Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>
The NYPD officer accused of plotting to cook up a batch of lady stew was merely involved in "idle talk" online -- it was just a "fantasy," his attorney, Julia Gatto, said yesterday."Nobody has been injured. Nobody has been taken," Gatto said during Cannibal Cop Gilberto Valle III's arraignment. "It ... More >>
By Elliott Sharp On August 2, 2010, less than two months after the metal band Early Graves released its second album, Goner, the San Francisco five-piece was en route to a Reno, Nevada, gig when vocalist Makh Daniels died in a van accident. After nearly one year of silence, they played some shows w ... More >>
Good morning! Start your Sunday off with some comedy, courtesy of your commander-in-chief. Last night was the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, which gave President Obama an opportunity to poke fun at himself, Donald Trump, the Secret Service, and of course, his rival Mitt Romne ... More >>
As the trial nears for the Trayvon Martin case, a firestorm of debate has spread across the nation surrounding the centerpiece "Stand Your Ground" law -- the legislation George Zimmerman has used as his defense. And now, the Hozziner is beginning to feel the flames from the nation's go-to gun-toters ... More >>
The phrase "divorce expo" sounds like something out of the 1939 film The Women, which depicts women traveling to Reno to extricate themselves from their marital unions. But that is what New York is playing host to this weekend with "Start Over Smart: A Modern Divorce Expo," taking place at the Metro ... More >>
It's divorce Nevada-style in Matt Charman's play at Manhattan Theatre Club
Tupelo Hassman earns her literary badge with Girlchild
Ever-touring, ever-spazzing, ever-wig-donning punk rock nutsos The Spits have a brand-new album out on In the Red, their fifth. It's called, as all their albums are, The Spits, and it's another buzzy blast of freaky fun, if a tad darker than the rest of their gonzoid garage catalog. To celebrate its ... More >>
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.
On October 18 Patrick Stump will release his solo debut Soul Punk (Island), a fantastic, hooky pop-soul record, full of choruses that soar into the stratosphere and crystalline lyrics. The Fall Out Boy lead singer plays every instrument on the record, and the album lays bare his appreciation for bot ... More >>
President Obama will announce his proposal for a rewrite of the U.S. tax code Monday. The major change Obama plans to make will target the wealthiest 0.3% of the country. He is reportedly calling it the "Buffett Rule" after billionaire Warren Buffett's Op-Ed in the New York Times complaining ... More >>
At least three people died yesterday when a plane at an air race in Reno, Nevada crashed near a grandstand. Jimmy Leeward was piloting a P-51 Mustang at the National Championship Air Races and Air Show when he lost control of the aircraft. Witnesses say he managed to pull up before impact, pr ... More >>
Plus, the Improbable Theatre punches in
Not newborn Irene Hope, but close enough.This week, a lost cat was adopted and a baby lamb was born, and we can all thank Hurricane Irene. Yeah, that Hurricane Irene, the one that is one of the top ten costliest storms in U.S. history, shut down the biggest transit system in the country for a ... More >>
"You may remember a couple years ago that Pepsi hired gansta (sic) rapper Ludacris as a commercial pitchman. [I] objected, saying major American corporations have an obligation not to reward people who harmed society...Unlike Ozzy Osbourne, who curses, or Britney Spears, who's an immature ex ... More >>
Kathleen Marshall sails Cole Porter onto 43rd Street
Bowery BoogieFat Hippo to be replaced by deceased cattle?Aside from its thankfully erroneous Nicky's listing, the CB3's upcoming SLA committee meeting agenda augurs a couple of other possibly interesting developments for the neighborhood.
Day 3 of Press Clips, and we're....here. I think that chewed pencil is going to be our logo. Anyway: Your late Wednesday media column where we pick apart the things we want to pick apart has arrived. Onward:
Not nearly fit for a queen
MasslerA super fan of Ivanka Trump (of all people) was arrested in Reno Thursday for allegedly stalking the Celebrity Apprentice co-star. We bet her hubby, Jared Kushner, is glad to hear the news. The thing is, the guy doesn't seem like a stalker. A weirdo, maybe, but a stalker? There was a ... More >>
Children, and the art of making them
A birthday party for the Man in Black
Second wind blows into the Yard's sails
New film documents the history of vibrators
The Boss, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowing down to preach at us and pornographize
In which our hero tracks the hairy beast behind a skeezy mortgage offer
The Closing of Surf Reality and the Theatorium Signals the End of a Theatrical Era
New York Nightclubs Fend Off Conflagration
WOW Café Celebrates 20 Years of Lesbian Performance
Want to Understand Conservatives? Read Them.
Hillary Moves In
