Streaming

All chicks all the time

in mono, which must matter to someone

a little bland for all her prettiness

scary and exciting

losese a little on the pop front

Meet Miranda’s collaborators, Dr. Luke and Rivers Cuomo. who should start some sort of quality control

chaotic-bombastic and overly exhilarating

There is something a touch one hit wonder-y about the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. Luckily the hit, “Young Adult Friction”, is a doozy. So here comes their sophomore effort,

Goobye Lullabye – Avril Lavigne – I don’t see what the complaints are about. High melody heartbreaker. Better than I thought it would be. Vol 5 – Glee Cast –

If the Monkees did punk but not as good as that sounds.

Scars On 45 – A bit vinyl Mission Bell – Amos Lee – This is impressive stuff. Boring but unpressive. Gutter Rainbows – Talib Kweli – A draggy old fashioned

Science And Faith – The Script – The problem with these guys is not the entirely misguided album cover, it is  the relentless bore of their rock ordinaire. Kidz Bop

The Best of N.E.R.D. – N.E.r.D. – Like if Dr. Luke released an album, overwhelmingly whatever. Californication Season 4 – Soundtrack – The Zevon is a really really oldie. Steel

The living breathing definition of cult star, Robyn Hitchcok, has 12 cover songs streaming at http://www.robynhitchcock.com/2010/12/21/sound-goodies/ This description is off Spinner: “The cover songs include live performances from a benefit

Spotify and Sony are thisclose to signing a contract. This would be HUGE. It should finally get Spotify into the US. Spotify is a pay to stream music service and

Generation Indigo is a new age, new generation of children (apparently they are following the Violet Generation, which makes me a member of the yellowish green), and it is also

I’ve seen Smith Westerns live twice and loved em both times, though I thought their first album was a little slack. Maybe the problem was it didn’t really fit anywhere.

The New Year 2011 had a freakish vaginal birth last night with the Flaming Lips…literally, and you have to watch it to understand what I mean. But it was just

Best Night Of My Life – Jamie Foxx – The sheer lousiness of this stodgy r&b crap makes you say “Come back Eddie Murphy” all is forgiven. Death Of A

As Iman mentioned it a few days ago, you can get for free ‘Discoverer’, the first of 12 tracks of R.E.M.’s upcoming album, ‘Collapse Into Now’, which is set to

Michael – An album without a center because it’s center is dead. “Behind The Mask” is OK. Love Letters – R. Kelly – Stevie Wonder’s worst album from his greatest

note dumbass holiday sweater! WIN! Christmas in Harlem (feat. Teyana Taylor, Jim Jones, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Big Sean & Cam’ron) what the hell on Earth.  Got enough folk

This new Christmas song by the ridiculously prolific Kanye West is a great number. Like so much of Kanye’s work it would taste sweeter if it cut deeper byut that

We Spalding Gray fans are legion. My pal Mike Blauner got me into him late, some time during the 90s, and I caught Spalding’s last few monologues. Personally, whatever your

Strip Me – Natashia Bedingfield – Dance production values on mainstream AOR pop. Dharohar Project – EP  –  Laura Marling and Mumuford And Sons – The sheer horror of this

Broken Dreams Club – Girls – For a website that barely exists, we sure do fight with a lotta people. Remember when Girls leader Christopher Owens called me a dog

The first single from PJ Harvey’s “Let England Shake” is available on Sound cloud to stream.  “Written on The Forhead”, is the first PJ Harvey song I have ever heard.

Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Vol. 2 – The Solstice Bare – Smashing Pumpkins -It is pointless to keep on bashing Corgan. If you can bear the whiny fuck buy it. First Four

…Featuring Norah Jones – Norah Jones – Since Norah is, c’mon admit it, the really gorgeous chick you lose interest in the minute she starts speaking, why is this album

Finally, you can listen to the new Dr. Dre, available for streaming here:  http://www.drdre.com/kush/Revealed.aspx Called “Kush” -a reference to a particularly toxic form of chronic, thus a pretty neat chorus

My Chemical Romance is streaming their newest album Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys on their YouTube, and I was both excited and nervous when I heard

The Promise – Bruce Springsteen – “Johnny works in a factory and Terry works downtown…” Sure, it is a cliche. And, sure, it ain’t a great song which is one

DFA Recording Artists and the proud subjects of a well over four minute interview by rock nyc and and and, the bext remixers around, do such a spendid job on

Band On The Run (Reissue) – Paul McCartney And Wings – Er, it’s the Band On the Run album, er reissued Sideqwalks – Matt And Kim – Can this dance duo

I love The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, their first album was a fave of 2009. The subsequent EPs OK with me. They are like Belle And Sebastian without

The Genius Of Miles Davis – Miles Davis – 8 track sampler for the uninitiated. Live And Exclusive From The Grammy Museum – Jeff Beck – I admit to my 

Bad Books – Bad Books – Lo-fi melodic folk pop, with Manchester Orchester as well. I’m gonna pick up a coupla songs. Adventures In Coverland -Girl In A Coma 

They warned us at Warped Tour. They told us it was coming we pretended it wasn’t going to. Even when Mary Magpie interviewed lead singer Brian Dales, we dismissed it… no way.

Swanlight – Anthony And The Johnsons – Simulatenously extremely lovely and intensely creepy Writing About Love – Belle And  Sebastian – Very pretty and very, very precious It’s What I’m

Le Noise – Neil Young – “Love And War” isn’t simply the worst titled song ever written, it is also the worst sounding song ever written. Will he please shut

Household heroes Escape The Fate have unveiled their latest lp cover art. hmmm if you’re over 35 it should strike a familiar note. Hello Queen II? The buzz on the

I woke up today to rain and cold and wetness and came to work expecting the worst and getting it. Tthe last thing I want ed was punchdrunk bores the