So… remember when I used to be a music blogger? Erica Campbell wrote a great piece about the rock ‘n’ roll days of yore for her Vinyl Me Please article “A Rock ‘n’ Roll Blog of One’s Own.” I, along with some of my dear contemporaries, Melody Nelson, New York Doll, and Ultragrrrl, was interviewed …
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Where I’ve Been and Where I’ve Gone
UPDATE: June 28, 2017 If you want to reminisce about living in NYC during the era in which I wrote this blog, please check out my friend Lizzy Goodman’s book, Meet Me in the Bathroom, which is an amazing oral history recounting the time. I was lucky enough to be interviewed for the book, so …
1980s Flashback: Puffball Popple
I have tons and tons of old paraphernalia at my mom’s house, and I’ve been going through some of it and some of the stuff I saved is just too good not to share with the rest of the world. So for your first installment of “Stuff I’ve Saved” I brought out the big guns …
Jim Hutton in “Walk Don’t Run”
What a hipster! Look at those awesome shoes. This outfit alone makes me love the movie. If they ever remake this movie, Samantha Eggar‘s role should be played by Amy Adams.
A-Holes Reveal How Big of A-Holes They Are to the NY Times
Have you read this New York Times story about people who leave their air conditioning on all day long? The reason many of them leave their AC on? Because electrical utilities are included in their monthly rent!!! Many of these people claim that they keep their AC on in sympathy for their pets, which I …
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Keane Make Waves at the Williamsburg Waterfront
Long-time readers already know that whenever I mention the word “Keane,” a mention of my mom couldn’t be too far behind. As I’ve explained over and over on this site, my mom LOVES Keane. Basically every time Keane is within the tri-state area I get an email from my mom alerting me of the concert …
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Can Someone Please Destroy All Vuvuzelas?
Hey folks — for those of you who watch some of the first two matches of the World Cup, is it just me or are those damn vuvuzelas (those plastic horns everyone has) making the most AWFUL non-stop buzzing sound throughout the matches? I know that the horn has a 15-year history as THE defacto …
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Who Doesn’t Love Spring?
The perfect time of year in NYC IMHO. Union Square flowers.
Snow Day Today!
Something tells me it’s going to be difficult to hail a cab today.
November and December 2009 in Under a Minute
Here’s some of what I did during the very busy holiday season in 2009: Hipster karaoke, The Music Slut anniversary party with O’Death playing at Brooklyn Bowl, Kemado Records party, a visit to L.A., and other holiday fun!