Siren Music Festival, July 18 @ Coney Island with Built To Spill, The Raveonettes, Monotonix, & more

Brooklyn Vegan has reported that the 2009 Siren Music Festival at Coney Island will take place on Saturday, July 18. This looks to be an interesting one. It's free, all ages, and rain or shine. Below is the partial line-up.

SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL
At Coney Island, NYC

Saturday, July 18, 2009
Noon - 9:00pm

BUILT TO SPILL
THE RAVEONETTES
FRIGHTENED RABBIT
THE GRAND DUCHY
MONOTONIX
MICACHU & THE SHAPES

+ more TBA

The Color Fred, Patent Pending, Houston Calls and more @ NJIT, Newark TODAY for FREE!

Today, NJIT in Newark, New Jersey will host a free music fest featuring The Color Fred, Patent Pending, You, Me and Everyone We Know, Anarbor, The Dangerous Summer, Houston Calls, Freshmen Sunday, and Hands of the Stereo. Doors are at 5pm.

Dead Men Dreaming in NYC, tickets on-sale @ Noon, Strabismus reunion show

New York hardrock band Dead Men Dreaming will be headlining the Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza on June 20th. Also performing are Dizneyfist (54 Vision), September Morning, Anaka, and Strabismus who is playing a reunion show. Tickets are on-sale today at NOON for $15 through livenation.com

Dead Men Dreaming also performs at the Bamboozle Festival at Giants Stadium on May 3.

N.E.R.D and Motion City Soundtrack to perform at Rutgersfest on May 1

Those Rough Rugged and Brown Gentlemen of Lambda Theta Phi invite you all to RUTGERSFEST 2009:

Rutgersfest 2009 is the end of the year carnival and FREE concert for the whole Rutgers community! The event is held in celebration of the end of the 2008-2009 school year. This year, Rutgersfest is outdoors RAIN OR SHINE! The most anticipated event of the year is coming! The event will be held on May 1st on the Livingston Campus from 12pm till 8:30pm.

The carnival side of Rutgersfest will feature carnival rides brought from outside vendors. Student organizations and student performers will also be in attendance. More information to come.

Winner of the Battle of the Bands: The N Result

Rutgersfest Artists:
-N.E.R.D (headliner)
-Ryan Leslie
-Motion City Soundtrack

Valencia and Joe Budden to headline Montclair-mini-fest 2009 on April 22 & 23

Montclair-mini-fest 2009
The We're Broke 09 Tour

2 DAYS OF MUSIC!!!
April 22
Valencia
Just Surrender
Patent Pending
Trees Above Mandalay
The Tonight Life

April 23
Joe Budden
Pack FM
WeatherProof
Chaoss

Student Center Ballrooms at Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue Montclair, NJ 07043
18+ with ID
Doors at 5:30 PM
Cost: $5 donation to the Alport Syndrome Foundation

A Free Pre-show
April 22 Student Center Quad 2-5 PM
Featuring
What’s the Scoop?!
and more

For more information:
myspace.com/classoneconcerts 973-655-4478 montclairfest@gmail.com

Class One Concerts and C.L.U.B. are a class one organizations of the SGA, Inc.
WMSC is a media organization of the SGA, Inc.
Alpha Phi Omega is a class V organization of the SGA, Inc.

This year the concert will be a benefit concert to support the Alport Syndrome Foundation.
Alport Syndrome is a rare genetic kidney disease that almost took the life of a member of Class One Concerts (the organization responsible for setting up Montclairfest).

What's Going on in Jersey 4/18/09

Today in Jersey

* SCREAMING FEMALES, Bad Blood, Stupid Party and JEFF: the Brotherhood @ Meat Town USA- message me for address, New Brunswick. 6pm. $5. all ages.

* WE'RE ALL BROKEN (acoustic) @ Eyeconik Records- 143 Main St., Franklin-6pm. Free.

