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Odell is a modern day Elton John with a more operatic take to his voice and dashing blonde boy good looks and Long Way Down is a pretty good album that should break him Stateside. Signed to Lily Allen’s record label.

I adore Icona Pop, they are a terrific live band and I am so happy to see them at #1. Indeed, this is as fun a Top 10 list as we have seen all year and promises a fun Summer Of 13…. if you live in England!

In 1987, after years of steady decline, my life began to straighten itself out and in celebration I wrote my second novel, “The Positive Touch”, about AIDS, infatuation, murder and suicide and… Patsy Cline

‘It’s protopunk’ said a young guy,… I said, ‘ it’s rock’ n’ roll!’

I just wish there was a smidgen more Depeche. Basically this is just using them on the chorus and there is so many other places they could have merged the drum bits, to say the least. But I ain’t complaining cuz I couldn’t do this if I tried

This is made for Middle America White teenagers and rather than mean that as a back handed compliment , I say it as a benediction

f this video may make some people dizzy, most of us will be left clueless, asking ourselves, was that necessary?

When she gets it right, a song like the Michael Jackson soundalike “Just For You”, it is worth the bromides and then some – ALBUM OF THE WEEK

I know two people who ain’t hatin’ on One Direction. One is me, the other is Debbie Harry after the band covered “One Way Or The Other”! Me? I thought they were terrific at Jingle Ball last December. Did I say two people? Plus another 25, 000 teen girls who will be at Izod Center Tuesday night

My niece Louba is getting married in October and I recommended the Colbie song to her and now I recommend it to you

A music charity dedicated to transforming the life of vulnerable adults and children”, noble as hell.

I have never seen this band live, and to hear that they’re cancelling some of their dates is disappointing.

They have concentrated once again on local acts and there are no big national band participating, but that’s the point, it’s Echo Park rising not California or USA rising!

Randall’s Island now needs resodding, two other festivals have been cancelled, as was Mayor Bloomberg’s annual party at which he is furious

Primal Scream are such contrarians. The lead song off their new album is one of the best songs of the year but the rest of the album is the definition of ordinary

Of course the mother and daughter duo sound like the Roches on the but there is something even more deeply familiar in the tanglement of voices on the bridge, it sounds like “On The Road To Fairfax” for a moment, and then it doesn’t any more.

I personally don’t see anything wrong with it. They’re still playing live and they’re still entertaining their fans. They wear makeup and dress up weird, so why not have some other artificial elements to the mix?

Heavy beats, heavy disco, the same old Debbie distance and closeness at the same time, perfect dance songs from the band that brought you “Heart Of Glass” and “Atomic

As histories go this one doesn’t have all that many chapters. Record a coupla big albums and spend the rest of your life flogging em seems to sum it up.

Freedy will be at Joe’s Pub, a 730p show on Wednesday August 14th. I’ve seen him on stage several times and he is completely excellent, and the price, $15 plus $12 minimum for waiter service, will be worth it

am especially excited to hear a song by Bruno Mars, who I am going to see tomorrow, that I have actually enjoyed!

More human than we’d like. See rock and rollers live forever right? A perpetual Peter Pan of sex and drugs and pyrotechnics, at least that’s what supposed to be.

David Lynch may never make another movie again, he is just too busy making music

Yes, folks, as predicted last week: here comes Miley. I couldn’t be happier, she deserves success even if it is with a Rihanna cast off of a song, at least she cast off Hannah and did what she wanted

Why be Jesus if you don’t wanna walk on water. And while I am a huge supporter of the album, it wouldn’t kill Kweezy to salt the mine with a coupla hits, would it?

Climax Blues Band are covered by Jahn Xavier on Soundcloud, but you should take the original out for a spin. Crawford missed this one on his 1970s ultimate playlist.

Get over the MMMBop.. Open your ears and listen! I promise you will be a fan as well

All of which makes Yes, You sound like a downer and it isn’t. Too honest to be optimistic, it gets its optimism from the music