When you are one of the all-time legends in rock 'n roll, a lifetime of regrets and mistakes from the road is sure to make a habit of haunting you. But for every woman scorned or car totaled, you surely have been able to record a dozen classic songs that make those memories seem insignificant. For most rock stars that is probably the case. But for one, guilt hangs over his head like a painful shadow of past transgressions.  

For the last four decades, legendary rock and roller Tom Petty has been shying away from returning to Los Angeles' famous "Trobadour" nightclub following an incident from the 1970's that left with him a large and intimidating cleaning bill. According to Petty, he and his then-band Mudcrutch had been opening for The Knack and following their set, Petty and they boys had gone backstage to imbibe in the boozeness. After Petty had built up a more-than-healthy buzz, He was called up on stage by The Knack who wanted him to accompany them. Prior to launching into a planned guitar solo, Petty lurched forward and puked over the first row of seats and concert attendees. 

"Drinks went flying, wardrobes were ruined" the aged rocker jokes.

And what did Petty get for his actions? A $480 cleaning bill that in the near half-century since the event has transpired, he has still yet to pay. 

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Oh so THATS where all the membership dues were going.

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For those of you who have been hiding up a hip-hop sized rock (what shape would that rock be? Octogon? Triangle?) for the last month, Kanye West has been on a world tour in late support of his 2007 high-selling album Graduation. Mr. West has spared no expense on making this the tour of the year getting only the best in lightening crews, special effects, robot-dancer-things and 2001-esque space aged technology.

As as been the case his whole career, Kanye has taken his work very seriously and as a perfectionist, once his tour was unveiled to the world, he expected all to share in his appreciation of the tour. While most have been giving the "Glow In The Dark" tour rave reviews, one journalist dared question it. One dared voice an opinion not universally shared by his peers, dared give the tour a *gasp* ...B+.

Oooooooooh shiiiiiet. Yizzle was NOT going to be taking this lying down. With all the courage and intensity that he could muster, 'Ye unleashed his fury upon the periodical that had done wronged him: Entertainment Weekly. Below is the original E.W. review as well as Kanye's response.

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After writing up the report from day two of the ASCAP Music Lounge at the TriBeCa Film Festival, many friends and readers have stopped me dead-cold on the street to remark and then ask me "Dang son, you must'a been spent! There's no way you had enough left in the tank to go back for more!"

In most situations, you would have been correct. After the wildness of Tuesday, I, like most viral young men in my mid-20's, would have given up and called it a week. Heck, after that chaos, maybe even a MONTH! But I couldn't this time. Not during TriBeCa. No, no, no. Not when long-time Rockworms-admired actor Bob DeNiro went through all of this trouble to entertain me. I couldn't turn the guy down! I couldn't do that do him. So I grabbed Rockworm Jr. Research Assistant and intern of Copy-Editing & Related Media Storyboarding, Tiffany B. and headed down into the gullys of New York's China Town to cover DAY FOUR of the TriBeca Film Festival's ASCAP Music Lounge.

Before you ask, yes, I did miss day 3. In the words of the aforementioned Bobby D, "don' worry bout it."

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If you are like most of your Rockworms reading peers, you have been trying to put your finger on what it is that makes Rockworms superior to Perez Hilton, Defamer, Pitchfork, Craigs Anatomy or pretty much any other music blog that you might frequent. Well, you need wonder no more!

In addition to our cutting-edge scathing socio-politico commentary and decade-old album reviews, we can now brag that we were able to land highly-coveted press access to the 2008 ASCAP Music Lounge at the TriBeCa Film Festival in New York City. Oh, you think that you are cool for getting to go to SXSW Rolling Stone? I didn't see YOU at the ASCAP lounge!  Suck on THAT VH1's "Best Week Ever!! " We taking over this newfangled internet fad!

This last week, Rockworm writers have been able to watch some of the best in music, hob-nob with other previously-faceless writing peers and partake in an open bar courtesy of TriBeCa founder Robert DeNiro. Thanks Bob! 

I was busy/asleep for the first day of the festival, so I sadly missed out on that action, but I was able to shake myself out of bed and get down to Canal street for the 2nd Day of musical awesomeness! And boy did I see some stuff!

As I showed up, I was delighted to hear the sound of music already filling my ears. I was coming in during what I thought was going to be a set change, but Chris Thile of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers fame was still balls-deep wrapping up his set. I hadn't planned on hearing Chris, but I was delightfully surprised. As I walked in, he was vigorously picking away at his mandolin. Despite only getting to enjoy about two songs of his, I felt like I had heard enough to get an appreciation for his work. A very entertaining and talented musician he is. Must remember to look up more when I get out of my current Hall & Oates phase.

