VDay, or as some are calling it this year, “Black Saturday” is almost here. Whether you have someone special or not, there are lots of shows going on this weekend. But first, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are providing you with an awesome VDay card for your loved one. With their new...

Image: Amazon If you haven’t heard of it yet, get ready to be really excited. Dark Was The Night is a compilation being put out to benefit the Red Hot Organization–an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. This album will ...

A contender for my photo of the year: Whitley @ The Annandale Hotel, Annandale - 16th May, 2008 Rather than wait until the end of the year I thought I’d undertake Part I of my photography review of 2008 at the close of June. Closing 2007 out with José González was always going to be difficul...

Remixes have been a constant since the late '70s. Artists have been holding remix contests since at least 1983, when Tommy Boy advertised for a prize to the chancer(s) who best recast G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid's "Play That Beat, Mr. DJ" and inadvertently birthed unto the world Double Dee & Steinski, the...

The Voices of Panola County Mississippi Como Now is gospel music in its purest form: it features no instrumentation whatsoever only sublime human voices....

Well, I suppose it is time for a Top 10–or 15–list, right? Let’s start with my Top 15 New York concerts from 2008. Of course, these are only culled from concerts that I attended so I’m sure everyone has their own list. Post yours in the comments! Runner-Up. Man Man and Yeasay...

In case you didn’t hear, the one and only Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings graced the stage of Late Night with Conan O’Brien yesterday, performing a very emotional, very tight rendition of “Let Them Knock,” off 100 Days, 100 Nights. The Music Slut has posted the performance. Sh...

Shotgun CD reviews are short reviews on CDs that you can usually pick up for $10 or less. For further explanation, check the FAQ Valient Thorr - Legend of the World (rock): This, my friends, is what I have been looking for: something with enough driving intensity to trick me into playing air guitar ...

In case you missed Monday night’s stellar performance on the Late Show w/ David Letterman on CBS, by the miracle of the Internet, Brooklyn Vegan has a treat well worth your broadband! Plus pics from last Friday’s Valentine’s / Homecoming Beacon Theatre gig c/o Brooklyn Vegan More p...

One lucky day back in October I caught a portion of the Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings performance at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square. Though I was brand new to the Dap King phenomenon, though the venue did the band no justice and I had to be someplace else that day/left midway through their set,...