In a music industry obsessed with overnight success and viral moments, Greye chose a different road. They didn’t chase trends. They didn’t reinvent themselves every six months to fit whatever […]
Leroy Thomas is stepping into a powerful new chapter, and the industry is beginning to take notice in a very big way. With first-round ballot recognition at the Stellar Awards
Fame is often mistaken for luck, timing, or raw talent. But in the hands of Howard Bloom, fame became something far more deliberate—a construction, a force, a living narrative. Long
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “RELAX” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 at 7 PM PT
Legendary entertainer Tony Orlando is set to captivate audiences with his deeply personal and musically rich live experience, The Storyteller, coming to the Bear’s Den Showroom at Seneca Niagara Resort
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Heavy Metal Rules” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 at 7
Fresh off the success of Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, Lee Mendelson Film Productions is continuing its celebration of Vince Guaraldi’s musical legacy with a standout Record Store Day 2026 exclusive:
Fresh off his flawless, sold-out performance at Lincoln Center and a triumphant return to Carnegie Hall, internationally celebrated composer and performer Randy Edelman will continue his extraordinary run with two
FENIX360 is proud to present a dazzling Pride Month celebration unlike any other—“The FENIX360 Pride Showcase”—taking place on June 25th at the iconic Chelsea Table + Stage in New York
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Proud to be Loud” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
In a world obsessed with youth, Irene Michaels stands tall as living proof that passion, beauty, and ambition have no expiration date. At 80 years young, Irene is not only
On the stage fronting the dramatic 50’x83’ wall of glass, confirming one of New York’s most breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline, the urban sun sets and day and night
After 55 years as a rock star and over 60 as a musician, one might think there’s nothing more a man like Elton John could offer the world. He retired
John “SohoJohnny” Pasquale, co-owner of Soho New York based PEP REAL ESTATE, the go-to place for Pop-Up galleries, boutiques, restaurants, and start-up businesses, and owner of the boutique label Tribeca
Daisy Jopling will be a featured guest on “Secrets of the Stage” hosted by Quinn Lemley on Sunday, April 20th, 2025. Daisy Jopling’s infectious personality radiates both on and off
Hip-Hop/Rap artist Ben Bacardi has just released his Tribeca Records debut single “Life Again”, which is now available worldwide. Everyday dawns new. Every morning becomes fresh. We seek to be
Freshly fallen snow wrapped in winter’s dark shadow caressing the trees draped in crystal was the scene in New England as a vortex of talent warmed the hearts of those
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with renowned actor, writer & producer, Dan Lauria. Dan Lauria is a highly popular and beloved actor, writer and producer who became a household
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Rocky New Year” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 at
THE AMERICAN RELICS have been nominated for Best Special Event Performance for their show “The Eyes of 1969” at Chelsea Table & Stage. The poetry of THE AMERICAN RELICS is
In the ever-evolving world of rock music, a new generation of guitarists is emerging, and among them, one name stands out—Rocky Kramer. Known for his electrifying stage presence, virtuosity on
THE AMERICAN RELICS signed to Tribeca Records have been whipping the floors with their recent YouTube videos. From out of nowhere (well at least from out of the 60’s) they
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Bill Medley, Legendary Music Superstar and member of The Righteous Brothers. Bill Medley is a legendary music superstar whose deep, soulful baritone voice,
French movie star Cyrielle Clair will be a featured guest on “Secrets of the Stage” hosted by Quinn Lemley on Sunday, December 1st, 2024. “Secrets of the Stage” is a
New York City’s most effervescent philanthropist, Tribeca Record Label President, PEP Real Estate’s finest and now actor John “SohoJohnny” Pasquale is celebrating his acting debut in the exorcism themed horror film “The
A new milestone in Horror has emerged with David W. Bailey’s Day Of The Cicada, a theatrical thrill ride that had its star-studded premiere audience gripping their seats and gasping
A blast from decades of the past, the retro band THE AMERICAN RELICS are catapulting to the top with their newest release “My Impala.” Having lived through various eras of
Giorgia Fumanti’s Highly Anticipated New Album “Cinema Collection Deluxe Edition” Now Available Worldwide…. Giorgia Fumanti has released her 13th album “Cinema Collection Deluxe Edition” which is now available worldwide. “Cinema
There was an infinite vitality of velvet green flowing deliciously through the air as Composer Randy Edelman presented his 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Massacre at the trendy new nightspot
Yes, folks, Friday is the new Tuesday and if you have had to spend an extra three days listening to Neil Young, now praise the Lord Alight the long wait is over and when you go on Spotify or Apple Play or Rdio, there they will be waiting at 5am tomorrow, all shiny and new and ready to be ripped apart by your friendly neighborhood rock critic.
