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Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon Brings Experimental Thrills to Tribeca | ARTICLE
Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon brought a dose of experimental art back to Tribeca last Friday with a performance at her exhibition at New York's KS Art Gallery. For her show, "Performing/Guzzling" (which runs through June 12th) Gordon...
May 12, 2010 1:02 PM ET -
David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd Arrive on U.K. Stamps | ARTICLE
British letters have acquired a taste for rock music. Yesterday, the Royal Mail released a set of 10 special stamps featuring classic British album covers including David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed, New...
January 8, 2010 12:00 AM ET -
"Who Shot Rock and Roll" Celebrates the Photographers Behind the Iconic Images | ARTICLE
When Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival he created one of rock's most perfect moments. Standing in the front row of that concert was a 17-year-old boy named Ed Caraeff....
November 13, 2009 3:04 PM ET -
What Made "Braid" a Punk-Rock Video Game? A Look Back at the Innovative Title | ARTICLE
Last year the video gaming community was abuzz over Braid, an Xbox title that has been described as "Super Mario set in the future." It wasn't like most popular games: it was short (it could be beat...
September 4, 2009 2:51 PM ET -
Experience New York In Audio at City's "Central Park Sound Tunnel" | ARTICLE
People travel from all over the world to experience the strange tranquility of Central Park — 843 acres of scenic nature in the middle of New York City. But this summer visitors have been accosted by sound...
September 1, 2009 2:03 PM ET -
New Exhibit Explores New York's '70s Punk and New Wave Scenes | ARTICLE
In 1975 New York was bankrupt. President Gerald Ford famously told the city to "drop dead" when asked for federal financial assistance. But as the rest of the country predicted the Big Apple's demise, a fervent musical...
August 18, 2009 5:14 PM ET -
Fatboy Slim Keeps the Sweaty Hits Pumping at New York Gig | ARTICLE
Last night Fatboy Slim turned his Wednesday night audience at New York's Terminal 5 into a pack of Saturday night revelers. It was one of his two U.S. dates this tour, but it may also be his...
June 25, 2009 4:23 PM ET -
Springsteen Joins Phish to Close Out Electric Bonnaroo 2009 | ARTICLE
Many Bonnaroo '09 attendees pitched their tents in the pouring rain Thursday, and it seemed like clouds might shield the fest's...
June 15, 2009 8:33 AM ET -
Virgin Megastore's Last Days: Farewell to NYC's Big Record Shop | ARTICLE
Two months ago, large red posters started appearing in the windows of the Virgin Megastore in Manhattan's always jam-packed Union Square. "25%-50% off on everything," one shouted. By May 18th the sale increased to "30%-50% off" and...
June 12, 2009 10:11 AM ET -
The Biggest, Oddest (and Most Unique) Sound in New York | ARTICLE
Several months ago, a group of college students waited to be admitted into 275 Church Street, a small, unremarkable black building in New York's Tribeca neighborhood. After being buzzed in, they began to ascend the stairs and...
June 4, 2009 1:28 PM ET -
Lou Reed Brings Controversial "Metal Machine Music" to Life | ARTICLE
Fans who'd eagerly bought Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music when it came out in 1975 soon returned to their music stores in droves, demanding refunds and complaining that the record was broken. MMM is Reed's most controversial...
April 24, 2009 3:57 PM ET -
Sonic Youth, John Paul Jones Give Merce Cunningham's Dance Show a Fierce Soundtrack | ARTICLE
Although you could hear the eerie, creeping and tantalizing sounds being made by Sonic Youth, legendary Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and Takehisa Kosugi at the start of their performance at New York's Brooklyn Academy of...
April 20, 2009 3:52 PM ET
