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I have nothing nice to say about Greg Allman, not a fan and meh.. just eww. But I do have something to say about his 17 year old daughter Layla […]

AARON! See I have Underoath info, their ‘people’ are quite forthcoming and informative but what I want to know is what the hell is up with drummer boy Aaron Gillespie.

Oh no! I had requested a plus one to Hey Rosetta at the Bowery Ballroom before I realized the following bad/good news scenario: Bad: Hot Hot Heat are playing that

We’re Having Fun Now – Jenny And Johnny – What I like about this album, less thaan half of it, I like lots, but what I don’t is so overwhelming

michael on the guestlist to freddie’s exclusive birthday bash at paradise garage Happy rock and roll heaven birthday to the very cool Freddie Mercury.With pipes like that its no wonder

I am gonna hide this post where Helen can’t find it!! In 1972 I was 15 going on 16 and I loved Neil Diamond and especially Hot August Night, the

So it is around 1pm yesterday and I had just finished off my Beak review and I am texting back and forth with co-editor Helen Bach when she asks me

Now this is an apology. Contactmusic.com reports, we take off them and present to you, Kanye West apologizing to Taylor Swift on Twitter: “With the help of strong will, a

    HOLY GHOST $15.00 6pm  TONIGHT P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center 22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 784-2084   Stay tuned….

If all Geoff Barrow ever did was produce last years “Chase The Tear” he would be a hero of mine. But, of course, Portishead, is one of the great UK

At the end of Beak’s headlining set, Beak leader and Portishead producer and instrumentalist Geoff Barrow thanked People Of The North for lending Beak their instruments. Hardly what you expect one

I stated yesterday that if all they have T.I. on is possession of weed he has nothing to worry about. It seems they have him on methaphetamine(ecstasy) and and now

If anything makes rock nyc different then the billions of other music blogs and websites it is that we will cover anything we are given -or at least attempt. I

On what must be the greatest quote ever, the publicity blurb hasSeattle Washingtons  the Intellegence highest IQ Lars Finberg state the European tour  “made the most hardened Croatian garage punks

Frankenpine played Lakeside Lounge in the East Village Thursday and the Brooklyn-based six-piece treated a packed bar to a magical hour of bluegrass goodness. Frankenpine—thoughtfully named for the not-so-subtly disguised

bit of the old ultra-violence by invisible droogs My Chemical Romance have unveiled a cryptic website. Seriously, that’s the headline. How about unveiling the recording you’ve been working on since

Have you ever heard something so ugly it’s actually beautiful? That’s how I feel about Brooklyn-based Sleigh Bells. Guitarist/producer Derek Miller’s huge, shredding guitars over hard, reverb-heavy drums give singer

When you listen for the first time to Mick Rhodes’ new album ‘Til I am dust’, you have the impression it is filled with pretty straightforward music, rooted in genres

Panic! At The Disco is a Little Shop of Horrors. OK enough dicking around (sounds like something a certain bloke’d say) push out that mega lp already. So Panic At The

1. The Usual Thing – Marshall Crenshaw – I would love to send this to Wesley Wolfe, just to nudge him into the area where simplicity is synonymous with grace.

1. Big Wave – Jenny And Johnny – The first song I’ve obsessed over by Jenny Lewis since, wow, since 2004. However, can’t she make music with someone she isn’t

New York DJ Alan Freed got royalties off Chuck Berry’s “Maybelline”. Why? Because he played the song on his radio station and helped break the record. It is called payola

An early day at work, I went to Madison Square Garden on my way home to pick em some tix. The Hold Steady at Beacon Theatre Thursday October 7th was

Happy Birthday Martin Chambers. That mutton choppped drummer who’s watched Chrissie Hyndes ass since 1978. This guy has lost 2 band mates in Farndon and Honeyman-Scott yet with Hynde kept

After making my living sneering at Animal Collective for the past year, Panda Bear’s single “Tomboy” took me by surprise. I had bought it randomly, and had forgotten about (maybe

