Dockworkers Observe May Day to Protest Iraqi WarIn a show of solidarity on May 1st, a traditional day of activism for labor movements, 25 thousand members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union stopped work at 29 ports along the West Coast to protest the war in Iraq. Workers called upon lawmakers to bring American troops home. The... + Full Story
Urban Art Beat; Staying after school never sounded so good!It’s a Tuesday afternoon. School is over for the day, but, in room 129 of South Bronx Prep, a group of MCs are moving a crowd. These artists aren’t performing a concert, though, they’re mentoring a group of school kids in the arts of rhyme and song creation as a part of an after school... + Full Story
Welcome to America; Dread ScottOn a January night in 1995, eighteen year-old Anthony Rosario lay on the floor of a Bronx apartment with his face mashed to the ground and his back exposed to the gunman hovering over him. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine bullets burned through Rosario’s back and into his body... + Full Story
NhojjI've never heard music like this—except in an elevator. Nhojj winds unusually smooth jazz with his castrato-like voice, an overflowing heart, and an + Full Story
CavedollCavedoll's new album No Vertigo – one of ten albums released this year by the band – is a brilliant melding of different genres that represents the band perfectly. Depending on who's singing lead – Camden Chamberlain or his wife Vanessa – the sound can sway anywhere between an... + Full Story
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?Morgan Spurlock’s last film Super Size Me was entertaining and eye-opening. His latest film, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? Not so much. This documentary follows Spurlock on a tour of the Middle East as he searches for the most dangerous man on the planet while simultaneously embarking on... + Full Story
Forgetting Sarah MarshallForgetting Sarah Marshall gives a new meaning to the phrase “laying it all out there.” Apatow Productions gives us yet another delightfully crass movie that is guaranteed to make you laugh or squirm, but most likely will make you do both. + Full Story
Catching Up with Adam DuritzCounting Crows’ first album, August and Everything After, was one of the most significant debuts of the previous decade. It arrived in 1993, more or less during the pinnacle of grunge, but didn’t have much in common musically with bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden. August instead saw the San... + Full Story
Endgame”Can you see me?” asked Nagg played by Alvin Epstein to his soon to be departed wife Nell, (Elaine Stritch) in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, currently playing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). “Can you see me?” she asked back. The audience laughed. Behind the laughter, those questions... + Full Story
American Place Theatre Honors Teacher Man Frank McCourtDespite the travails that exist in the American Education System, New York’s American Place Theatre (APT) steps outside of the box to celebrate education and literacy through the arts. Under the guidance and programming of Executive Director David Kener, APT hones the talent of performance... + Full Story
Someone Still Loves You Boris YeltsinIf you plan to see Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, who played at the Mercury Lounge on Tuesday, don't go expecting eye contact from the band, because they don't plan on providing any. The members stare at their guitars or look away during cursory banter between songs. It took the late-set... + Full Story
Destroyer @ Bowery BallroomIn some ways over the course of the past few years, Dan Bejar and his Destroyer compatriots have become the quiet, unsung kings of what some have described as "hyper literate indie rock." And while this label has no doubt stemmed from Bejar's labyrinthine lyricism, Destroyer has managed to counter... + Full Story
