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Nice Rack!

Nice... ahem... bike rack reminds us of Times Square of our youth. Click Image for Full Size Thanks to bike enthusiast David Byrne you can checkout great racks all over the city. You might remember...

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The Movie Snob: Twilight The Book Versus Twilight The Movie: Which is Just...

        Stephanie Meyers' tween-hit novel Twilight breaks every literary commandment preached on the first day of Creative Writing Workshop 101:  "Thou shalt not commit clichés."  "Thou shalt not pen...

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The Movie Snob: Zach and Miri Make another Kevin Smith Movie

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Ida Maria @ Union Hall

Ida Maria's debut album "Fortress Round My Heart" album sells in the UK with a little sticker that says, "missing link between The Strokes and Amy Winehouse." While this sort of think makes any...

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"This is Burlesque" - Walking the Tightrope Where Naughty Meets Nice

Interview with Burlesque Superstar Angie PontaniSeattle residents don't miss Angie and Murry Hill with the legendary Dita von Teese, Tomorrow Night, Wednesday April 1st at 7pm at the Triple Door."This...

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The Dames Aflame Dancers: Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas and What Your Company May...

Dames Aflame costume designer Stephanie Ludwig (Left) and director Shannon Newton (Right)photo by JimiflixInterview with Dames Director Shannon Newton Plus Photos and VideoMy friend, who agreed to...

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Work Less and Make More Money by Becoming an Artist: the Helle Mardahl Story

Helle Mardahl looking relaxed just a few days before her first NYC show opens up It's not often that you meet someone who says she gave up her successful career to become an artist because she was...

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Wildflowers: Interview with Playwright Lila Rose Kaplan

  An excellent production and top notch cast helped draw attention to Wildflower, and its young, up and coming playwright Lila Rose Kaplan. Although a few reviews, including the New York Times,...

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Survey: What we're not watching

 Well, it's fall and that means that once again the television networks are trying to get us interested. We asked our readers what's going to be flickering on their screens this fall:

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Don't Call it "Chick Music": Interview with Talented Singer/Songwriter Arielle

Arielle with her Electric GuitarPhoto by Rebecca Weiss Photography        If you haven't had the pleasure of hearing Arielle perform in one of her numerous gigs throughout the Village club circuit, I...

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Amanda Ray: A Musician to Watch Out For

Amanda Ray in a Spooky Cave!   Amanda Ray's Debut Album Mirrored Images recalls some of my old favorites like Massive Attack and Morcheeba, but also brings in the energy of electro-grunge bands like...

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What I Learned From Avatar

 I finally saw Avatar. I am pleased to say I learned a lot of lessons that I'm glad are being passed on to children all over the world:Read the full story...

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Dancing about architecture at PS1

 Moma's PS1 currently has a display on view called "Pole Dance" which is the work of the architectural firm Solid Objectives, winner of the eleventh annual MoMA/MoMA PS1Young Architects Program. The...

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KABOOM Movie Review

     "Kaboom" is a candy-coated color-blasted appeal to the senses as loud and cartoonish as its title. A frenetically paced sci-fi sex romp (yes sci-fi sex romp), the film is centered around a group...

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Joyce Raskin: My Misadventures as a Teenage Rock Star

 Meet Alex, the teenager I always wanted to be when I was a teenager. Actually, scratch that; at *censored* years of age, I still want to be like Alex, the fourteen year old rock star heroine of Joyce...

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OMG! Party in style with Ke$sha with your very own fanny pack!

I'm not saying there's anything fundamentally wrong with a fanny pack. It seems very practical. It's a backpack for your butt (provided you are not using the British meaning of the word fanny)....

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A Chat with Virgins (and a Lady Named Eva, or, um, Emily)

Eva and Her Virgins    A performance by Eva and Her Virgins is as evocative for the theatrical antics and energy of its band members as it is for the luster of its dark electronic pop sound. Playful,...

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If these shopping bags could talk...

 Nowadays, no major chain misses the opportunity to brand you when you leave the store with a nice shopping bag that identifies you, at least until you get home, as a happy customer of their empire....

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The Unlikely Dancer: How Sheila McClear Came of Age at the 8th Avenue Peep Shows

A sign hangs on the door of Gotham City Video, one of the places McClear used to work.Photo by Bjorn RocheI wouldn't have been able to identify author Sheila McClear as she walked in for our interview...

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