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Daptone Records Robbed; Impending Rod Stewart Session in Jeopardy

Daptone flagship crew Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. CREDIT. From Brooklyn Vegan comes the dismaying news that retro-soul titans Daptone Records suffered a traumatic break-in over the weekend at their Bushwick headquarters, leading to a tremendously heartbreaking list of lost (and uninsured) equi ... More >>

Daptone Records Robbed, Imperiling Rod Stewart Sessions

Daptone Records, the Bushwick analog recording mecca used by Amy Winehouse and the Dap-Kings, got robbed last night, reports Brooklyn Vegan. The haul is impressive: Fender amps, computers, turntables, phone and modem equipment, mics, turntables -- even their Baldwin organ was "tossed and is probably ... More >>

Week in Review: M.I.A. Is A Great Artist, and We Wish Her Well

David WentworthThis really happened. In the week we went to fashion week, Kanye appeared pretty much everywhere. Justin Timberlake was in the building, too--right next to the chia pets. We interviewed director Richard Foreman, who kinda hates Shakespeare, and Thursday, who admit to sort of being d ... More >>

TK Webb Stumbles Out of the Woods

Ancestor kicks the crap out of all this freak-folk and hippie retro-rock

A Beginner's Guide to the Daktaris

Before the Daptone empire, there was a Nigerian Afrobeat crew that did not exist

Outdoor Concerts & Music Festivals

Before the Daptone empire, there was a Nigerian Afrobeat crew that did not exist

Ray Charles 1930—2004

An r&b genius who turned pop polymath just kept on going

Legendary Teen Idol Has Grunge's Baby, Calls It Showbiz

An r&b genius who turned pop polymath just kept on going

The 'Other' R&B

Sophistipop at summer's end, remembering the global fusion of the '70s

White Lines (Do It)

Sophistipop at summer's end, remembering the global fusion of the '70s

Music

Sophistipop at summer's end, remembering the global fusion of the '70s

Finally, the Date-Rape-Song Charticle We've All Been Waiting For

Washington City Paper (great arts town!) is now offering a fabulous "hierarchy of date-rape jams," and while we're a little higher on Asher Roth (poor guy), a little lower on Sublime, and a lot lower on Rod Stewart, we applaud this first-rate speciment of graphics-based rock crit. Odd perhaps that ... More >>

If '60s Were '90s

Washington City Paper (great arts town!) is now offering a fabulous "hierarchy of date-rape jams," and while we're a little higher on Asher Roth (poor guy), a little lower on Sublime, and a lot lower on Rod Stewart, we applaud this first-rate speciment of graphics-based rock crit. Odd perhaps that ... More >>

NY Mirror

Washington City Paper (great arts town!) is now offering a fabulous "hierarchy of date-rape jams," and while we're a little higher on Asher Roth (poor guy), a little lower on Sublime, and a lot lower on Rod Stewart, we applaud this first-rate speciment of graphics-based rock crit. Odd perhaps that ... More >>

Minstrels All

Washington City Paper (great arts town!) is now offering a fabulous "hierarchy of date-rape jams," and while we're a little higher on Asher Roth (poor guy), a little lower on Sublime, and a lot lower on Rod Stewart, we applaud this first-rate speciment of graphics-based rock crit. Odd perhaps that ... More >>

Open Arms

Washington City Paper (great arts town!) is now offering a fabulous "hierarchy of date-rape jams," and while we're a little higher on Asher Roth (poor guy), a little lower on Sublime, and a lot lower on Rod Stewart, we applaud this first-rate speciment of graphics-based rock crit. Odd perhaps that ... More >>

Different Strokes

Wine, Women, and Wong

The South Does It Again, Sort Of

Rap Trounces Rock Below the Mason-Dixon

Heel Thyself

Saving Souls Through Fashion

Arty Pop Stars Bust Their Asses

Coolly invincible pros earn haters' grudging respect through displays of subtle craft

Movin' Out

Nothin's cool, they found your father in the swimming pool

We Got A Lot

Kvelling over damn near a dozen meanings of life, their average length close to an hour

Against Interpretation

Rod Stewart finds a brand-new batch of catchy and literate songs he can put his mark on

Young Designer Watch

Talking with Scissor Sisters stylist Laura Dawson

The Fun Factor

Red-state cabaret star avoids emotional depths, draws in crowd

Not Wash Away

The fight for New Orleans' culture continues, one parade at a time

The Re-Entroducer

Professor, blogger, DJ, curator, and music zealot Oliver Wang reveals even more Soul Sides

Winehouse Rules

Amy channels Ronnie Spector's high hair and Cleopatra eyes

Soul Summit

Here is the bland soul-karaoke record you did not request

Boyz II Men's Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A.

