When Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh arrived in the United States in June of 1981, he stepped off of a Pan Am 747 and declared, “I am the Messiah America has…
For Your Health! Comedian Eric Wareheim Is Pouring Some of His New Wines
Seems Eric Wareheim, of Tim and Eric fame, has abandoned his budding career as a cult leader and is now in the wine business. (Hey,…
Bask in Basquait With a New Doc and Gallery Show
The early years of Jean-Michel Basquiat will be celebrated next month, just down the Bowery from the Great Jones Street loft where he spent his…
Anthony Bourdain Is Visiting LES Legends For his ‘Parts Unknown’ Show
Looks like celeb chef Anthony Bourdain has gone globetrotting in his own backyard, as the New Yorker has been shooting in the East Village and…
Strand Won April Fool’s Day With Its First E-Reader, The Strindle
The April Fool’s Day gags flew fast and furious yesterday: Bowery Boogie claimed that the Lower East Side had become a UNESCO World Heritage site,…
These Trippy Sculptures Are Set to Transform NYC Into Narnia
The Great White Way is about to become the Shimmer. If you’ve seen Annihilation, you’ll recall the electromagnetic field that causes humans to merge with…
Dr. Octagon Drops Video For ‘Flying Waterbed,’ Streams New Album
After dropping two tracks off of the much anticipated follow-up to his cult 1996 album Dr. Octagonecologyst, Dr. Octagon has released a video for “Flying…
Samesa, Flower Power and More Will Join Essex Street Market at New Location
Essex Street Market today named some of the vendors that will join the market when it moves to its new home in the Essex Crossing complex.…
Stephen Malkmus Gets ‘Shiggy’ With New Album and Single
Last month when Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks trotted out a new single and tour dates, you had to wonder whether they had a new album…
Neil Young and Daryl Hannah Will Introduce Their Trippy Western, Paradox
Hey, hey, my, my– somehow there are still tickets left for tonight’s 8:55pm screening of Paradox at IFC Center, which will be introduced by directors Neil…