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After filling up some free space on my iTouch by deleting songs I never listen to anymore, I came across a measly $5.38 in change. Talking to my mom, I […]

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Hey Mary Magpie – check out these lyrics by the best songwriter of your generation!!! And he’s a vegetarian… Love is realIt is notJust in novels or the moviesIt is

Manhattan – Bobby Short – The late great cabaret singer loved the Great American Songbook and for what felt like  sang the Great American Songbook at the Cafe Carlyle. There is an

So last night Steve Diamond and I are killing time between sets and we can’t think of any rock music jokes. I remember God only thinks he’s Clapton. but that’s

Dirty Projectors playing outdoors in fifty degree weather which feels like thirty five degrees, in a torrential rainstorm, to a mass of umbrellas, opening for an eagerly anticipated TV On

Helen Back gives thanks on the UnTurkey Day… As we enter the week of Thanksgiving some of you are planning menus, some are making travel plans, some are stocking up

Guilty Pleasures ok I have yet another confession to make… I like remakes. I know its stupid and I know its unhip but as you can see by my earlier

Thank you, Steve Jobs. You’re kind enough to tell me my most frequently played songs. So without further delay here ya go.. American Landslide- Eye Alaska. Goes without saying here,

I love and I hate The Ramones. I got to thinking about them when I came across my old t-shirt. There was a time that if it wasn’t The Ramones

I am not the target audience for the Twilight Saga’s  latest episode New Moon though I didn’t dislike the first movie and I dont dislike this tween romance retelling of

Fifteen year old Canadian Justin Biebers’ peeps said a mistaken sighting lead to a stampedeat the Roosevelt Field Maill in Garden City and Birber tweeted that he wasn’t gonna show and

The daytrotter.com session, four songs recorded at their studio and available for free, by Juliana Hatfield is a must own. Juliana lends herself to acoustic versions of a song and

The Brian Jonestown Massacre, the little band that couldn’t, are streaming their new album Who Killed Sgt. Pepper on brianjonestownmassacre.com before its January 1st, 2010 release and it sounds fucking

If you don’t know who Justin Bieber is that’s because you are either a) not a teenage girl or b) not Canadian or c) not a pop music obsessive. The

Ever since 1963 when John Lennon told the audience at the annual Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen and Prince Regent of England, “For our last number I’d like

I saw Lady Antebellum at Joe’s Pub a coupla years ago performing a fine set of potential hits from their debut album which they are still diligently flogging for all

I have made two claims in Rock NYC one is that popularity improves a song and two is “Empire State Of Mind” isn’t very good and here is the test

Rock NYC PresentsWeekend rock concerts in the tri state areacontact imancharif@aol.com if youwant to be a part

Brett’s “Bottom 1” Song of the Year Award, 2009 Britney Spears is the shallow female’s version of the American Dream. Everything about Britney’s career is flamboyantly appealing to what girls

My favorite albums of 2009 (not in any order):Green Day – 21st Century BreakdownAce Frehley – AnomalyKISS – Sonic BoomBlack Crowes – Before The FrostChickenfootBon Jovi – The Circle

But Todd has a different name for his supa dupas… Here is my dream super duper group. Vocals – Brian Johnson (AC/DC) and James Hetfield (Metallica) – Has to be

I read Rock NYC’s on the Metallica show at MSG. I know a few people that actually went to the second night and said it was absolutely phenomenal. Actually, radio

hurry all you kids in the swamps of jersery

I have nothing to add to this… It speaks for itself…

So it’s come to this, has it? McCartney has added lead vocals to a song off Ringo’s new album Y Not and nobody cares. the song is called “Walk With

Yeah, and Nessing’s opinion notwithstanding, Young sux in this 2009 the year of our lord but we’re gonna set him right and set him free. Young my man, just play

Miley Cyrus at the Canal Room for her 17th birthday party Wenesday at the canal room dressed like the Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman, danced the night away with

Got a call from my old pal Brian Doherty the other day -Brian and I worked on the Krakerjaxx project together back in the day. He wanted to know if

Mike Nessing said: This is pretty much cut and pasted verbatim from the web because its an excerpt of a first person account from Steve Berlin of Los Lobos. That

Mike Nessing invites us to go and see his favorite band in the world.  Vocals-Hank Williams Marvin Gaye Karen CarpenterRhythm Guitar/vox-Steve MarriottLead Guitar/vox-Bill NelsonLead Guitar-Jeff BeckBass-Carol KayeKeys-Little RichardKeys-Rick WakemanSax-Junior Walker

The best ears on a PR person I’ve ever known was Rhonda Shore of Chrysalis records back in the day. How good was she? She introduced me to X, that’s

Our youngest contributor Mary Magpie, before her we thought teenagers were a figment of our imagination, posts a poem. She didn’t name it but I’d call it: Starts To Jump… turns

I’m kinda mad at Blue October. Just a few months ago we were on white knuckle watch over cryptic twitters regarding Justin Furstenfelds hospitalization, and days later the announcement of

The eagerly awaited early Lennon had announced the song list for the soundtrack… CD1 – OST Wild One – Jerry Lee LewisMr Sandman – Dickie ValentineRocket 88 – Jackie Brenston

According to the New York Times: “Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, has thrown his support behind an effort to keep the Pool Parties summer concert series at

Coming soon to a record store near you. Eminem’s Relapse: The Refill  on December 21st, 2009. I am probably the biggest fan of the Relapse earlier this year. I thought it

I guess new order bass player Peter Hook meant  a super group for him to play with but from his near book, here is Hook’s supergroup: Lead Vocals: Iggy PopGuitar:

I have a secret love for old school R&B, but I cant discuss it here. Surrounded by these gentlemen I cant hold my own. But.. I bet I know something

Fancy me a Bowie Fan? Bowie was my usher into the world of alternate rock. Thank you Mr Bowie. I first explored cuz I saw a photo of him on

I was introduced to the song The Rakes and loved it. So dark so almost eerily stark, like a Gothic novel of some sort. A hot British boy band with

Hanukkah Gone Metal is the Jews (like myself) answer to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Ha-ha!This pure metal album of 8 great songs, for 8 crazy Hanukkah nights is great. These guys

The first names have arrived for Matt Groenig’s curating of All Tomorrow’s parties in England next May.So here are the first two names. Ready?1. The Boredoms2. The RaincoatsThank you. Come

Earlier today I wrote what I will forever consider my most boring post ever and in honor of this momentos occasion I am revisitng my worst post ever: it was

Waiting for the A Train at the 175th Street subway station last night after the Dylan concert the sound of brass penetrated through the earpods on my Ipod and so

I have never heard of this before but Pete Criss former drummer with Kiss is in remission from breast cancer. He woke up one day to find a lump on his

Remember The Postelles? Sorta what the Strokes woulda sounded like if they were a power pop quartet. The Postelles released some great songs “Boy’s Best friend” and “Hey Little Sister”

Somebody should sit Beck down and explain to him that he simply isn’t good enough to post every song he writes. This shit takes time to ferment, it takes work,

In Rock NYC’s continuing effort to have Will I Am the Libertarian parties nominee as the next President of the USA I hereby present the three Invasion Of EPs. Boom

Church Music is the sound of tomorrow today. The David Crowder* Band are a serious little dance band with a killer guitarist and hardcore dance beats -not BPMs going through