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N.J. Judge Rules In Favor of ‘Jersey Shore’
Today’s Jersey Shore news update:
A New Jersey judge ruled against Stephen Izzo, also known as the dude Ronnie knocked out in the season finale of Jersey Shore, who wanted to stop tomorrow’s release of the Jersey Shore DVDs…. More »
Sharon Jones, The Clientele, and More On Sale Now
This week is pretty quiet of course, but there are several new shows on sale now:
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings have scheduled a last-minute show at Brooklyn Bowl on December 30. Tickets
CMJ darlings Freelance Whales, whose album will be re-released on French Kiss Records, are playing Mercury Lounge with Still Life Still on January 20. Tickets
Kid Cudi is at Irving Plaza on January 21. Tickets
Retribution Gospel Choir (Featuring Alan Sparhawk of Low) is at Mercury Lounge on February 1… More »
Manic Street Preachers, Of Montreal, and More Tickets On Sale–UPDATED
8/20 – ELECTRIC SIX AND LES SANS COULOTTES – Rocks Off Concert Cruise (tickets)
8/25 and 8/26 – NINE INCH NAILS WITH MEW – Terminal 5 (tickets)
8/29 – Q-TIP WITH MARK RONSON PRESENT: LONG LIVE THE KING – Nokia Theater (tickets)
8/29 – AMON TOBIN WITH ECLECTIC METHOD – Rocks Off Concert Cruise (tickets)
9/7 – DEER TICK AND JONNY CORNDAWG – Rock’s Off Concert Cruise (tickets)
9/9 – DEAD MEADOW – Rock’s Off Concert Cruise (tickets
9/9 – N.E.R.D. AND ASHER ROTH – The… More »
Valentine’s Day is Almost Here
VDay, or as some are calling it this year, “Black Saturday” is almost here. Whether you have someone special or not, there are lots of shows going on this weekend.
But first, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are providing you with an awesome VDay card for your loved one. With their new single “Bitch I Love You” playing in the background, you can’t go wrong. Check the ecards out here. Their self-titled EP is out now.
If you are looking to… More »
Justice, Cafe Tacuba On Sale Today
Stuff going on sale at noon:
Justice DJ set on October 30 @ Webster Hall
Cafe Tacuba on October 31 @ Terminal 5
Flobots on November 3 @ Webster Hall
Stuff already on sale:
Man Man and Titus Andronicus on October 10 @ Webster Hall
Lykke Li on October 21 @ Bowery Ballroom… More »
Justice Returning to NYC
French DJ duo Justice, who played one of my top shows of 2007, are returning to the U.S., with a stop at Madison Square Garden! They’ll be there March 11th, and you can get tickets here now with the password “edbanger”… More »
Top 30 Albums of 2007
The time has arrived for me to do my Best Albums of 2007 list. I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. Well, here we go:
30. Plague Park, Handsome Furs
29. Liars, Liars
28. Marry Me, St. Vincent
27. Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective
26. Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew Bird
25. Myth Takes, !!!
24. Viuex Farke Toure, Viuex Farke Toure
23. Attack Decay Sustain Release, Simian Mobile Disco
22. †, Justice
21. The Cloud of Unknowing, James Blackshaw
20. The Shepherd’s Dog, Iron and Wine
19. 100 Days, 100… More »
Best NYC Shows of 2007
Okay, I know I just did a list yesterday…but things are slow here around the holidays and lists are all the rage at the end of the year…So, I present my 2007 Top 15 Best Shows in New York (that I saw…which obviously makes this a very biased list:)
Honorable Mention ( It was hard to narrow down!): Rodrigo y Gabriela, Central Park, July 1: A beautiful summer day in a beautiful park, in a beautiful city with two amazing guitarists…. More »
Top 10 Artists/Bands I Wish Were at My Office Party
My office party this year consisted of bad food, limited champagne, and a boring presentation where some people got pins. Imagine if there had been some awesome live music there!! Here are the top ten artists/bands that would have made it AWESOME (but kept it classy–maybe). Maybe next year…
10. Belle & Sebastian
9. Caribou
8. Beirut
7. The Thermals
6. Arcade Fire
5. Battles
4. Jamie Lidell
3. Spoon
2. Justice
1. LCD Soundsystem
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Grammy Nominees Include Amy Winehouse, LCD Soundsystem, and Beastie Boys
The Grammy nominees were announced yesterday and Amy Winehouse cleaned up. She is nominated in seven categories: Best Record, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Producer of the Year (Mark Ronson).
Feist will give her some competition in three categories (Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocalist, and Best Pop Vocal Album).
The Beastie Boys are nominated in two categories (Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Pop… More »