Pussy Riot

Bloodhound Gang vs. Russia: No Contest, Comrade Putin

It's not quite the Cold War, but the current relationship between the U.S. and Russia is especially frosty these days. From Syria to Snowden, we can't seem to see eye to eye across the globe, or even the Bering Strait, as Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency seems like regression to authoritari ... More >>

The Bruce High Quality Foundation Takes on Art, Money, and the Fame Game

What Should Documentaries Do?

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Two Members of Pussy Riot Popped Up at Bluestockings This Week

When two members of Pussy Riot took off their balaclavas at the Lower East Side's Bluestockings Monday evening, it probably made that night one of the most internationally significant, if clandestine, moments in the feminist bookstore's 14-year history. The event, kept under a strict 48-hour embargo ... More >>

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer Proves Punk Lives

D'Angelo Finally Returns to NYC, Plays Two-Man Show With Questlove

Better Than: Waiting two hours for Justin Bieber. Fans were told 9. Press was told 9:30. By 9:45 the room was packed to the rafters, and as 10 o'clock, and then 10:30 passed, the tension in the room was palpable, and the whispers began spreading through the crowd... Where is D'Angelo? A fair quest ... More >>

The Best Metal Concerts in New York This Month

These are the best metal shows in NYC this month. See also: The Ten Best Metal Albums of 2012

Pussy Riot!: A Punk Prayer for Freedom

Corin Tucker Talks Protest, Parenting And Polygamy

By Robert Ham If there was any disappointment in the world about Corin Tucker releasing what she referred to as her "middle-aged mom record" (the restrained, acoustic-driven 1,000 Years) for her first solo endeavor, people mostly kept quiet about. It was exciting enough just to have one of the most ... More >>

Announcing the 2013 CBGB Festival

After its initial success this past summer, CBGB Festival will return to New York City next spring from May 15 to 19. The 2012 version was so much fun that it plans to do the only logical thing: Expand. See Also: - Live: Mamma Mia! Superchunk Bring The Heat To Times Square - Live: Guided By Voices ... More >>

Live: Madonna Brings Her Set Pieces, Sex Pieces, And Masterpieces To Yankee Stadium

Madonna w/ Avicii Yankee Stadium Thursday, September 6 Better than: The VMAs. If ever you need a concise summary of Madonna's year, the billing for her New York dates will do nicely. There's Madonna, her name in no way styled to resemble that of a party drug. And there's Avicii, a Swedish stadium- ... More >>

New York Times Will Print "Pussy," But Not "Cock"

They've run articles about the Russian punk group Pussy Riot without putting asterisks in the name or changing it in any way. But in reviewing the play Cock, the paper of record called it Cockfight Play and explained that the real title was unprintable.

Live: Sweating Out The Summer With EULA, Sleepies, The Kills, Daytona, And Ice Balloons

In Waste Of Paint, our writer/artist team of Jamie Peck and Debbie Allen will review goings-on about town in words and images. As the second half of August wrings the last drops of sweat from us, it's important to make the most of the time we have left before fall makes us feel like we have to go b ... More >>

In First Public Appearance in Two Months, Julian Assange Speaks Out Against Obama

On Thursday, the Central American country of Ecuador granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum in its London embassy. The hacktivist leader dashed away from Swedish and British authorities in an effort to shield himself from the ongoing two-year trial of sex charges brought up agains ... More >>

Live: Pussy Riot's Cause Is Celebrated At The Ace Hotel

The dungeon-black walls of the hip Ace Hotel's underground room, appropriately called Liberty Hall, are relieved by vintage speakers stacked floor-to-ceiling like a rock wall. The decorative recycling of defunct gear, lit with candles like a sanctuary, made a righteous backdrop for a reading of lett ... More >>

Six Arrests At Free Pussy Riot March Today

Last night, supporters of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot packed Liberty Hall for a reading in support of the three band members on trial for "hooliganism." This morning, the band's supporters kept the momentum rolling, with demonstrations outside a Russian Orthodox church and the Russian ... More >>

Free Pussy Riot Public Reading