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Basshunter has finally reached the ‘burbs.  All the kids are OMG’ing the Swedish disc master..thump thump thump. Scheduled to appear in Bostons House of Blues in April the 14 year […]

Hexham Head were the first on a three band line up this tuesday at LeBrie, with Kissing Cousin in the middle, and the Monolators headlining. With two guitarists a bassist

Effe’s Mom About Bono: “BIG FAT IRISH BASTARD” And if that sounds out of line, check the paper she’s reading again.

Let;s hand it to Morrissey, the King Of The Malajusted obvious. Here he is on the future King Of England and his future wife: “so dull as people that it

1. Pack Up – Eliza Doolittle – As soon as I caught on to the “Such A Night” lift, I fell in love with it. PS I read on Tuesday

Why did Weezer make money touring last year and people from Rihanna to the Eagles had to cancel concerts? 　 A drop of 26% in concert revenue and still Weezer,

11. Best Night Of My Life – Jamie Foxx 12. The Beginning – BEP 13. My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean 14. Love Letter – r. kelly 15. No Boys

Off Flavorpill… I didn’t realize either of em could read… Why the gratuitous shot at two of my heroes… I dunno, I don’t buy it for a second

This photo cracks me up.  Jay Z get a napkin. Well, I’m pretty sure this isn’t Buffalo Boss in Brooklyn. BUT, if it were he’d be ownin’. Mr Z has

Speaking to an  Aussie radio station, this is what Marina of Marina And the Diamonds had to say about her year according to gigwise.com: “I haven’t done anything I want

This weeks tragic shooting in Arizona would have occurred without guns, you should in fact be blaming heavy metal music.  See if Loughner didn’t have a gun he would be

A Wynter wonderland it what the streets of Brooklyn felt like last night as the snow began to fall, and the city, for once, began to look not as dirty

A journey from gently rolling hills to sharp craggy cliffs. That’s what the show at Mercury Lounge on Friday January 7 felt like. The bands were rocking reggae The Movement

I knew when I arrived in Chicago, I would love that city.  It was awesome.  Wrigley Field, Navy Peir, Sears Tower…the list goes on and on.  The only thing I

There are some bands that just plain suck live.  Red Jumpsuit Apparatus for one.   Recorded, fabulous- live? Worse than paint drying So I worry.  Below is well edited ‘live’ version

50 years after “Dr. No” a new Bond movie is filming again, and sure, “Quantum Of Solace” sucked hard, still, they’ll get it right one more time… Music connection? Easy:

 I stopped by The Bowery Poetry Club on Saturday night to check out Sweet Soubrette, a lounge-y indie pop band fronted by singer/songwriter/ukulele playing Ellia Bisker, as they performed

TriStar Entertainment wants you if you know how to wield a can of Aqua Net, and if you can jam your ass into zebra spandex. They are looking to cast

Joshua Moore, of We Came As Romans, went to the hospital yesterday and into the ICU.  His fans were keeping him in their prayers and apparently they’re being answered- slowly

Bright Eyes has just added new dates for what will be their first tour in over three years: they will be in Europe in February, and then will return in

Its hard to be an angry young man when youre almost 40. I have made no bones about the fact that Green Day pretty much makes me sick.  I am in

As I have already mentioned it, Grouplove has a free Monday residency at the Bootleg theater for the whole month of January. Every time, there is a different band opening

The boot of a train Screws rattle loose Rock me outta my mind Subtle sly byrds Twang me a tune Of the banjo fiddle kind Chop wood Draw breath Sing

Not only we have free residencies on Mondays in LA, but they also exist on Tuesdays in some clubs, and I definitively have to check the Tuesday residents at the

You know Cut Copy? That bloke from the radio PR company turned us on to them knocking on a year ago. We thought they were pretty good but not pretty

1. Such A Night – Elvis Presley – Off his best album, Elvis Is Back,  a pop stroke of intense proportions. We tend to forget tht Elvis was such a

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch responded to reports last week by sending this missive: “While I’m grateful for all the positive energy people are sending my way, reports of my being

Country Songs*** No. 1 *** “Felt Good On My Lips” Tim McGrawGreatest Gainer No. 3 “Somewhere With You” Kenny ChesneyHot Shot Debut No. 45 “I Won’t Let Go” Rascal FlattsDebut

This is Twitter goodie: Rihanna:””Me and Nikki in our new crib, lol! Gettin busy on set of FLY!!! Its so hard to keep my hands off!” NICKI Minaj: “Lol. If

Comment: As far as long shots are concerned? Can you get any longer than Bowie? If he plays anywhere it wiould be here not a fucking desert in Cali. Still.

Last night, or rather earlier this morning at 12:36, “H.A.M.” was released on a special Face Book page set up by Kanye’s peoples. This is the first single to drop

 While most may be familiar with the original ‘Animale’ constructed by Don Diablo featuring the smooth voiced Dragonette, or Datsik’s dubstep remix; the remix by Oliver by far takes

Joshua Moore of We Came As Romans, who I interviewed the past year, has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.  He’s being treated at a hospital in Nebraska right now.   Many

So half of the original lineup of Panic at the Disco, Brendon and Spencer, have decided to keep the band name, and perform their very first show as the new

Do you know the song ‘Crystal Frontier’ by the indie band Calexico? The song comes from their 2001 EP ‘Even My Sure Things Fall Through’. There are triumphant Mexican trumpets

Hold It Against Me – Britney Spears Sick Of You – Cake Chase That (Ambition) – Lecrea Give It Another Day – Edie Bricknell Who’s That Chick (Extended) – David

Yesterday, Helen was mentioning how the Flinstones rocked, and I was at the same time reading that British author Neil Gaiman would soon be a guest in another famous cartoon

See if you cant get attention with your band.   Do something fucking stupid like sue a toy company. Then your band and your mug gets some press. Glad to

If I loved you then, Im going to love you now.  I dont care if youve gotten doughy, or your hairline relocates. Dont care.  For as superficial as I am,

 Lupe Fiasco has not had a record out since “The Cool”, and that was in 2007. Lucky for the Lupe fans, we have had plenty of time re-listen to

My all time favorite Chrissie Hynde has officially announced her venture into the fashion world with Fairground Luck. A line of animal friendly clothing geared to rock and roll style, 

Matthew Morrison of Glee said: “In the pilot I was meant to sing “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay but they wouldn’t give us the rights.Then, once the show got started,

So the Sean Lennon band in question would be the Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tigers and they played their opening gig in Boston. We sent one of our cub reporters,

And look at “Hold It Against Me” this way. It is a demo and that isn’t Britney singing so what this is is a sweetly old fashioned dance track that

“Oasis weren’t groundbreaking, it had all been done before. There are a few songs on our (Beady Eye’s) album which will remind people of Oasis . and why not? It

1. When I Paint My Masterpiece – The Band – Off the Dylan 30th anniversary gig at MSG. Which I didn’t go to (I Know). Harrison did “Absolutely Sweet Marie”.

If you don’t think Nick heyward is gorgeous you are over compensating, and if, you don’t think Haircut 100’s trashy, slashy, smarten up yourself take on the New Romantics, try

There is nothing really surprising with this recently published article in Nature Neuroscience: Music can arouse feelings of euphoria and craving, similar to those resulting from a drug uptake. Intense

Why to Williamsburg? bc BK is cool as shit right now! The bee’s knees, the cats pajamas.. As is Blockhead, or Tony Simon, depending on if you are producing the show