November 19, 2009
CREATIVE: Stranded Hope - Born Into This Business
I was born long after the original infection. My father was Marshall Graham. He fought valiantly throughout my life on behalf of people everywhere. He would often tell me things like, “sleep surrounded by walls, never near the window” and “if I begin to turn, don’t hesitate...”
November 12, 2009
CREATIVE: Stranded Hope - A Real Family Man
There was a huge clump of dirt in my eye; I had fallen flat on my face getting out of the truck. “This has to be either good luck, or a terrible omen,” I thought to myself as I rubbed my blind eye with my dirty hand...
FEATURES: Off-Island Spotlight: Devo Get ‘Fresh’ With New Album, Tour, Documentary
Ignorance used to be bliss, yet somewhere along our evolution excursion we all went ape. A slice-of-life so tasteless it made one almost wish for another aimless balloon over Colorado: the evolution of swine flu parties. People hoping to build immunity to the pandemic are flocking together to get each other sick. Are we witnessing de-evolution at work?
November 11, 2009
LOCAL CD REVIEWS: Sufjan Stevens - The BQE
The BQE, named of course for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, is the latest release from Sufjan Stevens, the super talented singer/songwriter who brought us the critically acclaimed Illinoise in 2005, as well as Michigan, Seven Swans and Run, Rabbit Run, which was also released recently...
November 7, 2009
NEWS: SAGE’s 14th Annual Awards and Gala
On Monday, Nov. 2, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE), the nation’s most prominent organization advocating on behalf of older LGBT Americans, held its 14th Annual Awards and Gala at the Metropolitan Pavilion...
November 5, 2009
CREATIVE: Stranded Hope - Riding on the Z Train
The train blew its whistle loudly as it careened from dark night to dark tunnel. I sat in my stiff chair staring blankly into the faint blue pattern that seemed to kill itself on the back of the seat it was pressed into. I wondered to myself, “Who designs this shit? How much do they get paid? I could design that...”
NEWS: Local Artist Paints Outside the Box; Ships Peace Around the World
With labels that read “Fragile – Contains: Peace, Freedom or Justice,” visual artist Franck de Las Mercedes sends abstractly painted, seemingly empty boxes to anybody, anywhere in the world, for free...
November 1, 2009
NEWS: Berkeley College Celebrates the Art of Marilyn Henrion
Berkeley College is exhibiting “Reverberations: Keeping Time,” the work of artist Marilyn Henrion. Her paintings will be on display at the Berkeley College Midtown Campus Gallery, First Floor Lobby, 3 East 43rd Street, New York, NY, from Nov. 2 through 30...
October 29, 2009
CREATIVE: Stranded Hope - Forward
In the coldest months of winter, steam rises from bodies in the Montana snow. The steam floats up and is carried over the small house sitting alone on the side of what used to be Interstate 90. There isn’t much variety in the landscape anymore. Most abandoned homes have been reduced to rubble or kindling...
October 28, 2009
LOCAL CD REVIEWS: Brand New - Daisy
There’s something to say about Brand New: They can retain their popularity and become one of those few Long Island bands that a good majority of natives are proud to be a fan of (another being, of course, Billy Joel). Daisy, the band’s fourth album since their inception in 2000, has a much more mature and very different sounding feel to it, although it lacks a certain memorable charm and uniqueness as their previous albums...
October 21, 2009
FEATURES: The Article That New Music Built
It’s worth experimenting, especially when it’s a couple of guys playing with each other… No, no, get your mind out of the gutter. When Graham Capobianco returned home to Patchogue from Massachusetts when his band broke up in February, he decided to start a new one. “I was very downtrodden and humbled… and I feel that defeat helped shape the culture that I’ve established in this band, [Our Own Ghosts (OOG),]” said Capobianco...
October 7, 2009
MISCELLANEOUS REVIEWS: Luzzo’s in Westbury
On Oct. 5, 2009, Luzzo’s Italian restaurant officially replaced what was once Romano’s Macaroni Grill in Westbury on Corporate Drive. We had the opportunity to attend a mock opening to taste and review the food, service, atmosphere, etc., a few days prior to the official opening. With that said, we shall give them the benefit of the doubt that they were still working out the kinks and logistics of a new restaurant with a brand new staff...
September 13, 2009
SHOW REVIEWS: The Hole at the Theater at Saint Clement’s
Saint Clement’s Episcopal Church is home to a wonderful small theater within its walls: stadium seating, a rustic brick façade and a nice sized stage. And after seeing The Hole, one might think that if the building wasn’t made of brick the whole place would burn to the ground into a sulfuric swirl of hellfire and damnation...