The reviews of the Eminem/Jay-Z Detroit show are in and it seems to me that Jay-Z was more of the same and that Eminem killed. B.o.B. opened, and Drake came

Oh no!!! The difference between Abba and Spice Girls is that Abba had dozens of great songs they wrote themselves and Spice Girls, well, they don’t. So, on the footsteps

1. Joe DiMaggio was one of the greatest ballplayers of all times. But if you only saw him once and he went Ofer, you might think he sucked. 2. One

There are times when there is nothing more that I want to do then see a show. My office mate and I will often shout out “hey lets go see

What a cute idea, Thaxton. Seriously, who doesnt love toys and tunes? Tony Thaxton, the drummer for Motion City Soundtrack, decided to put two of his favourite things together- music

Some people push the morbid to the extreme. I have unexpectedly read about this company ‘andvinyly.com’ which advertises itself as ‘The perfect resting place for vinyl lovers’. So I thought

1 GORILLAZ Plastic Beach Virgin 2  BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells Columbia 3 JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me Drag City 4 HOT CHIP One Life Stand Astralwerks 5  LOCAL NATIVES

1. New Art School – The Jam – A little hard to remember now but in 1977 the laws of rock were strict and unwavering: loud fast rules, love was

I have left Jonah Weiner alone all summer and, mind, this despite his godawful Marc Ronson review in Rolling Stone. Wait, was Ronson that bad? maybe not bad enough to

The upcoming movie ‘Ceremony’ directed by Max Winkler (Henry Winkler’s son) tells the what-it-seems-déjà-vu story of a young man (Michael Angarano) who falls in love with an older woman (Uma

Snoop Dogg Working On ‘Doggystyle’ Sequel With producer Swizz Beatz…  Dre was busy? Man To Have ‘Lady Gaga Sex Change’ in bid to launch music career…  there’s gotta be more

Know how I love strings? Yeah Well Happy Birthday “Pictures of Matchstick Men’ ….. Jonathan Segal of Camper Van Beethoven. How cool are these little hipzters. Yeah “Take the Skinheads

Fresh from a  year in the slammer for weapons possession, T.I, along with his wife are back in jail for possession of a controlled substance. Everybody says it’s weed, but

Tony Blair thinks Bono could be Prime Minister Of Britian. A concept so terrifying I think the residents of the UK will emigrate to France. Perhaps it’s me but I

Shinobi Ninja are a fabulous hip hop/punk band. We have written about them many times and always glowingly. Until today. The last time I saw them, at Mercury Lounge and

Arcade Fire’s ‘We used to wait’ video was recently the subject of many talks all over the blogosphere because of its use of google maps and satellite images to personalize

August Burns Red is an amazing band in several ways. One of my favorite songs by them is “White Washed”. Coincidentally, they released a live version of the song on

before the ‘young’ invasion…. Mother of God on a Gillette twin blade razor what the hell on earth is this? Lets get Eddie Vedder (no shorts) Johnny Depp and Patti

If you’re feeling nostalgic, or in need of some classic songs to listen to, here ya’ go. 1. “Bohemian Rhapsody”- Queen This song is no doubt a classic, and it’s

OMG!! If my current lady friend knew how besotted I was by Julie Burchill she would never let me near Brighton. Not much to look at nowadays but damn is

1. You’re No Good – Frankie Rose and the Ones – Only becomes a Frankie Rose song at the end but does become a Frankie Rose song at the end.

On Saturday I reported that a new song was said to be off her new album. Apparently nobody else reported the quote but I was still right (though I got

Hey Sissy lets make a song that makes all the boys squeal in the locker room wanna? What the fuck is Flowers? Liz Phair trying to sound all sexually secure

1. Skinny Genes – Eliza Doolittle – Pop extravanganza we’ve been missing. 2. Bright One – Jack Phillips – The heavy arranged and orchestrated reminds me of late 70s, early