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Cyndi Lauper

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Great Logo For New Drag Musical Coming To Broadway!

    Based on a movie, of course! It's the musical of Kinky Boots, the 2005 feelgood film about Lola, the drag queen who helps reinvent footwear for men of all genders. The musical version--opening first in Chicago--sounds a little bit like Priscilla meets La Cage with a little bit of Sister Act thrown ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2012

    Miles Davis (2) Meets Cyndi Lauper (15) In SOTC's Search For The Quintessential New York Musician

    ​The Round of 64 for Sound of the City's own version of March Madness—in which you, the Sound of the City voting public, help determine the quintessential New York musician—finishes this weekend, with the Round of 32 hicking off Monday. (The schedule and results so far are here; the fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    I'm The King of Queens! I Visited The Gay Bars There!

    Yes, I checked out the queens in Queens. It was a snowy Wednesday night, but there was still some life to be found in the Jackson Heights bars, where salsa and merengue sounds, twinkly lights, and cheapish drinks make your butt vibrate with the excitement that you've decided to embrace the larger i ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    NYE Guide: Dance

    Parties you'll remember the next day

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    12 Supporting Characters From Music Videos Who You Can Use As Quick (And Cheap) Inspiration For Halloween Costumes

    Picturesque Americana or pop-cultural moment waiting to be ripped off? It's your call! ​Halloween is coming! In case you're someone who doesn't have the time or money—or patience—to head out to the costume shop and figure out what alter ego you're going to take on during this weeke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    The Trouble With Wikipedia!

    Howard Huang​Wikipedia is invaluable as a research tool, but while it contains a lot of great stuff, it's basically reporting by committee and suffers as a result. There are things in there that might be just a little true or maybe not true at all, but they become your signature achievements ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Wild Flag, Method Man, Cyndi Lauper And More: Your Guide To The Weekend's Biggest Shows

    Those Darlins, hangin' out in those giant pipes.​The mouse-headed DJ Deadmau5 finally finished his six-night stand at the Roseland Ballroom earlier this week (in one of the week's strangest press releases, I learned that the event was commemorated by a fancy cake that placed his signature head ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Win Cyndi Lauper DVDs And Tickets Right Here!

    Here's the drill: Explain why Cyndi Lauper has inspired/entertained/educated you in 150 words or less, and send it to me at musto@villagevoice.com by tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 11:59 p.m. In other words, tell me why you feel "she's so unusual" and amazing.

  • Voice Choices

    September 28, 2011

    Cyndi Lauper

    Here's the drill: Explain why Cyndi Lauper has inspired/entertained/educated you in 150 words or less, and send it to me at musto@villagevoice.com by tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 11:59 p.m. In other words, tell me why you feel "she's so unusual" and amazing.

  • Voice Choices

    August 10, 2011

    St. Vincent

    Here's the drill: Explain why Cyndi Lauper has inspired/entertained/educated you in 150 words or less, and send it to me at musto@villagevoice.com by tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 11:59 p.m. In other words, tell me why you feel "she's so unusual" and amazing.

  • Voice Choices

    January 26, 2011

    Prince

    Here's the drill: Explain why Cyndi Lauper has inspired/entertained/educated you in 150 words or less, and send it to me at musto@villagevoice.com by tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 11:59 p.m. In other words, tell me why you feel "she's so unusual" and amazing.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Fancy Upper West Side Building Hires Its Own Creative Director

    ​Ever felt that the seafoam green interior and moldy moldings of your Lower East Side walkup just don't "go" with the authentic door paint or vintage-scented elevator or occasional atmospheric shrieks and scufflings? Ah, if we lived at the Upper West Side's historic condo The Apthorp (resident ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Black Swan, Cyndi Lauper, South Beach, and Cockpit Jokes!

    ​CLICK HERE for my yuletide potpourri of a column which goes from movie premieres to Florida sun frolicking to free buffets to casino culture and back to the free buffets!

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Robyn Is Playing Radio City Music Hall

    ​It's been a real We Did It sort of day, with various Internet phenoms beknighted by various ivory-tower institutions that once seemingly loomed far above them: New Simplicity leading lights Cults signed to Columbia, Das Racist and Odd Future carefully considered by the New Yorker, the world f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Hey, Everyone, Guess What: Girls Masturbate

    No Age Limit​I wholeheartedly endorse Mary Elizabeth Williams's article in Salon today, "Why teen girls need more vibrators." It comes after the media shockwave over 16-year-old Taylor Momsen's recent exclamation that her vibrator is her "best friend" -- partly because she's young, partly bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Live: The Hood Internet Unleash A Torrent Of Guilty Pleasures At Bell House

    Best Bar Mitzvah ever.​The Hood Internet Bell House Friday, July 2 The scene at the Bell House Friday night could've easily been mistaken for a totally rad Bar Mitzvah: A dance floor filled with boys and girls not touching, but rather dancing in circles around each other (some were even shoel ... More >>

