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Posts tagged "New York City"
#playlist: The Apple Stretching (MJ Goes Back To NY)
A playlist featuring some of my favorite New York songs.
Revolutions On Air Gives It Up For The Greatest NY DJs Of All Time
A new documentary gives props to the DJs at the center of a musical revolution.
Guest Column: Michael Jackson Fans Unite To Thrill The World
Honor the funk of 40,000 years and be charitable at the same time!-That’s the concept of Thrill the World.
Flashback: The Popblerd Staff Remembers 9/11 (From 2011)
Alan Jackson famously asked “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)” in a hit single, and while the world didn’t come to a full stop on September 11th, 2011, we did witness the largest-ever full scale attack on America. 10 years later, much has changed beyond the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. Long lines for security at airports are the norm these days. Muslims have become Public Enemy #1. The terror alert system instituted immediately after the […]
Start Spreading the News: Julian Velard Plans New York-Based Concept LP
When last we heard from Julian Velard, one of the best and most underrated singer-songwriters in the pop game, he’d dashed off a quick but captivating EP, Person of Interest , last fall. Since then, he’s kept a low profile, popping up as musical entertainment on a few NPR shows here and there and performing with fellow singer-songwriter Ari Hest as part of the soft-rock cover act The Jewbadours . The silence finally ends this month, with a forthcoming album out this year and a […]
Songs in the Key of Life 19: “The Sound of Silence”
June looks over the devastation that followed Hurricane Sandy by choosing a classic from one of the acts most closely identified with New York City.
Big Money Presents: Aging Hip Replacement Vol. 2, Episode 1-The Takeover
Same old column, brand new “hipster.”
Dave Rullo Presents: Aging Hip Replacement #54
In the latest Aging Hip Replacement column, Dave Rullo wonders if the media’s constant attention to 9/11 is making things worse.
We Saw It!: Kraftwerk At the Metropolitan Museum of Art 4/13/12
I was way beyond amped for this one: Kraftwerk @ MoMA with one of my best friends flying in to see the show! We dutifully got on line at 9:20 (my friend was sent an e-mail confirmation for the tickets, which he had to bring with him, along with the original credit card used to purchase the tickets along with photo ID) and the doors opened at exactly 9:30. No hard tickets; everyone got a wristband, along with a concert […]
The Singles Bar: “Following” by The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Sometimes it takes a bit of peer pressure to get you to hear new music. At least I hope I’m not the only person who still needs a kick in the ass sometimes to get rolling on music I’m probably gonna end up liking. Such was the case with The Phenomenal Handclap Band, an outfit that’s been on my radar for quite some time. These guys are definitely a thing in their home base of New York City, and the […]
Pass the Popcorn: Dark Days – Tenth Anniversary Edition
Perhaps like me, you’ve never heard of Marc Singer’s documentary Dark Days (featuring music by DJ Shadow). Maybe that shouldn’t be so surprising. Spearheaded by an English immigrant with no prior filmmaking experience, shot on a less-than-shoestring budget and barely making a ripple in the American film mainstream, it was easy to miss. But it’s an intimate, emotionally powerful film that deserves wider recognition. Fortunately, the film’s significance is receiving the deluxe treatment to mark its tenth anniversary. When he […]