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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

Musician and former member of Sonic Youth Jim O’Rourke mixed the posthumous compilation of unreleased Judee material, “Dreams Come True” –I actually need to hear this. Fleet Foxes have performed

On March 8th there will be a new Hendrix album of unreleased material including Elmore James “Bleeding Heart”. It was recorded between 1968 and 1970 is co-produced by Jimi’s step-sister

This post would be 100% more fun if the rumors were true!!Louise Davies, who runs the Liam Gallagher fan site stopcryingyourheartout.com, has denied reports she is joining Liam’s rebooted Oasis

1.  I DREAMED A DREAM – SUSAN BOYLE ( SMEI ) 2.  FAME, THE – LADY GAGA ( INTERSCOPE ) 3.  VOX POP –  LANDRY MAXIME ( PRDJ ) 4.

Tolstoy once noted that “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” and the proof of that is a comparison between the Osmonds and

Congrats to Rock NYC faves, alt rock band Cold War Kids, for selling out Terminal 5 Friday January 29th, 2010 and adding Hall Of Williamsburg on Thursday January 28th, 2010!!! Try

FAMILIES

So what’s gonna open our eyes while it is still dark outside and all you wanna do is go back to sleep? How about the harbingers of Brit punk, the

After being forced to cancel their Canadian jaunt last year due to lead vocalist Tom Araya’s back operation, Slayer have been forced to cancel the rest of their world tour.

On her eagerly awaited follow up to Kala: “I don’t want it to be gimmicky or silly or hipstery.” I guess that’s why she is working with talented but not

G Unit rapper and 50 Cent friend has been arrested for assault and robbery in Kitchener, Ontario after a dispute with a local promoter over payment. I once saw Banks

After Dan Aquilante’s ridiculous review of Nick Jonas and the Administration in the New York Post last week, leave it to Jim Farber of the Post’s maint competitor the Daily

fist this Top 10 Albums: 1/ Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up 2/ Florence And The Machine – Lungs 3/ Lady GaGa – The Fame 4/ Susan Boyle – I

we’d all be john lennon

Bubble pop Electric – Gwen Stefani – “So baby where dya wanna go, eh?” , this is the fifties makeout song Grease missed. An sizzle and pop, gropin in the

Iyaz’s “shorty like a melody” hook line and singer hits the number one spot over there but it won’t be over till this years Lily, Katy, whateverly Florence and the

Iman pegged us all as characters in the Harry Potter series but me I see us a bit more motley than those robed younguns. I can actually see us more

I haven’t liked anything Smashing Pumpkins released in the 00s, a shame because I was obsessed with them circa Melancholy. But reading the much maligned  (by Todd and by me)

oh my God The intro to “Campus” of toy drum and bass plunk uh huh.. love it.Its almost kid like this is the music you jump up and down on

Not musically but emotional, constructively, the modern Judee Sill is Liz Phair. Listen to the Phair demo girlysongs: both artist perform very arranged acoustic ballads. Both are loners -wring alone,

There are those amongst us who would Beach Boy and surf their way through the warmth smelling like coconuts and sweat. Then there hopefully are people like me who find

How big a fan am I of the Buzzcocks?  My column in the East Village Eye in the eighties was named after the Buzzcocks compiliation Singles Going Steady and the

In yesterday’s New York Post, the sycophantic half wit Dan Aquilante made a complete ass of himself reviewing Nick Jonas and the Adminstrations concert at Beacon Theatre. Now I haven’t

1) The Nirvana Unplugged was completely unqiue but we can’t expect it every time out of the bag.2) When Ezra hits the high notes for those signature yoodles, he sounds

say buhbye Miley a disney spokesperson has confirmed this will be the last season of Hannah Montana. A mistake by Miley? Many is the televsion star cum pop musician who

Experimental? Hardcore? Melodic Core? The California band Thrice are all of the above but if you go to daytrotter.com you can download folk rockers Thrice!! One of daytrotters most perfect

Maybe because of Mary Magpie’s Falu review earlier today I woke up jonesing for some Arabic music.I would usually go for Sabbah or Fairuz when I want a Middle eastern

Hey Baby – FaluThe song opens, and I’m confused. Never really listened to this kind of music before, I decided to open up to the music and let it take

Ah yes, sorrow. It’s the meat and potatoes of great pop. Sad songs about happy things. But what really breaks our heart? Or at least what do we listen to

Am I the only one who noticed the musical echo of Hitchcock’s North By Northwest in the train to Hogwarts scene during Half Blood Prince?

Bebe Buell, Liv taylors mommy for you youngsters, was the inspiration behind “Party Girl”. Which I’ve been listening to in anticipation of Tuesday’s  Live At Hollywood High release. Now here’s

Say what you will about Gary Glitter but a bit of Rock and Roll Part 2 never hurts at a time like thisCongrats New York Jets! Hell yes after years

JETS WIN HELEN GONNA TELL US WHAT TO LISTEN TO WHEN

Freezing To death on the east coast, listening to VE wondrin if those piano  notes on “Taxi Cab” matter at all, i could freeze to death in NYC before I’d dream

May I second Todd’s absolutely accurate opinion about the diabolical current RS. I, unlike Todd, am happy to ingest a spoon full of medicine with my sugar. What I don’t

oooo…  our first U2 sux post (I was hopimg Helen would beat me to it)… I’d read the op ed but it slipped my mind almost immediately… There must be

I’d be Harry, Helen would be Hermoine, Mike would be Ron. Nevin? Doubledore.. and Mary would be,er, Hagrid?? OK I’d be Doubledore, Nev can be Hagrid,  Helen can be Harry and

Two must buy albums out on tuesday. The new Vampire Weekend which I have been streaming relentlessly and adore and the Elvis Costello live at Hollywood High. I can’t even

Five years? My head hurts a lot… My apologies for adding five years on to Bowie’s age yesterday!!! Happy 63rd young man…

The last song off Vampire Weekends new album, “I Think Ur A Contra” is blowing me well away. The strings at the end  drift the song on a downward spiral

Oxygen Tastes Like Patience – From Jupiter – Yes it has come to this. When Mary Magpie recommends a band I go out and buy a coupla tracks. This is

Long time readers will know I am not much of a Spoon fan. Perhaps irrationally because whenever I give them half a chance I go “oh, whoops, yeah I guess

Halfway through “O Lai Mari” off Falu’s only album, I look over at my niece Louba and her friend Mike with a smirk on my face and the smirk said

A message from Helen Bach: Me and you 4/10 they will blow you away YYYYYYYYYYYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YYYYYYYYYYYYYAY!

From Jupiter is a band from Vermont that can, without a doubt, captivate you. Founded by the very talented lead singer JJ, they are gifted musicians. Outstanding instrumentals, smooth voice,

Van Morrison and his real wife We post so much here I seldom get to go back and check old comments. Which caused me to miss a concert at Bowery

john mccain channels his inner adam ant You Idiots! That’s the cover of the new Rolling Stone magazine. They are talking about people who are the planets worst enemies. Not

I think we’ve all connected the dots between catholic school  girls Madonna and Lady Gaga but can we add David Bowie as well? I don’t know if he is Protestant