Well I’ve been reading that Rothbury is the next Bonnaroo, and from what I’ve seen it does look like an amazingly well thought out music festival. And the festie is super-green. I dig that. I may have to take my ass out there next year, although it may be tough if ‘The Phish’ is touring [...]
Drug court graduation for Trey Anastasio. Cheers, Trey!
Chinese Democracy must’ve leaked for a few minutes yesterday and a lot of people had some really good things to say about it.
Did Coldplay steal their latest hit song? You must see this video!
Duffy brought to tears at the MOJO Awards by the King of Sweetness himself, Johnny [...]
All right now. I just sat down at the ol’ Macbook with a fresh cup of coffee after a nice restorative sleep last night and yoga session this morning, and I’ve noticed that a lot has happened over the last few days. I was camping in the Catskills with friends and caterpillars, but [...]
Well, the weather done gave all us New Yorkers the ol’ bitch-slap this past week, as it got tired of hearing us complain about cold, rainy days. We’ve already seen 100 degree weather and it ain’t even July yet! I won’t complain because I fuckin’ love summer. It’s hard to live in [...]
Well, I’ve got some good news and bad news but still very news-worthy items that came to light today…
Let’s start with the bad. YES has cancelled their 40th Anniversary tour slated for this summer due to Jon Anderson’s respiratory issues which he was hospitalized for last month. Read the press release here. It’s good to [...]
Well, it’s been quite a week so far with Obama winning the Democratic nomination (go Barack!) and the passing of one of Rock’s true innovators and pioneers, Bo Diddley. Not to mention, the birthday of my lovely wife on Tuesday and our second wedding anniversary today! I am an extremely happy and lucky man.
And with [...]
I kept wanting to post something today, and I just kept becoming more and more lethargic. It must be my feelings of insecurity, constant reminders of mortality, and lack of groceries that is strangling my keyboard. No word yet from my specialist. Here’s a bunch of crappy links that you won’t even [...]
Hey guyz, I’ve got some interesting stuff below and good fodder for conversation. Check it on out then…
Check out the new Beck song, Chemtrails, on his Myspace page. I dig it! Scientologists are conspiracy theorists too.
One of my favorite new bands, Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears, are going to be featured [...]
Busy weekend ahead; Mets game, new guitar, 2 stories to write, new nephew to visit, Mayim Rabim, and Mother’s Day… but I’ma do a little blog jammin’ here before the big weekend rush starts. Cool?
Neil Young’s upcoming archival release on Blu-Ray DVD looks a-fuckin-mazing judging from this cool trailer. My only question…can I play [...]
Well, here’s news that I’m sure will delight all… I’ve had a couple breakthrough moments concerning Radiohead in the last couple days. ‘So what!’ you may scoff, but never do I get any stranger looks on peoples’ faces as when I inform them kindly that I don’t really listen to Radiohead. I think [...]
So Saturday is Record Store Day and I guess the reason we’re starting to celebrate it is because of the death of the music industry as we know it. I gotta say I look back on the record store days as pretty sweet. Me and my sister used to go to the local [...]
Yeah, I’ve got a ton of cool shit to share with you today, the first being the news that this here NewmRadio cyber-rag, received its most visits ever on Wednesday, April 16th! Pretty cool. Let’s just say there were a LOT of folks searching for mucho Rock of Love stuff, since it’s Sunday [...]
It seems like there is mainly a lot of stupid-shit news going on in the music world right now… Pete Wentz and Ashley Simpson to wed, another 60 summer festivals announced all at which Jack Johnson will perform, Scott Weiland likes drugs again, Panic at the Disco did something, and Norah Jones cut her hair. [...]
Things are beginning to feel like Spring here in New York. We are definitely seeing some April showers, but we’re also smelling that undeniable Spring scent in the air…the scent of renewal, rubber tires, sex, subway stair urine, and candy floss. I keep thinking how I need to get my back bike tire ‘trued’ before [...]
