• SINGLE REVIEW: MARIAH CAREY: #BEAUTIFUL (FEAT. MIGUEL)

    SINGLE REVIEW: MARIAH CAREY: #BEAUTIFUL (FEAT. MIGUEL)

    I really hate that there’s a hash tag in the title of this song. It was obnoxious enough when will.i.am used one in the title of his new album. We certainly didn’t need Mariah to do that. It just seems like a lame attempt to capture the attention of the Twitter generation. She’s a living…

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  • METALLICA ROCK THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

    METALLICA ROCK THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

    Metallica’s Kirk Hammet and James Hetfield rocked the national anthem before the Giants vs the Dodgers game on Friday (May 3).   The Giants proclaimed it “Metallica Day” at AT&T Park.  Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was also present and threw the first pitch of the night.  

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  • ROCK IN PEACE: JEFF HANNEMAN OF SLAYER

    ROCK IN PEACE: JEFF HANNEMAN OF SLAYER

    The above was posted by the surviving members of Slayer on Facebook Thursday night after Jeff passed away. A tribute to Jeff from the Revolver Golden Gods Awards last Thursday night, which took place just hours after the world learned of Jeff’s passing:

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  • REVIEW: IGGY AND THE STOOGES: READY TO DIE

    REVIEW: IGGY AND THE STOOGES: READY TO DIE

    Although many of the songs were in English, Iggy Pop’s last two albums, Preliminaires and Après, were essentially French pop albums. Iggy is a national icon in France, arguably as popular as Elvis is in the States, so I’m sure one of the reasons he made those albums was to thank his devoted French fans.…

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  • REVIEW: WILL.I.AM: #WILLPOWER

    REVIEW: WILL.I.AM: #WILLPOWER

    “Everybody have fun tonight, everybody have fun tonight,” will.i.am sings during “Hello,” the first track on his fourth solo album, #willpower. If that sounds boring and uninspired, well, welcome to a whole album of boring and uninspired anthems. I’m talking about songs so horrifyingly bad that they make even the worst songs he’s done with…

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  • REVIEW: RALPH MYERZ FEAT. ANNIE: “TAKE A LOOK AT THE WORLD”

    REVIEW: RALPH MYERZ FEAT. ANNIE: “TAKE A LOOK AT THE WORLD”

    It’s hard to believe but Norwegian singer-songwriter/DJ Annie has been releasing music for over ten years now.  OK, so technically her debut album Anniemal dropped in 2004, but she was DJing and releasing underground singles like “The Greatest Hit” as far back as 1999.  Anyway, man, time flies.  I feel like I just bought Anniemal…

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  • Review: Blackshear – Soldier of Fortune EP

    Every minute or so, a new EP from an emerging folk/punk band is released in the universe. Thanks to the global availability of Pro-Tools and the ever great equalizer that is iTunes, everything is out there, everything is downloadable, listenable, accessible, and purchasable. Every single guitar chord is out there, even that ear-bleeding rendition of…

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  • REVIEW: CHARLI XCX: TRUE ROMANCE

    REVIEW: CHARLI XCX: TRUE ROMANCE

    When English singer/songwriter Charli XCX — born Charlotte Aitchison — was 14 her parents loaned her the money to finance her debut album. The album, which Charli wrote entirely herself, was made and called 14, but it was never officially released, though promotional copies were sent out. Charli was quick to put the album behind…

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  • VIDEO: DRAGONETTE: “GIDDY UP”

    VIDEO: DRAGONETTE: “GIDDY UP”

    Dragonette have released a video for “Giddy Up,” arguably the strangest track on their amazing Bodyparts album…    

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  • REVIEW: GARBAGE & SCREAMING FEMALES: BECAUSE THE NIGHT

    REVIEW: GARBAGE & SCREAMING FEMALES: BECAUSE THE NIGHT

    Patti Smith is a living legend and “Because The Night” is one of her most popular and beloved tracks. It’s such a classic that covering it would seem to be pointless because you couldn’t possibly live up to the original and to even try to would almost be an insult to Smith. Meanwhile, you’d just…

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  • SINGLE REVIEW: VAMPIRE WEEKEND: “DIANE YOUNG”

    SINGLE REVIEW: VAMPIRE WEEKEND: “DIANE YOUNG”

    Vampire Weekend put out this 7″ featuring their current single “Diane Young” and the B-side “Step” as a special, limited edition Record Store Day release. If there’s one thing you have to give “Diane Young” credit for, it’s easily one of the band’s most sonically adventurous and experimental tracks yet, which is saying a lot…

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  • REVIEW: PHOENIX: BANKRUPT!

    REVIEW: PHOENIX: BANKRUPT!

    Phoenix — the cool cats of Versailles — had probably given up on the idea of ever becoming popular in the States by the time they released their fourth album, 2009’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. But, to everyone’s surprise, the album became an enormous success here. Its blend of irresistible pop hooks and sophisticated art rock…

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  • SINGLE REVIEW: LANA DEL REY: “YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL”

    SINGLE REVIEW: LANA DEL REY: “YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL”

    I started off writing a very negative review of this new Lana Del Rey single from The Great Gatsby soundtrack. I wrote about the lyrics being sub par and Lana practically slurring half of them with her peculiar pronunciation. But then a funny thing happened. After listening to the song nearly 10 times, I found…

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  • REVIEW: THE FLAMING LIPS: THE TERROR

    REVIEW: THE FLAMING LIPS: THE TERROR

    Well, there are plenty of things you can say about The Flaming Lips but, love ’em or hate ’em, you have to admit that they’re prolific. Seems like every six months they’ve got an album for you (or whoever buys their records). One minute they’re covering Dark Side of the Moon, the next minute they’re…

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  • VIDEO: GARBAGE & SCREAMING FEMALES: BECAUSE THE NIGHT

    VIDEO: GARBAGE & SCREAMING FEMALES: BECAUSE THE NIGHT

    Garbage collaborated with Screaming Females on a cover of Patti Smith’s “Because The Night” for Record Store Day, which was yesterday (4/20).  Here’s the video:            

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  1. Greetings! I just released my vocal and songwriter debut today called The Kryptonite EP and was reaching out to send…