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Q&A: Jacques Greene On Producing Pop Acts, Being Introduced To Dance Music, And Bridging Gaps Between Audiences

Electronic dance music's recent youthquake has brought forth not only a lot of new production talent, but also a healthy number with distinctive styles. That's certainly the case with the 22-year-old Montreal producer who goes under the moniker Jacques Greene—a normal-enough-sounding name, par ... More >>

Under the Toque: Bocuse d'Or Winners, Marcus Samuelsson's Harlem

Gordon Ramsay is suing a Montreal restaurant, Laurier BBQ, for $2.7 million over his role in the restaurant's makeover. [CBC via Huff Po] The winners of the European Bocuse d'Or this year were all Scandinavian chefs. See who took home the gold.

Borscht Finds a Spot Outside of the Bowl

​Beets and goat cheese as a combination may be lowbrow-despicable, joining meatballs and anything with truffle oil as over the hill, over-saturated, and oft mocked menu items. However, beets aren't leaving the table anytime soon, in fact, it's tempting to say they're making a comeback. Fortunately ... More >>

Occupy Valentine's Day: Tomorrow's Bed-In in Washington Square Park

Revolutionary GamesThe flyer for tomorrow's "Bed-In."​Valentine's Day, it is now well-established by crushingly overwhelming consensus, is more or less the worst, a vastly successful conspiracy by the Things-That-Are-Pink-Or-Made-Of-Chocolate Industrial complex to boost sales. Whether you a ... More >>

Little Scream

Revolutionary GamesThe flyer for tomorrow's "Bed-In."​Valentine's Day, it is now well-established by crushingly overwhelming consensus, is more or less the worst, a vastly successful conspiracy by the Things-That-Are-Pink-Or-Made-Of-Chocolate Industrial complex to boost sales. Whether you a ... More >>

DIVO

The Montreal duo isn’t a fad, not anymore

M. Wells Hits the Road

No one home​No word yet on when M. Wells will be back up and running -- or even where exactly, although it will likely be in Long Island City -- but that doesn't seem to have owners Sarah Obraitis and Hugue Dufour too worried. They send around word today they they'll be taking their show on th ... More >>

'Mister Sunday Presents Space Dimension Controller'

No one home​No word yet on when M. Wells will be back up and running -- or even where exactly, although it will likely be in Long Island City -- but that doesn't seem to have owners Sarah Obraitis and Hugue Dufour too worried. They send around word today they they'll be taking their show on th ... More >>

Malajube+Pretty & Nice

No one home​No word yet on when M. Wells will be back up and running -- or even where exactly, although it will likely be in Long Island City -- but that doesn't seem to have owners Sarah Obraitis and Hugue Dufour too worried. They send around word today they they'll be taking their show on th ... More >>

Of Montreal

No one home​No word yet on when M. Wells will be back up and running -- or even where exactly, although it will likely be in Long Island City -- but that doesn't seem to have owners Sarah Obraitis and Hugue Dufour too worried. They send around word today they they'll be taking their show on th ... More >>

The Dears

No one home​No word yet on when M. Wells will be back up and running -- or even where exactly, although it will likely be in Long Island City -- but that doesn't seem to have owners Sarah Obraitis and Hugue Dufour too worried. They send around word today they they'll be taking their show on th ... More >>

Two 8 Two to Bring More Burgers to Atlantic

pegshot3...2...1...Two 8 Two​A walk by 282 Atlantic Avenue recently revealed that the windows of the forthcoming burger bar called Two 8 Two are still papered over. A sign on the storefront promises a March opening, but no stirrings have been detected inside as yet.

