Blogs
April 15, 2013We all know Coachella is a textbook study on the desire to wear things that no human should. That typically applies to the crowd who come decked out in ill-fitting, barely-there costumes, spirit hoodies and every piece of tight neon attire imaginable. But artists on stage can commit some cringe-wort ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 3, 2013London’s Hot Chip move
up in New York
Voice Choices
March 6, 2013Keyboard-Loving Dark Popsters Small Black Return
Blogs
January 30, 2013Influentialalbums.com is a "quiz" one of your Facebook friends might've posted, boasting "Very few people own 70 or more. How many have you got?" and listing 100 albums ranging from the duh (Blonde on Blonde, Pet Sounds) to the hmmm (Gerry Rafferty? Felt??) to the genuinely bizarre (well, see below) ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2013Here are the ten best concerts to check out around the city this week, in no particular order.
Voice Choices
January 23, 2013Voice Choices
January 23, 2013Voice Choices
October 24, 2012Voice Choices
October 17, 2012A Re-reunited New Order
Play Roseland Ballroom
Voice Choices
April 11, 2012Music
February 15, 2012When past and future collide, does the present win?
Blogs
August 1, 2011MTV turns 30 today. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future.
Earlier today, we counted down the best music videos directed by people who took home (or, more likely, left at the podium) the Razzies' "Golden Raspberry" award for worst director. ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 22, 2011Voice Choices
June 1, 2011Voice Choices
November 24, 2010Peter Hook revisits the debut album of a decade
Blogs
August 27, 2010Here, for your stultifying Friday-afternoon perusal, is an excellent ripped-straight-from-vinyl bootleg of New Order back in 1983, regaling the paste-eating American masses. (Seriously, soak in the anti-U.S.A. sentiment in this article about the tour, featuring lyrics changed to "How does it ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2010Goodbye to all that. Photo by Sam Horine.In the week one of our team successfully transitioned into the "expert" phase of her juggalo fascination, the rest of us just kind of got silly. Hence: the top ten songs named "Fuck You" or the immediate equivalent; Jay-Z's ten most shameful rock and r ... More >>
Film
August 18, 2010Blogs
May 21, 2010If it were any cheaper, they'd be paying you.There are drink specials and there are drink specials. For some, an $8 martini is a marvelous deal -- by New York cocktailing standards, anyway. For others, it's not happy hour unless you can pay your tip out in quarters. At The Magician, from Mond ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2009F2K is a countdown of the 50 worst songs of the decade. Track our progress here.
OK, we all agree that Phil Collins is for wussies--but there's got to be some middle ground, right?
Blogs
November 23, 2009Arthur Baker, sans crazy stomach fluProducer and DJ Arthur Baker helped change the sound of New York in the early '80s, producing the pioneering Kraftwerk electro-twurk of Afrika Bambaataa's 1982 single "Planet Rock" and running early hip-hop label Streetwise. He was ready to spout about all ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2009 Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent.
Brooklyn's Bear In Heaven have evolved from a spaced-out, fuzzy psych mess to a spaced-out, fuzzy dance band. They've kept their soaring choruses and This Heat noise smackery intact, but now the wh ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 1, 2008Unknown
January 15, 2008LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy sheds his cool and unites the
Guitar Hero III–addled masses
Music
October 30, 2007Grieving Silkworm members regroup, balancing anger and acceptance
Music
June 5, 2007Minimal techno expert also makes a convincing song-and-dance man
NYC Life
February 13, 2007A V-Day roundup yields re-educated hipsters, angry guidos, trashy novels, and a very special discount
NYC Life
December 5, 2006Announcing the first (and possibly last) edition of the Fly Life Nightlife Awards
Music
May 16, 2006More high-art karaoke in Manhattan
Music
May 2, 2006Juicy dance veins and chic lobby minimalism from DFA
Music
March 21, 2006Music
February 7, 2006Rock Stars Are Not DJs—But DJs Are Rock Stars
NYC Life
January 24, 2006Fontana's is the new Fat Baby is the new Dark Room is the new Annex is the new Fontana's
Music
January 17, 2006Music
January 10, 2006Music
March 15, 2005Minor major artist serves up his long-awaited two-CD complimentary hospitality suite
Music
January 4, 2005Music
March 16, 2004NYC Life
February 17, 2004NYC Life
October 1, 2002Music
August 20, 2002Film
August 6, 2002News
August 6, 2002Making Myths with the Two Biggest Twats in Manchester
NYC Life
May 14, 2002Music
October 30, 2001NYC Life
May 29, 2001Music
September 5, 2000Music
May 16, 2000Long Island Voice
October 19, 1999Music
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