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Reverend Billy

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Lawyers and Activists Arrested in Brooklyn Courtroom While Stopping Foreclosures with Song (VIDEO)

    Updated below: the singers have been released. Organizing for Occupation co-sponsored the first Occupy Wall Street action in Brooklyn today, and it didn't disappoint in terms of adding some Brooklyn flair to the once Manhattan bound scene. About a hundred people rallied outside Brooklyn Supreme Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2011

    "Fuck The Police": Hundreds Protest Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata's Acquittal

    ​A few of us Voice women headed down to the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse yesterday to join hundreds of New Yorkers protesting the acquittal of Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata, the two NYPD cops accused of raping a woman in her apartment in 2009. There was chanting, sign-waving, speechifying; ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    This Weekend! Kaki King, Jesse Murphy In The Woods, Real Estate, The Hold Steady, Telepathe, Trans Am, Liars, Ho-Ag, And Reverend Billy & The Life After Shopping Gospel Choir

    Kaki King all tied up​ It was no small feat when Kaki King became the first woman to make Rolling Stone's "Guitar God" list in 2006 -- so don't pass up a chance to bask in her fret-tapping, slap-bass glory at the Bowery Ballroom. Then, Webster Hall wards off pervs and creeps with Jesse Murphy ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 13, 2010

    Reverend Billy & the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir

    Kaki King all tied up​ It was no small feat when Kaki King became the first woman to make Rolling Stone's "Guitar God" list in 2006 -- so don't pass up a chance to bask in her fret-tapping, slap-bass glory at the Bowery Ballroom. Then, Webster Hall wards off pervs and creeps with Jesse Murphy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Reverend Billy Holds an "UnMarriage Until Gay Marriage" Ceremony on Valentine's Day (VIDEO)

    ​Central Park's Bethesda Angel looked out at scores of brides wreathed in crowns of fake white hydrangea and grooms in thrift-store formalwear. "Enjoy the last two minutes of your marriage," Rev. Billy Talen of the Church of Life After Shopping yelled, as on the most romantic day of the yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

    After the parade. Twitpic by Mzthicknflychic. Theeeee Yankees won! Doooooouuug Hoffman lost! The week was a mixed bag -- half fire, half dog poo. How 'bout them Yanks? They won one in Philly, then another, and were back home at the climax. Local merchants didn't get much out of it -- nor, Tom R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Reverend Billy's Last Stand (of the Campaign)

    By Kate Rose.With a huge Ed McMahon-style check worth $100 million and 99 cents and a bullhorn, Reverend Billy Talen of The Church of Life After Shopping stood in Washington Square Park and announced his miraculous news: "Politics is serious business, and you need $100 million dollars. I won the lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Election Day 2009: 6 Losers to Watch!

    It's Election Day and, this being New York, no surprises are expected. As Runnin' Scared has no influence to peddle, we can afford to be brutally honest about this. The Mayor's reelection is treated as a foregone conclusion and, down-ticket, the Democrats are expected to romp (except in Staten Islan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Election 2009: Down-Ticket, What Has Become of Our Beautiful Losers?

    In city races the favorites are getting treated as such, with very few deviations. Some of the city council races are downright ridiculous. Bronx incumbent Joel Rivera has defeated his Conservative Party challenger Steven Stern 97 to 3 percent. What an election night party Stern must be having. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Home Stretch Interview with Reverend Billy, Candidate for Mayor of New York

    Photos by Brennan Cavanaugh. (This is our third conversation of the campaign with Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York, Reverend Billy.) How's the campaign going? Are you confident? I'm confident that an accelerated evolution is now taking place. Could you elaborate? This government ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 20, 2009

    ARTS & REVOLUTION

    Bringing about social change one artwork at a time

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

    ​ Twitpic via DanaBoscorelli. Up, Up and Awry! The Balloon Boy and his wacky father helped keep our minds off the real world, which sucked even more than usual. In national news, the Nobel Peace Prize continued its deadly rampage across America. But don't despair, rightbloggers: President O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2009

    Rev. Billy, Local Pols Protest Stella D'oro Closing, Want Govt. to Act

    ​ At right, Reverend Billy (in white) and New York Senate candidate Jonathan Tasini at Stella D'oro Rally. Photos by Candice M. Giove. The now-unemployed bakers of the septuagenarian cookie company Stella D'oro , various union representatives and cause sympathizers spewed vitriol at the priv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Primary Culler: Incumbents Stay Strong in Council Districts 2 and 3

