rock nyc

I am a very, very big Liz Phair and the news that she had released a new album, Funstyle, absolutely took me by surprise. So. at $5.99 I immediately sownloaded

Some discos might be better off silent. I have enjoyed one in the past, and can’t wait to bust-a-move in complete silence again soon. This might not make much sense

Brian O’Connor, the bassist of the Eagles of Death Metal has been diagnosed with cancer on June 16th and like many musicians, he does not have a medical insurance. A

I’ve seen seen Pearl Jam several times and found them terrific precisely once. And that probably has more to do with nostalgia than anything human. Of all the overrated bands

Excited to see Motion City Soundtrack for the second time, but in a completely different setting, I went over to the main stage and was in awe.  The first time

Let’s take a moment shall we? A moment of silence as we look above at Irish pop band U2. Yup, this is when they were good.  Before the ego’s got

Do you know Owen Pallett? He is going to open for Arcade Fire at the Madison Square Garden on August 4 and 5. As an accomplished violinist and composer, he

1. Come Back Song – Darius Rucker – Yeah, I didn’t take Rucker serious as country singer either. But Marie Lynn told us he was the best thing about last

Happy Birthday Woody Guthrie.  I know nothing of the man other than he did a warbled version of “This Land Is Your Land” and that Topper Headon of The Clash

You have to love Wayne Coyne, for his down-to-earth common sense and his big mouth, I mean he talks a lot! Someone who says ‘I don’t want anyone to think

Anarbor- Slade Echeverria The Casualities- Jorge Herrera Nevershoutnever- Chrstofer Ingle The Summer Set- Brian Dales Sum 41- Deryck Whibley The Rocket Summer- Bryce Avary

Turn It Around – Crowded House Little Girl (feat Julian Casablancas) – Danger Mouse and Sparklehouse Space – MIA DJ Got US Fallin’ Apart (feat Pitbull) – Usher Why Should

Excited as ever, and running down to the crowd for The Summer Set, since it was my first time seeing them, I couldn’t wait to be impressed, and was I

From the tidings of great joy department, the original Roxy Music have reunited and recorded together for the new Bryan Ferry album Olympia. So sure Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera  but

Please allow me to be the voice of reason: FESTIVALS SUCK. I hated the boy scouts because I hated camping out and I have no desire to see sit around

Another Interpol’s song has been posted on many blogs, it’s called ‘Barricade’ and its sound will not surprise anyone: the powerful bouncing drum beats and the repetitive high pitch guitar

I got to listen to an abundance of new music this past weekend at ALLGOOD. Not necessarily new to the world, but new for me, so just as good. Umphrey’s

Upon getting to Warped Tour, I walked inside where the Glamour Kills and AP stages were, only to be greeted by a familiar sound in my ears. I look up

When it comes to festivals I am the anti-Bach (not to mention the anti-Woody Fuller come to think of it). I wouldn’t go if you paid me. So I won’t

David Sitek, the guitarist and producer, member of the band TV on the Radio is going solo as ‘Maximum Balloon’ and will release a self-titled album on August 24th. The

Remember last week when I was talking about Hard LA M.I.A., and how the sales were kind of slow? Well, it has been cancelled! No real reason was given, according

It’s a little over 24 hrs since i left my first music festival; and ALL GOOD was one of the best times i have ever had. I returned home, reeking

It’s times like this when I realize how non traditional my household is…. Happy Birthday To Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway, lead singer of the UK’s Napalm Death. Yeah Napalm Death, ever

Brian Dales, The Summer Set When preparing for Warped interviews, The Summer Set was not offered, but luckily day of show were available.  I grabbed the chance, and I’m glad

Sum 41 Warped tour is like a giant CD sampler only its live. Lets face it we have half hour sets of a zillion bands in the case of this

Pitchfork said this about the new MIA album: “…It’s as if everything that was great about M.I.A. has been stripped from this music, leaving behind only the most alienating aspects

The boys of rocknyc are out tonight.  Apparently feeling shown up but us girls gigging our sling back pumps off, Iman and Todd are blasting the Aqua Net and getting out

Elton John was so cool there was no one close. Musical genious with lyrics that ripped your heart out, made you scream along and showmanship up the wazoo.  He owned

The Pretty Reckless played Hartford Warped tour yesterday.   Anyone know what the criteria is to get on that tour?   I don’t know if it has anything to do

Eminem has been accused of miming at his big comeback concert, a 29 song retro, in Balaban, Scotland’s. According to gigwise some guy named Jack said: “His miming was awful,

It was one year ago today and this is what I was listening to.. 1. Oh My God – Kaiser Chiefs – Sure I prefer the Lily Allen/Mark Ronson cover…

Already starting the push for his eagerly awaited sophomore album Record Collection, Mark Ronson claims to have been drinking a bottle of Black Daniel’s a night before he stopped. “I’d

1. So We Love It – Sugar Minott – Swings so sweet it sounds like Lovers rock. 2. Post-Life – Kevin Greenspon – And this is the rough mix!! 3.

Lets Start Our Warped invasion with The Casualties shall we? My God they stepped on the stage and I was instantly in love. There is something amazing about giant Mohawks

It was with two songs, “Dancehall Stylee” and “Dancehall We Deh” , that Sugar Minott brought the Reggae based Dancehall Movement out in the open from where all the biggest

I got free tickets to see Swahili Blondes on Saturday night at the Echoplex in LA, and the person who told me I had won the tickets said to me

1. JLS – ‘The Club Is Alive’ 2. Katy Perry – ‘California Gurls’ (feat. Snoop Dogg) 3. B.o.B – ‘Airplanes’ (feat. Hayley Williams) 4. Eminem – ‘Love The Way You

1. Kylie Minogue – ‘Aphrodite’ 2. Eminem – ‘Recovery’ 3. Plan B – ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’ 4. Scissor Sisters – ‘Night Work’ 5. Alicia Keys – ‘The Element

Today Warped Tour hit CT. A festival we wait for in great anticipation. Its come to a point that we have seen so many of the bands on this tour,

Mary Magpie has spent the day listening to music and interviewing rock stars at Van Warped 2010. Above is her secret admirer and we will never shout never who it

As Matriach or, to be more forthcoming, our brat Helen Bach leads her brood, husband Max, kid Mary,  and newcomer  through the sundrenched, dehydrated, world of Warped Conneticut style, all

Bob Sheppard, the Yankees annoucee at Yankee Stadium from 1951 to 2007, died today at age 99. And if you don’t think this is a musicial story you never heard

Playing at  the Montreal International Jazz festival, July 2nd, Lou Reed, John Zorn, and Laurie Anderson nearly got themselves booed off stage and  with many requests for refunds and more

After an Island Records email about Tom Jones upcoming Praise And Blame was leaked all hell (harhar) broke loose. The email said in part: “”We did not invest a fortune

Streaming on Spinner as we speak.. The Ocean Likes To Party Too – Miss TK And The revenge – Better at dance than at punk, not bad sophomore effort from

In the annals of great rock criticism, I have a few faves. Greil Marcus’ “What is this shit?” review of Dylan’s Self Portrait, Lester Bangs on Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks,