
Happy Hump Day. Hope you're on the road to recovery following the long weekend. We spent most of our Memorial Day weekend not camping, fishing, or wrestling leopards in bed , but lounging and watching movies. As a result, I was able come up with this formula: Pirates of the Caribbean 3 > Shrek 3 > Mission Impossible 3 Yeah, it was the weekend of trilogies for me. I really liked Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End . In [...]

I saw a band open for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club a few years ago, they were called Ty Cobb. The two bands complimented each other very well. The band has had a few name changes since then due to obvious legal issues but are back and taking over the vacant spot The Horror's left on .... yep, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's upcoming tour. The show in Austin is on June 15th at La Zona Rosa. Here are the full dates: The Cobbs [ MySpace ] [...]

As fans of theirs from back when they were called Mad Action , we're pleased to see that Philly's badass garage noise merchants The Cobbs have jumped on to the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club tour for about three weeks of dates. Like BRMC, The Cobbs play a catchy kind of rock that throbs and grates, but underneath is straight up pop structure. That's going to be a great double bill. The Cobbs - "Say You Never Knew Me" mp3 buy BLACK [...]

There’s been something special brewing along the Delaware River the last few years, in a little town called Philadelphia. Being a New Yorker, I can imagine the draw. From the price of real estate, to the price of booze; bands pay for rehearsal space about the same as the B&T crowd spends for a night out in the LES. Good things never last though, so it's only a matter of time before there's a NOPHO or a Philita, and pristine condos dwarf modest and cozy brownstones. Track lighting will wash out the golden glow from behind lace curtains and there'll [...]