In the blizzard of 1888, the streets disappeared and the snow came down almost horizontally. Imagine being trapped at work, several miles from your home. This was the plight experienced by thousands of New Yorkers (and others throughout the northeast) that Monday. (Library of Congress ) PODCAST This year is the 125th anniversary of one of the worst storms to ever wreak havoc upon New York City, the now-legendary mix of wind and snow called the Great Blizzard of 1888 . Its memory was [...]
Repping Brooklyn Radio (who is sponsoring the event for the thrid year in a row), Subatomic Sound System' s Emch will be in the park just south of the bridge, warming up the people for the kick off of the Brooklyn Bridge summer film series, Syfy Movies With a View , running every Thursday from today until September. The first film starts at sunset, Woody Allen's epic black and white love letter to NYC, " Manhattan ". Note: As a counterpoint, Spike Lee's Crooklyn will be [...]
Check out the brand new video for Matt & Kim's latest single, Block After Block. The video could not have been a better interpretation of the title, as Matt & Kim take about 30+ friends around New York City, flash mobing some key Big Apple staples such as 30 Rockefeller, Chinatown, Union Square, and the Brooklyn Bridge. They even crammed everyone into a subway! All in all, another great video that fully reflects the fun and excitement of one of the most pleasant and energetic pairs in music today. O S A K A
by BBG "Hey world, we are going to be doing the last shot of our music video in the middle of the Brooklyn bridge at 6:30 today! Come and get wild!" - Matt & Kim, 5/3/2011 -- Kim of Matt & Kim reacts to the news of The Thermals playing THREE NYC-area shows around their Terminal 5 date ( more by Jessica Amaya ) [...]
Movies with a view at Brooklyn Bridge Park ( oh poppycock ) The "Movies with a View" series returns in 2011 at Pier 1 near the Brooklyn Bridge for two+ months of film under the stars and in front of the skyline. Kicking off in early July, the NYC-themed series will offer showings as varied as Basquiat and An American Tail , in addition to crowdpleasing favorites like Ghostbusters and Breakfast at Tiffany's . Full film schedule is below, and make sure [...]
Syl Johnson supporting Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's ( more by Andrew St. Clair ) Deep Groove soul singer Syl Johnson will return to the NYC stage to play a headlining date at The Bell House on June 24th . Tickets are on sale. There he'll be supported by The Sweet Divines who are also scheduled to play a show with soul frontman Lee Fields at [...]
If you liked my post yesterday about Rain Over St. Ambrose , you'll probably dig this new track from Toronto band Teenage Kicks . Bringing back loud guitars, slamming drums and powerful frontmen, this quartet of vocalist/guitarist Peter Van Helvoort, bassist Jeff Van Helvoort, guitarist Pat Marchent and drummer Cameron Brunt are set to release a 6-song EP titled "Rational Athems" on April 26th. Each week leading up to the release they'll release a track and accompanying video, this weeks' being the opener in " Brooklyn Bridge ". Video: [...]
Time to give Brooklyn some love. I found this clip of ol' Blue Eyes singing the praises of the Brooklyn Bridge on some sort of Russian version of YouTube. It may load a bit slowly. The scene is from It Happened In Brooklyn , a film that came out in 1947. "Isn't she a beauty? Isn't she a queen? Nicest bridge that I have ever seen."
American Idol winner, Lee DeWyze took the stage at this year's Mix 106.5 "Very Merry Mixxer".
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Doo-Wop singer Johnny Maestro has lost his battle with cancer. The Brooklyn Bridge tenor died Wednesday in Cape Coral, Fla., bandmate Les Cauchi told the Associated Press. Maestro was 70. Maestro started his music career as a vocalist in the New York-based R&B doo-wop group the Crests in the 1950s. The group's biggest hit was '16 Candles,' which rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958 and eventually went gold. In the early '60s, Maestro left the [...]
While the Brill Building (at 1619 Broadway) is known worldwide as the place where 1960's pop music was born (or least written down with pencil and paper), up the street at 1650 Broadway there was plenty of action to be found, as well. By some accounts, 1650 was more the epicenter of pop music than its famous cousin a few blocks south. 1650 was the location of Aldon Music , the music company founded by Don Kirschner and Al Nevins, the publishing home to many of the great "Brill Building" songwriters, including Doc [...]
by rolo skyboy After checking out the video's vibe, this might make for an interesting and energizing Saturday this weekend. The NYC department of streets clears 7 miles of streets for pedestrians and bikers, paving a path from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park in what they call NYC Summer Streets . I'm not sure what the open container or blazing policy is, but a car free zone from 7 A.M. - 1 PM could be pretty cool. It looks like people are exercising so that's something to keep in mind, but free [...]
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