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2007 Stories by Tricia Romano

• Hack Attack

  published September 11, 2007

  Last Tuesday, on the sixth anniversary of September 11, the West Village Barnes & Noble was packed with 40 or so seriously stylish downtown... More >>

• NYPD Busts Ass

  published September 4, 2007

  The staff at Mr. Black, a gay dance club located on Broadway and Bleecker, spent Labor Day weekend in lockdown, where well-known DJ Sammy Jo of... More >>

• A Moveable Beast

  published August 28, 2007

  Once a year, the streets of New York are returned to the freaks and geeks. Last year, the Whore Cops—a troupe of ersatz bad-to-the-bone... More >>

• The $23 Million Boa

  published August 7, 2007

  Laurel Touby's feathers are floating everywhere. They land in glasses of wine, dot expensive suits worn by square-jawed TV newscasters, and catch... More >>

• Down at the Chelsea

  published July 10, 2007

  The Chelsea Hotel made news last month when its board ousted its longtime gatekeeper, Stanley Bard, and replaced Bard family management with BD... More >>

• Bye, Bye, Boobies

  published June 12, 2007

  In the back room of Galapagos, a young, artsy crowd watched the queer-friendly, all-girl rock band Marla Hooch perform a raucous... More >>

• A Full-Circle Farewell

  published May 22, 2007

  I'm ending it the way I started. Once upon a time, the only music I listened to was drum'n'bass. Hip-hop was on top of the charts, but all I... More >>

• Believe It or Not, Drum'n'Bass Isn't Dead

  published May 22, 2007

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• From Goth's Black Magic to, Uh, "Magic"

  published May 15, 2007

  Most people know Justine D. as one half of the Motherfucker DJing duo. Along with Michael T., she's been one of the most visible... More >>

• Fake Cock

  published May 8, 2007

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• Band of Gypsies

  published May 8, 2007

  There aren't too many female performers I'd like to see replicated 1,000 times. Madonna or Debbie Harry might be fun, but consider the prospect of... More >>

• Night of a Thousand Stevies

  published May 8, 2007

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• The Fall of a Perfect Dive

  published May 1, 2007

  I'd tell you about my many memorable nights at Siberia, the venerable Hell's Kitchen hangout, but I can't remember most of them. The infamous den... More >>

• Siberia Closes For Good

  published May 1, 2007

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• True Life

  published May 1, 2007

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• A Deluge of Parades

  published April 24, 2007

  New Yorkers, used to being told they can't dance where they want to, will soon find themselves able to cavort a bit more freely. Alas, no, the... More >>

• Sunshine, Underground

  published April 17, 2007

  Few things could be more depressing for a local DJ than getting his biggest hometown headlining gig to date canceled mere hours before it began.... More >>

• Happy Birthday, Nikola Tamindzic

  published April 10, 2007

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• The Birthday Party

  published April 10, 2007

  Five years. That's long enough to get one college degree and start on a second one. Long enough to fall in love, get married, have a couple kids,... More >>

• Shiny Cars, Shiny People

  published April 3, 2007

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• Dead Again

  published April 3, 2007

  The end is nigh. Again. How many times have I written this column? A club moves in and makes a neighborhood exciting, bringing new residents... More >>

• Paris Calling

  published March 27, 2007

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• The Bored and the Beautiful

  published March 27, 2007

  In the wee hours of a recent Thursday night, the Pierces popped my cherry. I'd never done karaoke before. While super-foxy sisters... More >>

• Keeping Up With the Pierces

  published March 27, 2007

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• 'Friends' Forever

  published March 20, 2007

  It's the song that just keeps on giving. "We Are Your Friends," the remix of Simian's "Never Be Alone" by the French dance-music duo... More >>