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New York Was the Internet

David Dixon | Posted 01.04.2010 | New York

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David Dixon

After returning to LA after a long visit to Manhattan, I pondered what about New York had changed since the time that I lived there for almost a decade in the 1990s. The answer is a lot.

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Hanging with Motherhood Writer-Director Katherine Dieckmann

Thelma Adams | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Manhattan, Women, Women in Film, Mothers and Sons, Motherhood, Uma Thurman, Parenting, Mothers and Daughters, Screenwriting, Parenthood, Punk, Screenwriters, Mike-Leigh, Katherine Dieckmann, Joan Didion, Women Directors, Working Moms, Entertainment News
Thelma Adams

I was frustrated by the absence of movies where a mother is the lead and her issues are the film's main focus, where she is a significant character expressing her soul and existence.

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New Reissues Prove Kraftwerk Is the Most Important Band Ever

Tim Mohr | Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Yaz, Egyptian Lover, Dr. Dre, Kraftwerk, Techno, Space Disco, Frankie Knuckles, Lil Jon, Chemical Brothers, Astralwerks, Chicago House, Cybotron, Detroit Techno, Music, Electro, Reissue, Acid House, Germany, Planet Rock, Crystal Castles, Autobahn, Tim Mohr, Robots, Trans Europe Express, Berlin, Afrika Bambaataa, Donna Summers, Italo Disco, Modernism, Glass Candy, Krautrock, Italians Do It Better, Supernature, Dirty Disco, Heartsrevolution, I Feel Love, Daft Punk, Dusseldorf, Fatboy Slim, Silver Apples, Crunk, House, Yazoo, Peaches, Punk, Moog, Machine Music, Nwa, Neon Workout, Cerrone, Heartbreak, Ramones, Synth, Perrey-Kingsley, Lfo, Lmfao, Lo-Fi, Animal Collective, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Electroclash, Entertainment News
Tim Mohr

The birthplace of all that's cool and modern in music wasn't Memphis, Liverpool or the South Bronx. It was Dusseldorf, Germany, where Kraftwerk invented the future we are now living.

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Jim Carroll Dead: 'Basketball Diaries' Author, Poet And Punk Rocker Dies

AP | Posted 12.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Basket Ball Diaries, Jim Carroll Dead, Punk, Culture, Poetry, Punk Rock, Books, Music, Arts, Jim Carroll, Upper West Side, New York, Punk Music, Nyc Art, New York Art, 2009 Media Deaths, Media News

NEW YORK — Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote "The Basketball Diaries," died Friday. He was 60. He died from a heart attack at his...

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Heroin-Addicted Hobos Set Up Shop In Williamsburg

New York Daily News | Ben Chapman and Elizabeth Hays | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

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Heroin-addict hobos from around the country are overrunning hipster haven Williamsburg - living in stalled luxury condo projects in the trendy Brookly...

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New Tunes On Monday: Green Day, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Tori Amos, Kate Voegele, and Mat Kearney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Though Tori Amos' career may have suffered from being overly prolific and recording some questionable cover songs, every new album is a bouquet of interesting, intelligent songs for her loyal fans.

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New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

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HuffPost Reviews: Leonard Cohen - Live In London / Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! / Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.30.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Leonard's voice really has grown better over the years, Yeah Yeah's new album is 42 minutes of electronically retro-licious pop, and Sara Watkins is as a serious lyricist with a mission.

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Hurry Up! Catch Money from the Sky!

mochiads.com | Mochiads.com | Posted 03.08.2009 | Comedy

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It's every man dream: Money Falling From The Sky! Catch as many as you can and you will receive amazing awards!!! But be careful not to catch dirty money.

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Punk's Not Dead

Alex Mallory | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: No Age, Punk, Punk Rock, Cutters, Cutter Slang, Cutters Band, Cutter Dough, Music, New Music, Entertainment News
Alex Mallory

This newly formed punk "super group" wasted little time getting down to business. Purists, Cutter released its recordings as a four track 7," Slang and a twenty-two track tape, Dough.

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Deluxe of the Draw: R.E.M., Warren Zevon, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Juno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

In case we didn't know the holiday season was fast approaching... a spate of CD box sets, hits compilations and expanded, Deluxe Editions of some of our favorite albums are usually tell-tale sign.

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A Modern Classic: Young Knives' Superabundance, 2008, Post-Punk With Enthusiasm

Alex Remington | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: British Music, Punk, Guitar, Post-Punk, Music, Rock, Young Knives, Entertainment News
Alex Remington

Derivative isn't a bad thing, provided you can come up with a good enough hook.

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World Series Fashion Trends and Their Presidential Parallels

Disgrasian | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Elitist, Mullets, Swing State, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, How to Give a Man Hug, Obama Baseball, Real Americans, Mohawks, Baseball Caps, Fashion Trends, McCain Maverick, Political Fashion, Sports, Punk, Swing States, Pennsylvania, World Series, Palling Around With Terrorists, Man Hug, Hat Brims, Florida, Fashion, Philadelphia Phillies, 2008 Political Election, Style News
Disgrasian

Both World Series teams happen to be from two important swing states, Florida and Pennsylvania. Kinda puts a new spin on the idea of a state being "in play," doesn't it?

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