Most Americans are probably not familiar with chiptune music, but recently the world’s biggest chiptune music festival was held in Brooklyn. For four days music produced by Gameboys,
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The Los Angeles band, the Radar Bros. recently released Auditorium — a confident and engaging record that has the band embarking on a new musical approach. Comprised of guitarist Jim Putnam, bassist Senon Williams, and drummer
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Heavy Sounds from the County of Kings features familiar Brooklyn artists who frequent the local airwaves and small lounges in the artistically saturated New York borough. The compilation exhibits fusion works of Afro-beat/Latin
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Blue Note Records, a staple in America’s musical conscious, has commemorated its 70th anniversary with the release of Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records, recorded and arranged by The Blue Note 7, an all-star septet of
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There's something about going to see a European film that enlivens the emotional core, especially after  Hollywood's version of romance and drama. Czech cinema, starting with the Czech New Wave of the 1960s, tends to gravitate toward the Surreal, involving dream-like qualities, some animation...
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I was excited to see Twilight for two reasons. One is that I wanted to see a friend of mine (Jackson Rathbone) play a vampire. Two was that I wanted to see for myself what all of the hype and fuss was about. While I haven't yet gotten to the first book, I did manage to catch the film last night;...
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There are so many versions of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" that no one version really stands out. It's the original Christmas songs,the ones that belong to one artist and one artist alone that get me excited for the holiday season. To  
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If you had wandered into the halls of the Pinta Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Chelsea the week before Thanksgiving, it would have seemed like there was no financial crisis going on outside – the fifty five participating galleries were doing a steady business (OK, a $ 2 million piece...
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Souls of Mischief were specifically flown in from the Bay Area to perform at the second to last ever hip-hop show at the Knitting Factory, bidding farewell to the club’s 20-something year residency on a resonating high note. The
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When I heard that The Walkmen were playing at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, I was slightly concerned that this would include some sort of animal sacrifice or cult-like chanting or whatever the hell Masons are up to these days. I learned very quickly that the Masons are not that creepy and the venue...
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