I’ve got some stuff for you today, as I’m still getting back into the swing of things from the big cruise. We had a great Easter dinner upstate with the Fam this weekend, and got to watch some March Madness basketball. I am currently numero uno in the NCAA pool that I’m in, [...]
I’m officially tired of winter and possibly SAD. I notice a certain complacency that I don’t have during warm-weather months. Luckily, I’m going on a cruise to the Caribbean next week with the family-in-law and it’s gonna be a blast! What will you be doing? Oh, sorry… sitting at your cubicle [...]
Here’s some stuff for all you lovers out there today…and all you unrequited lovers! What have all of you been up to this winter?
Here’s a decent pic I took at the Liars show last Saturday night…
First of all, being Rock Trivia buffs (we are buff, aren’t we?), you have to take this ‘Name [...]
I just got an email from Chippy B with a link to some guitar heroics that you’ve got to see for yourself. Here’s Chippy’s email:
In case you haven’t seen these, some dude took actual rock concert footage and overdubbed himself playing really amateurish guitar. It’s pretty hilarious to see Carlos Santana jamming on [...]
I thought it was pretty cool this morning when I found this here blog was getting referrals from the U.K.’s Guardian popular music blog, who are linking to my post from way back in November regarding Sparks’ upcoming 21 albums in 21 nights tour. I guess I’m a legitimate news source now. HA!
The [...]
So what’s been going on? Round 8 of RT is really draggin’ on, innit? I’ve been turned on to another great band, the Streetwalkers, which features a couple ‘chaps’ from the band Family, who actually I’ll be exposing to the Nights With Alice Cooper radio audience in the next few weeks. Some [...]
I found this on Ween’s website in their ‘Waste’ section and found it thoroughly entertaining…and insightful. And you get to see what Deaner’s wife and mom and dad look like. The recipe he shares for his Sunday Sauce looks awesome. I can almost taste the waste… (click on ‘Waste’ when you [...]
Well, let’s start with something truly cool and original that I am just currently listening to for the first time and currently digging. These guys called We’re Late For Class make drug-induced stoner imprahv jahms and give them away for free on their blog. They just compiled this collection of their ‘best’ [...]
No, I’m not talking about the Zappa Family Trust. It’s the fan-type of Zappa Nazis which have, of late, taken notice of firstly, my old post featuring a couple YouTube vids that Gail squashed. Check it out at Kill Ugly Radio!
And one of our clan, Red David, has been quoted in Zappadom [...]
After all the Zep hullabaloo, we are all settling down a little today and wondering if we’ll be seeing Zep on tour in 2008. I hope so. Whilst we speculate, here’s some Zep-related and also some non Zep-related links that are sure to amaze and amuse you.
The Sun reviews Zep’s big comeback [...]
These amazing Zep pics just went up on RollingStone.com…
Wow. Look at what Sparks is up to! What a way to premiere a new album! Makes me wanna make my first trip to London… Click through below for full story….
Blender recently revealed their Top 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums and I’m curious what you think about the list. Of course, it looks a little strange to me but so did their Worst Lyricists list a couple months back which included some of my favorites like Donovan, Sting, and Jon Anderson. Of course [...]
Well…what a week! Matt McCarthy’s 40th birthday was on Saturday, Led Zeppelin’s music finally became available through online digital services such as iTunes, I did my first volunteer project for NY Cares (which was planting bulbs in Ft. Greene Park), my brother’s birthday is Thursday (11/15) and my sister’s is Sunday (11/18), Paul and [...]
I have a few good links to share with ya’s today, and it seems that a couple of them are related to music consumer ethics. This is an ongoing conversation these days what with the demise of record companies, the degradation of the actual product, and the popularity of file-sharing.
My take on the whole [...]
That’s right! It was just announced last night that Jimmy Page has fractured a finger and Led Zeppelin must postpone their long-awaited reunion for another 3-4 weeks. That must suck for people who already bought their flights and made hotel reservations. Oh well…we’re still jealous! There has been more and more [...]
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