New Jack Swingers come to the end of the road

Gang of New Jersey

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists mingle rampant Europhilia with "American Girl"

Turning Gunk Into Fluff

Juicy dance veins and chic lobby minimalism from DFA

Art Sounds

Biennial crowds stumble onto noise around every corner

Hatbox Hits

Zircons Amid Generics and Bombs

The Royal She

Self-referential hip-hop queen mixes surface glam and soul-baring confessions

Dumpling House

The case of the vaulted door outside of the apartment downstairs

American Idol Top 5: Jamie Foxx Plays Honorary Rat Pack Mentor, Adam Lambert Is Totally Gonna Win

Frank Micelotta / FOXAllison and Adam on Rat Pack night There are only five contestants left, meaning that by the time the show starts, it's almost over! Since we already know Adam Lambert is going to win, this is really all just a formality, but let's take a stroll through it together, shall we? ... More >>

American Idol Finale Results: The Live-Blog

Ray Mickshaw/FOX The only intrigue raised by last night's uneventful competition night of the finale was how in the world Cathy Dennis, who wrote the wonderful "Toxic" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head," collaborated with Kara DioGuardi on the awful new Idol winner's anthem, "No Boundaries." Winner ... More >>

Steve Tyrell

Ray Mickshaw/FOX The only intrigue raised by last night's uneventful competition night of the finale was how in the world Cathy Dennis, who wrote the wonderful "Toxic" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head," collaborated with Kara DioGuardi on the awful new Idol winner's anthem, "No Boundaries." Winner ... More >>

Alright, Let's Deal With This Star-Studded Haiti-Benefit "Everybody Hurts" Debacle

Here we have the gala Simon Cowell-produced R.E.M. cover, starring Susan Boyle, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble, Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, and a gaggle of not-as-famous people. Not a good look. I don't have any problems until James Blunt shows up, and no major problems until Jon Bon Jovi starts howli ... More >>

Willie Nelson & the Levon Helm Band

Here we have the gala Simon Cowell-produced R.E.M. cover, starring Susan Boyle, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble, Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, and a gaggle of not-as-famous people. Not a good look. I don't have any problems until James Blunt shows up, and no major problems until Jon Bon Jovi starts howli ... More >>

Draft the Walkmen High

The finest drunk-sounding American rock band around perseveres, buzzless

Can Rod Stewart Sing?

​I've been tellling you about the wonderful Barbara Cook and the saucy stuff she says in her show with Michael Feinstein at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. Well, among other things, she talks about losing the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album to Rod Stewart, of all people, back in ... More >>

Celebrate Bob Dylan's Return To NYC With This Atlas Sound Cover of "This Wheel's On Fire"

​At long last, Bob Dylan arrives in town tonight, kicking off three days at Terminal 5. The shows are sold out as all hell, of course, though Craigslist doesn't seem too predatory at the moment (think $75-150, or considerably more if you want to go the Stubhub route). And what better way to ce ... More >>

Michael Bolton And The Lonely Island Go To The Movies

The Lonely Island's Turtleneck & Chain comes out tomorrow, and the weekend's Saturday Night Live previewed its arrival with "Jack Sparrow," in which Michael Bolton drops by the studio and provides a hook more inspired by his Netflix queue than by nights out in New York City's Meatpacking District. ... More >>

Erotic Art With a Happy Ending

At this all-male drawing studio, the models touch themselves—but the artists can't

I Want My 18-34 Demographic: MTV's Research-Heavy (And Kinda Unhip) Approach To Melding Radio And TV

MTV turns 30 today. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. via Tacky and KitschSend a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above address, and you could have your own Dial Sticker. ​ The first 59 minutes of MTV—12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m., ex ... More >>

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MTV turns 30 today. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. via Tacky and KitschSend a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above address, and you could have your own Dial Sticker. ​ The first 59 minutes of MTV—12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m., ex ... More >>

Live: Howlin Rain Roll Through Brooklyn Bowl

​Howlin Rain Brooklyn Bowl Wednesday, February 8 Better than: Any California jamband since Garcia died. A great rock guitarist needs a signature affectation. Ethan Miller's happens to be an abrupt upstrum that, combined with a backward stagger, probably makes him something of an onstage haz ... More >>