* PT WALKLEY @ Tunes, 225 Washington St. Hoboken. 4pm. Free. All ages.

* THE WOGGLES, Holmes, Muck & The Mires - Maxwells, 1039 Washington St. Hoboken - 9:30 pm, $10, 18+

* JOHN RAIDO, Jason Didner, Frankie McGrath, Jim Testa - The Raconteur, Metuchen NJ - 8 pm, no cover, all ages

* SUDDEN ENSEMBLE, The Sunday Blues - Court Tavern, 124 Church St. New Brunswick. 9 pm, $6, 21+

* FRIENDS OF BILL WILSON @ Brighton Bar- 121 Brighton Ave, Long Branch. 9pm. $8. 18+

What's Going on in Jersey 4/17/09

* JERZY JUNG, Rick Barry, Chris Batten & The Woods, Pete and J, No Wine For Kittens - The Saint, 601 Main St. Asbury Park - 9 pm, $10, 18+

* J-HENRY, Slaw, Screaming Females, Full of Fancy, Mirrors & Wires - Court Tavern, 124 Church St. New Brunswick - 9 pm, $6, 21+

* WE'RE ALL BROKEN, Let Me Run, Trophy Scars, Millennium Children - Maxwells, 1039 Washington St. Hoboken - 8:30 pm, $10, 18+

* MIKE HALE, Ninja Gun, Paper Masques - Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Ave. Asbury Park - 8 pm, $10, 18+

* AVENIDA, The Victory, Floral Terrace, Paracusia, Exit She Calls- Intrinsic Cafe,
5 Sussex Ave, Newark- 8pm, $10, All Ages

Queen V & The New York All Stars @ Don Hills, NYC on April 23

TAKE BACK NEW YORK
Thursday April 23rd, 2008
Don Hill's, NYC

Doors open at 7:30pm
21 & up (bring ID!!)
$10

DON HILL'S
511 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 219-2850
Donhills.com

10pm Live performance by QUEEN V & THE NEW YORK ALL STARS featuring Nicki Camp, Jimi Bones, Chris Altenhoff, Stu Richards, Al Mars, special guests and more!

9:30pm Ray West
8:45pm Vicio
8:00pm The Dirty Shames

Hosted by Michael T (Rated X – Panty Party, Glamdammit)

DJ Dan Pyro + DJ Bubba Guitar spin rock, metal, punk and more!

Hot Rock N Roll Go-Go dancing by Apathy & crew!

DRINK SPECIALS! $3 PBRs / $2 Vodka Shots All Night!

Led Zeppelin IV @ NJPAC in Newark, NJ on May 1

One of the greatest rock albums recreated on stage, cut-for-cut, note-for-note. NJPAC & Q104.3 FM present Classic Albums Live, Led Zeppelin IV, Friday, May 1st at 8:00 p.m. at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin IV
Tickets Start at Just $28

This electrifying series of rock recitals makes an exclusive NJ appearance this season at NJPAC. Classic Albums Live takes the greatest rock albums ever recorded, matches them with some of the very best studio musicians and vocalists on today's music scene then sets them loose, live on stage, with cut-for-cut, note-for-note performances that recreate the sound and style of each LP, utilizing every instrument used on the original recordings.

The first half of each concert includes each album in its entirety, in track order; the second half includes an additional set of each respective band's greatest hits.

Come early to hear Black Dog, New Jersey's own Led Zep tribute band perform a rare acoustic set in the lobby at 7 p.m. -- FREE to all ticket-holders.

3 EASY WAYS TO ORDER:

Online: Click Here or visit NJPAC.org
By Phone: Call 1-888-GO-NJPAC (888-466-5722)
In Person: Visit the NJPAC Box Office at One Center Street, Newark, NJ

What's Going on in Jersey 4/13/09

Today in Jersey

Upper 50's in the NJ/NYC area.

