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The Holiday Season is done.   All that’s left now is the painful wait to Spring Training.. Can those pitcher and catchers please report today?  Nah we gotta get to the […]

Wiz Khalifa Tinnie Tempah The Vaccines Graffiti6 Warpaint New Politics Middle Class Rut Miguel A Day To Remember Comment: Yeah, I was working for Tinnie to hit big in the

The former Johnny Rotten has told Stereogum he is ready to write for the Sex Pistols again: “I’ve really been in a songwriting mode and I can now look back

If you can stand it for more than one more minute, you are brave! Michael Stipe has made a new website, and after clicking on the YES on the first

Taylor Swift and crap actor Jake Gyllenhaal and, while I feel for them, the thought of writing Gyllenhaal over and over again was feeling me with n unknow dread. So

I really love A Day To Remember.   I nearly fell off the chair when I read MTV premiered their new video. Like literally cuz since when did MTV start

Why am I telling you this? Why did i even read about it? Why am i running a blog? Apparently John (Cougar) Mellencamp and Meg ryan are dating. Cougar is

“I’ve heard his fucking new record ‘cos I fucking sung on half of it. When I was in America for ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ he swiped some off because he

On February 1st, Tina Dico, Denmark’s electronic a voice of Europe By Transit and Zero 7, releases her latest solo album, Welcome Back Colour. In support of which she plays

 1. Hot Mess (Duck Sauce Remix) – Chromeo – Wild disco for party going drug addicts 　 2. Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day Paul Robeson – Sounds

Since this summer, twenty-six 10-foot-tall guitars are decorating Sunset boulevard as a large art project called GuitarTown sponsored by Gibson. Each of these Les Paul guitar sculptures is celebrating a

Hey Happy Three Kings Day. Look, I’m not gonna lie I really don’t know why its suddenly become a day off school holiday but woot it is so the Magpie

As the band turns… OK lets bring your up to speed.  Of Mice and Men throw Austin Carlisle out.  At this point it no longer matters why, they did.  They

The rock n roll circus as reported accurately by rock nyc had this to say to rolling stone about what happened on Monday when overzealous thugs with badges harassed and

Its official. The amazing No Doubt are in the studio. 10 songs written and ready to be recorded. What a great time I love twitter Guitarist,  Tm Dumont posted:  “Holidays over.

 This post is gonna suck, I just know it. 　 Sometimes you can’t get your head round a story and my head hasn’t gotten round one damn thing I’ve

So it was one of those days. Four hours sleep the night before due to a concert, I was up at 5am, wrote and edited till 8, rushed to work,

The boys of Primal Scream are up in arms over the Royal Wedding.  I have to say this is one of the dumbest rants ever. So dumb in fact that

If you are a Michael Jackson fan, you know about lawsuits and trials, and it is not because he is dead that the circus should stop.  Here in LA we

Here we are in the depths of snowtopia.  Warped Tour is a far and distant sweaty vision of the future.   A summer event to die for.  Some literally …that was

1. Speak Now – Taylor Swift 2. Recovery – Eminem 3. Loud – Rihanna 4. Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj 5. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West 6.

Today, January 6th, is Nicholas Joseph’s birthday!  Better known as the fantastically talented Nickasaur!, this guy is another year older and has been maturing quite a lot- musically and emotionally.

And I have a tix to see em in brooklyn because i hit the wrong date which means that I will either a) blow off the brooklyn gig and pony

1. Chris Brown performs a emotional tribute to Michael Jackson on the 2010 BET Awards 2. Kanye West releases “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and is named Album of the

Mercury Lounge upcoming shows A Benefit for Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Titus Andronicus10:30Care Bears On Fire9:30 Toy Sugar8:30Deux Chattes7:30 Venue: The Mercury Lounge Date: Thu 2/10 Notes: 21+

1. Our Hearts Are Wrong – Jessica Lea Mayfield – Deep singer songwriter has the january blues, “the only time I miss you is every single day”. 　 2. Butch

Kanye West’s album was at the top of all 2010 best albums, the guy is basically the darling of all critics and you have to wonder what he possibly can

I am gonna tell you about this and I swear I would go even though the cheapest seats, $200, are prolly beyond my abilities right now. Here is the info

Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows has released the cover art for their debut album.  The self-titled CD will be released through Decaydance records on February 22nd. Not to judge a

There is absolutely no reason to post this other than the fact that I feel like hell,  that our blog is full of the ‘f’ word and concert riots. Plus

Saint Motel are a kinetic powerhouse band based upon sudden , overwhelming surges of power that have followed, er, sudden surges of power. It’s like they say , let’s play

In the last day in  2010 Maya Arulpragasam (M.I.A.) released a new Wikileaks insprired mixtape, VICKI LEEKX. She released this 36 minute sonic boom, non-profit, in a way to get

There is no doubt about it, the members of Grouplove are delighted to play together, it shows by their exuberant moves on stage, their enthusiasm and contagious joy; they look

So the band A Rocket To The Moon has announced their very first national headlining tour!  The supporting acts are Anarbor(YAY!), Valencia, Runner Runner, and Go Radio.   Presale tickets will

Talk about cheering for the home team… Sir Paul who is becoming my new Bono wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India asking for a national Vegetarian

The original rock n roll circus, the Stones in 1968, I’ve seen that. The CD and the DVD was released (not rereleased -before there was only odds and sods) a

The Man in Black is back.  You can die all you want but as if you ever crossed a mic or a camera you’re gonna be dredged back up. This

Guards was opening for Grouplove at the Bootleg theater on Monday night, but as I arrived early, there was another act playing, one-man-band Alex Walker, whose was making very expressive

Four free stripped down MGMT songs over at Daytrotter.  Recorded at the infamous Moogfest in NC were: “Song for Dan Treacy” “It’s Working“  “I Found A Whistle“  and “Only A

 Here’s that (Stereogum) list in more copy/paste friendly format so you can post on your LiveJournal: 50 Emeralds – Does It Look Like I Am Here?49 Small Black –

According to Billboard, Kanye has announced that his Jay-Z collab, Watch the Throne, will be released next week. KW looks as if he was feeling no pain at the New

1. Postcards From Italy – Beirut – At the time I thought whatever, two years later the horn breaks are breathtaking 2. Home Again – The Disco Biscuits - Another

 1. Amazonen- Polka Ops 5 – Wiener Phiharmonica – This is dance music, wadja think the fiffles are there for. 2. Pity Party – Saint Motel – finally seen

The man behind “Stuck In The Middle With You” and “Baker Street” also produced the Proclaimers first album and had a song on one of my fave soundtracks, Local Hero.

New York, New York I had no idea.  So, y’all are big Allman Brothers fans are ya?  Eat a peach ramblin men? You must be cuz the Allman Bros have

does this speak for itself? God I hope so because I haven’t got much to add to the conversation. # 2? “I Confess.

The NY Post reports one thing, RockNYC another. Who is right? You decide.. Actually no, I AM right. I was there, I am not an old fart, and for once

From our RockNYC source, Russell Rubin,  the manager of Saint Motel, day-2 of the Rock&Roll Circus at Lincoln Center is definetly still happening.. or my name aint Woody Danger Fuller.

On the rare occasions I’ve had to deal with the press on a story I have inside knowledge of, I have found the press to get the story completely long. I