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Before the wrecking ball, the wrecking crew, Springsteen anounced at Izod last Spring, and tomorrow five nights of Bruce at Giants Stadium begins. That is something in the nature of […]

Helen Bach’s favorite band Weezer are playing Halloween at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets go on sale tomorrow but here are the presale codes which were made available yesterday. For Live

I am not a R.E.M. fan, not even close. I’ve seen them three times in concert and they have been dreadful each and every time. Riding their monster hit rock

In eager anticipation of Falu’s concert at Joe’s Pub tomorrow I have been convassing Rock NYC contributers opinions of the Hindi-New Yorker. Robert Nevin said “An extremely clever mix of

Hot rumor of the day: Kanye West in rehab according to the National Enquirer… apparently he has been drinking heavily since his mom Donde died in 2007. Though Kanye’s drinking

“1, 2, 3 not only you and me, got one eighty degrees and Im caught in between” from Britney Spears singles collection, this newbie “3” is yet another awesome dance

Muse are one of the hottest groups in the world, they just opened for U2, and have a very big new album. Rock NYC contributing writer Brett Jensen reveals all…Exactly

Rock NYC contributing editor Mike Nessing reviews Brian Eno’s 1974 classic Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy. The first time I heard Eno’s second solo album was when I was about

White Liar – Miranda Lambert – The crazy ex-girlfriend is back and this country singing sweetheart of the rodeo is as tough and smart as she was on her terrific

I am guessing Madonna’s latest greatest hits package Celebration is a money move and I sure do love the songs, especially the “Celebration” remix. And I realize the collected videos

Sexiest man alive (he’s the one with the eyeshadow) and one of the top two talents to get their start on American Idol pre-order’s of his debut album has beat

How much is 5 billion songs downloaded?? Something like 500 million albums. Doesn’t sound so much right, but figure it is increasing by a billion a year by now and

Lucy O’Donnel Vodden died of lupus yesterday. She was forty-six. In this day and age lupus (it is an inflamation of various body parts that occurs intermittently and kills off

In 1998 I couldn’t throw a brick without hitting a Foo Fighter, Dave Grohl’s very succesful follow up to Nirvana. If they weren’t opening for the Rolling Stones they were

I will be catching Bruce Springsteen on October 2nd at Giants Stadium and I am particulalry thrilled because he will be playing an E Street masterpiece, Darkness On The Edge

1: Buy Costume2: Drink lotsa Margaritas3: Read Iman’s review of the MJ movie This Is It

In the early 60s two Jewish kids from Forest Hills, Queens wanted to be the Everly brothers, so they formed a duo and wrote a song called “Hey There Little

We can thank George Harrison, or at least Ravi Shanker, maybe I mean Bollywood for making Hindu music no longer exotic. But it still isn’t, how you say, rock. The

As the autumn turns to the winter of our discontent and we hold onto our jobs with both hands, let’s think of better times ahead. 2010 is round the corner

The worst commercial ever made for anybody ever is the Abbey Road Road Band coming attraction. To say this is creepy doesn’t do it justice -you know those smiling Jesus

In 1982 keyb and co-songwriter (not to mention singer) for Steely Dan broke up the band and recorded an album as good as Steely Dan’s very best. The Nightfly is

Rock NYC is looking for writers. No, we don’t pay but when I first started writing for East Village Eye I wasn’t paid and I took my published work and

Love Verdi? Puccini? You’re gonna worship Opera superstar soprano Maria Callas. We’re gonna tell you all about her…. soon!!!

Make Me – Janet Jackson – See, it’s easy. Just stick a bouncing bass under a throbbing drum riff, have Janet sing a sexy lyric and have background vocals whoop

I saw Streisand ten years ago at MSG and was blown away -it was her first retirment concert and over two hours of chestnuts. And I put my name in

For the past twenty-five years the Metropolitan Opera has been producing Frnaco Zefferilli’s lush, plush, production of Puccini’s “Tosca”. Anybody who has seen it will never forget the gorgeous decor

Before Ornette Coleman opening the 2010 season of Jazz at the Lincoln Center at a sold out Rose Hall last night I went to see the French director superb story

Back in the 80s dance (or electronica or club… whatever) was a simple enough thing: stick on a bass, bleed out the rest, and ride em cowboy but digital technology

Writing a post  about Pet Sounds with Mike Nessing got me thinking about back up harmonies. Many years ago I was wandering round Manhattan listening to a mix on my

I wonder if Robert Nevin remembers that he and I caught Superdrag opening for Weezer on the Pinkerton tour? Superdrag were riding a real good alt rock song “Sucked Out”.

I seem to be trending in my desire to see opening acts. The ‘alt’ scene is so incestuous (how timely!)that its more like hey Ill open for you tonight you open

Rock NYC UK editor Remy Caplan has the best taste in music imaginable so when he name checks two thirds Scandinavian, one third US electro pop trio Miike Snow we

Before the sixties ended the sixties were a Happening!!!

All of those pix of bffs Oberst, Yames, et all, kidding it up in interviews, wallowing in superstar comraderie, chucking each other under the chin. That New York Times article

It’s not that Europe has anything on New York dance -New York is second to no one in the “you want more bass?” school of advanced djing, it’s that dance

The flip side of itunes is a bad single can make you miss out on a good album. I was so disappointed in “Angela” -a rocker about a stripper that

A quick search of my itunes account will find emoish indie pop group the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart‘s “Young Adult Friction” firmly in first place as most played

According to a press release: ” The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and Afeni Shakur-Davis, mother of platinum recording artist, actor and poet, Tupac Shakur, will partner with the Robert W.

One of the best albums of the 00s reviewed soon

In my contiuing efforts to be completely baffled by the rock critics of the USA here is the Top Ten albums of 2009 as compiled by Metacritic. Metacritic links to

All over the papers are Mackenzie Philips allegations that she had an incestuous relationship with her father Papa John Phillips of the 60s harmony group the mamas and the Papas.

Three hours later, walking to the train station after the filming of an episode of Elvis Costello’s musical talk show on Sundance Channel last night, a woman turns to her

Steve Diamond told Rock NYC that U2 covered “She’s the One” in honor of Bruce Springsteen’s birthday last night. “A good show” , Diamond claims, which I would translate as

Contributing writer Robert Nevin raises a glass in praise of Lounge Music practioner Enoch Light. There was a time when modern relaxation was an art form. To go along with

The inventor of harmolodics live at Lincoln center reviewed…

Pearl Jam’s new album Backstepper is their best since Yield -also produced by Brendan O’Brien, but that in itself is not a compliment. PJ seemed well on their way to

Rock NYC Contributing Editor Mike Nessing dispells the myth of the great LA session musicians of the 60s. Everything is a myth. This needs to be established first and foremost.

Presale for the Fame Kills is available by joining Kanye West’s fanclub atwww.FameKillsTour.com. Presale at Izod is available September 29th, 2009 only for the paid fanclub membership. The big news

The soundtrack to the upcoming rehearsal movie This Is It will be released october 26th, 2009 and will be exactly what you think it would be a double CD One,

The great ungreat Biggie album is Conspiracy. If he had lived longer it would loom less large but coming right after Ready To Die and with Smalls at its heart