Recent Articles in Reviews
Rubulad: Put a Hat on it and Call it a Hat
Rubulad had entered me about ten years ago, I was underage and there were signs for absinthe. There was also art: the attic refuse material grouped in cramped rooms. I appreciated a large man dressed as a rabbit scaring off my conservative partner. This was a defining moment for a young imbecile looking for a [...]
Curling Up: Taking a Snail’s Pace with Sport
Because most of us “non-olympians” are slow like the sloths and are frightened by the fast monsters on sleds and beasts on super rocket skis, we like curling. The beasts and monsters may be handsome and all, but too toothy, and in this “fight or flight” universe we would rather not…
The Light Battle: Olafur Eliasson vs. Banks Violette
For an artist there’s nothing more important than being chosen by the ruling dynasty of a dominion. The current in New York, well, Manhattan at least, is Michael Bloomberg. His kids appeared in the Jamie Johnson documentary, Born Rich; this is what makes a Romanoff offspring in our fameball age. Artists thus chosen will impact [...]
Wired Magazine Pop-up Shop: Pop This Balloon
We manifested today at the Wired magazine’s pop-up shop in the Meatpacking district, hoping to catch a glimpse of some technorati. I would settle for Julia Allison, but hoped for Nick Denton or Laurel Touby. It would have been appropriate for Denton to show up as his own Gizmodo had a similar function last month [...]
Hug A Dancing Tank?: Redas Dirzys and Martin Zet, Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY, 10.09.09
I’ll get the positives out of the way. The Grace Exhibition Space is worth paying attention to: the owner is nutty and cohesive, her art world connections will last at least another two seasons before you tire of going there for the beer and the company. If you are young, you will actually see some [...]
Lebowski Fest Abides in Manhattan at Lucky Strike
The Lebowski Fest, now in its eighth year, rolled into New York City this week. Following on from the movie screening at Terminal 5 Tuesday night, your intrepid reporter paid the bowling party at Lucky Strike (42nd St. & 11th ave) a visit last night. The White Russian’s and oat sodas were flowing, the hardcore were testing their skills against fellow “achievers” in the annual quiz, and there was bowling. Lots and lots of bowling.
Williamsburg Fashion Weekend @ Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY, 2.20.09 and 2.21.09
The shows took place at the beginning and the end of the world, on Kent Avenue in Brooklyn at Glasslands, a windowless venue that we found to be at fire code capacity early on Friday night. This event began in May 2007, with this particular installment organized by Arthur Arbit (also King Gurvy) and Tom [...]
Joy Division (2007): DVD/Screening Review
This review is not about a rockumentary or film, or a fade-in caught on celluloid. These words, instead, are about a t-shirt that should have never existed. The film starts with collaged montages of Manchester and a voice over that declares (roughly): “This film is not about a band or a group of people, but a city that once created the greatest revolution of Western society, then came back and created a bigger revolution…”
NYLON Magazine with The Kills at Bowery Ballroom, NYC, 02.11.08
Dressed in an animal print shirt and roughed-up gold boots, Alison Mosshart (V.V.) of London band The Kills prowls the stage like a tigress in heat, while her partner in music (and against the world) Jamie Hince (Hotel) manically assaults his guitar. To call this duo “sexy” would be trivial, trite, even. To sum them [...]
I’m Not There: In Concert, Beacon Theatre 11.07.07: Sentimentalist Magazine Review
More proof that music is not possible without Bob Dylan came last week at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, where another set of industry heavy-hitters covered and re-interpreted yet more tracks from the D-man’s time-bending catalogue.