* Maria Taylor, Whispertown 2000 @ Maxwell's, Hoboken

* Only Living Boy, Julius C & The Dark Knights of Camalot (rock from Mississippi)@ Court Tavern, New Brunswick

What else is going on?

Tomorrow Screaming Females release "Power Move" on Don Giovanni Records. Comics, cds, vinyl, and much more will be available at the band's record release shows this weekend. More on that here.

Maria Taylor @ Maxwell's in Hoboken TONIGHT, played the Bell House (Brooklyn)

Maria Taylor will perform tonight at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey with the Whisphertown 2000. Doors are at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 and can be bought here.

Maria Taylor and the Whispertown 2000 performed on Easter at Brooklyn's The Bell House, a 350+ capacity room with stools, a sofa, dim lighting and chandelier. In honor of the holiday, Maria gave away Easter eggs which contained chocolate and a slip saying either "Happy Easter! Thank you for coming to the show. Love, Maria" or contained a prize. The first band up was Brooklyn's Hawk and Dove. They had a nice vibe, but were a bit boring at times and sounded out of tune. It was nice to hear a violist to. They had free demos available to. Next, was the Whispertown 2000 from California. They had a blues/folk rock feel. It was cool to see three of the members switching off on instruments, especially the drums. For the last song, Maria Taylor played drums. She could be seen in the audience since the last song of Hawk and Dove.


Maria Taylor went on at 10pm and started with the title track to her new album, Ladyluck, then went right into the old "Replay." It was great to hear the rockin' version of that one. The last time I saw her at Knitting Factory last summer, she played a lighter version of the song in the encore, but it didn't do the song justice. During "Good Start" members of the Whispertown 2000 were dancing around, it was a fun song with a nice groove. She played a lot of the new songs in the beginning, then played older songs. She closed with "Xanax" in the regular set, then the cheers brought the band back. She played "Song Beneath the Song," then by the crowds pleading, decided to play "Leap Year," which they hadn't practiced. it was the first encore of the tour, she said. More cheers brought on "Light house," then the band left and Maria decided to played "Two of the those two," and the lovely night was over.

Read the rest and see the setlist at "read more."

Vivian Girls on Jeopardy??, playing NYC's Bowery Ballroom on May 11th

Vivian Girls "Tell the World" @South Street Seaport, NYC. 9/7/08


by Star Child

After eating a nice fish dinner on Good Friday, I snuggled under my sheets for a nap. I was about 60 percent asleep, when I heard mom say, "Jeopardy's on." I rolled in my bed, "uh, I'll wake up for the final question." Moments later, she uttered the words, "Punk rock." I immediately knew that meant, "punk rock" was a category on the show. I jumped out of bed quickly and ran into her room. But I had been deceived. The category she was referring to was actually "arts and leisure." Then suddenly an answer came up. (Note: Apparently it was the category "New York Times" where the question appeared). I don't remember it exactly so I'll just say what it said as a question, if I had to paraphrase and put it simply:

What New York borough is Vivian Girls from?

The man answered, "what is the bronx?," all the while I kept saying, "BROOKLYN." No one else answered. I feel honored to have seen this band back in January at New Brunswick's Court Tavern with Screaming Females to a room of about 50. I didn't realize these 3 shoegazing punk rock girls were big enough to have a Jeopardy question, now that's cool. Mom was right, a punk rock question did appear. But I figured that none of the contestants would get the question. I believe Vivian Girls' audience is 20 something year olds. The contestants had to be in there 30's and 40's, so it's an interesting question. I think it was a $400 dollar question, which made is seem easy, but I think it'd be $1,000.

This reminded me of when a pokemon question appeared on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? a decade ago. The man had no clue and the question was for $500, 000. The question was:

Which of the following characters is not considered a Pokémon?

A: Jigglypuff
B: Frodo
C: Squirtle
D: Pikachu

Every kid in America was shouting, "Frodo," but the contestant had no clue. This was a bit alarming. I would've thought it'd be $32,000. It wasn't that hard considering Lord of the Rings is well known. We know Frodo is the hobbit, so that obviously has to be it, right?. Even if he didn't watch pokemon, I thought it'd be easy to spot Frodo. I hope there were other college kids that were shouting out, "BROOKLYN."

