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What the hell is on his head! This little dance hall number is going to be played in more tranny clubs than Cher’s “Believe” Its actually a very good song […]

Helen reported a while ago that Aretha Franklin cancelled a handful of concerts due to illness. not cool but it happens. Now comes word that she has cancelled all concerts

Taylor Swift’s 1M plus debut week of Speak Now is the most since 50 Cents debut in 2005. In rock speak? The most in the digital age. She deserves it.

I love Four Year Strong.  They’re as New England as The Patriots and their fans are tougher than that football team could dream of. Last December we went to Worcester,

Asheville, NC, home to the maiden voyage of all that is Moog,( rhymes with rouge), has instantly become my favorite city of the south. Surrounded by voluptuous mountains in every

And the Moog continues.. More Highlights- We arrived at the Civic Center just in time for Caribou to begin his set. Today would surely be less stressful then yesterday, since

Stickmen 4 1000, pleeze… The clue is… MASTERBEATER. Uh… WHO is — Ari Hoenig? Yes! Who IS Ari Hoenig? First of all, he’s still alive. Spinal Tap obviously never got

  Photo Credit Aaron Colussi “Come close, come on, come close enough that I can steal your wallet. This first song is about killing people and selling drugs,” Astronautalis says

Four years before Ray Charles released his duet with Johnny Cash on “Crazy Old Soldier”, the two recorded Kris Kristofferson ‘s ‘Why Me, Lord” with country legend  Billy Sherrill producing.

OK now, there is stupid motherfuckers and then there is stupid motherfuckers. T.I. is back in jail for possession of marijuana. 11 months. And he deserves it for mass stupidy.

(There is time for Atkins before a tour sorta looks like michael jackson meets roy orbison….) Hurray!! New Marilyn Manson is on the horizon. According to Twiggy Ramirez, Manson’s bad

Halloween may be long gone but the horrors continue. Oh my darling Amy what the hell are you doing. A remake of “Its My Party” sounds like the drunken backyard

Helen wrote of Gwar, the joke of her generation.  Let me join in that hate fest with Slipknot. The band that I would say are the biggest posers of all

Half a million years ago when a very very young Helen Bach was queen of the punk rock scene she had some very memorable times with a Mr Henry Rollins. 

Well we now have the first throw away song from the upcoming My Chemical Romance release “Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys”.  “Sing”, is a lame ass

With the very real fear of getting decked by my co-editor for my relentless mocking of Elvis Costello in the back of my mind, here is the guy blabberring to

1. Never Grow Up – Taylor Swift – OK, so THREE SONGS, maybe there is another one so let’s call it four. Lovely, lovely self-portrait (?) with a pitch perfect

In response to former President W. Bush writing that West calling him a racist was one of the lowest points of his Presidency, West said this: “I definitely can understand

Cracker Barrel -the restaurant chain who specializes in releasing country music, have chosen to shed their lily white image and have signed Smokey Robinson -the legendary Motown genius. They could

And from the kill me now department… got $200 to burn? Cirque du Soleil, who put the Beatles through the grinder in Las Vegas EVEN AS WE SPEAK, are about

Taylor Swift has a new perfume hitting the shelves 2011. Kanye West already has a deal for a perfume in place. Here Sharkie, Sharkie, Sharkie… Smell Now…

American Bang! A great new rock-n-rock band from Nashville. These guys are just “Wild & Young” (first single), and have a great fresh sound to them. Their self titled debut

Colin Melloy has the most amazing vocals, and despite the initial shock of the Stevie Nicks-esque female I love the new song. Colin Melloy is the king of the arsty hipsters

Did I ever tell you about the time I met Andrew Cuomo in Queens? Cuiomo is our new governor. I could play it out but here’s the punchline: yuck. So

I can completely envision a scenario where some long time fans of Elvis Costello, upon hearing him whistle the melody towards the end of “A Slow Drag With Josephine” off

Where do band names come from? I always wonder how they choose their names, what is their inspiration, how do they come up with these things? In my stupid habit

Sometime during “Spring Cleaning”, performed mid set by Australian singer Johanna Cranitch at the first date of a November residency at Rockwood,  with her band, Johanna And The Dusty Floor,

if I had $750 this is what I would do with it: I would buy The Complete Elvis Presley Masters -every song the King ever recorded over 30 CDs. But

The LAWeekly will have an interview of Bethany Cosentino aka Best Coast in its next issue and they say she will reveal a few things, and in particular her collaboration

Sleazy – ke$ha – Uh oh, could girl wonder be a one trick pony. We’ve been here a coupla times by now: where’s the change up? Tragic Girl – Weezer

1. Hello Good Morning – Sick Of Sarah – I think, but I’m not sure, that this band can’t sustain. Their newbie comes out in a coupla weeks so we

There is an article on Billboard.com that seems to be about to make your Ipod obsolete. The subscription based Spotify, to launch late this year? early next year? gets what

A couple of weeks ago the kid and I sauntered over to Rock and Shock Worcester, MA to see Black Veil Brides. A great show and a memorable night.  What

Call me a cynic, call me what you will, but this quote from Dave Grohl in the Sun “We have decided to record our new album at my house – in

Enter Shikari will come to your house and eat dinner with you and youd think they were a group of nice boys with clean manners. Then they will get on

Well then say what you want these kids still got it.  It seems they have matured and not only become tougher but more concise. Wonder why. Without losing the positivity

Gerard Way and the boys of My Chemical Romance have announced record release show, for their new album ‘Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys’, at the House

So Chris Drew is thinking of changing his band name to Chris Drew And The Shout, instead of NeverShoutNever! Woop dee freakin’ do. He says it’s to get rid of

I um.. we gotta talk.  Something terrible has happened when I was busy doing other things.  The Elvis Costello I have loved for close to 32 years… is no longer

Minneapolis based rapper P.O.S embarked on a new tour last night with his crew, Doomtree, and they’re passing through the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on November 26th. Rad. P.O.S., who

We vote today and there is a proposition in the ballot in California (Proposition19) which would legalize marijuana. If it passes, Californians older than 21 may possess up to an

Happy Election Day The best thing about it, no more freakin political advertising and those phone calls where the nominees pretend to be your best friend….right in the middle of

It is one thing to have the biggest rock magazine in the world. Good for you, blah blah, blah. It is something else again to be entirely clueless about music.

1 Witchcraft – Light Pollution – Bi-Polar indie band, one part experimental noodler, one point sixties style rock band. All parts really fine. 2. Hello Good Morning – Sick Of

The Drums are not the next big thing. They may be the next mid sized thing, like  a Toyota Camry or something but they are not nor will they be

One evening a coupla years ago i was walking up Broadway to 47th Street and Henry Winkler was walking down and we pass thisclose so I smile and say “Hey

Hmmmm Lady Gaga? Halloween? Should be something there right? Slim pickins. The Gagged one dressed up as Cruella de Ville and her entourage as dalmations for a Halloween party in

I have been thinking about writing a post about twitter and now i am thinking about writing on false intimacy… i don’t mean virtual intimacy, I mean intimacy, personal relationships,

You know you’ve arrived when… Regis is meant to be Justin Bieber but looks more like Paul McCartney, Kelly makes a spectacular Lady Gaga and that’s all I have for