    ​In City Council Districts 2 and 3, incumbents have much more of a lock than Alan Gerson does in District 1. In the former, first-termer Rosie Mendez built the right connections as a district leader, makes meetings, and has all the big endorsements. Her challenger Juan Pagan (pictured) is ass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Naked Cowboy Holds First Mayoral Campaign Event: Underwear Run

    Having just announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York City, Times Square entertainer The Naked Cowboy is not wasting any time getting his campaign off the ground. He will serve as Grand Marshall of an underwear run in Central Park tonight. The 1.7 mile event, which is apparently an annual trad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Naked Cowboy to Announce for Mayor's Race Today

    We have done more than most to let you know about the New York mayoral candidates from minor parties such as the Green Party (Reverend Billy), the Rent Is Too Damn High Party (Jimmy McMillan), and the Democrats (Bill Thompson, Tony Avella). We hope to provide coverage in the near future of Libertari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

    The Sotomayor hearings commenced with protesters. Chuck Schumer did his bit. Lindsey Graham copped out, or so the rightwingers said -- so he hassled Sonia on her temperament. Jeff Sessions tried to get cute. A rightwing Representative and a "flaming liberal" discussed the case amicably. Finally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Reverend Billy Campaign Update: Recuperates from "Palpitations," As Mayor Will Fire Ray Kelly

    Photo by Brennan Cavanaugh We caught up with Reverend Billy, the Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York we interviewed in April, and asked how the campaign was going. We're in the third act of this drama. The opening act was orientation -- the whole world of politics, a steep learning cur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Bloomberg, Avella and Thompson at WFP Mayoral Forum: Some Highlights

    Last night three candidates for Mayor of New York -- Michael Bloomberg, councilmember Tony Avella, and comptroller Bill Thompson -- attended the Working Families Party Mayoral Forum at the Hotel Trades Council on West 44th Street. (We should mention that Green Party candidate Reverend Billy wanted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Quick Hits

    Twitpic from GiGi_NYC. Welcome the new bus ad campaign for atheism! Though we think that, as a market for this product, New York is pretty well fished out. This weekend, the Pride Parade -- by which we of course mean the Immigrant's Pride Parade on Sixth Avenue between West 37th and 57th Streets ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Board Approves 3 and 6 Percent Rent Hikes

    Despite public pressure, the Rent Guidelines Board approved rent hikes of three and six percent for one- and two-year leases, respectively. At least one board member, Ronald Languedoc (a tenant activist! How'd he get on there?) moved for a rent freeze instead, which the board declined to consider. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Protesters Warm Up Before Rent Guidelines Meeting at Cooper Union

    As we said earlier, there's a Rent Guidelines Board meeting tonight where they're expected to approve our new rent hikes. The only humanizing touch in the whole Soviet-style deal is the protests that took place earlier this evening outside Cooper Union, where the vote is to be held. The 60 or so pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

    President Obama came down on the credit card companies. They're still trying to hang the socialist and elitist raps on him, but they don't seem to be sticking. Mayor Bloomberg got mad as hell about the MTA fare hike -- but didn't bother to tell his friends in Albany. His "Puppets for Educational ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Rev. Billy on a Roll in WSJ, at NYU and New Campaign HQ

    Photo by Brennan Cavanaugh. People are starting to refer to Reverend Billy -- Mayoral candidate and longtime anti-corporatist advocate -- by his full name, Billy Talen, which may be a sign that they're taking him more seriously. The Wall Street Journal gave him a surprisingly supportive profile o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Noobs Flood the City; We Propose a Screening Process

    For years we had this place all to ourselves, it seemed; feebs and hayseeds hated New York and, as the old saying went, wouldn't want to live here. Now the Times finds that between July 2007 and July 2008, our population grew by nearly 54,000 -- a "stunning" reversal, say demographers. 76,000 citiz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Quick Hits

    We noticed freenapkin.com; now here's the Craigslist freebie Twitter feed, Free_NewYork. There you can get a free four-person hot tub -- but "please take it only if you need it." Since Paterson's "hiring freeze," Albany's payroll gained more than 8,000 salaries, says the Buffalo News. BuffNews ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Reverend Billy Running for Mayor

    Bloomberg, Weiner, Thompson, Avella, quake in your boots: Reverend Billy has joined the 2009 mayoral race. The charismatic preacher against consumerism and related social ills, whose Buy Nothing Day service we attended last Black Friday in Union Square, announced his candidacy at his MySpace page ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Maybe Reverend Billy Was Right All Along...

