Superchunk I Hate Music (Merge Records) I Hate Music seems like a really dumb title for an album. Like some jerk musician […]

Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock ‘N’ Roll By Larry Birnbaum (Scarecrow Press) Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock ‘N’ Roll is an […]

Sigur Rós Kveikur (XL) After two albums of mostly drifty ambience or acoustic quiet, it feels like it’s been a while since […]

Friday August 30 Location: Lower East Side, NYC Music: Ty Segall Show time: 8 PM Venue: Bowery Ballroom Food: San Loco Drink: […]

So I hipped you to some sexy film festivals last week. What prompted that article was my research into NYC’s own NewFest […]

Have you noticed how cosmetics have dramatically improved lately? This is due to the advanced technology in the beauty industry and the […]

The Japanese Popstars Disconnect/Reconnect (Bedrock Records) Don’t be misled by the band name: The Japanese Popstars are currently an electronic duo hailing […]

Location: Midtown West, NYC Theater: Kinky Boots Show time: See website for schedule Venue: Al Hirschfeld Theatre Food: Eatery Drink: Valhalla Miscellaneous: […]

White Lies Big TV (Harvest Records) White Lies occupies that satisfying space between retro and modern, with nostalgic synth and modern hooks. […]

One night, twelve pubs, at least one drink in each. This pub crawl is a premise for disaster, but in The World’s […]