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pretty much flat lined The Joshua Tree was number 1 in 1987 Going Underground by The Jam was number 1 in 1980 But the only really cool thing to happen […]

Daniel Ash is most remembered as the guitarist for Bauhaus. Hell I liked Tones on Tail too..”GO” has been played more that its fair share in this house and Love

3/21 Devil Wears Prada / Killswitch Engage, 4/2 Solfege Radio,  4/8 Rocket Summer, 4/12 Enter Shikari,  4/14 Blue October Boston, 4/17 U.A.S.S, 4/20 30 Seconds to Mars,  4/25 Twin Atlantic,

Pavement’s March 12th, 2010 set list Wednesday, March 24th – Julian Casablancas Thursday, March 25th – American Idiot Friday, March 26th – Spoon Friday, April 23rd – Odessa Fest Saturday,

I have seen “Dark Eyes” performed live once, with the songwriter himself, Bob Dylan joined by Patti Smith at Beacon Theatre. It is a highlight of my Dylan going to

The T.A.M.I. Show, long considered the greatest rock movie ever, will be released next week. And dig this it will, according to NYT, include an eighteen minute James Brown performace

Former Fall Out Boy’s songwriter and man behind the man, performed a solo set at SXSW on Friday. Despite looking a tad heavyweight, MTV News still claims it was a

Next week is the 25th annual Winter Conference, according to the New York Daily News, where all the greatest DJs in the country head to the sea and sun. David

Mick Taylor, Brian Jones replacement in the Rolling Stones, later to be replaced himself by Ron Woods, is probably the besttechnical guitarist the Stones ever had. I saw him many

I may not much like Corgan’s music, still, he is often on the right side of the argument. Whether dissing John Mayer and Courtney Love or, in this sentence from

1. Hello, Hello, I’m Back Again – Gary Glitter 2. Mama, Were All Crazy Now – Slade 3. Saturday Night, Bay City Rollers 4. Cherry Bomb – The Runaways 5.

Getting ready for Drakes first album I went back to last year’s EP So Far Gone and maybe I underestimated. Trackwise stuff like “The Calm” is almost on a par

The French Song – Joan Jett comes out on her greatest album Album. A masterpiece of sexuality and arrogance and seduction with the Blackhearts attacking while Joanie, she sings “I

Pearl Jam had one price fits all for their MSG concerts this year. The one price was a hundred bucks and with choice seats being held back for the usual

I was visiting New York in 1978 and  I caught the all girl rock band the Runaways at CBGB’s. This is after lead singer Cherie Curry had hit the road.

As something of a loner I hate all institutions: religious, marriage, goverment, higher learning. All symbiotic relationships based upon doctrines leave me ice cold. I don’t buy it. What I

The Big To Do – Drive By Truckers Under Great White Northern Lights – The White Stripes Down The Way – Angus And Julia Stone Almost Everything I Wish I’d

Nothing Rhymed – Gilbert O’Sullivan – One of those thoroughly depressing songs nobody does better than GOS. The “Alone Again (Naturally)”  hid his strange temperament in proto-glam plus orchestration. Keep

An album I’ve spent all year ragging on, gets a dud of the month from the March Christgau Consumer. Same Column? Rock NYC fave Vampire Weekend gets an “A”. Quite.

Mequita Oliver is the UK network Channel 4 presenter who got herself suspended for telling Ke$ha to go fuck herself. Apparently, that pussy Ke$ha’s management complained to C4. Not very, how you

I got this off clash.com who got it off the Quietus. Bernard Summer (sometimes Albrecht) on his legacy with Joy Division: “”Well, as an older musician, you either get forgotten

Titus Andronicus producer Kevin McMahon, commenting on Mike Nessing’s The Monitor review, wondered if the press had been paid off. Well, as my old pal Julie Burchill once noted, the

Birthday Boy – Drive By Truckers – I was obsessing about these Alt Southern rock county punky sons of Steve Earle circa Flag Day but kinda cooled off and loathed

