Monday, February 28, 2011

betus andronicus

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Photo courtesy of Nick Brandreth I woke up early one Sunday morning and proceeded to shadow New Jersey's finest Titus Andronicus as the...
Friday, February 25, 2011

some new jams

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Soul Clap

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Last Friday, I wrote about Brooklyn's Soul Clap dance contest , a happening fueled by early 60s soul 45s spun by Jonathan Toubin and fo...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

julianna barwick

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This week in the Village Voice, I profiled Julianna Barwick and her latest album, The Magic Place . The year is still young, but I've e...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

above and beyond

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Awhile back, I realized that I had written about both Winter brothers within the span of a week: Johnny for a Wall Street Journal  concert...
Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Prince

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The internet already knows about how Prince kicked a Kardashian off his stage for her non-dancing ass , but that wasn't the best part o...
Saturday, February 05, 2011

brooklyn comedy feature

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I wrote a feature in the Wall Street Journal on the uptick in alternative comedy nights taking place in Brooklyn , focusing on nights hoste...
Thursday, February 03, 2011

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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Betace's High

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Starting this Friday and running throughout the month of February, I will be doing a weekly residency at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan. Which ...
Monday, January 31, 2011

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Funny, I can read the label on that tear gas canister.
Sunday, January 30, 2011

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

mark bettaman

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Today marks the end of an era at the Times, with Mark Bittman announcing the conclusion of his weekly column, The Minimalist . Can I say I ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

new jams

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Pazz & Jop Ballot

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Funny, a month on I would have failed a pop quiz if you had asked me what it was I wound up voting for in the 2010 Pazz & Jop Album...
Sunday, January 16, 2011

arthur's landing feature

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In the Friday edition of the Wall Street Journal , I wrote a feature about Arthur's Landing , an eclectic collective of musicians like ...
Friday, January 14, 2011

A year ago...

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A year ago, I was walking down my street when a plywood wall from a construction site fell and struck me on the side of the head. I blacked...
Friday, January 07, 2011

print bedia

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Starting this week, and alternating weeks with my cohort and near-twin Andy B. , I am doing concert listings for the Wall Street Journal . ...
Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Nu Grooves in Brooklyn

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In this week's Village Voice, I wrote a profile on the uptick in dance music labels in New York City . Shouts went out to Blackdisco , ...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

2010

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I filed my Pazz & Jop right before Christmas, but can't recall what wound up on there right now. Instead, I recall what didn't m...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

captain betaheart

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My best friend in high school received a cassette from my future best friend in high school, a pink-magenta looking thing with the most gro...