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 Every Avenue has been around since about 2003. Somehow this band got tangled up in the whole pop punk movement and in my opinion really don’t belong there. About […]

I used to know Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan when he wrote for Andy Schwartz at New York Rocker in the early 80s. And then I ran into him at

The Sword, Austin, Texas’ doom/stoner metal quartet, have cancelled all dates of their tour in support of their acclaimed release Warp Riders after drummer Trivett Wingo quit the band.  They

Here we go as we head into release day for the patiently awaited release by My Chemical Romance, ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’. Well its confusing

There is an American Express presale going on as we speak for Usher’s eagerly anticipated MSG perfromance Monday December 13th,. Thr OMG Tour no less. I realize the only thing

The beating drums, come to a conclusive end, whatever you can do tothe pain you mend.The fire dying, the glow weaker and weaker. Artificially want morelight, working like a labcoat

1. Speak Now – Taylor Swift – A Swiftian classic -I wonder if the core fans are flipping out over it as much I have. Her best since “Love Story”

It Look like Fallon scooped Letterman with MMJ. 1. MMJ guitarist Carl Broemel sat in with the Roots last night 2. The entire band is on Letterman tonight 3. The entire

On Sunday I was writing about the stupendous opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland. I am lousy at writing about opera so I’ll let tWikipedia to the heavy lifting: “She possessed

The British band Amusement Park on fire was playing when I arrived at the Culture Collide festival during the late afternoon, and their dense sound was filling all the open

Here is a story to bring hope to the pimpled teen masses of boys who are sproating hands on their palms. In his upcoming biography Springfield tells of being a

Now I got it. Arrogant assholes like Gorillaz and KOL turn em down. Egotistical asshole like Elton John and Paul McCartney puursue em. This is what arrogant asshole Damon Albarn

You can all stop bitching about Hurley… the clothing line the skateboard line the Lost guy the slang for puke.  Move on… to MORE WEEZER!!! “Death To False Metal” will be released on

 Dem Passwords, a sort of underground contemporary art space I had a hard time to find (the address says Santa Monica boulevard but there is no entrance on Santa Monica)

In Wilmington its a weekend, you will find most people flocking to kegs to watch football; not me. I went to Battle of the Bands at UNCW campus, sponsored by

Fran Haily is a very friendly person, and he captivates his audience right away with his stories and warm attitude. He talks as much as he sings, or close to

OK I have a cool basement, I got stacks, I got mixing boards yeah totally do.. but I don’t have Patrick Stumpf ex Fall Out Boy swinging by to sing

Bret Michael’s at age 47 posed nude for Billboard magazine and died about 4 times, all in the past six month.   The cover was the most horrifying part.  

I have only heard one song, “Stand Fast” by Savannah’s Sunglasses. But the song is pretty fucking excellent. 8000 bam bam (Samuel Cooper) & Baby Seal (Brady Keehn are Sunglasses,

Since Rolling Stone and Bruce Springsteen go together like scum and bag and since RS spammed me this info via email, I am guessing it is Boss approved. Two Bruce

Can anybody film women better than Woody Allen: From Mariel Hemingway to Barbra Hershy to Naomi Watts in his new movie “You Will Meet A Dark Stranger”, these women have

I hate Disney so much, almost as much as Wal-Mart. And I haaateWal-Mart, for many reasons, mainly they are evil and its been proventhat they sacrifice small African children before

Last year, Cheap Time were famous for their 70s punk inspired rock music and opening Yo La Tengo but not anymore. Despite the excellence of Cheap Time’s fresh whine punky

1. I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen – Pure thwarted desire. 2. Lucia De Lammermoor – Dame Joan Sunderland – Her voice isn’t like a Maria Callas, she doesn’t overwhelm

I would claim Brroooooce had jumped the shark with the annoucement he was making a cameo but he just keeps on jumping the  shark. And the Keith Richard quote is

Usher and Amy Winehouse have become lovers as the picture above proved beyond a doubt!!! The two are making beautiful music and plan to make beautiful music! Usher told the

Kanye West has stumbled on the perfect anthem for himself and so many of his friends in “Runaway”, as a hard look in the mirror goes it is a solid

October 18th, My Morning Jacket will be playing 5 nights at Terminal 5, an album a night plus each albums b sides, rarities, covers, culminating in their greatest moment Evil

While Lennon’s first wife and son Julian unveiled a statue celebrating Peace (how stupid is a statue celebrating peace? what were the alternatives? A war is good statue??), the insipid

I only saw Solomon Burke once, around 2002, and he was opening for Van Morrison. And he was impressive , but then a man with a back catalogue that includes

Leonard Cohen is quoted as saying “In the midst of all the static, a voice of true feeling arises – a rare event!” Neema, a Montrealian (from montreal i mean!)

Not necessarily a great sunday morning song, but mos def a great curefor any case of the Mondays. Do something crazy and get your dubstepon!  Listening to this vastly added

 Sitting around with a bunch of upper middle class hipsters when the topic of politics comes up.  Lightly of course scattered in the topic of this sales at Nordstroms

 I’ve seen Arcade Fire a few times before, but the performance they gave at the Shrine auditorium on Friday night was such a constant eruption of dopamine in my brain,

Olof Arnalds is a pro and she gets it. She gets that live isn’t recorded and she is there to give a performance and at her record release party at

Since Iman wanted me to stay up and watch Bruno Mars on SNL with him, well I couldn’t not. Its become a tradition.  I like traditions and ” Live From

Its very fun, with the click of a mouse you travel form the land of chilled out Bob Marley radio, which promotes love and togetherness (and at this point sleep

Well this is it, the day music dies. The day when a legend like Elton John just 100% tosses his cool out the window. He has already made himself a

1. Speak Now – Taylor Swift – One tweak? It shouldn’t be a daydream. 2. Jonathan – Olof Arnalds – Don’t know it is the accent but she sounds just

The difference between subscription based mp3 clubs and purchasing mp3s is the different between watching cable and buying DVDs. And for the casual listener, subscription based music clubs are the

Elvis Costello spent time talking to Spinner when he should have come over my house so I could stare at him.  I think that would sorta scare him really so

Mark Ronson told New york mag he started subscribing to new York Magazine at the age of six and was devastated when he made the top of  New Musical Express Uncool

The day Fearless hit a million sales, Taylor Swift’s former manager Dan Dymtrow shoulda hit her with  lawsuit. Why? because she has money that’s why. Dan says he had a

Helen Bach threw over her longstanding love -the pink pc she wrote  all those 100s of rock nyc posts for a new one. A Toshiba that SUCKED. So off she

What was her last album -the let em eat cake one, right? Well, Sofia Coppola’s  new movie, I saw the coming attractions, apparently about a fashion designer having his daughter shoved

So 70 years and a day later, the Lennon legacy goes on. His songs with the Beatles will live forever, do live forever. It isn’t what he wanted. He didn’t

 Pretty early last night, round about when Lou Reed sucked so indelibly on a misjudged “Some Kind Of Nature”, I realized this was going to be an unsavable unmitigated

Plans tonight? Head to Central Park for the premiere of LENNONNYC, a film depicting John Lennons New York life. Produced and directed by Michael Epstein. “I had always thought of

Archie Powell and the Exports are a pop smart, little bit grungy, garage rock band with catchy tunes and snarky lyrics—think Weezer meets They Might Be Giants. This type of no

In 2000, Craig Finns tells us at the Beacon last Thursday, he came to new york and worked in office jobs before getting bored with it and deciding he wanted