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    April 4, 2012

    Live: Bruce Springsteen Takes Care Of His Own At The Izod Center

    Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Izod Center Tuesday, April 3 Better than: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in any of the 49 other states. At 11:06 p.m., seated in the press box at the Izod Center, it's hard not to like Bruce Springsteen. His last three songs have been, in order, "Ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Live: Avicii Pumps (And Pumps) The Crowd At Lavo

    ​Avicii Lavo Saturday, January 21 Better than: Sensory deprivation. Anthropologically it was worth it; logistically a lot less so. Arriving to Lavo, on East 58th Street, at 11:45 on Saturday night is risky enough—it's a high-end bottle-service superclub, the kind dance snobs tend to a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    My 13 Favorite Duets Of All Time

    "It takes two, baby," as Marvin & Tammi once sang. So here are my all-time favorite twosomes -- musically, that is. (13) "Cruisin'," Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis, 2000 This cover version of the Smokey Robinson hit came from a rotten movie about karaoke, but it grabbed me, with Gwynnie's creamy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Hip-Hop's Top Ten Otis Redding Samples

    ​"Otis" fever is in full effect, thanks to the Otis Redding-sampling song from Jay-Z and Kanye West's much-ballyhooed Watch The Throne project leaking Wednesday night. The track's production, based around a slick chop of Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness," might be the most impressive thing a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Q&A With DJ Quik: "I Still Got My Talent. That's Not Going Anywhere."

    ​DJ Quik is feeling jovial. He's in New York for a pair of shows at the Knitting Factory and an appearance on Jimmy Fallon, all on the back of his masterful 2011 record The Book Of David. David isn't just the rap record of the year; it's one of the most accomplished albums in his far-too-long ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Q&A: Rock 'N' Roll High School Director Allan Arkush Looks Back (Plus Exclusive Photos)

    Joey Ramone would have been 60 years old on May 19. This week, in celebration of the birthday of the Queens-born gone-too-soon punk legend, Sound of the City will run a series of features on his life and his legacy. Bruce Frankel/courtesy Allan Arkush​ Allan Arkush has executive produced a bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Live: Trouble & Bass Host An Honest-To-God Sock Hop At The Ace Hotel

    Drop the Lime says hello. Pics by Puja.​Trouble & Bass Ace Hotel Wednesday, February 3 Better Than: Any sock hop your school threw when you were a child. Hotel nightlife is something that we're immensely intrigued with here at SOTC -- it's something that we aim to love but often approach wit ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 20, 2010

    Think About Life

    Drop the Lime says hello. Pics by Puja.​Trouble & Bass Ace Hotel Wednesday, February 3 Better Than: Any sock hop your school threw when you were a child. Hotel nightlife is something that we're immensely intrigued with here at SOTC -- it's something that we aim to love but often approach wit ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    Michael Jackson: The Man in Our Mirror

    Black America's eulogies for the King of Pop also let us resurrect his best self

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    From the Voice Archives: Vince Aletti Backstage with the Jackson Five in 1975

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Vince Aletti, backstage at Radio City Music Hall with a 16-year-old MJ in 1975. In Love With the Jackson Five 'I'm more concerned that I didn't get their autographs than that I can't read any of my notes.' By Vince Aletti Mon. Feb. 1 ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 13, 2009

    Pucho & the Latin Soul Brothers

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Vince Aletti, backstage at Radio City Music Hall with a 16-year-old MJ in 1975. In Love With the Jackson Five 'I'm more concerned that I didn't get their autographs than that I can't read any of my notes.' By Vince Aletti Mon. Feb. 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Levi Stubbs: Mourning the Voice of Little Shop of Horrors

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Vince Aletti, backstage at Radio City Music Hall with a 16-year-old MJ in 1975. In Love With the Jackson Five 'I'm more concerned that I didn't get their autographs than that I can't read any of my notes.' By Vince Aletti Mon. Feb. 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Two More Diana Ross YouTube Gems!

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Vince Aletti, backstage at Radio City Music Hall with a 16-year-old MJ in 1975. In Love With the Jackson Five 'I'm more concerned that I didn't get their autographs than that I can't read any of my notes.' By Vince Aletti Mon. Feb. 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    The American Idol Season Finale Running Diary: David Archuleta Totally Loses

    In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Vince Aletti, backstage at Radio City Music Hall with a 16-year-old MJ in 1975. In Love With the Jackson Five 'I'm more concerned that I didn't get their autographs than that I can't read any of my notes.' By Vince Aletti Mon. Feb. 1 ... More >>

  • Music

    November 6, 2007

    Boyz II Men's Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville U.S.A.

    New Jack Swingers come to the end of the road

  • Books

    October 30, 2007

    The Ugly Stick

    Severed heads, devouring monsters, Marilyn Manson—Umberto Eco gazes at the grotesque

  • Music

    January 2, 2007

    Def in a Jam

    On the endlessly inventive and increasingly mishandled career of Mos Def

  • Music

    January 4, 2005

    Siano the Times

    Mercury rising as disco evolves out of its prior knowledge

  • Music

    January 27, 2004

    Music

    Mercury rising as disco evolves out of its prior knowledge

  • News

    September 4, 2001

    Mr. Brooklyn

    One Guy Tries Harder for Brooklyn Borough President

  • Books

    May 29, 2001

    Heavy Mental

    One Guy Tries Harder for Brooklyn Borough President

  • Music

    August 15, 2000

    Getting Them Straight

    One Guy Tries Harder for Brooklyn Borough President

  • Music

    December 1, 1998

    Give It Up!

    One Guy Tries Harder for Brooklyn Borough President

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