Thoughts?

Vivian Girls will perform at New York's Bowery Ballroom with Times New Viking and Stupid Party on May 11th. Tickets are available here.

The band is all over the map touring. They're currently out with Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, then they'll be playing the Coachella Music Festival, followed by a tour with Abe Vigoda and then they are headed abroad.

AC/DC & Metallica Tickets On-Sale Saturday at 10AM, Metallica Pre-Sale Today

AC/DC @ Izod Center, 08 photo by Ryan Muir


























Two metal legends will perform NYC-area shows this year. AC/DC returns after playing a sold out show at Izod Center last November. AC/DC's "Black Ice" World Tour comes to Giants Stadium on July 31st at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available this Saturday at 10pm through Ticketmaster only. After Saturday, if tickets remain, they will be available at the IZOD Center Box Office on Monday, April 13 at 11 AM. Tickets are $92.50.

Recently inducted rock n roll hall of famers, Metallica will perform at Madison Square Garden on November 14. Tickets are between $52-$74. The band performed two sold out shows at Newark's Prudential Center on January 31st and February 1st this year.

PRESALE available here
Fri., 4/10 at 10AM - 10PM
Use Code: HEMETAL

New Jersey College Shows

The major universities in New Jersey always seem to be throwing some great shows. Recently, Brand New and mewithoutYou performed at Ramapo College. Kevin Devine has performed at The College of New Jersey a few times. Envy on the Coast has played at NJIT in Newark and Montclair State University. There are two major fests every year, Rutgersfest and Montclairfest.

The line-up for Rutgersfest 2009 will be announced on April 16th. The end of the year free concert and carnival for the Rutgers community will be held on May 1st. The fest is outdoors and rain or shine. It will be held on the Livingston Campus from 12pm until 8:30pm. Announcement to be posted on April 16th.

No word on Montclairfest 2009 yet, but I assume the line-up will be announced soon.

In the meanwhile, there are a few noteworthy college shows going on throughout the Garden State.

4/17 Valencia, Kevin Devine, You Me and Everyone We Know, Sherazada @ Ramapo College, Friends Hall Student Center, Mahwah. 7pm. Free for students/ $5 for non-students

4/26 Houston Calls, You, Me, and Everyone We Know, The Color Fred, The Dangerous Summer, Anarbor, Freshman Sunday, Hands on the Stereo and Paten Pending @ NJIT, Newark. 3pm(free)

5/1 @ mewithoutYou @ The College of New Jersey, Ewing. 3pm. (free)

Seton Hall University in South Orange also have a few shows line-up:

4/15 Grace and Julian
4/17 Surefire
4/21 Anthony Melillo
4/22 Alyson Greenfield

Are any shows going on at your school in New Jersey? Let me know.

Montagna and the Mouth to Mouth to play Darfur Benefit TONIGHT in NYC, plus free mp3's

"Eight piece band Montagna and the Mouth to Mouth, from Asbury Park, NJ, will be in New York city on April 9th to take part in a benefit concert for the Darfur Rehabilitation project. The show will take place in a small capacity seated theatre at the Duplex, 61 Christopher St., New York, New York 10014. Performances will start early at 6:30 and be finished by 9:00. A $10.00 donation will be collected to benefit the Darfur Rehabilitation Project. The show will feature a set from Montagna and the Mouth to Mouth as well as Amy Marie Keller and Kenny Woods.

