"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." -- Henry David Thoreau "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." -- Anonymous In other words, you never really know. Just because you think your friends and neighbors are living it up in the penthouse on the top floor doesn't mean they don't feel as if they're way down in the depths below, digging in the dirt, up up up to rock bottom. Frankly, I've [...]
ĀGARD, formerly known as Crisis Don, one Highlanda Sound's founding members resurfaces on the scene in Brooklyn, New York. The longtime producer, DJ, and promoter has decided to share two DJ sets he did for an exclusive private event in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. The almost two hour first set includes an hour of rare Disco re-edits from Stevie Wonder to The Bee Gees to Wham. The set goes all the way from 702s Disco to Major Lazer. Listen and download the live set and let us know what you think. Click [...]
Today, as I'm about to book my next travel adventure (Dubai! Berlin!), and after reading, pondering and reconsidering my friend Rob's Facebook list of his Top 10 favorite cities (Paris all the way up at No. 3? WTH?), I'm inspired to revisit some of the places I've already been. I couldn't begin to rank my 10 favorite in order, so instead, I'll tackle the far less daunting task of highlighting some of the bests and worsts (and mosts and leasts) among them. City I'm most likely to fall in love [...]
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oh oh oh, don't you throw it away "Too Young" has already become a bit of a modern classic around TBE HQ so its great to get a refreshed mix from the always on point Penguin Prison. Put both in this weekend's party mix and slap anyone who objects when they come on back-to-back!
In case you missed it , I posted part I of the photos from Alexander Stein and I's journey into Mud Hell, and back. Today, you'll find the sequel below starting with this striking image of Nas in his natural state as an emcee -bathed in light, steaze overflowing, and face obscured beneath the bill of a crisp new cap. If you were in attendance, you know too well that the rest of the event wasn't as prim and proper as Nasir looks here. But we'll save you the recap photos of the tartrap and just let you [...]
For the common folk, a full moon generally conjures up cerebral depictions of pagan worship, howling (were)wolves, and aged cheese wheels. Though for many cult music fiends, South Asian travelers, and audacious festheads alike, this monthly lunar phenomenon instead evokes a distinctive obligation to dance unremittingly to the grandiose neon synth tunage catered by some [...]
What is this, Woodstock '99? I mean my roommate got pink eye from the muck at Gov Ball this year. Not a good look, guys. Anyways, Alexander Stein and I navigated the treacherous grounds on Saturday in search of Lana Del Rey's boyfriend to no avail. At one point, I considered the tragic possibility that maybe the brown stuff had actually swallowed him whole, squashing any hope I had of ever seeing "My Michelle" live. Not only was Alexander much better prepared than I was, he wore snow boots, he also brought the talent. [...]
Texas Is The Reason have announced what will be the band's final run of shows in Europe and the UK during July and August. The influential 902s NYC band released 'Do You Know Who You Are?: The Complete Collection" earlier this year containing every recording the band has prodcued to date plus unreleased material If [...] The post Texas Is The Reason announce Final European tour appeared first on Cougar Microbes .
Yes. You read that correctly. Free tickets to see The Postal Service are up for grabs!
Anyone who knows me very well knows very well that I'm easily obsessed: with music, movies, people, places, lists and, more uncommonly, with patterns and coincidences. I regard the latter two the way some people use tarot cards, crystal balls and what's written in the stars -- as sign posts and guiding lights to the future, as flashing neon reminders that whatever will be will be. It started with my first boyfriend Derek. For a year and a half, I convinced myself that he was my destiny, the one with whom I was supposed to be together [...]
"I haven't heard this in 35 years," Gregg Rolie allows, as he and guitarist Alan Haynes launch into a searching version of the title track from Journey's 1976 album Look Into the Future. It's never sounded better. Rolie co-founded Journey after both he and Neal Schon left Santana, releasing a self-titled LP in 1975. The band eventually fashioned a trio [...]
The Center for Active Design is a nonprofit started at the NYC Department of Design and Construction to promote healthy public design (architectural and environmental). I built and continue to help maintain their site, branding and design inspiration by Pentagram.
Star of next week's Silent Disco at Governor's Ball Eliot Lipp is a fellow transplant here in Brooklyn, and we just happen to share a favorite coffee shop on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg. Last week we met up at El Beit before heading to McCarren Park where we discussed his upcoming performance, money-making, and tactics for optimizing creative bursts. Eliot's reputation as an internationally known producer who blends styles and adapts genres frequently between projects earned him a spot on the Pretty Lights Music roster, and his latest album "Shark Wolf Rabbit Snake" is out [...]
Young Things are an up and coming NYC based rock band with a big fuzz sound and full of raw energy. Throughout their album, their sound ranges from an almost punk energy and rawness to polished and fuzz induced guitar noodling that sounds amazing. There is so much eclectic and varied sounds on this album that it requires at least a couple listens to absorb it all. Numerous times I thought to myself, "Woah! There is no way they can top this song!" Then all of a sudden, they top that song. It starts strong and finishes [...]
I'm not talking about the broken architecture or the torrential downpours -- both of which contribute so greatly to Buenos Aires's visual character and can be filed under its curses and its charms. Last week, when flash flooding suddenly overtook the Palermo Soho block that contains my gym, I had to swim home for the first time since the summer before Bangkok's Great Flood of 2011 , when I found myself arriving in Pattaya mid-deluge. (Ironically, during the Great Flood, many BKK citizens escaped the water by heading a couple of hours outside the city center to Pattaya, a [...]
Christopher Paul Stelling shows off folk music’s tough side with a red hot barnburner.
Swampboots is a poet and an artist. Coincidentally, the singer-songwriter, Dylan, shares a name with the man who his spirit seems to emulate... or is it a coincidence? Much like Bob Dylan, Swampboots also hails from Minnesota, became a transplant in New York, and most importantly gained his start by adhering to a process that's free from ulterior motive, writing about his surroundings, writing to write, art for the sake of itself. Obviously, I'm not going to tell you that their respective cultural impacts compare; they do not. Times are much different now; but what I love about Dylan and [...]
I can't believe it's come to this. I used to dismiss discussions about the weather as the ultimate in undesirable small talk -- and I certainly couldn't imagine ever devoting an entire blog post to it. Meanwhile, I was perplexed by people who let so many of the important decisions in their lives revolve around hot or cold, rainy or dry, cloudy or clear: where they lived, where they went on holiday, what they thought of a city in general, if they went out or stayed in. I couldn't believe it when anyone criticized London, my beloved favorite city, because [...]
An early pioneer of the disco mix, John Morales was involved in some of the genre’s most important records. LISTEN HERE http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows /john-morales-fireside-chat John Morales was born in the Bronx, New York. He is recognized worldwide as one of the early pioneers of the disco mix. Having begun his career in 1975 as a local DJ [...]
In a move to compete with Jet Blue's recent music alignment, Delta has hopped onto the bandwagon (get it? Cause there's totally actual BANDS involved), inviting musicians to play at their pop-up store in Manhattan and eventually hosting live music in the new Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport, which opens today. “We are opening T4X as a unique way for our customers and the public to preview the state-of-the-art features of the new terminal, before it officially opens on May 24.” Gail Grimmett, Delta's senior vice president. Said features include a [...]
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