When NOFX booked two sold out shows at Irving Plaza a few weeks ago, I was not surprised. When people showed up in droves from places as far as Australia and South Jersey, I was still not surprised. But when NOFX played a solid set of songs I haven't heard in years (and never expected to hear from them these days) I was, of course, surprised.
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When Esben Knoblauch was a baby, his parents put him in a covered wagon while they performed on the streets of Denmark, exposing him to what he calls “a very hippie-gypsy culture”. Now 22, he joins his brothers Aske and Simon At 20, 22, and 24, Nils and the brothers put on an unusually vibrant live show, drawing crowds day after day in Union Square. Brothers Moving can be found shirtless,...
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Trap Them may have already established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in hardcore, but if America has taught me anything, it's that there's always room for more establishment.
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Despite the standard Robert Smith heart filled lamentations, 4:13 Dream is a surprisingly upbeat and different addition to the catalogue of Cure albums. The opening song, "Underneath the Stars," is a great instrumental introduction to the signature Cure sound -Seth Fraser
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Bill Maher’s pseudo documentary, Religulous, is a less than insightful film that mocks the more outlandish aspects of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Maher spends the length of the movie conducting interviews, ranging from the most qualified experts on Christianity (truck drivers and TV...
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Whenever a film is purported to be the “best of the year,” one watches it with wary eyes. Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut is worthy, though, of such a weighted declaration. Synecdoche is a tour de force, an epic cinematic adventure through one man’s adult life. The symbolic narrative...
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This past summer, no other movie made as sizable an impact as The Dark Knight, the eagerly-awaited follow-up to Batman Begins. To date, the film has grossed 9 million domestically, putting it second only to Titanic as the highest-grossing movie in history. A huge part of the critical and fan...
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I’ve always wanted to explore the mind of an abstract artist, so pardon me while I elaborate on the following hypothesis. Vincent Van Gogh was presumed to have suffered from a rare form of psychosis that caste everything he saw in yellowish, golden light.  But what does this have that have to do...
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This past weekend, tons of rock fans trouped to the legendary Mercury Lounge for The Giraffes Record Release Party. The mood in the club was of happiness and good cheer, and there was definitely a sense of friendship and mutual appreciation as everyone celebrated the new album, Prime Motivator, on...
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The last time I stepped foot in Music Hall of Williamsburg, it was Northsix and looked like a cross between a high school gymnasium and the grimiest of retro NYC clubs (puke in the bathroom and all). Now, the bleachers have been removed and
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