The Darfur Rehabilitation Project (DRP) was founded by a group of Darfurians living in the U.S., and deeply concerned about the human rights tragedy occurring in their homeland in western Sudan. DRP is working to unify the voices of Darfurians everywhere and bring increased international attention to bear on the situation there. Longer term, DRP will work to achieve conflict resolution and reconciliation among the ethnic groups in Darfur. DRP fosters the development of democratic institutions and respect for human rights. This event hopes to bring further exposure to Darfur and the on going struggle of it’s people. Overall press coverage of the Darfur genocide has been inadequate. There are still so many Americans that don't understand the urgency of the situation because it hasn't been covered extensively enough in the media. More information can be found at http://www.darfurrehab.org

Montagna and the Mouth to Mouth will be releasing an LP in June called L’avenir. There are MP3s and streaming content from the new release at http://www.myspace.com/themouthtomouth as well as 2 new MP3s at http://www.onceagreatsurgeon.org

The following night on April 10th Rachel Ade from Montagna and the Mouth to Mouth will be performing with her other project Out like lambs at Death By Audio in Brooklyn. On the same night Montagna will be playing a free show at O’tooles inside Asbury Park’s Convention hall."
http://www.darfurrehab.org/
http://www.onceagreatsurgeon.org

April Show Calender for New Brunswick, New Jersey

April New Brunswick, NJ Shows

4/7 End of a Year, Nervous Breakdown, Black Teeth, Black Kites @ The Breadbox (Hardcore Show)
4/9 Zhenia Golov, Furnace, Finisher, Dystrophy @ Camelot (Hardcore show)
4/10 Mattress, Ethan, Calico, Half brother, When I Was Twelve, Snow Baby and Mimi and Cristian @ Meat Town USA
4/10 Bright Lights & Bears, The Harsh, Love Among Ruins and Render Me Useless @ Southwest Burrito
4/10 Like Trains and Taxis, Terminal Reynaldo, Ja’c, Pianowire @ Court Tavern
4/11 The Gay Blades @ Death City
4/11 Bsom, Killin It, Kontatto, Hoth, Thriller @ America (Hardcore show)
4/17 Screaming Females (record release show), Mirrors and Wires, Full of Fancy, J-Henry, Slaw @ Meat Town USA
4/18 Screaming Females (record release show), Bad Blood, Stupid Party, Jeff: the Brotherhood @ Meat Town USA
4/18 The Tea & Whiskey @ Court Tavern
4/24 Hjertestop, Killin It, Fleshtemple, Shitfit, Wetbrain @ America (Hardcore Show)
4/25 Jeff: the Brotherhood, Mattress @ Meat Town USA
4/29 Dr. Manhattan (Vagrant Records), In:Aviate (Rise Records), Goodnight Bravado, Sounds Like Words and Hello, Slovak @ Southwest Burrito
Email us for addresses. Also, Court Tavern shows are 21+, the rest are all ages.

OTEP signs to Victory Records, New Album "Smash the Control Machine" due August 18th

VICTORY RECORDS signs OTEP to recording, merchandising and publishing deal

"Smash The Control Machine" in stores August 18th, 2009

CHICAGO, IL – VICTORY RECORDS has signed Los Angeles recording artist OTEP. OTEP's all encompassing musical approach coupled with her shaman like artistic qualities and other creative musings have lead to over half a million albums sold over the course of three studio albums. Singer, songwriter, renegade Otep Shamaya describes the band's music as "...a total and complete mutiny on the senses. We are a fusion band by nature, inspired by many styles and tones from a variety of musical genres- rock, punk, metal, hip-hop, spoken word, jazz and classic rock. We never allow the antiquated limits of a genre confine or restrict us. Our music is universal and does not belong nor can it be contained in a nice, neat, little box."

The first release under the new alliance is OTEP's highly anticipated fourth full-length studio album "Smash the Control Machine". The new studio album will be released August 18, 2009. Ms. Shamaya says of the album, "The economic crisis is hitting every working family in this country. The album and its title track, "Smash The Control Machine", will lay bare the greed and corruption that fostered this calamity, but will also focus on the undying spirit of the working class that always fights the good fight. The title is a line from a William S. Burrough's poem. It is my intention to create an album that serves every head of the hydra that is OTEP. From poetry, to politics, to shock and awe, to sex and righteousness, to standing up and fighting back. Like the mystical symbol of the Ouroboros (the sacred serpent swallowing its tail) all things will be brought back to circle."