    Bloomberg, Weiner, Thompson, Avella, quake in your boots: Reverend Billy has joined the 2009 mayoral race. The charismatic preacher against consumerism and related social ills, whose Buy Nothing Day service we attended last Black Friday in Union Square, announced his candidacy at his MySpace page ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Reverend Billy Leads Buy Nothing Day Service in Union Square

    Bloomberg, Weiner, Thompson, Avella, quake in your boots: Reverend Billy has joined the 2009 mayoral race. The charismatic preacher against consumerism and related social ills, whose Buy Nothing Day service we attended last Black Friday in Union Square, announced his candidacy at his MySpace page ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    The Union Square Pavilion Picnic Protest

    Bloomberg, Weiner, Thompson, Avella, quake in your boots: Reverend Billy has joined the 2009 mayoral race. The charismatic preacher against consumerism and related social ills, whose Buy Nothing Day service we attended last Black Friday in Union Square, announced his candidacy at his MySpace page ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 17, 2008

    ATTACK OF THE MERFOLK!

    Feelin’ fishy? Walk it off

  • NYC Life

    December 4, 2007

    Leading Reverend Billy Into Sin

    Lord, he is consumed. Forgive him those great sweaters and pants he hath bought

  • Film

    November 6, 2007

    What Would Jesus Buy?

    Lord, he is consumed. Forgive him those great sweaters and pants he hath bought

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2006

    Victoria's Secret Goes Green, Sort of

    Lord, he is consumed. Forgive him those great sweaters and pants he hath bought

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2006

    Rev. Billy Tells Victoria's Dirty Secrets

    Lord, he is consumed. Forgive him those great sweaters and pants he hath bought

  • NYC Life

    March 29, 2005

    Be Your Own Pundit: Skills for Combating Corporate Media

    Lord, he is consumed. Forgive him those great sweaters and pants he hath bought

  • Film

    December 28, 2004

    Screed is Good: NYC Docs Examine Two Kinds of Markets

    Lord, he is consumed. Forgive him those great sweaters and pants he hath bought

  • News

    October 19, 2004

    No More Coffee Talk

    A California court bans performance activist Reverend Billy from preaching at Starbucks

  • NYC Life

    August 17, 2004

    Stand Up and Be Counted: Marching to Defend Democracy

    A California court bans performance activist Reverend Billy from preaching at Starbucks

  • Theater

    August 3, 2004

    Theater

    A California court bans performance activist Reverend Billy from preaching at Starbucks

  • News

    July 27, 2004

    The Art of Party Crashing

    Artists and activists stockpile Dick Cheney jokes, Dubya drag, and phalluses in preparation for the Republican invasion

  • NYC Life

    November 25, 2003

    Dollars and sense: Finally, a day for those who are flat broke

    Artists and activists stockpile Dick Cheney jokes, Dubya drag, and phalluses in preparation for the Republican invasion

  • Film

    October 28, 2003

    Election-Week Docs Profile Anti-Globalist Cleric, Deliver Civics Lesson

    Artists and activists stockpile Dick Cheney jokes, Dubya drag, and phalluses in preparation for the Republican invasion

  • Music

    September 17, 2002

    Music

    Artists and activists stockpile Dick Cheney jokes, Dubya drag, and phalluses in preparation for the Republican invasion

  • Theater

    June 18, 2002

    Theater

    Artists and activists stockpile Dick Cheney jokes, Dubya drag, and phalluses in preparation for the Republican invasion

  • Theater

    November 20, 2001

    The Red Meat Moment

    Artists and activists stockpile Dick Cheney jokes, Dubya drag, and phalluses in preparation for the Republican invasion

  • News

    April 18, 2000

    Rage Against the Caffeine

    Reverend Billy Preaches the Anticorporate Gospel to Starbucks

  • Theater

    March 14, 2000

    Never Can Say Good Buy

    Reverend Billy’s Consumer Rejection Act

  • Theater

    August 24, 1999

    Welcome to Show World

    Fringe '99— It's my penis and I'll cry if I want to

  • Theater

    October 20, 1998

    Of Mice and Men

    Fringe '99— It's my penis and I'll cry if I want to

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