Tonight on IFC they’re showing the film Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten. A Julian Temple film in tribute to Joe. Released in 2007 I think. Amazing work with documentary

Upon the passing of Alex Chilton, Iman did an amazing post on his heroes of music. I was supposed to take part in that but was unable to do so

Call Hallmark cuz I have never heard of this until today. I think the record business is in big trouble. Announcing RECORD STORE DAY This year, Record Store Day takes

Whens the last time you went to the store and purchased a CD? I do it still now and then. Especially if I love the band I want the case

No 1’s All Sucked Births only Slim Jim Phantom born in 1961 is cool Deaths no one cool died Other 1960 Elvis Presley records first session since leaving the US

1. Left And Right In The Dark – Julian Casablancas 2. The Mystery Zone – Spoon 3. The Static Age – Green Day 4. Send Me No Flowers – Nellie

rocknyc is venturing from your eyes to your ears.. fun huh? Yeah, not just a little blog anymore at just under a year old were forging ahead. Me, I’m pretty

Sleeping With Sirens new album is streaming on myspace. With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear is availabe 3/23 on Rise Records  You should stream it here: www.myspace.com/sleepingwithsirens The

Panic at the Disco, which have been a mess ever since some people leaving the band, are now The Young Veins, consisting of former members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker,

According to pitchfork’s Tom Breihan (a writer I like a whole lot), Titus Andronicus killed last night at Beauty Bar/Palm door. Despite sparse attendence, and thereby proving how stupid the

After getting their first single, “Animal” for free off itunes, I listened to it twice and immediately bought their first album Habits. The Provo, Utah quartet definitely have it going

I couldn’t give a shit about SXSW -unless you’re in a band it hits me as a long trip for dozens of bands you can see at Mercury Lounge on

Last year the singer and drummer of panic! released the excellent “New perspective” single. A froth pop rock blast of fresh air. Just now I streamed the half of panic

THE RUNAWAYS REVIEWED

25 songs from my march 2010 mix and I am gonna review the lot!! Send me No Flowers – Nellie McKay – Shamanism, that’s how Nelly is conjuring up Doris

I mentioned a  coupla days ago that I was having lunch with the guys at bella blunt today. The man in charge is an old pal of mine and he

I got this off some enterprising young lady on Facebook. Here was the message: hey everyone. we are giving away free tshirts. check out our site! http://www.mybieber.com/ So all you

A week or so ago I read about how, with the new paperless tickets (you have to show your credit card to get in), the new Thom Yorke band Atoms

Hel’s Playlist for a Warm Sunny Day Feeling glad to be alive, I’m healthy, I’m in love I have great amazing friends and so with nothing to bitch about.. Why

Busy trying to make even more money off their wretched last album, U2 are offerring this vinyl extravaganza. Here is the press release: “Artificial Horizon is a limited-edition collection of

Usually you’d just shake your head when a famous artist gets her butt sued -frivolous lawsuits come with the territory. BUT Rob Fusari is Lady Gaga’s former boyfriend and manager

The Cast of Glee will be sitting down with Oprah on April 7th. A great opportunity to see the sets and behind the scenes footage! All those silly out takes!

Writing this post seemed like a lot more fun BEFORE I started writng it. It must be a slow news day in the UK. A man in a cover band

I am a huge Bright Eyes fan and so with two new songs on the horizon and I got in touch with Robb, the owner of Bright Eyes Record company,

There has never been a decent No 1 hit on this date Birthdays 1946 Paul Atkinson (Zombies) 1946 Ruth Pointer (Pointer Sisters) 1953 Ricky Wilson (B52s) 1955 Derek Longmuir (Bay

1. September Girls – The Bangles 2. In My Room – The Beach Boys 3. Animal – Neon Trees 4. Happy Accident – Bright Eyes 5. Open Book – Kevin

Michael, Robert and I used to work together about 2 million years ago. It was a bad bad scary place.  But I think it may have been the above boys