OTEP was originally signed after only four shows, without a demo, strictly on the power of the band's live performance. Sharon Osbourne offered the unsigned act a spot on the 2001 Ozzfest Tour leading to three appearances on the festival.

The band's leader, Otep Shamaya, is well respected for her lyrical content and dramatic live performances. She has also published two books of poetry, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2008, is a gifted painter and Revolver Magazine compared OTEP to Woodie Guthrie and Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine) for her fusing of political activism and music. Some of the primary groups that she supports are RAINN, Carbon Rally, PETA and WSPA. She is also an accomplished television personality having appeared on HBO's "Def Poetry" (twice), Bravo's "Date My Ex" and TLC's "L.A. Ink".

Otep had this to say about signing with VICTORY, "When I received the news of a possible OTEP/VICTORY alliance I could swear I felt the sky tremble. This triumvirate (of myself, my manager Jack Ponti and Victory Records) is going to be a terrifying coalition for some and a righteous confederation for others. For me, this is exactly the kind of circumstance I have been waiting for. I believe my creative, intellectual and political instincts and inclinations will flourish alongside the fertile minds of Jack Ponti, Tony Brummel and the amazing staff at Victory."

Victory Records Founder Tony Brummel said, "Signing an artist of OTEP's caliber, intelligence, work ethic and artistic diversity sensibly expands our diverse and formidable roster. I am personally enamored by her work and believe that she has yet to realize a fraction of her potential. More importantly, her art and music have crucial meaning in a time when people need change, hope and something to believe in. We have the tools, she has the material and together we will build a culturally formidable fortress."

Manager Jack Ponti had this to add, "It both thrills and honors me to be working with OTEP and Victory Records. In my thirty years in this business, it's always been about the proper "marriage". I cannot convey how excited I am about the possibilities of these daunting forces joining together in what promises to be a thunderous union."

In addition to lending her support to numerous groups and causes (some being the genocide in Darfur, Women's and artists' rights, Marriage Equality, the war in the Congo and support of President Obama), Ms. Shamaya, an accomplished, captivating and astute technophile, has started the social networks "All Shapes and Sizes", along with "Girls Out Now". On December 21, 2008 she created a popular and highly trafficked blog entitled, "I'm Not A Monster". The site was an instant success and a reliable source for current events and her latest musings. Her loyal and passionate fan base are active followers of her frequent Facebook and Twitter postings. Coupled with Victory's proprietary marketing and promotional platforms (VicTorV, VictorStream, VictoryMetal and VictorME) a truly interactive and real-time artist/fan/label fusion has been realized for selling music in 2009.

In closing Otep wanted to add the following quote from Sylvia Plath:

"I don't believe that the meek will inherit the earth: the meek get ignored and trampled. They decompose in the bloody soil of war, of business, of art, and they rot into the warm ground under the spring rains. It is the bold, the loud-mouthed, the cruel, the vital, the revolutionaries, the might in arms and will, who march over the soft patient flesh that lies beneath their cleated boots."

www.otep.com

ABOUT VICTORY RECORDS
Victory Records, Inc. is the top independent rock label in the United States and one of the world's leading, privately held, independent record companies.

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Titus Andronicus music video shoot in Brooklyn this Monday, plus Record Store Day shows

Titus Andronicus "Thunder Road" & "Upon Viewing Brueghel's 'Landscape and the Fall of Icarus'" @ Maxwell's, Hoboken 1/14/09


Titus Andronicus are filming a video for "Upon Viewing Brueghel's 'Landscape and the Fall of Icarus'" at Silent Barn in Brooklyn, NY this Monday afternoon at 4pm. Details are below. The band will also perform at 3:30pm at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ for Record Store Day on April 18th before playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Lucero.

