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Ok Here is the Hold Steady set list chosen at random (an April gig so) . Plus my comments. OK… Let’s do this.1. Positive Jam –  Whoops, don’t know it […]

Far be it for me to day anything positive about Courtney Love but, in this literal cartoon off Women’s Wear, Love is a little cool. I mean when you are

As everybody knows by now, Casey Affleck’s documentary of Joaquin Phoenix’s flame out as a rap star is a fake. A searing indictment of celebrityhood and a dazzling tour de

It is very difficult to compare songs, you can compare images by putting them side by side, but songs? If you play them together it is a confusion you cannot

 You know how I feel when I do a cut and paste job on this blog. I feel sullied. Like when I was a teen and  promised myself I

1. Never On A Sunday – Bing Crosby – If all da Bing had done was teach us how to use a mic his position as one of the great

Elsewhere today  Alyson Camus writes a blistering review of DJ Kavinky and some other DJs. Since I haven’t heard the others I can’t respond to those criticism. But I have

Sebastien Tellier may be big in France, and may have some kind of underground cult following, but I’m not sure how big because he was 2008 France candidate in the

So Iman and I watched Kanyes first song on SNL Me? I couldn’t stop laughing, the white box interpretive dance and the Disney crown was a bit too much for

Now here is one of the stupidest quotes I’ve heard in awhile. Here is Ne “Only In It For The Art” Yo, setting the youngsters straight: “People’s reasons for making

Unicorn Kid is a teenage mixer from Edinburgh in Scotland. He has already oerformed his magic on Pet Shop Boys and Gorillaz and his first song, “Dreamcatcher” sounds like a

Scandinavia  we hardly knew ya! Fourteen years after the Cardigans broke the States, Sweden has been shipping one brilliant woman after the other Stateside. First disco diva Robyn brought us

Yuck. Kanye West’s first dog since he started releasing new songs this year is a woofer of intense proportions. Featuring (get ready folks): Kid Cudi, Pasha T, John Legend, Lloyd

How I wish that Woody or Iman would have been at the Record Markers 10th anniversary to review Acid Washed and Kavinsky instead of me, because I’m not the right

1. How A Resurrection Really – The Hold Steady –  On Thursday I am gonna go get myself undone again at Beacon Theatre. And this time I will know

According to NME, the Pavement gig in Vegas at Matador 21 may be the end of the great reunion till the next time Malkmus needs money. Apparently the band members

The first artist of the evening of the Record Makers 10th anniversary was the experimental Turzi. Iman had sent me a track ‘Bombay’, which I really liked for his strange

Based upon a series of images inspired by William Burroughs” beat junk novel “Naked Lunch”, Joy Division’s “Interzone” is a death rattle image of despair and death that reminds me

The Facebook story movie  “The Social Network” is excellent but we don’t care about that here. We care about the Trent Reznor  and Atticus Ross Soundtrack which is also excellent.

I don’t have much time for the Tea Party Movement -it is a free country but I am not sure quite what they are up to. KKK in smiley face?

1. Hailmary – 2pac. Revenge IS the sweetest joy next to gettin …. Classic song, he goes hard. Screams west-coast. R.I.P. 2. Winds of Change- Fitz and the Tantrums. Been

Lemmy, Motörhead’s legendary front man and bassist and probably the closest thing there has ever been to a rock god, is getting his own documentary/rockumentary. Titled, fittingly, “Lemmy,” the film

En route to LA I decide to get in the west coast vibe via some tunes After some Snoop a loop, Dre, Pac, and Sublime, I put on this new

What?  A Day To Remember giving up screaming and writing a more acoustic record?  Have no fear- this video is just a teaser for their brand new album coming out

Gimme That Old Time Religion Music and religion go together like peanut butter and jelly. Some churches based only on their music. Bible thumpin hand clapping arm waiving praise the

Kanye West may be a blithering mess but as mentioned yesterday he’s a freakin hoot on Twitter. Its not easy to rant at 140 characters so you watch it unravel

Oh Pitbull, how I love you. The El Potrero Night Club in California,sued Christian Perez (that’s his real name- lame ain’t it? Lets stick with Pitbull), for bailing out of

Motionless In White is a band I never really looked into, but when I heard their song “Cobwebs” off their new album, I regretted not listening to them earlier. This

These are the stories that everybody had yesterday: Kanye West pissed about songs leaking. David Bowie’s new book McCartney writing a not to George Michael dying Tony Curtis Dead…  which

Somewhere else today Woody Fuller mentions Biggie Smalls. Biggie is one of the greats, up there with your Buddy Holly’s, Jimi Hendrix -all those guys who changed the face of

1. Let It Go – The Black Ryder – There is a roiling power to this song enhance not distracted by a disembodied chick vocalist and a sinking power rock

Why are Led Zeppelin not in the rock and roll hall of fame? The second biggest band of all time, the template for a generation of rock groups, Led Zeppelin’s

The Rocket Summer is releasing a five-song EP called Of Men And Angels: The B-Sides and I am beyond stoked. It’s only available online and features songs that didn’t make

A year ago and the past was a different country. Back from seeing my Mom in England for the first (and last -she died this summer) time in 30 years,

After the suicide of a gay college student due to cyber bullying, Nicki Minaj had this to say to MTV News: “”I would encourage my gay fans to be fighters

Every day of the week I sit down and think and scour and look for things of interest to write about.  A year ago or so I would summon assistance

Oh Conor, that was such a surprise show, many people showed up, but many people did not know. ‘How did you learn about the show?’ Asked me a guy next

I love Elton John, not like that, well maybe. He wouldnt be down anyway. I was watching ‘Almost Famous’ yesterday, the whole band had just got in a fight, they

Iman Sez: Helen recommended she chose some music and we write duelling reviews without reading each others opinions first. Alright with me. But why this? Lemme tell you now: it

In my other existence as an Advertising bloke I got this come on from Mediaweek: “Pete Wentz, singer, songwriter and bassist for the band Fall Out Boy, will headline a

Yoko Ono told Q Magazine she stays at the Dakota because John’s spirit is still there: “Of course, yeah. John is still here. The vibes he put here, the places

David Bowie is working on a book where he chooses 100 artificats from his archives and writes stuff about them. Begging an answer to the questtion, why is he doing

I got this off NME, yes it is yest another cut and paste job on songs that make grown men cry… here are the top ten 1. ‘Everybody Hurts’ (REM)

This is what happens when somebody mentions Conor to me. I spent the day listening to Bright Eyes. 1. June On The West Coast – He can’t write like this

Yo Gabba Gabba has to be the coolest kids show ever. We showed the video of Taking Back Sunday frolicking with the beasts, Amanda Palmer tweeted EvelynEvelyn posing with them

Yesterday rock nyc wondered (I think we wrote: stop fucking around and get back to work)  when Justin Timberlake would be back to recording. Today,we heard exclusively through secret backchannels,

George Michael is getting whamed in jail as we speak and received a two page letter of support from Paul McCartney. getting arrested for driving under the influence is one

Available from Topswim for $2 , and “first official track from Sound Strike Songs, a benefit collection supporting legal defense for immigrants caught in Arizona’s immigration laws” according to stereogum.

The thought of Jay-Z jumping on stage to join Drake at Radio City Music Hall (he did so Wednesday night) is so depressing, so despairing, such a terrifying thought of

Here’s some really exciting news. Sade will be touring in the US for the first time in a decade summer 2011, hot on the heels of very popular but somewhat