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
I checked Origami Vinyl’s website in the middle of the afternoon, and surprise,… they had a show! The free shows around LA have been almost on hold recently, and I
I admit it. I drive and talk on my cell. I drive and text I drive and update Facebook and Twitter I drive and send email Im an absolute Blackberry
OK I try to fact check and I’m getting conflicting dates for the birth of Arctic Monkey Alex Turner. Its either today, the 10th, or it was the 6th. Whichever..
So lets pause and think about how freakin cool The Jetsons were. Not one of you who own a car has not wished you could fold it up like a
Well congratulations New York Jets! So proud soooo proud. Oh! And you’re welcome cuz you won cuz of me But what we neglected to show you is the kick ass
I am seconds away from buying The Ghost A Saber Tooth Tiger’s first album. Why? I mean after spending two days laughing at em, why? Because despite the crap name
This here pix is from Cosmo UK, whereing Adam Levine of Maroon 5 drops em to, er,to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. The hands belong to his girlfriend. And
Yeah we move fast in the wide world of rock. But not so fast that we missed Elizabeth & the Catapults excellent The Other Side Of Zero, highly polished, highly
A coupla years ago I went to see Lady Antebellum at Joe’s Pub. On February 10th I am going to see Eliza Doolittle at the same venue. The connection, I
In 2009 I thought The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart were the only band that mattered, a lo fi, melodic wiz kidders, in 2011 they hit me as Belle
Back in 1998, Sean Lennon released the entirely credible Into the Sun – a sorta jazz folk roundelay, and 12 years later he seems to have written the follow up.
January 11 Abigail Washburn – City of Refuge DCAdam Lambert – Live (DVD/CD) Birds of Avalon – Birds of AvalonBritish Sea Power – Valhalla Dance HallBroken Records – Let Me
Sometimes music won’t do it. 　 Rarely, I admit. 　 But I got into work tonight late (battling a cold!) and for once in a life I out my Ipod
1. What Took So Long – The Moondoggies – It’s an anti-anthem, it surges downward 2. Rainbows In Gasoline – The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger – Yeah, yeah,
And after “Bennie and the Jets” and some West Side Story references, oh and, that Irish band from the 90s… what do we do to celebrate the celeberatable??? I can’t
I can feel it all over. And according to Stevie Wonder, you can too! The feeling of joy that comes over you when a singer hits a certain note or