The average age of death of this list is 56.6 without the last two, and 58.3 when they are included, and despite the fact that this quick survey is far from being an extensive study, this shows that, this year too, musicians died very young and the numbers verify the studies.
The rule of thumb is, if you at a standing room only gig and you are near the stage shut up, if you’re in the back, well, ok, we can live with it. This is no longer the case. This is reaching epidemic proportions, silence please. A concert is not the time or place to discuss Daddy’s operation or Mary’s divorce so shut up and let me watch the show in peace.
the harshest winter I can remember living through continues with a cold snap that has left even the thieves and murderers unwilling to brave the weather and all of us stranded in our apartments and houses. God help the homeless, deadly cold and brutal loneliness.
Whatever magic music weaves now it isn’t the magic of old, you don’t listen to it and think that you are finding the deep insides of an album, you can’t unlock or maybe even notice great albums the way you once did. Because one of the ingredients is missing, time
Vinyl: you had to share your live in space with albums: music became a roommate, in order to own music the only way to own music, was to co-exist with music, physically involve yourself with music.
Controversy reigns here at New York over the rock nyc grading system, I get accosted in the streets, and at night clubs, gay bars, nude beaches, and Michelin approved restaurants and there is only one question: what the heck is with these grades? They make no sense…
Yes, folks it’s a tradition and not a particularly inspired one either but here is the rock nyc 12 days of Christmas. The gone but not forgotten person is Donna McElroy who died of cancer January 23, 2014. The launch of a new improved rock nyc isn’t a joke, we figure January 16, 2015…
What has happened through the years is I have tried harder and harder to organize the music I listen to so I don’t miss stuff, forget stuff, as I reach the end of the year. It is like tending a garden, or maybe being an accountant, reviewing becomes about being access information and organize it as simply as you can.
I wish Mary was still that little girl who wrote for me five years, but change just is and I know how proud her Mommy is over Mary’s constant successes. As am I, though I have nothing to do with it except look at the last five years with a certain sadness she will never be that little girl again.
rock nyc parody of Old 97’s new classic song of life on the road and let me say this, because I believe it, there is something mythic about spending your life writing about music: it is one of the loneliest pursuits known to people and we do it because… Hours before Old 97’s play Webster Hall feel free to sing along!
I don’t listen to will.i.am, Flo Rida or the gamut of YouTubers, rappers and trendsetting, dark lipstick-wearing, side-of-head-shaving, abusive-relationship-returning, butt-implanting, Barbie-doll/robot-idiosyncrasy-whining, spending, debasing, shaming, misplaced-popular-influence-pissing pseudo-performing pop stars
If you write all day every day you are a writer and if you are anything like me there is no greater reward in life. I write more than I do anything else, I write significantly more than I read or speak, anything except listen to music.
Iron and Wine’s Sam Beam to Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, Les Savy Fav’s Tim Harrington, Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham, Ray LaMontagne, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ Alex Ebert, Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach
In the real world, what everyone from 1D to Marshall Crenshaw has discovered is that they can sell more by breaking up the album into shorted more frequent releases. The single song or four song EP, with a quarterly presence, is a more effective way to sell product.
Congratulations to my many friends who have helped rock nyc remain, if nothing else, the most brutally honest music website out there over the past five years. We might have few readers and fewer friends, but what we do have is a reputation for honesty because, well, because we aren’t beholden to anybody
This manifests itself as a callousness, a neglectfulness, about the music people listen to. Since they don’t own the music, they don’t have anything invested in it. There interest is as limited as somebody who is spending a coupla nights in a Days Inn
To claim EDM rules popular music is like claiming guitars or drums rule pop music. It has as much to do with the type of music being played as streaming has to do with the type of music. An instrument, a piano, can be used to play ragtime as easy as Baroque, doesn’t that mean that piano is either
I kept a diary for around ten years at the turn of the century and I graded every single day and charted my moods and grading songs and albums (I once graded deaths but decided against continuing with that particular idea) and maybe it is a guy thing, like “Gregory’s Girl” said, the way guys are obsessed with numbers, and not just numbers but lists
The other problem is the body of work on this website is huge. If nothing else, it stands as a a study of 5 years of contemporary. Which is essentially the plan here any way. Fascinating stuff, right?
The Haden Triplets harmony self named debut album, produced by no less a figure than Ry Cooder wins pride of place while Toni Braxton comes in second. The sisters sound lovely and Babyface still has the chops to write good slow jamz for Toni just like back in the day
