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So what has taken over my Ipod dock this afternoon?Tip Toe Through The Tulips – Tiny Tim – I just love his ukelele and his offness. i’ve really got to […]

So here’s the deal with big time music blogger Bob Lefsetz: unless you’re in the market for somebody explaining the significance of Jackson Browne’s “The Late Show” he is useless

For the scenegirls of NYC and guys I guess…Macy’s has invited Artis vs Poet to do an In-Store Acoustic Performance on February 13th and the best part is, it’s a

This is what I was listening to a year ago today… I’ll keep the reviews to a minimum  because I am tired of writing!!My Dixie Darlin’ – Carlene Carter –

Semi Precious Weapons – Semi Precious Weapons“Can’t pay my rent but I’m fucking gorgeous”… now that’s the kinda swagger Adam Lambert should be bringing to the part. The song is

1. Contra – Vampire Weekend2. I Dreamed A Dream – Susan Boyle3. Animal – Ke$ha4. The Fame – Lady Gaga5. Element Of Freedom – Alicia Keys Congrats to VW -they

Let us take a moment to celebrate the big day of our future writer in wishing a Mighty Happy Birthday to Shea Leibowitz son of our very own Todd.It is

I love David Byrne, Fatboy Slim and Santogold, so why when you put em together the lyrically inept, World beepy “Please Don’t” is a bit of a doggy is beyond

Never a big fan of Gorillaz -they are too busy by half, I see no reason to change my mind despite my absolute certainty the illusive bobby Nevin would love

This is what Rufus said to the NME about his late Mom, the canadian Singer/Songwriter and half of the Sisters Kate McGarrigle : “When inevitably I read in the papers

All of OK Go -the rock band whose “Here We Go Again” dancing on treadmills video went viral viral on youtube therefore giving the band a career have had all

Bruce SpringsteenKeith UrbanJay-ZTaylor SwiftMary J. BligeShakiraKid Rock Sheryl CrowDave MathewsJohn LegendStevie Wonder All in two hours? When are they gonna find the time to solicit the money…

After cancelling twice in a two month period in the tristate area, I had a daydream that maybe I could snag a tix to her Radio City Music Hall gigs.

Rock NYC quoting Canoe quoting Rolling Stone “I’ve never really gotten over it. It was one of the worst times of my life. I have this weird feeling, a pride

I stole all of this info from Brooklyn Vegan who were not overwhelemed by her performance but since this was her first set anywhere that’s jardly a shocker. I did

Somewhere among these hundreds (nearing 2000!!) posts you will find the story of how Richard Barone of the Bongos when just a little tom tom went to a nightclunb to

It’s a straight drag waiting for a future that never arrives and Holiday Rain, Rock NYCs Mike Nessing Kid brother Chris Nessing’s band, have waited and waited and then took

Holy snack pack! AGAIN! Im psychic…I mention Phantom Planet and look what I get!!Punknews.com and Paper+ Plastick have teamed up with Limited Pressing for TA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAATHIS:http://limitedpressing.com/auctionsPhantom Planet, Fall Out Boy,

Joe ‘the fro’ Trohman kicky guitarist for the hiatus-ed Fall Out Boy will be hosting his own radio show on FriendsorEnemies.comAnyone who has ever read, spoken to or seen Joe

Perez Hilton is a fucking freak.Too much Alli has made him drip more than usual as a photo of Pete Wentz and son Bronx Mogli gets the Perez treatment of:Did

Mark you calendars and set your dvr’s!!!!Just when you thought Foxes American Idol couldn’t be more awesome it gets MORE AWESOME Joe Jonas will be guest judging the show January

13 out of 12,000? The odds were incredible. Shania was annoying at best, and her with Kara caused an irksome pair. Persuading Randy into saying yes? HECK NO. Simon may

Five months in last year I posted about how 2009 wasn’t happening. It improved but go back and take a look if you don’t believe me. Three weeks into 2010

thats it Im adopting them. I wont even make them do chores live from facebook: “In the past few months, we’ve built up a big head of steam on the

