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Pete Townshend

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Running The Numbers: The Four-Disc, 73-Track Bob Dylan Covers Comp With Miley, Ke$ha, Lenny, And Many Others

    ​Today Amnesty International releases Chimes Of Freedom, a really, really huge compilation of bob Dylan covers by artists both canonized and obscure. Trying to analyze such a huge undertaking can only be done in one way: Mathematically. Amount of music in this collection: 73 songs on four CD ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Live: Scott Weiland Is Full Of Strange Merriment At The P.C. Richard & Son Theater

    Scott Weiland P.C. Richard & Son Theater Tuesday, November 29 Better than: Losing The Drummer Boy Challenge. The P.C. Richard and Son Theater is a small venue with a capacity of maybe 200 people at most; its size can make the space seem like a compressed TV studio. Last night, during Scott Weilan ... More >>

  • Art

    July 20, 2011

    Artists Reveal the Tunes They Work To

    The sonic muses of Terry Winters, Lisa Yuskavage, John Chiara, Jaime Hernandez, Demetrius Oliver, and James Casebere

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Fun, Fun, Fun for Curtis Granderson and Yankee Fans

    When Curtis Granderson came to bat for the Yankees in the second inning of yesterday's home opener against Detroit, the crowd got a nasty shock: the stadium's speakers were blaring Rebecca Black's "Friday," a song so insipid it makes Justin Bieber sound like Lou Reed. Granderson, too, seemed ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2010

    Get Your Google Off the Table: Are Search Engines Allowed at Mealtime?

    ​Using a cell phone at the dinner table is rude, the New York Times cements as a rule this weekend, citing a new Emily Post book of manners for children and a Zagat survey. But are there exceptions? "What if a few clicks of the smartphone can answer a question, solve a dispute or elucidate tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Jim Power, the East Village Mosaic Man, Teams Up With 23-Year-Old Apprentice to "Keep the Arts Alive"

    Mosaic Man Jim Power and his dog, Jessie Jane​"Wake up, New York! Are we kidding? I will be the #1 tourist attraction in this place, and that includes the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty," boasts Jim Power -- a/k/a, New York's Mosaic Man (so dubbed in a 1988 Voice article) -- who has ... More >>

  • Music

    May 11, 2010

    The National Is Uncomfortably Fun

    Matt Berninger makes awkward look cool and despair sound hilarious

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    News Roundup: Peter King vs. Michael Jackson, Courtney Love, Panic at the Disco, Rihanna

    --One King to another: New York congressman Peter King released a YouTube video in which he calls Michael Jackson a "pervert" and a "low life." Released on the Fourth of July, King begins by praising "cops, firefighters and teachers," but quickly moves to his less-than-remorseful point: "Let's kn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Dating, the Direct Approach

    You've tried it all: eharmony, match.com, chemistry.com, blind dates, and you still can't land a man? Perhaps with a little help from your friends, you'll finally be able to hookup with a simple plea: PLEASE DATE MY FRIEND!The loyal friends of "Anne-Marie" are so concerned about getting their friend ... More >>

  • Theater

    May 20, 2009

    A Brooklyn Tommy Revival Is No Magic Journey

    Not gonna take it

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Obama's 2009 Kennedy Center Honors: A Modest Proposal

    The ridiculous 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- featuring bizarre tributes to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, among others -- were recently televised, which gave us an idea for the next Administration. President Obama's walking into a seriously screwed-up economy and two wars. Since things are goin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Pete Townsend, Other Oddities at Kennedy Center Honors

    The ridiculous 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- featuring bizarre tributes to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, among others -- were recently televised, which gave us an idea for the next Administration. President Obama's walking into a seriously screwed-up economy and two wars. Since things are goin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2006

    Status Ain't Hood's Favorite Live Shows of 2006

    The ridiculous 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- featuring bizarre tributes to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, among others -- were recently televised, which gave us an idea for the next Administration. President Obama's walking into a seriously screwed-up economy and two wars. Since things are goin ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    December 26, 2006

    Fully Stacked

    The ridiculous 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- featuring bizarre tributes to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, among others -- were recently televised, which gave us an idea for the next Administration. President Obama's walking into a seriously screwed-up economy and two wars. Since things are goin ... More >>

  • Music

    November 7, 2006

    Sexagenarians Channel Quadrophenia

    The ridiculous 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- featuring bizarre tributes to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, among others -- were recently televised, which gave us an idea for the next Administration. President Obama's walking into a seriously screwed-up economy and two wars. Since things are goin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2005

    Foxy Brown is Deaf

    The ridiculous 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- featuring bizarre tributes to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, among others -- were recently televised, which gave us an idea for the next Administration. President Obama's walking into a seriously screwed-up economy and two wars. Since things are goin ... More >>

  • Music

    November 29, 2005

    Music

    The ridiculous 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- featuring bizarre tributes to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, among others -- were recently televised, which gave us an idea for the next Administration. President Obama's walking into a seriously screwed-up economy and two wars. Since things are goin ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    November 11, 2003

    Dressed to Kilt

    Men in Skirts, Uptown and Down

  • Film

    October 28, 2003

    Film

    Beautifully shot Bellocchio gems finally see light of day

  • Music

    May 20, 2003

    Putting the Fun in Fungus

    Bearded Pushermen of the World, Unite!

  • Specials

    February 4, 2003

    Letters

    Bearded Pushermen of the World, Unite!

  • Books

    January 21, 2003

    The Carson Show

    Pages From a Cold Island

  • News

    January 21, 2003

    A Marriage Made Online

    How 'Reason' Came to 'Suck'

  • News

    January 14, 2003

    Persecuting Pee-wee

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Theater

    June 11, 2002

    Four on the Floor

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Film

    February 12, 2002

    For Mature Audiences Only

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Music

    December 18, 2001

    Music

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Music

    September 11, 2001

    Who?

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Theater

    May 15, 2001

    Seventeen Liar Bodies

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Music

    October 10, 2000

    Music

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Music

    October 3, 2000

    Rubbers Full of Soul

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Music

    June 13, 2000

    Music

    A Child-Porn Case That Threatens Us All

  • Music

    March 28, 2000

    Ian Dury 1942–2000

    Avoiding the Grave With Mr. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • Music

    February 8, 2000

    Swede Surrender

    Avoiding the Grave With Mr. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • Music

    December 28, 1999

    Freeze-Frame

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Long Island Voice

    October 19, 1999

    Dead-end kids

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Film

    October 12, 1999

    Too Close to Home

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Music

    October 6, 1998

    Boombox Babies

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

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