Our masters at eXtra Large Recordings have decided that the audiotory elements of Titus Andronicus are not doing the job as far as moving units is concerned, and so we must enter the visual world in the form of a music video for our forthcoming UK single, "Upon Viewing Brueghel's 'Landscape and the Fall of Icarus.'"

Since the men of Titus Andronicus are all ugly bastards, we humbly request yr presence at Silent Barn on this coming Monday (this is where we are going to make the video), so that you, in all yr beauty, can dance and throw confetti and pretend that Titus Andronicus are actually playing music instead of just pretending. In this way, perhaps we can manipulate the record-buying public into allowing us to seperate them from their hard-earned money, the fools.

The prancing around will begin at around 4:30 PM and continue long into the evening. If any of you still have jobs for some reason, or some other obligation to see to, it will be perfectly fine in you want to come at a time after 4:30 PM. Nobody will think ill of you. We just desire yr presence in whatever way it may manifest itself.

We ask with the utmost humility that you come equipped with either a white or black t-shirt and pants.
No print on them please - a shirt turned inside out would be okay!

Also, please feel free to invite all yr friends so that we can create the illusion that everyone loves us.

This is all happening at Silent Barn, which can be reached by taking the L Train to Halsey, or by taking the M to Myrtle/Wyckoff. Here is Silent Barn on Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Okay, that's all. Please come, or our self esteem will suffer irreperable damage.
Try having that on yr conscience!

Kurt, We Miss You

15 years ago today Kurt Donald Cobain of Nirvana took his life at the age of 27. Today is a day to honor him.

"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
"
-- Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994)

"The Man Who Sold the World"

Nirvana - New Music - More Music Videos

"In Bloom"

Nirvana - New Music - More Music Videos

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Nirvana - New Music - More Music Videos

"Smells like Teen Spirit" performed by The Western Branch Freshmen Orchestra



"Lithium"

Nirvana - New Music - More Music Videos

"Heart Shaped Box"

Nirvana - New Music - More Music Videos

"Come as you Are"

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Record Store Day 2009 Events

Stores across New Jersey and New York will celebrate Record Store Day with a number of performances.

Stores that are participating in New Jersey are:

CD Exchange(Northfield, NJ)
Curmudgeon Records (Somerville, NJ)
Eyeconik Records & Apparel (Franklin, NJ)
ez2collect (Fair Lawn, NJ)
Grooveground (Collingswood, NJ
Jack's Music Shoppe (Red Bank, NJ)
Princeton Record Exchange (Princeton, NJ)
RECORD CITY (PATERSON, NJ)
RECORD KING (HACKENSACK, NJ)
Scotti's Record Shops (3) (Summit, NJ)
Sound City (Bayonne, NJ)
Sound of Trenton (TRENTON, NJ)
Sound Station (Westfield, NJ)
The Record Collector (Bordentown, NJ)
The Record Store (Howell, NJ)
Tunes(Marlton , NJ)
Tunes(Hoboken, NJ)
Tunes(Voorhees, NJ)
Tunes(Turnersville, NJ)
Vintage Vinyl (Fords, NJ)
ZIG ZAG (Atlantic Highlands, NJ)

Check "read more" for schedule of performance at Vintage Vinyl, Generation Records, and Looney Tunes.

Vintage Vinyl
New Jersey's legendary Vintage Vinyl in Fords will have an all day instore event for Record Store Day on April 18. Currently, 5 artists are set to perform. The store will also have copies of exlusive music releases from various artists.

Record Store Day Schedule:

12pm: William Fitzsimmons- Performance
1pm: he Color Fred- Performance
2pm: illie Nile- Performing and signing his new CD "House of a Thousand Guitars"
3pm: Mayday Parade- Acoustic Performance
3:30pm Titus Andronicus- Performance
Others TBA

Generation Records

Generation Records is proud to announce that New Jersey's favorite punk band, The Bouncing Souls will be playing a special, acoustic in-store on April 18th, in celebration of Record Store Day.