Robert Sietsema at Heartbreak; Lauren Shockey at Cocoron

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema revels in authentic German at Heartbreak, proclaiming that "never has there been anything quite like Heartbreak, which seeks to elevate the culinary status of peasant classics." Lauren Shockey pays a visit to Cocoron, which is "poised to change the city's nood ... More >>

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema revels in authentic German at Heartbreak, proclaiming that "never has there been anything quite like Heartbreak, which seeks to elevate the culinary status of peasant classics." Lauren Shockey pays a visit to Cocoron, which is "poised to change the city's nood ... More >>

The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ... Vic ... More >>

My 10 Favorite NYC Dishes of 2010

​10. Smoked Meat Poutine at Mile End - It's hard to imagine an American restaurant improving on this working-class Montreal standard, but Boerum Hill's Mile End has done the trick, by garnishing the poutine with another Quebecois specialty, smoked meat, in addition to curds, fries, and gravy. ... More >>

This Week in the Voice

​In this week's issue of the Voice, Steven Thrasher takes on the supposed racial discrimination of the New York City "6019" firefighter's exam. Black candidates have passed the test with flying colors and yet have been prevented from joining the FDNY after the test was deemed racist by federal ... More >>

'Turbotax Presents Julio Bashmore+Jacques Greene'

​In this week's issue of the Voice, Steven Thrasher takes on the supposed racial discrimination of the New York City "6019" firefighter's exam. Black candidates have passed the test with flying colors and yet have been prevented from joining the FDNY after the test was deemed racist by federal ... More >>

Being Fat Costs America $168 Billion; Peanut Brittle All the Rage

​A new study reveals that nearly 17 percent of U.S. medical costs can be blamed on obesity - some $168 billion. [USA Today] Conceiving your child in early spring can increase its chances of developing food allergies, according to Finnish researchers. [BusinessWire] Meanwhile, men who eat a l ... More >>

M. Wells's Hugue Dufour, Part Deux: Food Eroticism, Being Inspired by Dog Food & Why You Can Never Have Too Much Foie Gras

Tobie Marier-RobitailleHugue Dufour​Yesterday, we talked to Hugue Dufour, chef-owner of M. Wells in Long Island City, about what makes his diner so special and when we can expect to be able to eat dinner (and drink wine) there. Today, he talks food, sex, and why New York needs more foie gras. ... More >>

I Suppose It Would Be Pretty Weird If I Didn't Mention That Janelle Monáe's The Archandroid Is Out Today, And That She's At The Highline Ballroom Tonight

​Yes, I have held forth on Ms. Monae at some length already, but This Is the Day: Her profoundly daffy debut full-length, The Archandroid, is in stores today. And it's pretty great! May take a while to absorb (the overtures! The Roman numerals! The Of Montreal hijack! The general space-cadet l ... More >>

Q&A: Yo Gabba Gabba! Creators Christian Jacobs and Scott Shultz Explain Why Indie Rock Is Good For Children

Ben Clark/NickelodeonBottom row: Christian Jacobs, DJ Lance Rock, and Scott Shultz. Top row: Brobee, Muno, Plex.​The characters of the Nickelodeon preschool children's show, Yo Gabba Gabba!, recently barbecued with riff-rockers Them Crooked Vultures: picture a gap-toothed cyclops (Muno), a pin ... More >>

Tonight! Plants and Animals, The Deli Presents, and Beatbox Guitar

Don't let the name fool you: Plants and Animals are not a biology lesson, but a Montreal-based trio whose epic songs shapeshift from plush orchestral arrangements into sprightly, choral folk. They're at Union Hall. Or, brace yourself for an evening of headbanger delights at Webster Hall, where the ... More >>

'The Bunker & Mutek Festival'

Don't let the name fool you: Plants and Animals are not a biology lesson, but a Montreal-based trio whose epic songs shapeshift from plush orchestral arrangements into sprightly, choral folk. They're at Union Hall. Or, brace yourself for an evening of headbanger delights at Webster Hall, where the ... More >>

Tonight! The Lovely Feathers, Hockey, and Josefin Fundin

​It may seem like SXSW is sucking the musical lifeblood out of Gotham this week, but there's plenty of talent swimming up here, against the current, anyway. Take Montreal's the Lovely Feathers (to your left), who'll transform Mercury Lounge into an indie-pop playground with their wooing vocals ... More >>

OF MADNESS

Georgia's deranged rockers still mean business

The Blogroll Gazette: A Star-Studded 'Julie & Julia' Premiere; Where Will Nate Appleman Settle?

