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
What the heck is Artist Arena and how come I keep banging in to them? Their website indicates they’re “ A leading Artist and Fan Services Company. Utilizing technology to
I’m a long term fan of Evan f Dando and his band the Lemonheads and i’ve seen him live quite often and he has always been great. For a fuck
I am vigorously agnostic when it comes to this years model TV star come rapper Drake. Drake added nothing to Mary J’s “The One” and he added little to Jay-Z’s
Them Crooked Vuktures have threatened to release a follow up to their terrible first album. “I don’t know when we’ll do it or where or how, but it’s not something
Gin Wigmore, the New Zealand sensation who sounds like Kelis after a shot of estrogen, supported by the Cardinals (Rya Adams backing band sans Adams) , is coming here in
Bon Jovi’s newbie is a dog and now they have invited Dashboard Confessional on tour with em to flog their new album, also a dog. I can think of nothing
Rock NYC’s Mike Nessing fave Fleet Foxes are in a studio recording studio the follow up to their critically acclaimed first album and will not be getting out till it
If you have ever seen the Apples In Stereo leader Robert Schneider in concert you will be aware not to take his somewhat middle aged nerds visage at face value,
How times change! When I was coming up thru the punk ranks in the seventies Julien Temple was the avant garde movie maker always willing to through height impaired people
The three r’s as Mark E. Smith of the fall once sang, repetition, repetition, repetition. Whenever I’ve thought I’m missing the point of a song or a band or a genre,
When I think about Nick Drake, I’m compelled to obsess over what might have been. I arrived late to the Nick Drake party but honestly, we all did. He only
Excited by the revelation of Bobby Nevin’s love for them, Sparks have released a new album, The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman about Bergman in Hollywood (I guess they mean the
Just in from the UK, a new Buddy Holly release reported by Richard Williams of the Guardian: “…including three versions of Little Richard’s Slippin’ and Slidin’, two of Bo Diddley’s
This is one we’ve been waiting for for months now. Black Eyed Peas play Madison Square garden Wednesday, February 24th, 2009 and since the following concert is Boston on the
Here are the musical trends that eat the cymbals that eat the drums according to pitchfork. If you wanna work on the most annoying hi thee to pitchfork.com. I don’t
In the mid-90s a tidal wave occurred in hip hop sound with Jay-Z’s Vol 2 or one side and Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation on the other leading New York and the
I’ve seen Tori Amos several times on stage, loved her sometimes and didn’t love her other. This is off the NME website: “Tori Amos played an intimate solo show tonight
Early next year there will be a single and then in May 2010 Arcade fire will release their eagerly anticipated follow up to 2007’s Neon Fire. Production chores to be
Richard Nader, the rock and roll revival producer, who brought legions of great late fifties, early sixties popular performers a second career, died Tuesday at the age of sixty-one after
Here are the main categories… Pretty good right? The Grammy’s have come a long way since they were dissing the Beatles in the sixties. The one time I went (the
Pop maestro Sondre Lerche, whose Heartbeat Radio is one of the best songs and albums of the year, is on tour next year. Lerche almost lurches into the English, he
With the end of the disposable income as we know it, the record industry is reeling, Albun sales are down 17% since 2008. If MJ hadn’t croaked it woulda been
Every year I think hey, Bamboozle, pretty good lineup (No Doubt headlined last year), first outdoor show of the year, why not, right? And every year it rains or storms
I have been listening with enormous pleasure to the Alan Gilbert Era Begins -an album of music by the New york Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by their new Musical director, Alan
So Jay -Z thinks his 2001 the Blueprint was the album of the decade. So I went back for a listen and guess what… it’s a really good album. Great?
Not much of a week, you know, the Lambert was a bit eeewww, not terrible mind, the Rihanna was very eh, the Bocelli is to opera singers what Lloyd Webber
Lily Allen has announced she is taking a two year hiatus from the exciting world of entertainment to set up a record label and open a retail rental fashion outlet…
On the first night of Lady Gaga’s tour in Montreal Stephanie tubled and fell off her dangerously high heels during “Teeth” squashing three centipede visitors from another planet. Everybody is
And now for the landmine of Posting: the question of racism and popular music. I lived in England till I was eleven and I don’t believe I met a single
Speck and Hud need your help Speck is trying to get one million people to sign his petition urging bid daddy John Mellencamp to stop smoking. If he does John
Jay-Z claims The Blueprint was the best album of the decade. Perhaps the stratospheric egoist meant HIS BEST ALBUM OF THE DECADE. And I agree with that. Jay-Z’s Number two
Actually we read MTV News who read the Complex Interview so you don’t have to Here are the highlights of the Eminem Interview: Please take notes THERE WILL BE A
Alicia Keys is reported as saying her new album The Elements Of Freedom is about fighting depression: She told the Daily Star: “”With the last album, I was really trying
Yesterday Deecember 1st, 2009 was World Aids Day and tix czars helped the charity by donating a portion of every ticket sold. Said a spokesperson: “After spending the past year
Bryce Avary is a humble man, too humble for a person with this amount of talent and perseverance. The force behind The Rocket Summer took a moment post sound check
Hellaphone Operator….On this particular night I have to make an urgent call to a colleague. ‘Please enjoy the music while…”Remember rings? Tonight I got some Jackson Brown! Call the Magpie
I guess when you hve the best looks and dump the cutest girlfriend you get to go on the solo tour!! Here are Nick Jonas tour dates behind Nick Jonas
Don’t miss Kid Cudi: Friday, January 22The Fillmore New York at Irving PlazaOn Sale Friday, Dec 4 at 12:00
