Elton John
Sneak Peaks: New Album Releases 2-5-16 – 2-11-16
The four songs I’ve heard off Wonderful Crazy Night are the equal or even better than “The Emperor’s New Clothes”.
Going Steady: New Singles 1-8-16 – 1-14-16
The genius has left him but the reflexes are still good
Real Estate Of The Pop And Rock Stars
Curbed LA has all the real estate stories of the year, and if you only consider those about pop and rock stars, all I can say is that there’s a lot of money in this town!
Trump Is Blasting Adele’s ‘Skyfall’ At His Rallies
As for Adele, several sites report that Trump attended her concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York last Tuesday night. He even cut past a line of concert-goers waiting to get into the venue
10 Songs: Monday, October 26th, 2015
Hand it to Elton, all these years later he can summon the ghosts of rock and roll from the 1980s, and spell out an old fashioned piano stomper just like the old days -or maybe I mean almost: the rockabilly touch he’d have done more with forty years ago, and it could land higher. But that’s nitpicking, if you love Elton, you’ll love this – B+
ROCK OF THE DUPLEXES: Elton John, Caleb Quaye And Me
I’m going to perform all of that material in a two part set at The Duplex on Nov. 5th in time for my birthday at the stroke of midnight. And Caleb has been kind enough to come to New York to play guitar during the first set
Elton John Wants To Discuss Gay Rights In Russia With Putin
While speaking to BBC News, John said ‘I would like to meet [Mr Putin],’ ‘It’s probably pie in the sky… He may laugh behind my back when he shuts the door, and call me an absolute idiot, but at least I can think I have the conscience to say I tried.’ At least he is realistic! ‘Give me a break,’ said Elton John. “You are President of Russia, and you go and say stupid things like that?’ I guess he is preparing himself when he has the big meeting with the president whose anti-gay attitude is ‘isolating and prejudiced’ and ‘ridiculous’ according to John.
Elton John Asks For A Boycott Of Dolce & Gabbana
“‘How dare you refer to my beautiful children as “synthetic”. And shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at IVF – a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfill their dream of having children. Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions.”
The Saddest Songs Ever!!!
let’s say, you are one of the lucky ones, well, it doesn’t matter because if you have nothing to be sad about, devastated about, your brain won’t let you rest. You’ll make one up. Yes, and if it gets really really bad and it can, it will, it does, it can leave you an emotional and physical wreck, insane with grief, you can die, you can be alone, you can kill yourself. Life doesn’t care.
Not With The Band: Should Performers Boycott Homophobic Russia?
We have our homophobic idiots at home, but imagine an actor saying this publicly? He would certainly be under fire beyond recovery, since we aren’t talking about Alec Baldwin screaming his usual faggot slur at paparazzi.
Hear ye: What rock nyc is listening to 12-7-13
Explosions – Chanel West Coast – Probably the best song off her mix tape, the beats are awesome, little explosions in the middle of the song, a systematic banging and her tone is agressive enoough for chick hop – B+
Hear Ye: what rock nyc is listening to 12-6-13
Glitter And Gold – Rebecca Ferguson – If you don’t include 1D, Rebecca is the best chance at an artistically valid TV song contest celebrity since Kelly Clarkson, and if that seems gerrymandering for the singer, give this ballad a listen – B+
Elton John At Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 Reviewed
I don’t think John can help himself; fronting a full swing full scale rock and roll band, he has no problem pounding the drums into submission. It is such hard work with all sense of fun or camp for that matter, long time gone, that it is a storm warning: why feel if you can over feel.
Active Viewin': rock nyc Concert Picks Week of 12-2-13
Right about now it is always touch and go with Elton John on stage, last time round he promised a greatest hits package and it sucked what there was of it anyway since half of the sucker was that crap album with Leon Russel. What a ripoff. So why am I going again on Wednesday, December 4th, 2014: well, Elton is playing a lot off Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The Annotated Elton John Setlist
With 9 songs off Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and the first three nearly mirroring the first three on the classic double album, not only did Jack Phillips get it right here but my own anticipation level for the December 4th, 2013 is through the roof if not further.
Hear Ye On Spotify: What rock nyc is listening to 11-26-13
The Book Of Love – The Magnetic Fields – From their greatest album 69 Love Songs, this is a flat out masterpiece but the singing is a little iffy – A
Elton John's Philadelphia Concert Reviewed… In Advance!
We go to see how fabulous he is, and collectively we all wonder to the strains of “Funeral For A Friend,” — “what’s he going to wear?” And then he materializes from within a puff of smoke as tiny crystals from his clothes and glasses send sparkles of light throughout the arena. Quite simply, he is marvelous.
Best Songs Through October 31st, 2013
As Fast As My Feet – Linda Thompson – A pop song but an old fashioned one that walks on its title melodic hook all the way there, with a sound not folk but folk-rock and of course, Linda’s gorgeous voice.
Hear Ye On Spotify: what rock nyc is listening to 10-10-13
Kiki deserved more than one hit but if she was gonna have only one hit this was the one to have, a chart bursting rush of Adult pop that rushed the brightest colors of glam into a pure sensibility – A
Hear Ye: what rock nyc is listening to 10-4-13
Knockdown Dragout – Sammy Hagar – Along with Kid Rock and Joe Satriani, and I know it should suck but this thing is bursting at the seams with riffs and shout outs – B+
Hear Ye On Spotify: what rock nyc is listening to 9-30-13
Still Into You – Paramore – Perhaps their finest song, an astounding, very addictive piece of power pop that held their pretty damn good anyway current album together – A
Will He Kill It? Elton John To MSG December 2013
I’m guessing it won’t be good but I am hoping it will be ordinary, not slit yr wrists awful. Hell, if he can still write a good song from time to time anything is possible.
Hear Ye On Spotify: what rock nyc is listening to 9-27-13
Girl Josephine – Fats Domino – It was always feels like of all the first graduates of rock and roll, Fats gets relegated to the also rans. Here is proof again he was anything but, just wait for the horn on the bridge – A