An Alien not only abducted Bono and severed his head he also got some dirt on Glee fresh off the Globe Awards high (BOBBY THIS IS YOUR FKN STORY)Apparently ace

I am trying to convince our resident Beck expert Brett Jensen to write a full length review of the album Charlotte Gainsbourg  made with Beck IRM (an MRI in French and

Four songs deep into Spoon’s new album Transference and planning to buy more when I get home I admit it. I let my dislike for “Don’t You Evah” color my

Paul Gonsalves, Newport Jazz festival, 1956 To me there’s nothing more fascinating than the stories behind the music. No matter how miniscule or trivial, I really enjoy reading accounts from

Two ohmygods here. First, Public Image, Ltd. on Friday. I knew they were touring in the UK but this would seem to say they may be touring the States as

A week today the waiting is over: Los Campesinos new album Romance Is Boring is finally released and from what i’ve heard (four songs) it is their best yet. I

“I was getting a little bit exhausted over having so much responsibility over the success of the records and everything, so I wanted to collaborate and see what it was

Leave it to my boys Madina Lake for reaching out for help and making it worthwhile. The band is getting ready to record a new EP (YAY) and are turning

Everybody knows my opinion of Hayley Williams of Paramore: nice hair, shame about the songs. But she must have her ear to the ground right, she’s plugged in right? Right???Here

Brian Eno recently said he thought people in England hated Bono because they thought he interfered in matters that were none of his business. Interesting theory but it is more

In what may or may not be the seeds of yet another rock and roll reunion, The Jam’s Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton have joined together, with Bruce playing bass

Grab em by the throat and don’t let go.That’s what we try to do in the first line of a post because we bloggers are in a strange position. We

What the fuck these two schmucks know about Haiti is beyond me and though, honestly, it’s hard to be unappreciative of their efforts, still the news that Jay-Z and Bono

Aerosmith have begun the process of replacing Steven Tyler -they will be starting auditions soon and hope to find a replacement soon. Joe Perry told contact.com: “We’re already getting the word

Legendary Canadian singer songwriter Kate McGarrigle. Kate was famous as a singing duo with her sister Anna and as a partner with her ex husband Loudon Wainwright III. Rufus and

If you can pony up the dough, a very reasonable $60, you can buy all fourteen of Sinatra’s concept albums and it would be worth every penny. These are the

Holiday Rain, Connecticut’s finest hard rock-folk-psychedelic band are back after years of silence while they plotted. Mike Nessing (his brother plays with the band) forwarded this update from Holiday Rain’s

The first original song from Taylor Swift since 2008’s multi-platinum Fearless is off the sountrack to Taylor Swift’s ensemble comedy Valentine’s Day. And to nobodies surprise  Swift hasn’t missed a step on

tina turner back when she was the acid queen Just a reminder!! I am trying like heck to get to Brooklyn by for this- and if youre closer GET THERE

Van Morrison has not been up all night with a new son and I don’t think hes been rocking out with Ga Ga but he has cancelled 3 shows scheduled

Im totally stealing this verbatim from pollstar cuz its so freakin hilarious I could never replicate it: “E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons says he’s “in great spirits” after undergoing

Sometime I’m stunned at my psychic abilities and I have been loving Ultravox again lately. An 80s band who had a weird pre techno, techno sound. Sorta bleak sorta pop

Dear Bobby, Finians Rainbow latest revival closed on Broadway. Male Lead Jim Norton is now teaching theater at the St Marys Home for the Aged. Rumor has it the Sunshine

For about 3 weeks Mary and I have been pretty psyched to head out to Boston to see Love Via Dance Machine. We have fallen in love with the band

What Real Italians Listen To

Back from Haiti and in tears as gossips swirls around his Friends Of Yele charity. I read this on line: “The Haiti earthquake has already triggered hundreds of thousands of