Malcolm McLaren, ex Sex Pistols manager, promoter and all-round punk impresario is dead. McClaren died yesterday at age 64 from mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer.

New York’s Fred Perry store on Wooster Street in Soho is now stocking limited edition versions of their clothing line to celebrate The Specials’ 30th anniversary reunion tour. Click inside to also learn how to win tickets to The Specials’ upcoming NYC gig.

To celebrate our one-year anniversary we’re taking a look back on some of most significant stories of our first year month-by-month.

We’ll keep this short. Their April 21st show sold out in a matter of minutes. They’ve added Tuesday April 20th as a second date at the same venue. Tickets went on sale at 12 noon today.

If you anywhere near a TV on Sunday, you’ll have a chance to see the Modfathers live during Super Bowl XLIV on CBS.

Long time scooter-rally favorites and grand-daddys of misery-music, Echo & The Bunnymen are set to play NYC’s Mercury Lounge as part of their US tour supporting their forthcoming album, “The Fountain.”

Hot on the heels of the fantastic Brooklyn Soul Festival, co-organizer Dig Deeper is continuing to bring a fantastic line up of soul artists to NYC. Click on inside for the details on two upcoming South Paw shows.

It’s Labor Day Weekend folks, and that means drink, music and shenanigans – en mass. This weekend NYC’s Cockabilly Records & John Thomas are putting together the massive 2009 Coney Island Rockabilly, Sideshow & Burlesque Festival. Four full days of over 100 Psychobilly, Rockabilly, Burlesque and Sideshow acts from around the world.

Modfather and DNA parent to all scooterists, Roger Daltrey is currently warming up for his solo tour, the aptly named “Use It or Lose It” tour hitting NYC at the Times Square Nokia Theater on November 20th.

Hot on the heels of the very successful sweaty, crowded Brooklyn Soul Festival, co-organizers Subway Soul have announced in partnership with Smashed! Blocked!, The Itchycoo New York Mod Weekender.