This week in food blogs... Eater took bets on what restaurant Nate Appleman may end up in. Motorino seems like a stretch, while Drew Nieporent's project for Mai House could be a possibility. The Feedbag attended the after party of the Julie & Julia premiere, and talked to celebs -- of both the foo ... More >>

Malajube

This week in food blogs... Eater took bets on what restaurant Nate Appleman may end up in. Motorino seems like a stretch, while Drew Nieporent's project for Mai House could be a possibility. The Feedbag attended the after party of the Julie & Julia premiere, and talked to celebs -- of both the foo ... More >>

Of Montreal+Janelle Monae

This week in food blogs... Eater took bets on what restaurant Nate Appleman may end up in. Motorino seems like a stretch, while Drew Nieporent's project for Mai House could be a possibility. The Feedbag attended the after party of the Julie & Julia premiere, and talked to celebs -- of both the foo ... More >>

A-Trak

This week in food blogs... Eater took bets on what restaurant Nate Appleman may end up in. Motorino seems like a stretch, while Drew Nieporent's project for Mai House could be a possibility. The Feedbag attended the after party of the Julie & Julia premiere, and talked to celebs -- of both the foo ... More >>

This Week's Voice: Hipster Runoff, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Great Depression Double Bills, Piero Manzoni, and More

In this week's Village Voice Music Section, Rob Harvilla gives us "Hipster Runoff Explained (Maybe)," a possibly illuminating chat with the Internet's latest mystery man. Stephen Slaybaugh investigates the sweet pop pleasure of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Aidan Levy on the ambitious 'Searc ... More >>

Bad Flirt

In this week's Village Voice Music Section, Rob Harvilla gives us "Hipster Runoff Explained (Maybe)," a possibly illuminating chat with the Internet's latest mystery man. Stephen Slaybaugh investigates the sweet pop pleasure of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Aidan Levy on the ambitious 'Searc ... More >>

Porn Stars! Strippers! And More Jeremy Piven Dish!

Who says Montreal is cold? It's hot, baby.

I'm A-Comin' To Montreal!

Rumor has it that I'm making a personal appearance this Friday at 10 PM at the Succo Lounge (you heard me) of the Opus hotel on the corner of St. Laurent and Sherbrooke. I will be meeting and greeting whoever the heck shows up, and I just KNOW it's gonna be more festive than when I hosted gay prid ... More >>

Strange Snacks of the World - Poutine

Rumor has it that I'm making a personal appearance this Friday at 10 PM at the Succo Lounge (you heard me) of the Opus hotel on the corner of St. Laurent and Sherbrooke. I will be meeting and greeting whoever the heck shows up, and I just KNOW it's gonna be more festive than when I hosted gay prid ... More >>

Brief Guide to All the Wacky Shit You Missed This Weekend, Ponce

Rumor has it that I'm making a personal appearance this Friday at 10 PM at the Succo Lounge (you heard me) of the Opus hotel on the corner of St. Laurent and Sherbrooke. I will be meeting and greeting whoever the heck shows up, and I just KNOW it's gonna be more festive than when I hosted gay prid ... More >>

POP Montreal Day 1: Winter Gloves, Vetiver, The Clips, Woodhands, An Orgy of Keytar

Rumor has it that I'm making a personal appearance this Friday at 10 PM at the Succo Lounge (you heard me) of the Opus hotel on the corner of St. Laurent and Sherbrooke. I will be meeting and greeting whoever the heck shows up, and I just KNOW it's gonna be more festive than when I hosted gay prid ... More >>

Live from POP Montreal: A Music Festival in a Pervert's Paradise

Rumor has it that I'm making a personal appearance this Friday at 10 PM at the Succo Lounge (you heard me) of the Opus hotel on the corner of St. Laurent and Sherbrooke. I will be meeting and greeting whoever the heck shows up, and I just KNOW it's gonna be more festive than when I hosted gay prid ... More >>

FranceOff! The Lower East Side takes on la France

Quel Surprise!

Pompous Canadian Indie Rock Overwrought But Overwhelming

Quel Surprise!

Split Decision

Lured by competing games, queer athletes find they can't go both ways

Out by a Whisker

Baseball and Facial Hair

Bomba Away

Baseball and Facial Hair

The Knobbies '00

The Year in Princely Cock-Ups

Sports

The Year in Princely Cock-Ups

Music

The Year in Princely Cock-Ups

Masked Men

The Year in Princely Cock-Ups

The Year in Underachievements

Hidekis '99

Radio 2.0

Hidekis '99