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I got this off the new yorkdaily news . Cherry Vanilla, David Bowies US PR woman, has a memoir out and in it she discusses bedding Bowie back in the […]

It turned out that Sigur Ros frontman Jónsi’s performance at Origami records in Los Angeles was his only in-store appearance. I didn’t go, but the little store in Echo park

Enter Shikari is one of the coolest bands in the world.  I want them to come to my house and hang out. Maybe skateboard off my roof, have some pizza

What were Elixabeth And the Catapult thinking? Meant to start their set at 10p , they dither about sound checking till 10:15p. Then the guitarist keeps on interrupting the set

A quick scan of my blogger profile will find the legend Iman is a big sports fan. And bigger Yanks fan. So I am sure you can imagination my devastation

The new Kid Cudi album… who the fuck is he? Coheed And Cambria… The one song I have heard was pretty damn out there… man On The Moon 2 released november

Half an hour of coming attractions before “Hereafter” last night at the Lincoln! And I spent the half hour listening at the soundtrack. The new Gus Van Sant “Restless” appears

The first 4TheLoveMusic Fest occured at the legendary Don Hills, the follow up in Wilimington, NC. Both nights were showcases for some of the best new acts in the North East and

 Punk Goes Pop 3 is coming out soon, and the songs up on the Myspace are incredible beyond belief. Asking Alexandria’s cover of “Right Now” (originally by Akon) is ten

Tom Morello is OK with me. He paid beautiful tribute to Joe Strummer and well Rage is a pretty beast band. I hate MIA I love the Clash I love

A few websites are reporting that Paul Simon is planning to release a new album with long time producer Phil Ramone at the end of 2010. The album will have

Where’s Cyn? I wanna sing to her… “And they call it puppy love…” Yeah, Donny and Marie are bringing a Christmas Show to broadway and I can not wait. Alway an

Well if all goes as planned Brand and Perry are merged.  As long as they dont procreate we should all be ok. Id expect their honeymoon on YouTube soon enough…

Photographer Bob Klein was at the NFL Superbowl Party where En Vogue performed, February, 2010. Above is a Klein Picture painting, below the original.

1 Flawless Executioner – Christopher “Paul” Stelling – Flawless folkie peak 2. Paradise Circus – Massive Attack – Best song off the newbie. 3. Instant Hit – The Slits –

Nicki Minaj gets props from everybody nowadays and for good reason. If there is a better rapper around I don’t know who it is! I have never seen her live

Why would I want to pre order Elvis Costello’s album? Will he deliver it? Will I get cool swag?  No Ill get some bonus tracks that will get bootlegged all

Hey Conan! Remember he got screwed by NBC and bla bla bla and well so what now hes on TBS with a busload of hip kids who felt he got

Hey remember when Good Charlotte were considered ‘pop punk’? They’re too old now and apparently changing diapers and receding hairlines have made these bad boys…….scratch that, these has been old

Happy Saturday! Rough week huh? Well here’s a giant 3:08 of utter garbage. Lets see if Kesha wasn’t horrific enough we know are facing the waves of after hurl left

Due to new tattoo placement “VEGAN”  I’m having an incredibly difficult time typing. The inside of your wrist is not a good place to shove a needle filled with ink

What was that exactly? Some kind of sonic lightning? A voluntary aggression to all the senses? I am not sure of what happened, it went so fast, it was so

  Where do bands like Gallowbraid come from? Released on German label Northern Silence Productions on September 17th, I had never heard of Gallowbraid until I spotted the debut EP,

I have a friend who says I react to Elvis Costello like a spurned  lover and maybe she’s right. The first time I saw Costello in concert was the day

Waking up this morning my first thought was, “why is my neck soo freakin sore?”  Did I eat pussy last night? No. Did I get put in a deadly sleeper

I got an email from the journeyman soul wizard Gary Wilson thanking me for my very positive review of his single “Electric Endicott”. An also to tell me he is

My friend Robert Nevin (he edits http://mousepadcollector.com/wordpress/) once, infamously, claimed the Cars “All That I Needed” was one of the greatest songs ever, shortly after he fawned all over Ray Davies.

Ok, here is the money quote from Robyn on her three albums released this year: “It was never my goal to break some kind of a world record in how

Watch Danger Mouse devolve before your very eyes The Grey Album – Coolest – 2005 Gnarls Barkley – Cool – 2008 Gnarls Barkley – Medium Cool – 2009 Broken Bells – Uncool

1. Don’t Think Twice – Franki Valli And The Four Seasons – It is like being gang banged by Alvin And the Chipmunks 2. Skeleton Key – Margot And The

Kanye West and reality star Kim Kardashian have been romantically linked after being spotted on a date in Chicago. Oh and she has been linked with John Mayer as well.

Here is a little lesson y’all. If Rolling Stone gives Dylan a four and a half star review it is really a three star album. Historically, it is a five

While there is nothing close to the title track of Blame It On Gravity, there is also very little in Old 97’s, Rhett Miller or anybody elses history as perfectly

Tomorrow, depending on how the writing is going, I plan to either leave real early and catch the Lennon flick or leave later and straight to the concert 115p –

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1. Typical Girl – The Slits – Beyond presience, timeless. 2. The Magician – Old 97’s – Brilliantly constructed verses 3. Mama, You’ve Been On My Mind – Bob Dylan

I am not gonna lie just to look cool or something, since yesterday, I knew almost nothing about Superchunk, the iconic alternative punk-rock-grunge band; after all they had not released

Yeah I’m milking this one into two posts cuz my new tattoo is rubbing on the keyboard and I’m running this ship today and I cant type much… Zooey Deschanel,

Ari Upp, Johnny Rotten’s step daughter, and the leader of the punky reggae Slits has died at the age of 48 after a long illness. At the age of fourteen,

You may say it’s early, but I say plan ahead.  And my annual event is this weekend so I’m here to help. If you’re having a Halloween party this year,

I have come to tell you… BrokeNCYDE is still terrible. They released the trailer for their latest album and needless tos ay, they still suck beyond belief.  The crunkcore group pretty much

Elvis Costello fans rejoice he will be all over the place for the next couple weeks supporting his latest endeavour (which looks pretty awesome!)  Jot this down so you don’t

Thats a lie. Its Death Cabs Ben Gibbard singing the ol “Star Spangled Banner” at the National League Championship Series Game Four (Giants vs. Phillies, not the Cubs…) in San

Yes, I know you thought it was Courtney or even maybe Michael Jackson himself. But the son beating, wife cheating, son hated by, vicious, bullying pig who has just sued

1. Glad To Be Gay – Tom robinson Band – The bile and sarcasm run downs Tom’s chin in this pitch black singalong. 2. Rabiosa (feat Pitbull) – Shakira –

After whining that I didn’t know any of the bands at Brooklynvegan free show tomorrow, I sure do at this one. Ted Leo, Wild Nothing, Jamie Lidell -woooot!!! Sounds like

Slap this mother on your coffee table  “Mr Rottens Scrapbook.”  With a very small run of 750 copies there is some justification to the $550.00 price tag……not.   The book comes