Cassandra Jenkins describes her musical genre as “ghost cowboy,” so it’s no surprise her song “Rabbit” incorporates themes from the Wallace Stevens poem “A Rabbit…
Kelis, Biz Markie, and More Throwbacks in Our Live Music Round-Up
Welcome to Good Shows. Here’s what’s good in live music this week. When you think of Kelis, chances are “Milkshake” (the video for which was…
‘Official Art Gallery of Satan’ Gets Burned By Its Landlord
The devil went down to East Broadway? VECTOR Gallery, the self-declared “Official Art Gallery of Satan,” has been cast out of heaven — or at…
Watch Bishop Allen’s New Video and Read About Justin Rice’s Post-Brooklyn Life
Justin Rice was called the “first heartthrob of the mumblecore era” in Marc Spitz’s new book, Twee, and indeed the last time we enjoyed his…
A Documentary Turns the Camera On Nan Goldin
Nan Goldin shot to fame with her visceral, heart-wrenching photographs of the drug-addled, sex-strewn lives of her East Village “tribe” in the late ’70s and early…
Not Enough Lena On Wythe Ave Today, Too Many Lenas On Stage Next Month
We didn’t spot Lena Dunham when Girls filmed at Café Mogador in Williamsburg this morning — though, as you can (barely) see above, we did spot Zosia Mamet…
Steve Keene, Who Did Cover Art For Pavement, Is Painting in the Street
Steve Keene actively distances himself from the world of fine art, but that hasn’t stopped the Greenpoint-based painter from being named Brooklyn Public Library’s Artist-in-Residence…
Moby Has Sold a Memoir About His East Village Days
Things are coming up roses for Moby: not only is the musician and apocalyptic photographer the proud owner of a castle in the Hollywood Hills,…
Novelist Brando Skyhorse Wrote a Memoir That’s Truly Stranger Than Fiction
If you’re always complaining about your messed-up childhood and your wacko family, then you might want to read Brando Skyhorse’s memoir, Take this Man, for some perspective.…
An A-to-Z Index of Marc Spitz’s New History of All Things Twee
Marc Spitz’s Poseur recalled his salad days as a downtown Manhattan music writer. But his new book kicks off in Brooklyn – and specifically at…