Reunited hardcore behemoths Negative Approach will play this year’s Superbowl of Hardcore. The show goes down on May 19th at Studio B in Brooklyn. The event will mark the first time the band has played in NYC since disbanding in 1983.

Also playing this year are H20, Cold As Life, 100 Demons, All Out War and Full Blown Chaos among many, many others.

Tickets are twenty five dollars, plus a one dollar service charge at Generation Records or online at Pitchfork Hardwear

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Couldn’t get tickets to a Wilco show near you ’cause it sold out? Although not ensuring the release of more tix, maybe this message courtesy of Wilco’s myspace will help satiate your thirst for some Wilco:

“Greetings Friends,
We’ve flown halfway around the world to bring you Wilco live from the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia this Saturday April, 21st. Put the coffee on and log in at 6:00am Central Time (that’s 9:00pm in Sydney) to listen live. ”

So put on that coffee. Right on.

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The Smiths will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2008, according to the Manchester Evening News. Naturally, with the news, the rumors of a possible reunion are widespread. Easily the most sought after band, they have rejected as much as five million dollars in the past to reunite.

With the guys in the same room together, will the induction ceremony be the first time they play since their split in 1987? Bassist Andy Rourke commented in the article, “It might just be Morrissey with three cardboard cut-outs. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”

In the meantime, Morrissey tickets for his upcoming tour go on sale April 30th. Johnny Marr continues his adventures with Modest Mouse, as they begin their headlining Spring tour.

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Pitchfork is reporting that the Jesus and Mary Chain will take their reunion tour into NYC for two dates in May. The band, who will play at Coachella next weekend, will be playing at Webster Hall on May 21st and 22nd. No information about when the tickets are going on sale has been announced, but expect them to be quite pricey.

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Lately, I’ve been totally engrossed by Britain’s crop of talented and attention-demanding female artists. While Lily Allen is engaging with her music/persona in her own way, there is something incredibly addictive and absorbing about Amy Winehouse that separates her from the pack. Is it because she is more of a train wreck? A paparazzi wet dream of booze, brawls, and possible drug usage? I’d be lying to myself by saying the shaky public persona isn’t a tad bit fascinating. In fact, googling her name will result in thousands of gossip sites devoted to her latest exploits.

Her latest album Back To Black was finally released here in the States last month and it debuted at #7 on the top 200, the highest ever debut position for a British female artist at the time (Joss Stone’s new album peaked at # 2 recently). The album is a ’50’s girl group throwback with a hip-hop twist of attitude and spirit. Her voice is classic and nostalgic but yet it’s the furthest thing from dated.

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