  • Theater

    May 11, 2010

    The Lo-Fi, Sci-Fi Song for a Future Generation

    Best Bar Mitzvah ever.​The Hood Internet Bell House Friday, July 2 The scene at the Bell House Friday night could've easily been mistaken for a totally rad Bar Mitzvah: A dance floor filled with boys and girls not touching, but rather dancing in circles around each other (some were even shoel ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 4, 2010

    Sia

    Best Bar Mitzvah ever.​The Hood Internet Bell House Friday, July 2 The scene at the Bell House Friday night could've easily been mistaken for a totally rad Bar Mitzvah: A dance floor filled with boys and girls not touching, but rather dancing in circles around each other (some were even shoel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    "You're All So Hammered You Don't Give A Fuck What I Say": Live From The Woodies

    Girls not having much fun. Pic by Connar Walik, more below.​Once a year, mtvU hosts the Woodies, an event that's a lot like the Teen Choice Awards, except that it caters to college kids and music-industry people who can say stuff like, "I started listening to that band, like, two years ago." T ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 10, 2009

    Jude Law Busted By Sir Ian McKellen!

    You read it here first! (Whatever it is.)

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Obama's Encounter With a Pop Diva

    ​President Obama loves to reference Lady Gaga to show how hip he is. I'm hearing that the other day, after he made a speech about the importance of the hate crimes legislation he signed, the Prez was greeted by '80s singer and LGBT supporter Cyndi Lauper, who told him, "It's about time!"

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Cyndi Lauper and Sharon Osbourne Are Slinging Burgers in Midtown

    ​Midtown Lunch brings the somewhat random news that Cyndi Lauper and Sharon Osbourne are at this very minute pretending to be waitresses at the Burger Heaven on 62nd and Lex. Apparently it's part of a charity event that's part of a publicity campaign for Celebrity Apprentice, a show with a res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    We Don't Care If You've Already Seen It: 30 Seconds of Celine Dion as Michael Jackson

    WhatHuhDuhWhuh? From 2006, apparently. Oh and: she does Cyndi Lauper, too. Stately! If you have her doing GG Allin, please contact us immediately.

  • Columns

    June 17, 2009

    Talk Show Host Thrown Out of Gay Bar!

    Poisonous chatter, but the ending will leave you in Stritches.

  • Columns

    November 5, 2008

    Gossip About Pamela Anderson, Madonna, and The Facts of Life!

    The non-dish on Nancy McKeon; the worst recession sale in town.

  • Columns

    July 24, 2007

    Fame Is Such a Drug. . . I Mean, Drag

    And trying to be famous? Let me tell you about it.

  • Music

    October 17, 2006

    Cutting Wit

    The Knife's Lynchian synthpop is otherwordly, terrifying, and totally hilarious

  • Columns

    June 20, 2006

    NY Mirror

    The Knife's Lynchian synthpop is otherwordly, terrifying, and totally hilarious

  • Columns

    June 13, 2006

    Horoscope

    The Knife's Lynchian synthpop is otherwordly, terrifying, and totally hilarious

  • NYC Life

    April 25, 2006

    No. 1 Fan

    Cuckoo for Kylie Minogue and Jamie Lidell; Rothko renovates

  • Columns

    March 28, 2006

    NY Mirror

    Cuckoo for Kylie Minogue and Jamie Lidell; Rothko renovates

  • Columns

    January 31, 2006

    NY Mirror

    Cuckoo for Kylie Minogue and Jamie Lidell; Rothko renovates

  • Music

    December 27, 2005

    Extraordinary Machines

    We didn't get what we wanted but we haven't entirely lost what we had

  • Columns

    December 13, 2005

    NY Mirror

    We didn't get what we wanted but we haven't entirely lost what we had

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2005

    The American Music Awards: A Running Diary

    We didn't get what we wanted but we haven't entirely lost what we had

  • NYC Life

    July 19, 2005

    Mega Huge

    'Mommie Dearest' and sultan of Brunei run with Scissors

  • Columns

    June 21, 2005

    Tough Advice for Ellen, Angelina, and the Olsens

    'Mommie Dearest' and sultan of Brunei run with Scissors

  • NYC Life

    May 10, 2005

    Boots of Leather

    What rust belt city was it? It wasn't in the rust belt. That's why we left.

  • Film

    January 25, 2005

    200 Days of Solitude

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Columns

    May 18, 2004

    NY Mirror

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • NYC Life

    May 4, 2004

    Outdoor Concerts & Music Festivals

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Music

    April 6, 2004

    Music

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Music

    January 28, 2003

    Music

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • NYC Life

    October 15, 2002

    Mr. Nice Guy

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Music

    July 25, 2000

    Chain Store Hairdos

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Music

    July 11, 2000

    Touring the Jazz Museum

    JVC 2000 Looks Backward

  • Music

    June 22, 1999

    Call the Doctor

    JVC 2000 Looks Backward

  • Music

    March 23, 1999

    Couth and Coolth

    The Cream of Cabaret Month

  • Music

    January 19, 1999

    On the Honey

    The Cream of Cabaret Month

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