Charles Manson

12 Songs for 12/12/12

Well, shit--JUST when we'd finally recovered from 11/11/11, here comes the titanic saturnalia we like to call 12/12/12! So hey, here's 12 songs with "12"/"twelve" in the title, because what the fuck else.

The Prosecution of an American President

Monkees Fans, Let's Talk About Head

Tonight, Bell House will screen the Monkees' 1968 film Head. The group and their management thought it wise to keep copping the Beatles' moves, and the film was likely greenlit with the idea that it would be their Help! Thankfully, the Monkees -- fueled by their growing insecurity over being percei ... More >>

Fall Arts Guide 2012: Art

Paul Ryan Really Likes Rage Against the Machine (By Accident)

No, pigs are not flying - this story is just too ironically hilarious to not report on.Ever hear of Rage Against the Machine? We're sure you have: the band formed in the late 1980s and grew to fame throughout the Clinton years, as a response to Generation X's tendency to corporatize and globalize se ... More >>

Q&A: Matthew Shipp On His Early New York Days, Getting Shit For Playing Electronics, And Black Music Disaster

When AUM Fidelity head Steven Joerg told the Voice that "Giants walk among us and you got to fucking pay attention," it was absolute that avant-garde jazz pianist Matthew Shipp was in his canon. Alongside the likes of William Parker, David S. Ware, Daniel Carter, Roy Campbell, Joe Morris, and Sabir ... More >>

The Most Awkward Books To Read on The Subway

One of the many reasons New York is perf for bookworms is mass transit: You can read during your commute! If you have ever been on a subway or bus during rush hour, you will have noticed how close the transit quarters are and how tempting easy it is to eye other peoples' books and periodicals -- an ... More >>

Tom Ford On His Boyfriend, Yves' Dis, And the Manson Connection

Designer Tom Ford said a fashionable mouthful in his interview with Fern Mallis at the 92nd Street Y the other night. Here are the tres chic highlights, as reported by well-dressed attendee Christian Freedom: "Though Wikipedia states that Tom went to Bard College, he never attended that school. ... More >>

Nine Starting Points For A Beach Boys YouTube Wormhole

Beach Boys YouTube wormholes can take many paths, from sunshine-draped reveries to sudden decisive turns towards the seriously depressing. But no clickbait-enhanced listicle of questionable Mike Love sartorial/dance/aesthetic moves, horrifying Brian Wilson zombie moments, made-for-TV movies, or John ... More >>

The Perils of Communal Living in Martha Marcy May Marlene

Noise Violation: Four Hours with Boyd Rice

Sunday In New York: Death Grips Give Rock Beach A Demonic Chill

​ In Waste Of Paint, our writer/artist team of Jamie Peck and Debbie Allen will review goings-on about town in words and images. Spurred on by our desire to get away from the cement inferno our city had become, Debbie and I ventured to what seemed like the ends of the Earth (or at least the c ... More >>

Troy Donahue Explains Charlie Manson's Appeal: "His Cock."

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 29, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 30 Troy Donahue was always just like he is By Ron Rosenbaum Why interview Troy Donahue anyway? "Believe me, you won't believe Toy when you see him," the press agent tells me. "He's a bearded hippie! And be ... More >>

Daughter-Raping Murderer Is Fan of Charlie Sheen's Show, Which Sheen Actually Can't Help

​In what we assume is a bid to put together two SEO-worthy tales of sex and woe, the Daily News made the decision to publish the info that self-described "world famous" Austrian Josef Fritzl, who raped and fathered children with a daughter he kept in a dungeon for 24 years (and was found guilt ... More >>

Richard M. Nixon, Cinephile

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. August 20, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 34 Film in Focus By Andrew Sarris President Richard M. Nixon may not be quite the cinephile his recent press notices would seem to suggest. Or so we are led to believe by a recent Variety follow-up to the ... More >>

From Foxy Knoxy to Son of Sam: Are Facebook Fan Pages the New Trend in Jail Mail?

​Amanda Knox, the college student convicted in December of murdering her roommate while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, receives hundreds of letters in jail every month, and says they are "great support." But jail mail no longer means just letters. Slews of other supporters and haters share ... More >>

SHARPE FOCUS

L.A. brohemians invade new shores

Manson: The Musical! Settles for Puerile Provocations

So You Go to That Vice 15th Anniversary/Halloween Party with Jesus Lizard and Bad Brains. . .

all photos by Rebecca SmeyneDavid Yow, Halloween saviour Jesus Lizard Bad Brains Empty warehouse, North 10th Street Saturday, October 31 So you go to the much-ballyhooed Vice Halloween Party, the 15th anniversary bash in Williamsburg that the lifestyle brand reportedly dropped $250,000 to throw. Y ... More >>

News Roundup: R. Kelly, Jay-Z, Mr. West, Drake and Nipsey Hussle, Phil Spector

​--On Tuesday, we noted that R. Kelly had announced his "Ladies Make Some Noise!" tour, which included an NYC stop on October 16th. Now the venue has been revealed-- the WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden--and tickets are on internet presale right now. The password? LADIES. This man and his ... More >>

Three Days at the New York International Fringe Festival

Blind Items About Raw Sex and Meth Habits!

Your guess is not as good as mine. But go ahead and try.

Surf Noir: Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice

Diving into 1970 L.A., the noted novelist tokes up a comic detective tale

Is Anyone Sicker Than Phil Spector?

Let's have a belated hooray for the conviction of human chia pet Phil Spector and his Yahoo Serious hairdo. Can you believe a couple of jurors last time around actually thought Lana Clarkson had killed herself, even though a procession of other women came forth to describe the way Phil had ritualist ... More >>

Anger Management

P.S.1 explores the early works of a legendary filmmaker

Mario Lopez's Underwear Dis

Chattin' with Loretta Lynn and John Leguizamo; Carol Burnett in action; adventures of Nick Adams

Sirhan Sirhan Still Number One with a Bullet

Songs of Faith and Devotion

Alice Coltrane's legacy boldly mingles the spiritual with the musical

Collective Soul's "Shine" Soon To Be Christened Virginia Tech's "Helter Skelter"

Revenge of the Mouse Coffins

Gentrifiers Beware! The Home You Bust Up May Be Your Own.

CMJ Music Marathon Highlights

Bubble Economy: A New Era of Narrowing Release Windows

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Machine Age

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Still Waters

As a photographer, the filmmaker continues to make deliciously perverse 'little movies'

Dada Salamanders in the Beer Hall, Pissing the Night Away

Film Comment

At the Movies With John Waters

The Impresario

Boo Froebel Sets the Scene for Edgy Performance

Looking for the Grinch Who Stole Christmas?

Try These Internet Crime Sites

Icon Remix

Paul Pfeiffer Sees the Art Historical Vista from the Bates Motel

Expose yourself

Expose Yourself

The Revenge of the Real

Hungry and Weird

School's Been Blown to Pieces

Everyday Terror in the Suburbs South of Denver

Wheat Pasting Against the Machine

Guerrilla Artists Celebrate 20 Years of Culture Jamming

A Pettibon Primer

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