY HC (New York Hardcore), and hit the streets with a scowl.
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What is Indie Music?
So indie could be an attitude rather than a genre, just like punk, more an ethic than a sound
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Metallica's Fans Want To Kill Lou Reed
They haven’t even heard the record yet, and they’re recommending various forms of torture and death
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GWAR Guitarist Found Dead
We ask that our fans and the media be respectful of our request for privacy for those that have suffered this terrible loss
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Youth Lagoon: Origami Vinyl, Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
focusing on the keyboard and the distant-dreamy vocals
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Lou Reed Talks About The Album Lulu and Metallica
I’m not joking, and I’m not being egotistical.
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Henry Rollins: Thoughts On The "Occupy Movement"
I urge you to read the Occupy Manifesto, written by the New York City General Assembly.
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30th Anniversar​y Of Goldenvoic​e Productions
Goldenvoice Productions, is going to celebrate its 30 years next month!
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Must See Concert: Sunday Masquerade On Friday, November, 11th, 2011
a fave local band playing a week today
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Johnny Craig- Dance Gavin Dance Frontman Released From Jail.
Get well Johnny, no one rocks a ginger mullet better than you.
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the Soft Pack at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Sunday, October 30th, 2011
they launched eight of their little missile-like songs without even taking a breath between them.
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Robert Plant And The Scream
put Dennis Lee and Robert Plant in a boxing ring, Plant would leap the rope to protect his hair and his pants would split.
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Mindless Self Indulgence Finally Hit the Damn Road Again, Tour 2012
they may have been just a bit ahead of their time and in a gob of mediocrity
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the Tijuana Panthers at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Sunday, October 30th, 2011
not-taking-themselves-seriously niche, with plenty of sunny beaches