Australia's game rating board has announced the arrival of Nintendo's Rock N' Roll Climber, maybe a bit earlier than the publisher was probably expecting. Sadly, details are slim, even for a governmental video game rating. Development duties on Rock N' Roll Climber are credited to Vitei Inc. They're...

  Last night, we attended the opening reception of the Not Fade Away Gallery in New York City, which is first hosting a treasure trove of unreleased photos of the Stones and Beatles in their early days. Uncensored behind-the-scenes photos of Ringo acting the fool, Brian Jones getting wasted on ...

A fine example of the 1:3 ratio of forward:backward finger-pointing that often bites me in the ass: " 'Great Performances'? You mean that show on PBS for middle-aged dorks? The ones who get their nostalgic ya-yas out by playing air guitar along with broad...

Oh my!!! It looks like Metallica and Dave Mustaine are burying the hatchet. Dave and Metallica are showing that they have no negative grudges against each other at all. Check this out! James, Lars, Kirk and Rob invited Dave to attend the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, pre-ceremony party. Dave himself w...

  We're recovering from public nudity burnout after this morning's news and for some idiotic reason, decided that a sane refuge would be the Craig's List Missed Connection section. Based on what we've come across in the w4m section, a mysterious brand of man has taken over the c...

Thin Lizzy aren't my all-time favorite band (they're close) but if I had better taste they probably would be. I slaved and agonized deciding which clip to post to best launch the call to action you will read about in a second, and I chose this one because it epitomizes the blend of panache, gusto, a...

  Carrie Brownstein, let me count the ways: hot, lesbian, in a sexy lesbian hard rock band (currently on hiatus), blogger, indie, participates in hilarious podcasts for NPR's All Songs Considered, hot, hot, hot. (The fact that she dates women in no way affects our adoration one way or anoth...

Valentine’s Day can be a somber affair for some, but the kind folks responsible for Future Times at Dahlak on Saturday made it their job to equitably distribute the love to all who attended. Exciting pictorial fun, after the jump. (more…) The free show consisted of one- or two-person ele...

THE GRIP OF LOVE Tom Verlaine Tom Verlaine Elektra : 1979 [Buy It] Why are people so quick to love movies, books, songs, paintings, restaurants, and sports teams but so slow to love other people? Sages have been debating this issue for centuries, and continue to the present day. Bill Sage, a kid I w...

That Damn Rock & Roll is Ruining our Kids!...