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Bun E could well be… Done E…err So the coolest boy of Cheap Trick is pretty much though unofficially out. Bun E Carlos has stopped touring, originally due to poor

Happy Birthday Gene Simmons I freakin LOVE the show Family Jewels, mostly because Genes family treats him with such eye rolling love. Perfect. I adore KISS, I love the longevity

Happy Happy Birthday Declan MacManus. Oh the years I have spent pinning you to my locker, my wall, my garage, my house, my office, my car my…. Elvis Costello is

Los Campesinos I love you, but you’re bringing me down, to paraphrase James Murphy (which I do a lot). Whatever you wanna say about Los Camp they weren’t a drag

Great now Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is stroking Bono’s ego “You are doing important things, because taking care of people is not only a job for politicians,” Medvedev said. Yeah

Insulting New York Post’s Dan Aquilante is a complete waste of time and the most fun imaginable. In today’s NYP, the brain dead mofo gives the new Katy Perry a

Dropping September 14th is the new EP from Jump Back Jake, an old time Memphis rock and soul band who will blow your sox right off I swear it. They

Because the great Lauryn Hill goes on early (before A Tribe Called Quest at San Bernadino)  and I, for one, am going there to see Hill first, second, and third. Rolling

If you are wondering where I have bumped the last coupla posts from the answer is gigwise, a site I haven’t been on since the infamous movie stars who rock

Is it a photo op? Is it the mash up of a life time? I dunno,  but i do know this… Kiss And Lady Gaga? Not the worst idea i’ve

Two new releases, both reviewed by Mike Nessing for rock nyc, and, as Dylan’s fanclub just told me, “The Bootleg Series Volume 9 – The Witmark Demos will be released

Attack Attack! by far one of the most fabulous of the up and coming hardcore bands absolutely owned Warped Tour, and totally blew off interviews but fear not. They’re back

When I arrived at the Sanborn stage where Bad Brains were scheduled to perform at 9:30 pm, tons of people were already packed in the area, and trying to make

1. All I’ve Got To Do – This is one of my very favorite songs of all times -but so are the rest on this list. I I love the

From the very start of the opening track, “Say You Need Me” off of Lana Mir’s self titled debut record, it’s crystal clear that something unique and original is afoot.

Pearl – Katy Perry Hot Tottie – Usher Spectacular Girl – Eels If It Wasn’t For Bad – Elton John And Leon Russell Two Different Worlds – Afrobeats Enchanting Ghost –

Props to Woody Fuller for putting on the first (of many I’m sure) 4theLove Music Fest…the night was a blast. The turnout may not have been what we all had

I havent hipped you to whats on the tube lately cuz you should be out supporting your local bands and living live BUT considering this is a transitional week, (school

1. Looking Forward To Looking Back – Mandy Moore – She was fine but she was not OK on her greatest album, 2007’s Wild Hope, she nursed a broken heart

From Direct Current: Releases they are excited about: August 17: Just Out — Brian Wilson, I Am Arrows, John Mellencamp, Leslie Stevens & The Badgers, Lissie, Megan McCormick, Ray LaMontagne

Gucci Mane has a follow up to the Burrrprint 2 on its way September 28th and I am guessing this is gonna be the big hip hop album till the

mad scene at Sunset caputured by Alyson Camus

And what the hell is the months old “Magic” doing at #10 on the top song downloads? Did he just release it as a single. Actually, “Airplane” hit so big

I wrote about best Coast, what, a year ago now? Like that. And I liked em didn’t love em then and I like em don’t love em not. Much like

Why does Soundcloud never work for me. There I am on Idolator, thrilled for the opportunity to listen to a new Kelly Rowland/David Guetta collaboration, “Forever And A Day”, and

Ok, pitchfork don’t have that the new Katy Perry is streaming till 9pm on FB but I do and it is… And I didn’t like the pix pitchfork had but

Kanye has announced on twitter that he will be releasing a new song every Friday through the end of the year according to MTV: “I know y’all need the music

SORRY. Your going to have to wait for… The Miles Davis “Bitches Brew” 40th Anniversary COLLECTOR’S EDITION trax: September 14, 2010 is the new release date (in all countries). Instead,

At the Whitney, and for free, like pay whatever you want on Friday’s between 6 – 9p? DJ/Rupture who performs, er, political beats. Which should either blow or blow you

At 1pm, the Silver Lake Chorus was singing their almost a cappella covers on the Fold Stage, the heat was on, and not too many people had already arrived at

You don’t want to discuss the military with me. Ever. You wont ‘win’, I will never see your side, I will fight til my eyes bleed as nothing at all

So guess who was absolutely stoked to hear Bring Me The Horizon’s new song because it’s streaming? ME. The song is “It Never Ends” and it’s probably the best 4:34

1. Ramona Say Yes – Chuck Berry – I was writing about embryonic rock, the other day. This song, a little later on, is a backwards glancing blues rigg but

Taken off spinner.com’s free mp3 of the day, Ramona’s “How Long” is a blast from the past studied here in real time all the way from Brighton, England. If you

1. Iron Maiden – ‘The Final Frontier’ 2. Eminem – ‘Recovery’ 3. The Saturdays – ‘Headlines’ 4. Plan B – ‘The Defamation Of Strickland Banks’ 5. Arcade Fire – ‘The

Blood On The Dance Floor came out with a new song “Party On” and it’s absolutely phenomenal. It’s starts out very catchy, and they touch back on older BOTDF, yet

The great French DJ David Guetta, maybe the best DJ and also one of the best producers working today, said he is planning on working with Rihanna on a song.

Moet Champagne bought a major stake in Ali and Paul Hewson’s eco frendly, green friendly, fashion sense unfriendly clothing line and promptly lost $9M prompting the response: eh? In other

1. Lauren Marie – Girls – Unrequited love like atmospheric sadness. 2. She’s Always A Woman – Billy Joel – Then he divorced her, and married Christie and divorced her

1. Roll Deep – ‘Green Light’ 2. Eminem Feat. Rihanna – ‘Love The Way You Lie’ 3. Flo Rida Feat. David Guetta – ‘Club Can’t Handle Me’ 4. Yolanda Be

With the new Chrissie Hynde band’Chrissie And The Fairground Boys new album  being released on Tuesday, Jim Farber of the Daily News laid out the story: 1. Chrissie And J.P.

Some girls like roses, some like jewels some like chocolate..me? The fastest way to my heart is music. Talk to me through it, share your thoughts with it, Its by

I thought Californians were laid back or something? This pic by Alyson Camus, safe in the photo pitt of the Bad Brains fans at Sunset Junction makes you wonder if the

Who says the ‘60s are dead? Mid ‘60’s pop/soul is the bedrock upon which Cee-Lo Green has constructed his catchy and wryly humorous song “Fuck You”. Word is that “Fuck

I haven’t read the New York Times cover story on Katy Perry but, really, is there anything left to be said the Gaga for dummies, manufactured and sometimes but not

I gave up on Weezer around the time of The Red Album, even though it included one of their few and far between goodies “Pork And Beans”. The album was

Re-Imagining Gershwin – Brian Wilson – Splits down the midle. A failure but a good one. God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise –  Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs –

Awolnation sure puts a lot of efforts in the aesthetic surrounding the band. A new video, or rather a series of vignettes (some of them lasting one minute or less)