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Music: Two Bands Nurtured in a Garden State of Mind
03/12/2010 10:07 PM
New albums from Titus Andronicus and the Pharmacists are infused with a sense of New Jersey identity.

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Music Review | Gilberto Gil: At the Nokia Theater, Complex Colors in Simple Settings
03/12/2010 9:45 PM
Gilberto Gil’s trio meticulously sketched the sound of much larger ensembles at the Nokia Theater on Thursday night.

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Music Review | Kronos Quartet: At Carnegie Hall, an All-Riley Evening of Peace and Hope
03/12/2010 9:41 PM
The Kronos Quartet performed a program of Terry Riley’s music at Zankel Hall on Thursday evening.

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RANDOM PICS: JAY-Z & BEYONCE ATTEND THE BARCLAYS CENTER GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY IN BROOKLYN
03/12/2010 8:07 PM
Supporting her man, Beyonce Knowles attended the ceremonial groundbreaking for Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards in New York City on Thursday afternoon (March 11).Rapper turned Mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is pictured above shaking hands with the Reverend Al Sharpton and spoke to the attendees about the new center and future home of the New Jersey [...]
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Fashion Diary: Wrapping Up Fashion Week in Paris, With an Iceberg and a Wake
03/12/2010 7:26 PM
Wrapping up fashion week in Paris with an iceberg, parties and a wake.

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Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy With My Blog and Building My Brand.
03/12/2010 7:20 PM
So-called mommy blogs were once little more than glorified electronic scrapbooks. Now they have evolved into a cultural force to be reckoned with.

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Is a Gesture Obscene or Not?
03/12/2010 5:48 PM
There are mixed reviews on how society regards what George W. Bush called “the one-fingered victory salute.”

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Social Q’s: How to Handle a Friend Who Steals Your Look
03/12/2010 4:40 PM
This week, answers to readers’ questions about the handling accidental destruction of neighbors’ property, men who blow their noses in old-style cloth handkerchiefs, and other issues.

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Baby’s Snuggled in a Sling, but Safe?
03/12/2010 4:30 PM
Baby carriers are more popular as parents believe the snuggled-up style has benefits for infants.

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Rolling Stone’s Top Stories
03/12/2010 3:32 PM
• Watch Lady Gaga, Beyoncé’s “Telephone”• Abba Won’t Reunite for Hall of Fame• Phil Spector Appeals Murder Conviction• Rank the Best Long Music Videos Ever• American Idol Names Top 12• Weekend Rock List: Songs About Sleep• Man Arrested for Threatening Elton John• News Ticker: The Clash, Metallica• Conan O’Brien Announces Bonnaroo, Tour• Pearl Jam Plot [...]
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Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
03/12/2010 3:31 PM
Photo: Countess/Getty After two delays, Lil Wayne finally made our recent cover line Lil Wayne Goes to Jail come true this week. We focused on Weezy’s better days by looking back at his career in photos.Faith No More announced they’re bringing their reunion show to the East Coast with a show in Brooklyn, New York. [...]
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AWARENESS: CHRIS BROWN ATTENDS “FAMILY READ NIGHT” IN HARLEM
03/12/2010 3:02 PM
Entertainer Chris Brown pictured during ‘Family Read Night’ at the Sisulu-Walker Charter School in Harlem, NY on Thursday night (March 11). Chris read the book ‘Superhero School’ to a group of 3rd graders. In related news, the singer recently put out a request to all his fans asking for their support. He says radio stations [...]
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A Night Out With | Roger Ross Williams: First Indie, Now Oscar
03/12/2010 2:55 PM
Hanging out with the Oscar winner for best short documentary as he makes the obligatory first stop for Oscar winners and nominees.

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NEW MUSIC: OMARION ft. SNOOP DOGG - LAST NIGHT (KINKOS)
03/12/2010 2:50 PM
[See post to listen to audio]? Omarion ft. Snoop Dogg - Last Night (Kinkos) Check out the updated version of the song, “Last Night (Kinkos)” from singer/dancer Omarion and rapper Snoop Dogg. The track was featured on his latest release “Ollusion” but Snoop wasn’t on that version.In related news, you can catch Omarion judging on MTV’s [...]
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Weekend Rock List: Best Songs About Sleep
03/12/2010 2:41 PM
Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/GettyThe worst day of the year is upon us: Daylight Savings. This Sunday we’ll lose an hour and feel like crap all week thanks to our sleep deficit. But instead of dwelling on those lost 60 minutes (we hardly knew ya!), we’re going to focus our energy on coming up with the [...]
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MAG COVERS: LALA COVERS LATINA MAGAZINE
03/12/2010 2:37 PM
Check out the April 2010 cover issue of Latina Magazine featuring T.V. personality Lala Vazquez. The 30 year-old sat down with the mag and spoke about her upcoming wedding, as well as her take on being Black & Puetro Rican. Check out some snippets below:On People saying Carmelo will never marry her:Lala: I know the [...]
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Limbo King Finds a New Home and an Old, Familiar Face
03/12/2010 1:55 PM
An unlikely reunion in an assisted-living home for an aging limbo king and one of his princesses.

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Flashback: Matthew Sweet’s Early ’90s Power-Pop Perfection
03/12/2010 1:43 PM
Green Day’s American Idiot begins previews on Broadway in two weeks and we’re stoked (obviously) but that’s not the only musical we’ve got our eyes on this spring. Next month the Berkeley Repertory Theater will premiere Girlfriend, a new show built around the perfect pop confections of Matthew Sweet’s 1991 album — a.k.a. the best [...]
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SPOTTED: NIECY NASH LEAVING ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ YOGA CLASS
03/12/2010 1:32 PM
‘Dancing With The Stars’ contestant Niecy Nash and her partner Louis Van Amstel were spotted leaving yoga class “arm in arm” in West Hollywood on Thursday, (March 11). The new season of the hit ABC show will begin on Monday, March 22nd. ( Photos: FAME PICTURES )
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Generation B: Time, It Turns Out, Isn’t on Their Side
03/12/2010 1:30 PM
The author checks in with the middle-age jobless men and women who attended a job fair in Midtown Manhattan a year ago.

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Archive and Historical Society Exhibition for Grateful Dead
03/12/2010 1:30 PM
An exhibit at the New-York Historical Society is the first large showing of items from the Grateful Dead archive.

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Modern Love: Appreciating a Difficult Mother
03/12/2010 1:30 PM
A son learns to appreciate his difficult and troubled mother during her battle with Alzheimer’s, and after her passing.

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Killer Heels
03/12/2010 12:51 PM
These heels by Gianvito Rossi for Altuzarra have just enough ammo to stop enemy combatants in their tracks.

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Long Music Videos: How Does Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” Rank With Michael Jackson, Metallica
03/12/2010 11:50 AM
Lady Gaga upped the ante for supersized music videos last night with her Tarantino homage “Telephone,” which co-stars Beyoncé in a homoerotic rampage of capitalistic ultra-violence. Gaga’s been down this road before — “Paparazzi” was an eight-minute cinematic epic — but Michael Jackson truly pioneered the long music video with “Thriller,” “Bad,” “Ghosts,” “Black or [...]
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Georgia Man Arrested for Threatening Elton John’s Life
03/12/2010 10:38 AM
Photo: Spellman/WireImage Elton John has a famous fan in Lady Gaga, but not everyone appreciates the awesome power of “Tiny Dancer.” A Georgia man was arrested Wednesday for making terrorist threats against Sir Elton. Last month Neal Horsley, 65, posted a YouTube video of himself standing in front of the singer’s Atlanta apartment complex holding [...]
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