Poet/author/punk rocker Jim Carroll died Friday from a heart attack. He was 60. Carroll was a rising star of New York City’s art scene during the 1970s. His 1978 autobiographical
An album featuring the Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip-hop will be released Nov. 27 (the so-called "Black Friday" day after Thanksgiving) under the name Blakroc.
Appearing for four nights at Levon' Helm's Barn in Woodstock, New York this past winter, the Black Crowes played sets of mostly brand-new original material which forms the basis for two distinct new albums that nevertheless display an unmistakable continuity.
Remember when the Arctic Monkeys first broke onto the scene in early 2006 and it was too easy to call them another buzz band? Put them on a Spin cover and pretty soon you’ll find them in the $3.00 used CD bin with The Bravery and Kasabian. The Sheffield, England based rockers have returned with Humbug, their third album since their ’06 breakthrough, which gives the boys a revised launching pad for their punkish guitar riffs and Alex Turner’s creative evolution.
There is a sonic rumbling that is emanating from the historic musical underground of Brooklyn, New York, and it has caused booties to shake and quake all over the nation this summer. The Pimps of Joytime, in only their third year of existence, have spent the last few months on the road spreading their sound to the masses offering up their musical menu of funk, soul, Latin, and afrobeat grooves.
