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Yup, Lilith can’t sell out, the Eagles have cancelled some major concerts, the wonky Limp Bizkit’s couldb’t beging to sell out so they went from Arenas to amphiitheatre (that sound […]

Loving electronica and not going to dance clubs is the moral equivalent of loving hammers and not going to construction sites. You are never quite sure how they are being

We have two cool birthdays today! Happy Birthday to the Brown Dirt Cowboy, also known as Bernie Taupin. Writer extraordinaire for the formerly amazing Elton John. The lyricist who brought

1. A/B Machine – Sleigh bells 2. Rock Problems – The Hold Steady 3. Foundation – Kate Nash 4. Stupidity Tries – Elliott Smith 5. In A Moment – Ray

That was the worst mustache I have seen in my entire life,. Let me ask you something. DId you really think that was a good looking moustache? Did nobody tell

It is hard to keep up with the poor bloke. We recommend he rests up a little. Helen, and other people, have wondered how he recovered so fast and here

Bono hurting his back though it broke around lunch time, it broke big. Bret Michael’s stroke. Arcade Fire’s irritating sample. Dio’s memorial. Suge Knight arrested… Wherever I went yesterday, these

True Blood Vol 2 the soundtrack is about as authentic as Jambalaya from Popeye’s or the HBO series it’s from. All swamp sounds from folks who live in Laurel canyon.

According to a statement on the U2 website: “”Bono has today undergone emergency back surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training,” the message explained. “He was admitted to

“Dang A Lang’ wasn’t a disappointment because it was a bad pop song, it was a disappointment because Minaj’s rap was perfunctory. But “Woohoo’ isn’t great because Minaj’s rap is

Rock NYC buddy, producer Kevin McMahon, has a knack for getting hard punk rock bands to sound exactly the way they should want to. You can hear it on his

Biggie Smalls was the greatest rapper of all time. With only two albums and the stuff with Junior mafia and various “features” to his name Biggie had the best, flows,

A couple of months ago, I posted on the amazing line-up of Heavy Metals Big Four – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. This once-in-a-lifetime tour has about 6 or 7

Arcade Fire is about to release a new album and they are teasing you! They have posted a virtual LP on their website http://www.arcadefire.com/ And what should you do with

1. High in The Clouds -Ol’ Dirty Bastard 2. Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)  – Janelle Monea 3. Coma Chameleon – Jamie Lidell 4.The Kids (feat Janelle Monea) – B.o.B. 5.

My ‘time’ was the 80s, pretty obvious and within that decade hatched the Psychedelic Furs. Yeah “Pretty in Pink” was big but if you were cool, like me, you loved

From Rolling Stone Mag (the mispelling on my address was the giveaway a “getaway guide 2010” tieing the rock and roll hall of fame to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio’s tourist

Jamie Lindell has quite a range, he has been flirting with the limits of soul, rhythm n’ blues, hip-hop, funk, blues, glitch, electro and jazz for a decade and every

62 Today Big Boy and Up for Fun.. OK, actually the lyric in “House of Fun” is 16 Today, but that was yeaaaaaars ago Happy Birthday Mike Barson, cool two

im actually sitting here reading and pissing myself off 1 why does AltPress Magazine issue 3 covers? WTF sort of desparation is that. What is it like baseball cards? OOO

Stephen Jerzak did a cover of ‘My First Kiss’ by 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha, and when I heard the original version, I said it was alright. When Jerzak did it, I

Helen Says: What the hell is the deal with beating up the people who pay your mortgage? In 1987, Jesus & Mary Chain singer Jim Reid was arrested in Canada

I haven’t much dug the brooklyn scene but say maybe these guys are moving dance to the next step. Before today where was the line from lcd to holy ghost

Fascinating post on Slate about the creator of a computer softward known by the acronym Emmy (“Experiments in Musical Intelligence.”) Howell (creator/composer David Cope’s grandfather’s name) which makes music an

1. OMG (feat Will I Am) – Usher 2. California Gurls (feat Snoop Dogg) – Katy Perry 3. Airplanes (feat Hayley Williams) – B.o.B 4. Nothing’ On You – B.o.B

43 CD Miles Davis Collection taken off 8 box sets: Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Miles Davis Quintet 1965-’68: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings The

Spinner reported yesterday that on July 13th, REM is releasing a 25th anniversary re-mastered version of their classic 1984 LP, “Fables Of The Reconstruction” (aka “Reconstruction Of The Fables”). Produced

This is a good song but not that good a song. No, this isn’t my English assignment but Mary’s post  about “It’s A  Wonderful World” inspired me, Idda paid cash

It’s supposed to be at 1:00 EST today. Im sure there will be plenty of earth shaking revelations from Sir Macca. If anybody has time to go here and contribute,

Martin Scorcese, in an interview with Variety.com announced that he has in fact finished a documentary on the life of George Harrison. Titled “Living In The Material World”, it is

Yesterday we told you Joanie was playing London’s tiny 100 Club in June. Now we are telling you the tix went on sale at 10am UK time today and sold

Listening to the earlier Seizing Elias and later version on The Airing Of Grievances is a study in how Patrick Stickles “Albert Camus” evolved and how Stickle’s learnt to present

When did we descend to becoming a gossip post. Eh? Eh? I’m not gonna tell you where I took the stories from because… oh, alright then… as of now contact:

1. Coma Chameleon – Jamie Lidell 2. Tightrop (Feat. Big Boi) – Janelle Maneau 3.Drunk Girls – LCD Soundsystem 4. I Will come Back (Drop The Lime Remix) – Holy

Do I need another miserabilist in my life? I’m not a fan of the word, the tortured type, damaged to the core, is a cliché in music and art but

Wondering who was going to make it to the finale of American Idol, I turned it on and heard that Justin Bieber was going to be on it. The stories

Hey now.. what do we have HERE! Mychildren Mybride… should I? Should I? Fuck yes I should and I am Welcome to” Terra Firma” my friends. How I missed this

Buying mp3’s is a lot like masturbation. In masturbation your imagination leads you to where you really wannna go and you can’t fight it: you’re eithir up or down. With

1. My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber 2. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum 3. High Violet – The National 4.Iron Man 2 – AC/DC 5. Sea Of Cowards –

1) Tightrope – Janelle Monea – In real time, it’s yesterday.Day three and stuck at home but on the comeback trial and I know it’s back to work tomorrow but

Mary Magpie believes in recycling. Here she recycles her English paper for us The song I’ve chosen is originally by Louis Armstrong, but I chose the Ramones’ version of “What

Anytime my taste in music and the tastes of those important arbitrators of taste coincides I get nervous. First I loved crit fave Holy Ghosts!, then I worshopped critic fave

Jenny Lewis kinda sucks now. I know it’s apostate and sure all the Rilo Kiley  albums up to and including More Adventurous (!) were incredible. I do more all of

Here is how it works out with Lily Allen a) One Great album b) A good not great follow up c) A great not good live show d) A pathetic

Queen on Crack! That is how I would describe my new favorite band Foxy Shazam. Thanks to my friend Paul for introducing me to this amazing fun band. The lead

Let’s try and do this a different way… Axl Rose claiming his manager tried to “bully him” into a full GNR reunion tour. Yeah, right. IDoes the manger have his

Happy Birthday Half Breed! Today Cher born today in 1946. This woman has seem more weirdness and had the most bizarre press of anyone. Some reports had her as Sonny

From yesterday’s column by Michael Reidel, a quote from a song in the long dreaded Spiderman broadway show. The song is by Bono and The Edge. And here it is…