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Stone Sour have announced plans for a special intimate show/record release party at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City on August 30th SS is the kinder gentler […]

Jenny Lewis is to Aimee Mann what Cilla Black was to Dusty Springfield and over extended Costello should keep that in mind as he keeps on slippin’ back into bed

1. Critical Drain – SSLYBY – Second absolutely undeniable, perfect pop moment, and thank fuck for that because they don’t take to music journalism very happily here: “Consider this my

Since last Monday, the website of KCRW has been previewing Fitz and the Tantrums’ upcoming album, ‘Pickin Up the Pieces’ which will be released August 24th on LA-based label Dangerbird

From pitchfork via Sirius Radio this is what the Arcade Fireman had to say about Wycliff Jean’s ridiculous run for President Of Haiti: “He shouldn’t be eligible because he hasn’t

Its time for Steven Tyler to pack it up and quit falling off stages. Once a sexy rock God he has become nothing but a pathetic parody. During ‘Love In

1. Love The Way you Lie – Eminem 2. Dynamite – Taoi Cruz 3. Mine – Taylor Swift 4. California Gurl – Katy Perry 5. I Like It – Enrique

Mayer Hawthorne is loved, really loved, I just saw the girls’ eyes at the Getty museum earlier this year when I was desperately trying to attend his free concert. The

This past Saturday I was at a banging backyard bk bash, involving a bunch of kickass, up coming artists and emcees. Naturally I posted up in best spot, high up

My friend Sherry sent me this and I went to the website but cant seem to figure out how this all works… here is a bit more info: Created with

So how big a baseball fanatic am I? Pretty big… but I never got over the 2001 World Series where my beloved Yanks lost to fucking Randy Johnson (that arrogant

Kings Of Leon got worry: “We still love St Louis, and we’ll go back and take shitt on the head again if we have to. I guess now there’s a

What up my ninja? Shinobi that is. Arrived nice and early for the Shinobi Ninja show last night at Europa in BK, just in time for sound check, NOT, they

Editors Note: Our 13 year old contributing (for about a year now) writer Mary Magpie, has decided to visit some of the classics an old time like me takes for granted

When you don’t know a band and you arrive the night when they have decided to come up with something original, it’s a weird experience and it makes even more

DJ Grace of Spades and 100dbs, both NYC DJs, spun over at Niagara, ( huge Joe Strummer mural on side of bar), located on corner of 7th st and Ave

If I already didn’t ADORE Four Year Strong and they’re insane coolness and ‘beardcore’ (thank you Iman for coining that term -it stix) tonight I would tip over about them.

Thking of writing a post about the new HBO documentary on the making of Springsteen’s Darkness On The Edge Of Town, I stumbled upon this live recording by a really

Hardcore fans rejoice! Finally a free download of value. Again this genre is tricky. Its not all growl and power stance. Generally hardcore samplers have 1 good song and 8

Hmmm let’s see how many retrations I can fit onto one post… 1. Apparently the Universe has no center but if it did it would be nyc. 2. tralala is

The Kings of Leon are headed back to St Louis to payback the fans they shit on back in July. If you recall, KOL bailed on a gig due to

They play in a almost total darkness, having installed just 2 red lights on the floor, and they start not caring about the rest, certainly not caring about the public,

Shonen Knife is a girl rock band from Japan and I must say I love them. The music video for “Super Group” is adorable and is an instant mood lifter.

For The Summer – Ray Lamontagne and The Pariah Dogs – Starts like James Taylor’s “Country Road”, detoursinto neil Young circa Harvest and finally curls up its toes and goes

I know I’m a hypocrite because I eat animals, but at least when they get to my table the living thing about em is no longer there. Ted Nugent is

Yeah, I wanna go and yeah I love Quitzow but they are the middle band on a three band evening, which means a 9pm start at best and… Thursday –

Months ago I wrote a post about songs that make me insane. There are songs when at a low volume have a repetition or tone that make me want to

According to Forbes, Jay-Z is the richest person in hip hop and all I have to say about that is, damn, where’s mine!!! here are the 2009 Top Five: 1.

1. Save Some Time To Dream – John Mellencamp – Hey, don’t blame m, I just review em. Off his new album in which, in typical fathead fashion, he wrote

Hot damn wonder if I have vacation time left cuz scheduled for October 1 at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco is “Costello Sings Lowe / Nick Sings Elvis.”

Back in the early 80s, when nyc was the center of the rock pop universe, Alan Betrock was discovering everybody on the planet on Shake Records, and the population of

I realize Chris Brown is a scumbag who beat up Rihannabut Usher ain’t and they are both great dancers and GREAT r&b guys so the news they are touring together

As a big time Harrison and Shankar fan, the news that their musicial fest are to be released on a triple CD and  DVD as Collobarations are tidings of great

I know, it has been a struggle all day to post between a) work and b) having  nothing to say about anything but here is the LAST OF THE DAYYYYYY… both

Funk and disco fans (like me) are mournbing the death of Robert Wilson, bassist for the Gap Band. he was 53 years old. The Gap weren’t just a major 70s/80s

OK, Alyson wrote about Moses Campbell the other day, and I guess his record company heard about it and decided to follow rock nyc. There is no faster way to

YES!!!! MY FAVE POP ROCK BAND IN THE KNOW UNIVERSE, Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin, ARE PLAYING THE LIVING ROOM OCTOBER 2ND!!! Report Brooklynvegan. They are also at Bowery

I read with interested Mike Nessing’s review of Re-Imagining Gershwin. I haven’t heard the entire album, I’m only half tracks deep and my impression is Mike underestimates it a little.

Jeffree Star is most often seen as a joke or an idol or somebody to completely hate. But even if you hate someone, they don’t deserve to go through the

Yesterday we reported GNR had cancelled their US Tour. Today we are happy to announce it was just the latest in a long list of the aptly named Twitter hoax.

When my ticket says show 7pm I expect the show to be at say.. hmmm maybe 7:30. I’m going to stroll in and check stuff out maybe grab a drink

For The Rain – Ray Lamontagne And Pariah Dogs Right Above It (feat Drake) – Lil Wayne Save Some Time To Dream – John Mellencamp Black Rain – Soundgarden E.T.

When reading reviews for ‘The Suburbs’, I was amazed by how many comparisons were thrown up here and there as if the album was a succession of new songs that

When this thing works (which is about 45% of the time), it’s fantastic. Wilson scores high marks on things like the mini “Porgy and Bess” suite that kicks off three

You know how I feel about rockers endlessly recycling their moldy oldies? Well, that doesn’t apply to either led Zeppelin or John’s boy Jason Bonham at all because: 1. Led Zep

This morning was I was provided with a live version of “Into The Mystic”. Van Morrison, one of my favorite sounds, can often get a bit stuffed cheek in an

The Silver Lake Chorus is a cover band, but a special one. They perform indie songs or less indie songs (they have sung George Michael’s ‘Freedom’) with choral arrangements, and

1. Hard Night Out – Professor Green – I am soooooo late on this guy. He is fabulous. he is to dance what the Streets is to rap. And this

Lessee here, 2 posts from Wheels, 2 from Alyson. Eeek, that leaves 16!! Time to cheat with our occassional series: MTV Headlines… Nicki Minaj Told Jay Sean She Was ‘Going

Via those boring bastards who can’t write themselves out of a parking ticket (ok, not my finest moment but…) via nahright, two new Kid Cudi songs from the October 26th