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Helen Bach’s favorite band Weezer are playing Halloween at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets go on sale tomorrow but here are […]

I am not a R.E.M. fan, not even close. I’ve seen them three times in concert and they have been

In eager anticipation of Falu’s concert at Joe’s Pub tomorrow I have been convassing Rock NYC contributers opinions of the

Hot rumor of the day: Kanye West in rehab according to the National Enquirer… apparently he has been drinking heavily

“1, 2, 3 not only you and me, got one eighty degrees and Im caught in between” from Britney Spears

Muse are one of the hottest groups in the world, they just opened for U2, and have a very big

Rock NYC contributing editor Mike Nessing reviews Brian Eno’s 1974 classic Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy. The first time I

White Liar – Miranda Lambert – The crazy ex-girlfriend is back and this country singing sweetheart of the rodeo is

I am guessing Madonna’s latest greatest hits package Celebration is a money move and I sure do love the songs,

Sexiest man alive (he’s the one with the eyeshadow) and one of the top two talents to get their start

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

Lucy O’Donnel Vodden died of lupus yesterday. She was forty-six. In this day and age lupus (it is an inflamation

In 1998 I couldn’t throw a brick without hitting a Foo Fighter, Dave Grohl’s very succesful follow up to Nirvana.

I will be catching Bruce Springsteen on October 2nd at Giants Stadium and I am particulalry thrilled because he will

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

We can thank George Harrison, or at least Ravi Shanker, maybe I mean Bollywood for making Hindu music no longer

As the autumn turns to the winter of our discontent and we hold onto our jobs with both hands, let’s

The worst commercial ever made for anybody ever is the Abbey Road Road Band coming attraction. To say this is

In 1982 keyb and co-songwriter (not to mention singer) for Steely Dan broke up the band and recorded an album

Rock NYC is looking for writers. No, we don’t pay but when I first started writing for East Village Eye

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

I saw Streisand ten years ago at MSG and was blown away -it was her first retirment concert and over

For the past twenty-five years the Metropolitan Opera has been producing Frnaco Zefferilli’s lush, plush, production of Puccini’s “Tosca”. Anybody

Before Ornette Coleman opening the 2010 season of Jazz at the Lincoln Center at a sold out Rose Hall last

Back in the 80s dance (or electronica or club… whatever) was a simple enough thing: stick on a bass, bleed

Writing a post  about Pet Sounds with Mike Nessing got me thinking about back up harmonies. Many years ago I

I wonder if Robert Nevin remembers that he and I caught Superdrag opening for Weezer on the Pinkerton tour? Superdrag

I seem to be trending in my desire to see opening acts. The ‘alt’ scene is so incestuous (how timely!)that its

Rock NYC UK editor Remy Caplan has the best taste in music imaginable so when he name checks two thirds

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

It’s not that Europe has anything on New York dance -New York is second to no one in the “you

The flip side of itunes is a bad single can make you miss out on a good album. I was

A quick search of my itunes account will find emoish indie pop group the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart‘s

According to a press release: ” The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and Afeni Shakur-Davis, mother of platinum recording artist, actor

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

All over the papers are Mackenzie Philips allegations that she had an incestuous relationship with her father Papa John Phillips

Three hours later, walking to the train station after the filming of an episode of Elvis Costello’s musical talk show

Steve Diamond told Rock NYC that U2 covered “She’s the One” in honor of Bruce Springsteen’s birthday last night. “A

Contributing writer Robert Nevin raises a glass in praise of Lounge Music practioner Enoch Light. There was a time when

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

Rock NYC Contributing Editor Mike Nessing dispells the myth of the great LA session musicians of the 60s. Everything is

Presale for the Fame Kills is available by joining Kanye West’s fanclub atwww.FameKillsTour.com. Presale at Izod is available September 29th,

The soundtrack to the upcoming rehearsal movie This Is It will be released october 26th, 2009 and will be exactly

The great ungreat Biggie album is Conspiracy. If he had lived longer it would loom less large but coming right

I’m Not Your Toy – La Roux – Is a synth duo from London, England, who take off from 80s