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Not much of interest this week -it is as if the world slowed to a trickle of sound!!! So I am gonna go with a coupla songs I missed last […]

Michael Blauner, VP/Director Of Sales, sent over this post by a guy who works for an oldies radio station. The song he is discusing is “Nothing But A  Heartache” by

The New York Daily News named their best even outdoor shows in New York. No Sleater-Kinney at Summerstage for some obscure reason… The Beatles at Shea Stadium August 15, 1965.Barbra

Immediately following his tour with Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton wil be back on the road with the one and only Roger Daltry. The tour starts in late February and will

OK, AP got it off Billlboard and Rock NYC got if off AP and I am just happy to have the opportunity to mention how much I loathed “Bad Day”…

In an act of unparalleled laziness I am just gonna reprint this story directly off AP… NEW YORK (AP) — The Kings of Leon are the kings of the iTunes

Helen Bach sent me this AP Report yesterday. ALBANY, N.Y. – Weezer has canceled the rest of its December tour after the lead singer was injured in a bus crash

On line website Flavorpill have announced their twelve most eagerly anticipated albums of 2010. I agree with some (I am very thrilled over the new Vampire Weekend) less so with

The human brain, for all of history, has refused to accept the fact that it will die, and we have no way to know what it’s going to be like.

Lil Wayne and Gudda Gudda MTV’s new rapper of the moment Gudda Gudda is friends with everybody he should be, especially Lil Wayne, Weezy is the brains behind this. Guddaville,

and by new i mean old 1) Monsters Of Folkb) Regina Spektor

Holy CRAP YAY!When it rains it pours or when RockNYC spreads the word bands bloom!Ok maybe I should be working and not screwing around online looking for fun BUT if

I’m the guy who went to see Victor/Victoria on Broadway three times so don’t talk to me about sitting thru Julie Andrews. I sat thru her. So now comes news the

BBC pick these bands to click in 2010… Daisy Dares YouDelphicDevlinThe DrumsEverything EverythingGiggsGold PandaEllie GouldingHurtsJoy OrbisonMarina & the DiamondsOwl CityRoxStornowayTwo Door Cinema Club

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ahh the holidays season…..I would but I think Id get the crowd cheerin me on!!Death is so fucking sexy isnt it? Nothing beats the mystery hush of someone who actually

Fellow countryman (and I use the word man as loosely as you can possibly imagine) Shakira follows in the footsteps of the Dali Lama  and gives an address to the

This record has some awesome grooves in it and more than it’s share of tasty passages. The guitar sound is nice and fat throughout, and the drum sound is groove-a-liciously

Macca told the London Times: ““Yeah, we were mates. God, that was so cool. It was the saving grace. Because it got a bit sticky after the Beatles. No, we

Manchester United beat West Ham United 4 – 0 and they didn’t hafta hear Russel Brand’s girfriend Katy Perry sing while they were doing it. If you choose to listen

ELP live in England 2010. Some festival or the other. They should come Stateside… Could make a bob or two.

Am I reading this right? $53.00 for Muse??? If EVER there was jumping on the Twighlight hype train this is it. Unless Im missing some giant underground phenom regarding them

I wasn’t going to write about suicide I really wasn’t. But it’s one one of those things where if you haven’t seriously considered it you probably shouldn’t be a rock

Bothering  a Rock NYC writer for a post I was told she was blocked on the story. A concept I never have. I can write well or I can write poorly but

A friend just called me freaking over the Rivers Cuomo post, suggested I made it up, and wondered who my contact was. We have little resources and less money here at

Westlife are Take that for the 2000s except worse. The song “What About Life” is one of those songs I can’t even nearly get. Who is listening to it? There

Traveling on his tour bus from Toronto to Boston last night where Weezer are playing tomorrow, his Van skidded on ice, hit a pole, before stopping. River’s daughter and  wife

Young Adult Friction – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Pun of the yearThug Story – Taylor Swift and T. Pain – Taylor didn’t even swear.Strange Enough –

1. I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning – Bright Eyes2. The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas3. Dear Science – TV On The Radio4. The Eminem Show – Eminem5. The Big Story

Whatbecomesofthebrokenhearted?

Not for nothing but NME offshoot Uncut name bedwetters White Stripes  album of the decade and not a single dance, R&B, soul,  or blues abum sneaks in. I mean, I thought

Seen above with Gene Pitney, Aaron Schroeder, who wrote Elvis hits like “It’s Now Or Never”, “Stuck On You”, and “Good Luck Charm” all perfect soft pop  rock numbers so

Horchata – Vampire WeekendCousins – Vampire WeekendCuddisback – Kid CudiCampus – Vampire WeekendI’ve been putting off writing my “one of the best albums of the decade” review of Vampire Weekend

You can tell a lot about a person when they don’t know you’re watching them. Throughout Bobby Sciortino’s and my interview with killer rock hip hop band Shinobi Ninja they

Elton John, sang a horrible song called “Sad Songs”. Really if you think about it what about music can bring you down or at least help you maintain that morose

So here is what we have learned gossipwise  from listening to Ella’s epicly stunning Twelve Nights In Hollywood *Frank Sinatra has big, big bucks. In 1961 Ella uses Sinatra has a

LA electronica producers are back after their October 10th party with the eagerly awaied German DJ headlining party at Terminal 5. Anybody who has heard the great Boyz Noize will

Bobby Sciortino and I will be getting our beats on tonight when the great Shinobi Ninja’s open for Black Sheep… you should be too. First get right on to their

J. Mascis, guitarist and leader of Dinosaur Jn., celebrates being Juliana Hatfields fave band, by forming a new band, Sweet Apple, where he takes over the drums as well as

Have you ever dated a girl who won’t tell you they love you? I mean, you’re fucking them so you guess they do, but they’re not that into you, you’re

Lessee here, she dressed like Lolita and seduced him then she dumped him and he whinged about wanting to smack her skull in. Next he dates a model, she dates

The loathsome Rock And Roll Hall Of fame Annex (i posted on it months ago) is closing down at the end of the year. This cattle herding, steer prodding and

Speaking of gagagagagaing on words, the vocal on the new Spoon song “Written In Reverse” -you know, the song I called the worse thing i’ve ever heard  three days is,

Ooooh, if you can go on to hyberback.com you can download Kid Cudi’s new song “Cudderisback” which includes a sample off Vampire Weekend’s (oh, I haven’t written that decade review yet!!)

From sleeping with Kid Rock to singing for New York’s Queen of the Nightlife Richie Rich!! Apparently the two have collabed on a new single “HIGH”… as in high fashion,

Adam Yauch of the legendary Beastie Boys recovering nicely from an operation on a cancerous growth and says he may actually play some live concerts next year. “I’m feeling fine

The buzz from the UK is DJ Mark Ronson is holed up working on his follow-up to 2007’s Version with some very, bery big names… oh, and he has dropped

Here are some albums I’ve been considering for my top ten faves of the decade but they didn’t quite make it: Chocolate Factory – R. Kelly – This was his

Ahh, yes, rationally, unrationally and every other way, these are the bands that are going to hell: Todd Leibowitz said The Presidents Of The United States of America. Mike Nessing’s

I think as I look through my fave albums of the 2000s, and absolutely my fave albums of all times, they have had two things in common:a consistency of sound