rock nyc

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

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

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

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

I intentionally waited awhile before reviewing Underoaths video “In Division”.  I had to take some time after our interview with James Smith. When you walk into someones home or tour

 Future People, hailing from Annapolis, Maryland, played Fontana’s in the LES on Thursday and treated a full house to an hour-long set of groove-filled atmospheric electropop. Future People—comprised of

So yeah, hey its The Black Cards.  A little band doing their things hopping about smiling, cute yeah. Lead singer Bebe Rexha goes from looking like Ann Hathaway to the chick from

Get a freakin load of this bucket of hell.  America… these are YOUR Idol Judges… Ya’ll ready cuz it is January and that meants its time for American Idol. What

HA!  Tom Petty.  Pure Florida Chevy pick up truck redneck. During the dazzling 80s Mr Petty played in my bffs bad as Cutlass.  Was she a BFF?  There wasnt that

Tegan and Sara. Releasing ‘their entire back catalog on vinyl’ How hip! How trendy! How alt! How fucking stupid? I hope theyre pressing like 4 cuz I doubt this is

 I have no desire whatsoever to go to see the movie ‘Country Strong’, I don’t find an ounce of country in the 1600 ounce Gwyneth Paltrow’s body, but what

I have never had the sort of illness that holds you in its grip for years and then releases you. But in my single digits i was sick for two

1. You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty – I have written two short stories and one novel about chronic illness. What interests me is not being in

The Black Keys are described as an American Blues-Rock duo.  I don’t think Iman or I like ‘Blues’ per se but I suppose if you parfait it with rock we

New Yorkers! You think you’re the only ones to riot? After the Rock and Roll circus debacle witnessed by Woody a few days ago, here in LA some violence erupted

I hate the tag lines of Madonna or Gaga ‘reinvent’ themselves.. trust me when I say they don’t do shit but change their shoes. David Bowie reinvented himself. You can

 Suicide is one of those things. I’ve tried to kill myself once and think about it often. 　 So have other members of my family. 　 I don’t kill

God Bless Mankind…we are so forgiving  We forget so easily the vomit covered ant snorting junky Prince of Darkness, Black Sabbath man. Ozzy is like Ozzie Nelson now.  Why hes

Who’s this cutie? Why its Aretha Franklin December had the diva undergoing some serious surgery with cancelled tour dates  and all the fans a worried. Flash forward just a few

I bet I could write a post about the English Beat every single week. Having seen them recently I can say they kick greater ass then even ‘back in the day.

Guitarist James Valentine told Billboard he was disappointed by the lackluster sales of the bands latest release ‘Hands All Over’. It is common knowledge to regular readers how I feel

So hundreds of birds are falling from the sky in Arkansas, fish are dying off by millions in Maryland, tens of thousands of dead crabs are washing the shore in

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Apparently, it will be a soon come sorta Kanye world because coming very soon… , March 1st to be precise, is the act you’ve known for all these years,  West

1. Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day – Paul Robeson 2. Well OK Honey – Jenny O 3. Butch – Saint Motel 4. Run Me Over – The Babies

Cee Lo and Paltrow into the studio to re-record, er, “Forget You”. 1. Paltrow completes her hump. 2. Cee Lo does his first jump ever. 3. Bruno Mars is thrown

 Here I was, a kid from Brooklyn with two other friends travelling x-country for the first time in 1967, landing in SF. So what do three, I guess,  long hairs

Got any idea who this guy is?  We write about his band(s) often enough.  His name is Jon Walker? Ok, he plays bass? Of course you don’t know, Jon is

 So, what’s it all about, eh? That’s what I want to know. 　 In 2010 CD sales are down 12.8%, digital sales up 1%. 　 Profits? On digital, should

Ever heard the song “Music Sounds Better with You” by French house group Stardust?  If you haven’t, I’ll just tell you that it’s a very disco inspired dance groove that

 I know so little about her, but when I stumbled on one of her songs ‘Well OK Honey’, I was simply attracted by the freshness and the cuteness. There is

Details for the royal wedding are starting to trickle in.   No Adam Sandler wedding singer for Kate and William. They’re going with.. Paul McCartney? Seems an odd choice don’t you

And our very own Woody Fuller is acting tour manager last time I spoke. But I am sure he can fill us in better!!! Nobody move, nobody get hurt time

In an interview with Edie Brickell, Paul Simon’s wife, Spinner.com is reporting that a duets album could be something that may happen in the future. ‘We have been talking more

I love Will Ferrell John C Reilly, not so much. I have a weird liking for parody music too.  Ask Iman, earlier this week it was  “Eric the Half a