BOB DYLAN- CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART

Not sure if it's me, Sony, or Bob Dylan, but someone is out of their mind. It's hard to listen Dylan squawking "Adeste Fideles" with the finesse of Lyle Alzado and not laugh just a little.

AIR -- LOVE 2

French, electro-pop duo made a splash with their 1998 debut Moon Safari, a record that seemed to strike a chord with everyone, even those not too fond of the electro-pop genre. 10 somewhat quiet years later, they are back with Love 2, which is...

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7 WORLDS COLLIDE -- THE SUN CAME OUT

The brainstorm of singer-songwriter and New Zealand pop legend Neil Finn, 7 Worlds Collide first came about in 2002, when Finn and a stellar group of musicians that included Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr, Ed O'Brien &...

BEASTIE BOYS -- HELLO NASTY (DELUXE)

The Beasties' reissue campaign continues with an expanded, 2 CD version of their 1998 hit "Hello Nasty," now featuring an additional disc with 21 remixes and b-sides, including 7 unreleased songs.

HARRY CONNICK JR. -- YOUR SONGS

So much more than just...

BIG STAR - KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY (4 CD BOXED SET)

Super cool boxed set that spans the years 1968 to 1975 and features a treasure trove of...uh...treasures; demos, unused mixes, alternate versions of songs, and a 1973 concert recorded in Memphis. "Back Of A Car" people!...

HEY HEY, WE'RE THE BEATLES

As you may or may not know, the big music news this week, and quite possibly the biggest news in the compact disc world since the release of The Beatles catalogue back in 1987, is the reissue and remastering of Debbie Harry's 1981 solo release

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The Black Crowes - Before the Frost...Until the Freeze

Recorded earlier this year in Levon Helm's barn in front of a handful of lucky fans, Before The Frost features 11 new Robinson Brother originals, as well as a download code for an additional 9...

Brian Williams just bumped Farrah Fawcett for Michael Jackson. Two American icons who meant so much to so many in so many surreal situations during their heyday, dead today; Farrah suffering terribly with cancer, Michael suffering terribly with everything.

Brian Williams was appropriately shocked when he announced on the...

My high school years were not spent dissecting frogs, or making out with Debbie Fongiulagazzo in the bleachers, or agonizing over calculus homework. They were spent fighting. Not fist-fighting, but loud and brutal arguments with a bunch of girlfriend-less guys over who was the better drummer, John Bonham or...

JOHN SCOFIELD- PIETY STREET

"I'm just shifting the balances for this one. I've always wanted to record and tour a blues project. That's where I started as a guitarist and I'm feeling that music more than ever of late. I launched a personal search for musical inspiration...

As we approach the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I often wonder, as I hope millions of others often wonder, how are all those amazing people who lost their homes and their lives? Have they found a place to live? Have they started over? Are they with their loved ones?...

Ira Padnos is "that guy." You know who I'm talking about? He's "that guy" who has a party every year that you never go to, but you hear from all your friends that it was the greatest party EVAH! The good news is that Ira Padnos is not "the...

Just three weeks into February and I am already overwhelmed with amazing new music. Unfortunately, I am also consistently overwhelmed by so many lazy music haters whose constant clamoring about how "There's nothing good out there," has become boring and extremely irritating. Listen, if your daily dose of music is...

On Sunday afternoon, 7/27, I purchased tickets for the 7/28 Bruce Springsteen concert at Giants Stadium. I purchased them through a ticket broker called Tickets Now, only because they were affiliated with Ticketmaster, a somewhat reputable (HA!) company.

The next morning, I found out through a Bruce Springsteen...

The man was a target. Sometimes, it was self-imposed. Like the afternoon we drove halfway to Far Rockaway and he realized he had forgotten his "driving glasses," so he turned back and drove the same distance to retrieve them rather than just continuing on. Some would say that was the...

You know, it's not all about Bruce Springsteen. (yes it is) I mean, there are other great new releases out this week. (not really)

The similarities between Magic, Bruce's last release and Bruce's new record Working On A Dream, were unnerving at first. Musically, many of the new tracks are...

I know there are plenty of you out there who may have forgotten that the city of New Orleans still needs your help and the good people of New Orleans still need homes. One man who has not forgotten is Josh Charles.

Josh was in the process of making...

Tickets for Britney Spears at the Nassau Veterans Coliseum in Long Island are priced at $349 for premium seats and $150 for crappy seats. $349!!! I said Britney Spears, not round trip to L.A. I mean, I don't wanna see her, but I'm sure someone does. Right? Britney? It's Britney!...

I'm not really about family values. Actually, I'm a bit of a selfish a-hole. But, I can't help but think about family around the holidays.

There were at least 60 people in my aunt & uncle's house in Sheepshead Bay on New Year's Eve, 1972. Some came from Far Rockaway....

Come 11/23, we all finally get to hear Chinese Democracy. You know the new Guns N' Roses CD. The one we've been waiting to hear since the television premier of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. I want to know why anyone cares, especially self-respecting Guns N' Roses fans. Axl Rose has...