2011

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Good Circulation

For the last 30 years Thurston Moore has been best known as the front man of the psychedelic noise rockers Sonic Youth – whose influence most recently can be heard

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Video: Neil Young – Amber Jean

During the 1980s Neil Young found himself experimenting with a variety of musical styles with different degree of success. We highly doubt that there are  many people out there who

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New York Dolls, Poison, Motley Crue: Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, 7/8/11

On a tour celebrating thirsty years of sexed-up rock & roll, the Crue are cruising from town to town and giving their loyal fans exactly what they want. “You voted who we were going to tour with and you voted what songs we were going to play,” bassist Nikki Sixx announced to the crowd. “This tour is actually all about you guys”. And so it was. Putting all their past differences and discrepancies aside for a couple of hours, Mars and Sixx, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil stepped onto the lighted stage and threw down almost two hours of rock solid riffs and traumatic drumming to please you, the fan.

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Ben Folds: Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ 7/18/11

And for a finale Folds played his role of Glee conductor and divided the audience into three part harmonies to sing “Not the Same,” his retrospective to an acquaintance’s acid trip turned born again.  28 songs in two hours is nothing to complain about, especially for a guy on less than six hours sleep, with plenty of dust storm related improv.  It might be too early in the game too coin Folds as an "American Original," but there's no argument that his hows certainly fall into the unique category.

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Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Carlton walked “A Thousand Miles” into the public’s hearts with her Be Not Nobody record selling two million copies worldwide. Her fourth album Rabbits on the Run drops at the end of the month.

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In Memoriam: Amy Winehouse Dead at 27

We’re sad to report that English vocalist Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London flat today. The singer, who had become better known for her drug habits and

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Amy Winehouse Dead at 27

Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27. Winehouse shot to

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