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This has been a question that I have been debating with friends the last few months. I seem to be in the minority in my opinion, but I have grown up around alot of English people and that may have scewed my opinion.  

Either way, I think that at the end of the day, yes, Amy Winehouse is overall an attractive person. Yep. I do. When she is glammed-up and sedated, I have no real issues with her. 

She is in no way the best of the best. Not an "Americas Next Top Model" -beauty queen type. But she has her charm. She's not Shakira, but certainly not dog-ass, Sarah Jessica Parker or Camilla Parker Bowles bad. 

But every time I begin to make successful strides in convincing others to give her a chance, the dumb English tart has to come out and take a freakin' cracked-out pic like this and ruin all my work. 

Dangit Amy! Can't you see I'm fighting for you?!? For US!!!!

You are starting to look like a Tracy Ullman-version of yourself!!! Now that ain't right.

She looks like that freaky rat-monster-thing from Neverending Story. Or even worse...

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As I am sure you have read, I really, really like R.E.M.’s new CD Accelerate. If you didn’t know that, you obviously didn’t read my review and that hurts my heart. You may feel free to stop reading “Musings” now, because we are no longer friends. However, if you would be interested in finding your way back into my heart, go read it. It’s kinda long.

I put an A.P.B. out to a bunch of my more creative/humorous/bored friends a few weeks back looking for help in naming my new short film/writing/stand-up/etc. company. Greg (who as you might know, I love) suggested “The Comedy Cozens.” While on the surface it may not seem like much, it holds a much deeper, far more important meaning to me. Now when I go out to perform on the road, I can ask for more up front because the name is plural sounding! They think there is more than just me coming! It’s like being called “Adam and the Gang”! I can charge for more! More moolah! Well, it makes sense to me.

I haven’t watched an American Idol this season. Not one glorious episode. I did however catch the clip of that kid on YouTube who chose to cover Chris Cornell’s cover of Michael Jackson’s song “Billie Jean” to what I deemed as marvelous results. I have heard all three versions and if properly credited like they claim, I think that it is great. Does that make me a bad person? I’m starting to think that it does!

I am still “officially” jobless. I say “officially” because I credit Rockworms as a paying gig, even though I have yet to see a single cheque and Craig says that we won’t be profitable for at least another year. But, it’s going on the resume anyway. Anyone need a writer’s assistant?

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                          "Representing the class of 2005, Eli Porter."                           

That will someday soon, be enough to elicit a response of uncontrollable laughter from anyone at all close to the online community. About two weeks ago, I was reading some New York comedy blogs and I started to notice this small, but incredibly hilarious video was starting to make the rounds. Soon FunnyOrDie picked it up. Then FARK ran with it. Yesterday it made the front page of the Happy Good-Times Joy Fun Blog. So before it becomes "Chocolate Rain 2.0", we here at Rockworms need to climb aboard and embrace the awesomeness of "The Worst Rap Battle of All Time."

This video seriously has it ALL! Bad freestyle rap, terrible usage of slang, demeanment of the crippled, weirdly homo-erotic touching by the judges, gut-laughter inducing awkwardness and one of the worst attempts at Rosie O'Donnell dissing ever recorded. "Envy" sure picked a great week to suck. 

And as it is being said on some other blogs, at the end of the clip, please notice how "our boy Marv-O" pronounces that this battled HAD to be better than last week! I MUST SEE THE PREVIOUS WEEK!!!

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"Blastmasta" KRS-One's "Stop The Violence" tour came to a stop the other evening after violence erupted and the backstage irony cauldron overflowed onto the laps of all those in attendance.

At a concert in New Haven, CT last Friday, the patriarchal hip-hop pioneer was performing at one of the stops on his mission-led "Stop The Violence" tour which aimed at bringing attention to the alternatives of dangerous street-lives to America's youth. The tour has been stopping at some of the nations roughest neighborhoods for conferences and performances. 

The South Bronx-bred emcee was well into his set when a rowdy concert-goer tried to take the stage and was removed by security. As he was being ejected from the show, the upset fan hurled a bottle at KRS-One which struck him in the face and fractured his hand. I am not really sure how it would be possible to achieve both.

As the fan was being carried off, the remaining show crowd grew rowdy and wanted to put a down a SERIOUS WHUPPIN' on the fan. KRS always with the best intentions at heart, pleaded with the crowd to “Let it go. When negativity comes your way, let it go." Word. KRS was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was treated for a fractured hand and dehydration.

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