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Here is my take on politicians: don’t put your hands too close to their mouths or they’ll bite em off. And only in the States can massive bank bail outs […]

1. You Can Make Him Like You – The Hold Steady – Proof there are no deep tracks with this band not worth the price of admission. 2. When I

Nothing screams “I am an influential woman in pop music and a role model for diva’s everywhere” more than posing nude for Japanese Vogue wearing nothing but raw meat. It

Let’s dumb this one down and considering how dumb it is it shouldnt be too difficult. 1. Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech by grabbing the mic and

Love the Wilson sisters. Ann and Nancy Wilson just released their new album of great rock and acoustic tunes titled “Red Velvet Car”. After all these years, the vocals and

Here is the difference between days when Helen Bach edits and when I edit in a nutshell. When helen edits everybody is n best behavior and the entire rock nyc

If I ever thought of going back to freelance rock journalism, I certainly put the lie to that by taking advantage of every opportunity of biting the hand that once

T.I. posted $10,000 bail on Thursday in the AM to get himself and his wife out of jail for drug possession. The following evening he joined Nelly on stage and

Pras and Sean Penn both questioned Wycliff’s pathetic run for President. Of course, one might question the Fugee has been and lefty nutcase (anybody who supports the horrendous Hugo Chavez

Spinner.com give away a free Mp3 of the day recently, Northern State alumni Hesta Prynn’s killer cover of Butthole Surfer’s “Pepper”. The song by the old Cobain faves sounds like

Ahead of the postings for the first time in months I used my extra time to… well, to take a nap BUT then i hightailed to daytrotter and updated my

The genius Craig Owens’ new band, D.R.U.G.S., conveniently signed to Pete Wentz’s record label Decaydance, apparently also contains Matt Good who used to be in From First To Last.  What

Thank you Helen!  I owe you one, big time. Thanks to the recommendation of Helen Bach, I made sure to be at Mobys live DJ set. I thought, what can this

Imagine if Bootsy Collins’ funk and Prince’s synths had a baby, and that baby grew up with Dr. Dre’s cool and a hipster following. This is where Dam Funk comes

I was talking about grandiosity yesterday, but if Titus Andronicus wanted to reach the sky, or rather the lack of, Best Coast who performed on the Oak stage before them,

So it sounds to me like the lead singer of the Waitresses had a daughter. She gave her like a thousand bucks for her Bat Mitzvah and said.. g’head make

Orchesteral Maneuvers in the Dark were the 80’s from their gelled up pomp hair to the soundtrack work for “Pretty In Pink”, you pretty much couldnt escape the whole “new

In honor of Chrissie’s birthday I present to you The Pretenders play list 1- “Creep”, a cover or Radioheads masterpiece becomes a girls anthem. Considered by some to be too

So lately I’ve put old albums that I haven’t listened to in ages on my iPod, and I’ve been addicted. Recycling is good for the soul, plus until something new

Panda Bear headlining the FYF fest on the oak stage was a weird experience, a strange trip into a foreign country where you don’t understand the language, but a realization

Happy Birthday and much love to my hero Chrissie Ellen Hynde. Born today September 7, 1951. No woman has ever inspired or entranced me more than she has. Her tough

1. I got it off MTV 2. Who got it off Detriot News. 3. Because Lady Gaga 4. Monster Tour saw her in the Motor City at the same time

1. Free Energy – Free Energy – Opening for Titus at Webster Hall, Alyson’s excellent live review reminded me to check em out. They are an excellent pop rock band

The phenomenal  drummer Sandra Alva, who was in the band Black Veil Brides,  has left the band. Her musical direction was different than that of the band, and it was

    The crowd around the Redwood stage when Dead Man’s bones was just about to perform was so large, that I was not able to get close enough for

Fatboy Slim not only has one of the coolest band names ever and the very fun to watch Christopher Walken video but a unique dance beat, suited even for a

Belle and Sebastian are giving away a free song today. If you’re interested, I am not “Write About Love” will be streamed for download for a limited time at the

The boys of Modern English were vegetarians and their fantastic 80s love song “Melt With You” was used in a Burger King commercial. “Melt With You”, before it was covered

ELO was one of the first rock bands I had ever seen live. I can remember “Telephone Line” as one of the ‘coolest songs ever. Of course it sounds a

Here is a true Labor day special since we are all back to laboring!!! Jobs rock stars wish they had if they weren’t rock stars. Courtesy canoe (http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2010/09/03/15236566.html). I’ll dumb

Happy Birthday David Guetta, French DJ,born today in 1967. He’s pretty old. I really know only a few things about the man. He produced “I Got A Feeling” by the

After having read many times about them on rock nyc, I was really excited to see Titus Andronicus live at the FYF, and you know how it is when you

Isn’t it funnny how different things are now? Case in point ‘Take Good Care of My Baby”, a Bobby Vinton classic. Bobby will not kick your ass in the alley

Happy Orange Balloon is an absolutely fantastic artist I can’t get enough of. “Pretty Mary” is a phenomenal song, not just because of the title. The beat, the melody, I’ve

So in honor of rock nyc’s first born… songs with the word baby in them playlist 1. Baby By Me (Feat Ne Yo) – 50 Cent – Hmmm, wonder how

I’m very late on the Wavves phenomenon, knowing only one of their songs ‘King of the beach’ of course. They were playing just after Titus Andronicus on the same stage,

The last time I saw Jackson Browne live was at the Beacon a coupla years, the day after he was inducted into the rock and hall of fame, and managed

This is fun. Kavinsky is a disco DJ who died in a car accident in the 1986 and reappeared as a zombie in 2005. He has appeared all over the

Despite my enthusiasm to see so many bands under the hot sun, many other things were fucked up at the Fuck You Fest. First of all, by luck, I did

1. Constructive Summer – The Hold Steady – Craig Finn’s voice is such an acquired test it ruins his commercial appeal but once you grow to love it, the Hold

rock nyc readers how do I love thee? let me count the ways… enough to join the pathetic, preposterous, ridiculous, pathetic Ping. A complete waste of time and energy, itunes

Gee, Bob Dylan has been written about a lot. As the New York Times’ Bruce Handy notes, there is even a book that itemizes Bob Dylan’s copyright registrations and copyright-related documents.

Loretta Lynn’s 50th career anniversary will be commemorated with the November 9th release of Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn. This lp features a who’s who of ‘country

Andre Young Junion, Dr Dre’s son, died of a drug overdose in August 2008 and at the of 20. Dre wrote a tribute to his late son but probably won’t

This story is one of those that starts at the end but somehow manages to twist and turn it’s way back there. Here it is. I might have just, excuse

 “It’s like a dream inside a dream”. Towards the end of Holy Ghosts! excellent outdoor disco dance set at P.S. 1 -the Queens annex of the Museum of Modern Art,

When you passionately believe in something it goes without saying that there are times you’ll make no sense. Everyone of us have gotten into an altercation and when we ran

1. Story Of O – Oneida – Who said this isn’t an acquired taste? Not me. it is. But if you like how the repetition at the heart of music

So Epitaph Records is going to release a soundtrack for the new movie Jackass 3D. How freakin’ exciting is that? Pretty much all of the Epitaph bands are fantastic, and

It was a sweaty, sweaty day, and dusty too, and smoky too. Sweaty because it was close to 90-100 º F at the beginning of the afternoon, dusty because the