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Smashing Pumpkins suck. Billy Corrigan is a jerk and not once has he done a thing but stroke his own ego and turn on college kids who want to be […]

While waiting for Brian Wilson to release his new collection of tunes composed by George and Ira Gershwin this coming August, it was brought to my attention that in 1959,

Untamed – Miley Cyrus -Meta Approval rating 59% – rocknyc – 70% Scream – Ozzy Osbourne – Meta 61% – rocknyc – 45% Homeland – Laurie Anderson – Meta 87%

This is officially my favorite song in the world. It is so fucking out there, it is so derailed, it is so… er, INTEMPERATE. It is 3am in the morning

Spinner tipped em and apparently they are played in Urban Outfitters and American Apparel. They are called The Hundreds In the Hands and they aren’t ambient at all. I think

Alyson Camus Writes: The Kinks’ bassist, Pete Quailfe, died a few days ago, and it is probably not very original to talk about them using one of their best-known songs

The bloke above is with the Nationals but he is forming a band named the Terrorists with Alyson faves the Eels front man, also, by an odd coincident, named the

Burnham’s first single “Catch Me If You Can” is a really good little pop-rocker by the very youthful band and if I didn’t see the video I might have no

1. I Want to Know What Love Is – Mariah Carey – That voice, that range, is tailor made for this classic poer pop ballad. Just lovely 2. Do You

Eminem’s Advise For Kids: 10. Keep It Real 9. No One’s Ever Regretted A Tatto 8. With foreign markets volatile, now’s a good time to invest in bonds 7. Go

As non stories go, this is better than most. Justin Bieber’s reps deny his Mommy Patti is posing for Playboy. She has recently given birth to a second son and I

The song was a masterpiece, the book nearly as good, the movie crap and the sequel to the book…? A little whatever. I am 5% through it but they were

I hate Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin name. It is a bitch to write and a pain in the ass and I wish like hell they sucked instead of

People got a huge surprise at the Glastonbury festival on Friday when they saw Thom Yorke took the stage at 8:30 pm (local time) to play a set of 9

1. Sway/Let In Sink – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Are the low to Wavvves loud: masters of melody. 2. So Bored – Wavvves 3. Dead Right – Someone

1. No Hope Kids – Wavves – This song is breaking me down 2. Love The Way You Lie (feat Rihanna) – Eminem – And from left field, an entry

So what am I listening to right now? Other than the sounds of the ocean and myself softly breaking deep in r.e.m. 1- Everything Will Be Alright- The Killers. Still

Wow -is growing old a drag or what? Is it me or do they look as though they are sharing nap time. I fucking hate soccer. Fucking 90 minutes of

A nation within a nation. You don’t need much luggage or a passport to get there. And lucky for all, security is a joke. ( Fuck the TSA btw, not

1. Katy Perry – ‘California Gurls’ 2. K’Naan – ‘Wavin’ Flag’ 3. Shout For England – ‘Shout’ 4. Example – ‘Kickstarts’ 5. Eminem – ‘Not Afraid’ 6. Kylie Minogue –

System Of A Down front man Serj Tankian will release a new studio album, titled “Imperfect Harmonies”, on September 7th. Everyone loves Serj and he resembles Zappa. A track from

1. Eminem – ‘Recovery’ 2. Oasis – ‘Time Flies’ 3. Black Eyed Peas – ‘The End’ 4. Example – ‘Won’t Go Quietly’ 5. Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’ 6. Alicia

When discussing the late Michael Jackson a coupla things are absolutely certain: 1) He was out of his fucking mind 2) The Tell-All Bio can not possibly live up to

Admiral Radley, a new band born from two old ones, Grandaddy (Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch) and Earlimart (Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray), will release their first album ‘I heart California’

Congrats to Helen, Mary, Alyson , Woody and Todd. This is our 5000th post in little over a year. I appreciate all their great writing and I appreciate all the readers!!!

MIA and Interpol headlined an art/music conglom I didn’t even hear about till it was too late to score a tix, at the Milk Complex for something called (and I

You should check out the youtube where Wavvves (aka Nate Williams) (triple vv optional) drummer leaves the band mid concert never to return. I spent the weekend obsessing over the

How was your weekend? Mine fucking rocked! Had a ridiculously awesome time, ( minus the USA loss, which mimicked the the Mariana Trench on my fun meter), and received a

Meatloaf claims to have wanted to change his name since 1972, because he worried people wouldn’t take him seriously. Yeah, it’s the name that made people not take him seriously..

When I was sixteen I was burying my dad and in the Moslim religion they have these blind blokes singing the Koran by the grave. Really beautiful ululations, acapella, the

OK, why am I telling you this? I dunno, maybe just a reminded hat everybody starts somewhere, so when, one day, weeks and weeks from now, when we’re giving all

The great Stephen Holden (a fave writer of mine for decades) has an excellent overview of the next generation  purveyors of the American Songbook: “Kelli O’Hara, Maude Maggart, Nellie McKay,

Death suits the Kinks, a band both younger at first and older in the middle, than they were, very well. We’ve missed em for years and years and years anyway.

If you have a 7 hour car ride like me to wherever you’re vacationing, the only thing that’s gonna save you is a satisfying playlist. 1. Your English is Good-

Whenever anybody takes the time to follow rock nyc I check em out because i know one of two things: a) they are cool or 2) they are idiots who

Or I stole it off youtube… it is diabolical by the way but if you wanna see the Edge and the guy who is nailing Kate Hudson, please don’t let

Wavves song “No Hope Kids” is difficult to listen to but makes you a bit reflective at the same time. Almost representing that of a completely different era, a different

Lets face it, just be honest Gary Numan? Hot. Weird but hot. 30 years ago he wanted to stay in his car where he felt safest of all. He flies

The way we process the music, the melodies, the lyrics we remember is complex and involves the emotional part of the brain. When we hear them again, right away there

Beck has written songs for the upcoming movie ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’, an adaptation of the comic series by Bryan Lee O’Mailey, directed by Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun

1. Omar Souleyman – At Central Park, er, yesterday… Syrian dance man. As I write  (Saturday morning) I’m twistng in the wind… Omar or US bound to be beaten by

So I took this lock, stock, picture and quote off rolling stone written by Austin Scaggs (another bloke i have no time for, austin scaggs, ever since i read about him

And Eminem and Jay-Z… just follow here. 1. Cmon, I haven’t seen Eminem live since the Curtains tour plus the new album didn’t suck as bad as I thought it

In 1982, around the time Somewhere In the Stars was released, I did a phoner with Rosanne Cash for East Village Eye. And if you’ve heard the album I shouldn’t

1. Wedding Day In Funeralville – Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – From yet another album where Conor is the best thing on it. 2. Tempo di Amor

The xx. Britains art answer to the altpop scene. Oh how the masses cheer them Personally, I dont get it but I have a low tolerance for the whole image

No, not that Shea Stadium -jerk. The nightclub in Corona,Queens, where after Wavves gig at the Knitting Factory, (with rock nyc faves cloud nothings opening), the after party at Shea

Scream – Ozzy Osbourne – Been there, done that Hung – Sountrack – Very nice, the Black Keys song is terrific, and Sharon Jones is here, “LOVE MY WAY”!! To