Yes, they could. This weekend in Berlin, Obama The Musical -with a cast of thirty, takes us on a twenty year trip down memory begining in Chicago and ending in the […]
In my other life as a senior buyer I have been busy placing media time for Save The Children today attempting to raise funds for the victims of the worst earthquake
I wish I was twenty-three years old again and had the energy to hang out all night on a weekday drinking southern comfort and beer chasers and then rockin out to one
Here’s the link to an incredible first person account of travelling cross country with Judee before she was a recording artist. The author, known only as “D” posts some personal
I missed Rock NYC faces Harper Blynn in December at Bowery Ball Room and having simply worshipped their power pop album The Loneliest Generation from late last year and referenced
In what well could be the percusor to another world tour -could depend on whether Art behaves himself of course, Simon And Garfunkel are joining Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Van
Band of Horses is a band I got hip to via XM Radio back when I loved satellite radio Is “There a Ghost in My House”, a song with a
Im being told The Dear and Departed are the next best thing since sliced breadOK OK.. let see…“Matter of Time” seems to be the big one here but seriously they
As noted yesterday, the Spiderman/Bono Broadway musical is in deep trouble before it even starts. Actor Alan Cummings, who blew me away with Natasha Richardson on Broadway a decade ago
get on down Forgive me for what I’m about to say but here is proof that I too can have a change of heart. I have a habit now of
At a concert in London last night John Mayer annonced to the audience of screaming tweens: “I’m getting someone pregnant tonight. I’m going to do a cover by another artist
Got home and watched a little of American Idol -I’ll leave the review proper for some of my other writers but geez, this is geting a little mouldy isn’t it?
Aging better than anybody 132 years old has any right to, the Gilbert and Sullivan Players took the old light opera H.M.S. Pinafore for a sea voyage at City Center.
Guitarist Justyn Brodsky friended me on Facebook ( feel free to do the same! Just started it up!) So of course as I stalk the request I notice Mr Brodsky
Myspace is a pretty cool thing. You can discover a band a day, or they can discover you. This Awakening, a screamo/hardcore band from California, is one of these new
Well, Tim Burton is a lot my trustworthy than the New Moon folks so the chances are the soundtrack to Tim’s eagerly anticipated Alice In Wonderland 3D Depp starring extravaganza
First came word Sam and Tobey had walked from Spidey 4 movie, leaving producers promising an opening date of 2012 and now it’s been followed by news that the Bono
Ascending Melody – Dirty Projectors – Maybe it’s me but how experimental is this meant to be? Sounds like a prototypical Dp song with an off-kilter lick that hery-jerky’s on
The Left Banke were an American pop band during the 1960’s They released two singles between late 1966 and early 1967. The first one, “Walk Away, Renee” was a huge
No she doesn’t, Lady Gaga wants the the Boy, just out of jail for robbing a gay escort or something, to open for her at her UK gigs. West, Cudi
I bet he’d be singing duets with MJ if only— 1. I Dreamed A Dream – Susan Boyle 2. The Fame – Lady Gaga 3. The Elements Of Freedom –
March 26th is a Friday… March 2010 17 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ 18 – New Orleans, LA – Republic 19 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay Soundstage 20 –
Vampire Weekend told Paste back in Septemtem, the name of the model on the cover of Contra is Kirsten. But this is what they said to MTV today: “We know
Take Action Volume 9 charity compilation is available via pre-sale today at www.takeactiontour.com. For $6.00 you can pre order 2 discs of fun and benefit the National Bone Marrow Registry.
If you have read Mike Nessing’s post on Judee Sill trivia you may start getting the impression I have: Judee is a deep well of otherness.Perhaps it goes to the
Here are MSG.com top ten…Led Zeppelin, 1973Village People, June 1979Duran Duran, 1984Phil Collins, 1985Peter Gabriel, 1986Whitney Houston, 1987Michael Jackson, 1988Barbra Streisand, 1994Michael Jackson, 2001 I was only at one of
1. Kelly Clarkson – Walk On By2. Fantasia – Summertime3. Jennifer Hudson – Baby, I Love You4. Alison Iratabe – I Can’t Make You Love Me5. Carrie Underwood – Independence
After two weeks of deadly silence on the music scene, the week of January 12th is the starting gate of the 2010. It is ruled by Contra of course but
who’s harder to handle? In today’s music world, it seems that everyone is recording a covers album. From heavy hitters such as Metallica to music vet Peter Gabriel, everyone is
Midlake have announced their tour in support of the Rock NYC approved The Courage Of Others and includes two nights at Bowery ballroom. A great place to see a band.
Andrew is back and healthy and though he’ll need cancer screenings for the rest of his life we are happy to report his prostrate cancer is gone. Now may we
I made a vow to not insult music in 2010 sound unheard, crashing my own stereotype issue. I actually try not to look at pictures first. But Iman and the
The eagerly anticipated Carole King – James Taylor will be at MSG in June!!! I’ve been salivating over this one for months (ever since we reported it AGES AGO). I’ve
I got a text from Marie Lynn “I”M OBSESSED WITH ‘WHITE SKY’ though I’ve heard them do it better live”. Contra was released on Itunes today at midnight though, thanks
Its another Unplugged winner. All Time Low the band who tours insanely and never fails to please live ( and trust me when I say that as Ive seen them
Black Veil Brides, a band from Hollywood, CA, are loud to say the least. ‘Knives and Pens’, a melodic, wonderful, flurry chaos of sound picks you up off your feet
Polysics is the Asian DevoBut I don’t know what they’re talking about. For some reason this isn’t an issue.,The rich keyboard techno is not only old school slam dance punk
NO MAS!!! Unfortunately no, mas. We’ll lose him on Idol but he will still be on the small screen with his other talent show “The X Factor” and it will
Tomorrow I will be at City center singing along to the New York Gilbert And Sullivan Society’s performance of the wondrous H.M.S. Pinafore. For older Rock NYC readers, you may
Like Nessing I hadn’t heard of the Judee Sill third album Dreams Come True till he wrote about it earlier today. Actually, I hadn’t even heard of Judee at all
Wow -this sounds like a blast. When Eye Alaska told Rock NYC he wanted to nominate Jay-Z for our hall of fame (remember that? we forgot it), we thought he
I met Sade before you was a singer. She came over with Spandau Ballet for a fashion show and we became friendly at meet and greet. She was very sweet
No, I never did see Louis Armstrong live in concert. Not with the Hot Five or Hot Seven, or the Big Band or any of the other St. Louis cool
Not really rock nyc’s area of expertise but anybody who has read my profile knows I am a big fan of Godard. And Truffaut. And Renoir. And of course the
Dirty Projector’s free songs “Ascending Melodies” starts out like a garage jam session. Someone has got to be sitting on the floor. The twittlebug vocal adds to the cosmic smoke
i haven’t been to bam since the mid-90s but this looks ike something very special so I bught a partivial view from BAM. Price: Forty five bucks
I was listening to the band Phantom Planet this morning. A great band who seem to be on permanent hiatus which makes me really sad.Their release ‘Raise the Dead’ is
Slash was offered $100 Million to reform Guns N Roses and turned it down. Which speaks volumes about Axl’s personality. Slash told GQ: “”Things were so abrasive by the time
Two unreleased songs from the sessions that brought us Dirty Projectors masterpiece Bitte Orca are available for free. “Ascending Melody” and “Emblem Of the World” are the two songs in
