Nirvana Unplugged was (and is) the most successful Unplugged to date. The performance, and subsequent CD, introduced audiences to a different side of the grunge rockers. It also created a whole new Nirvana fan base. Parents that used to yell, “turn that grunge crap down” were now listening to the same band unplugged in their […]
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Foo Fighter’s The Pretender has been #1 on Billboard’s Hot Modern Rock Tracks list for 16 weeks.
The band is on fire…which means that their concert tickets will sell out in minutes.
So, Big Apple Music Scene wants to add something to your calendar…
Presale for the Foo’s MSG gig begins: Wed, 11/28/07 10:00 AM
Set a reminder, […]
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Surf/Jungle/Country
I would say more along the lines of psychedelic-electronic-pop-friendly-punk…but their description sounds much cooler.
MGMT (pronounced ‘Management’) is a quirky, ambitious, progressive duo that are on the cusp. Their segment is a tough one to crack, but MGMT are finding a way to get noticed - they’ve been ‘artist of the day’ in SPIN Magazine and […]
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Alright, so who is this band Les Savy Fav?
The art rock/indie rock/experimental rock quartet has developed a steady following in New York.
The band is known for abrasive guitar and strange but cool bass melodies. Lead singer Tim Harrington’s lyrics are often insightful, sometimes poetic, but always worth really listening to. The band has a few […]
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Lily Allen is against Radiohead and they’re latest approach to selling records. She’s very against it.
Here’s a quote from Lily Allen on Radiohead (after calling them arrogant),
“They’ve got millions of pounds. It sends a weird message to younger bands who haven’t done as well,” Allen reasoned. “You don’t choose how to pay for eggs. […]
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The official compact disc release of Radiohead’s ‘Rainbows’ album is January 3rd.
It will be very interesting to see how the album fairs in traditional outlets, considering fans have had months to be able to get it for their set price - roughly 62% set their price at free, while roughly 38% paid an average of […]
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Hello Brooklyn….
Billboard.com has Jay Z’s American Gangster at number one in the Billboard 200 for records with the greatest airplay.
The new album, American Gangster, is Jay Z’s 10th number 1 album - selling 425,000 copies in it’s first week. Only the Beatles have more number 1 albums…pretty crazy.
The album is Jay Z’s first concept album […]
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Since being discovered on Myspace, her music has been featured in an Old Navy commercial, she has had four tracks on a major television series (Grey’s Anatomy) and recently she was the first unsigned artist to be featured as VH1’s artists ‘You Oughta Know’.
Staten Island’s own folk rock princess, Ingrid Michaelson will folk rock a […]
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Dashboard is playing a sold out show tonight at the Blender Theatre at Gramercy.
Brooklyn Vegan had a go with this venue’s name change earlier this year.
Opening…
Augustana and Jon Ralston
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It’s not everyday that Dave Matthews is in the New York area.
Today he is.
Dave will be putting on a trance-like show tonight at the Continental Airlines Arena in the outskirts.
If you haven’t seen Dave live, you have to. If you have, you’re probably making up about 40% of the crowd tonight.
Well, here’s a primer…
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