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This is a disappointing little chart, isn’t it. It is like there is a mammoth lull (if you see what I mean) and nothing has come along to fill it) and so we are left with Ellie and Lana, like it was 2011 all over again.

Electric Zoo was not the first time somebody has died at a show I’ve been too. Somebody had a heart attack and died at a Patti Lupone show. It was near the start. “Let’s begin again”, she said. “He would have probably wanted it that way.” But TWO people…

So despite Tomas being a great guitarist, songwriter, record producer, band leader and all round good guy as well as a true groove friend of mine (who namechecked me on Power Of Trinity… A Slight Return), he is also the last of the independents: he lives and breathes music and his music matters.

Next up? Well next is not a movie adaptation but rather a ‘how they did it’ film The movie ‘Broadway Idiot” shows the process of making the album into a theatrical musical. My question—why?

People were very rude… but what was she expecting? Why did she accept to perform at such an event? These mondains weren’t here to listen to music, they were there to be seen and Fiona should haven’t been there in the first place

in this episode, RuPaul helps his friend pick up a large artwork (it’s Clash related!) and he discusses with the Black Flag man the most important thing ever: love

Chloe (You’re The One I want) – Emblem3 – They are a modern LFO and if that doesn’t do it for you, I have no idea what does,. This sounds like the same pen that brought us “Summer Girls”

Americana Festival – Damrosch Park – August 10th, 2013 – The evening, headlined by Nick Lowe and featuring James Burton, belonged to Jason Isbell, whose performance announced the arrival of one of the greats.

Home – Rudimental – Honestly, you may have to see them live to dig them on record as much as I do, but once you do you will be mouth agape and in wonder that a dance band can be so much fun in the modern age. A terrific and fun set of songs.

The first two singles are terrific but streaming it on NRP, it doesn’t sustain the same level of raucousness. Still, as a guy who never saw either Bikini Kill or Le Tigre, the Tuesday Bowery Ballroom gig is an event show

The first song is a terrific piece of country pop and the alternative version on Bootleg Vol 10 just proves how something so simply on the ears can be so difficult to achieve

Nine Inch Nails has announced a surprise and super intimate show at the small club on September 3rd, and good luck if you want to get in! You can try to enter your info on the KROQ website, (the radio runs the contest) but if you win do not forget about me, since you get a pair

Moby, my vegan brother, is a pompous ass. With his turtle like face he preaches to his own benefit and babbles endlessly in monotone droll. That being said he cranked out a couple dandy jams and a junk load of garbage.

Bono and The Edge come off as amiable dunces. They know nothing about musicals, so David Garfinkle, the show’s hapless producer, sends them a CD with 60 famous Broadway tunes. They find them dopey and maudlin”

It is like having car that keeps on breaking down. However good the care looks, it isn’t performing its function. Gaga and Perry aren’t performing their function

This is King Krule’s week, we just lived through it and more is the pity. The 21st century Billy Bragg looks like he is nine and sings like he is 90. Krule is everything Rolling Stone claimed Jake Buggs is.

The Gram Parson song is a complete masterpiece and I never remember it by name, I always call it “I’m Your Toy” which makes a lot more sense than “Hot Burrito # 1” which makes zero sense to me in passing strange

Im not sure how many times he has said this but it’s old hat. The moment his new wife has had her fill he will skid again and hate all women. “Every Man In America” proved that he is a brutal passive agressive. Stay clear ladies

Flashdance… More Than A Feeling– Irene Cara – 1983 – The sight of puberty comes to life in a dancers mover and with Cara of “Fame” fame nailing the exuberant pop plus beats – B+

The two best songs of the week are here, two shout outs to Neil Young is here, two songs from one of the best rock and roll albums of the year is here, two crazy chicks, and two from a top UK disco band called Rudimental who were so great Wednesday night in Central Park.

The choking lyrics are perfection and lyrically- those poshy bastards can wield a pen that’s for sure. Hell, this could be my anthem if shit get cray.

Well then the Lapeer Days Festival in Lapeer Michigan must be one dicy place for apparently Sunday evening the entire story of The Call became and episode of CSI.

The single is like the boy in the club you slowed danced with and kissed around 3am in the morning, you took his number but have no attention of speaking to him again. The single is Mr. Right Now; the album requires a commitment.

Top heavy on the crapola but nothing there is gonna last more than a week and next week there may be some good stuff awaiting to usurp the throne. In the interim, it is exceedingly difficult to take Luke, John and G too seriously

King Krule’s debut album may be major, people are talking about the new Franz Ferdinand and I actually like that album a lot, but Krule sounds like a modern day variant on the Billy Bragg that brought us Life’s A Riot With Spy Vs Spy

Jen Lewis’ of Buzzfeeds hysterical and awesome pictures putting Miley Cyrus in great works of art here, works as art, works as satire, works as cultural artifact and is just plain brilliant

“Losing my parents was big. They were very supportive, my biggest fans. It was harder than I would have imagined. That seeped into my writing a lot, and I thought about life’s fragility.”

Starting with the desire to bring things back to the beginning, the beginning is way too well and Mathew Mathers 2 won’t do that, if only because Rubin (if not Dre) ain’t gonna let him