All you need to do to get in is buy a copy of the Souls' "20th Anniversary Volume 1" 7-inch from us on the day of the show. We will have the solid maroon pressing (only 1000 made!) for sale. The 7-inch will be $5. We will NOT be selling the 7-inch before the 18th, only the day of the show.

The show will start at 2 P.M. Space will be extremely limited so spots will only be available on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone that's been to our in-stores in the past knows it gets pretty packed in our basement, so we'd recommend getting here early.

For further updates, keep checking Generation Records' Myspace (myspace.com/generationrecordsnyc)

Looney Tunes
12pm: The Gay Blades (performance)
1pm: Brian Bonz (performance)
2pm: Kevin Devine (performance)
3pm: Dan Nelson from Anthrax (autograh signing)
TBA: S.I.G.H (performance)

Kevin Devine's performance will be taped for a live at Looney Cd release. Pre-order Kevin's new cd "Brother's Blood," that's out on April 28th and receive a free bootleg cd copy of this show at 5pm.

More information here.

What's Going on in Jersey 4/4/09

Today in Jersey:

* Brendon Small - Nathan Explosion of DETHKLOK @ The Starland Ballroom, Sayreville
* The Queers @ Maxwell's, Hoboken
* Josh Ritter, Sandra Lerche @ The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair
* Watchout! Theres Ghosts (ex- A SKY LIT DRIVE, Lets Get It , Karate High School and many more @ School of Rock, South Hackensack
* VISION @ Court Tavern, New Brunswick
* The 999 Eyes (authentic) freak show @ Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park
* Wonderlust, Vine House, Aster Pheonyx, Arlan Feiles @ IM Automata Chino, Jersey City

Greg Attonito of the Bouncing Souls Solo Dates, Tonight in New Brunswick

Greg, Shanti & Vic Acoustic Show Is Coming To Town!

Hey All, It's Greg here making more and more music! The Souls 20th anniversary has been trucking along at a good pace..good shows and good times complete with volcano eruptions in Alaska, sunny days in Hawaii and truck breakdowns in Louisianna.
Tomorrow starts another tour with the amazingly talented Shanti, and the endlessly cool Vic, from the Slackers. We have a mixed bag of music happening with the three of us that is going to make a great night out. Come check out the dates at www.myspace.com/gregattonito

4.02. Tumulty’s Pub ,New Brunswick, Nj
4.03.Middle East Upstairs, Boston, Ma
4.04. CafeNine, New Haven, Ct
4.05. Firehouse No.13, Providence, Ri
4.07. The Record Collector, Bordentown, Nj
4.08. Ottobar, Baltimore, Md
4.09.The Barbary, Philadelphia, Pa
4.10. Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, Nj
4.11. The Knitting Factory , Ny, Ny

See Ya There!
Greg"
From MySpace blog

What's Going on in Jersey 4/2/09

Today in Jersey

* Slow Runner/Rosewood Ghosts @ Maxwell's, Hoboken 8:30pm. $8
* The Young Guns, A Delicate Few, Tom Vella and the Wayside, Counter Point @ The Stone Pony, Asbury Park 7:30pm. $10
* Body Rot @ Dingbatz, Clifton 9pm
* Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers (Squeeze)@ Mexicali Blues, Teaneck. 8pm. $25

What else is going on?

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What's Going on in Jersey 4/1/09

Today in Jersey:

* BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS @ Vintage Vinyl Records, Fords. 7pm. FREE
* Milton, Dave Calamoneri, Run Mexico @ Maxwell's, Hoboken 8:30 p.m. $7
* Dine with Houson Calls, The Sleeping, Socratic @ Denny's, East Brunswick. Info here.
* Christine Kick @ Seton Hall University, South Orange. 9pm. Free
* DJ Vero @ KilKenny's Alehouse, Newark