The Last Look: Wu Tsang's Wildness
With a migratory practice that includes party promoting, activism, community organizing, performance art, installation and filmmaking, Wu Tsang's itinerant creativity is at once multifaceted, adaptable...
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Booty Call: Love it, Want it
MARNI Poncho by Marni at H&M. $149 at select H&M stores nationwide. FRINGE Raffia backpack by Tory Burch. $550 at toryburch.com LISTEN! Damn Good Advice by George Lois. $9.95 at Phaidon.com...
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Playing the Game with Ai Weiwei
Alison Klayman's journey to Sundance -- where she received a thunderous standing ovation this past January for the premiere of her documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry -- was a circuitous one. Unlike...
View ArticleGrimes' "Oblivion" Is Our Music Video of the Day
Check out Montreal native Claire Boucher's new Grimes video, "Oblivion," featuring loads of shirtless dudes (shouting, flexing, moshing), the backside of a streaker and motorcross sports. The...
View ArticleMarried with Children
Jennifer Westfeldt has written and starred in films exploring same-sex relationships (her 2001 breakout hit Kissing Jessica Stein) and couples therapy (Ira & Abby). Now, she tackles children in...
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Sound Familiar?
Michael B. Jordan If it weren't for his middle initial (short for Bakari), the Chronicle star's acting accolades would be buried within the dark crevices of Google, thanks to his slam-dunking...
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The Ladies of Slumberland Records
Since 1989, Oakland-based Slumberland Records has cornered the market on hazy fuzz-pop. In the past decade alone, the label has released albums from the likes of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart,...
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SSION and Friends at Highline Ballroom
SSION in town is always a reason to rally the troops. Friday night, a crowd with umbrellas (and plenty of cute guys in high heels) lined W. 16th Street, waiting until nearly midnight for the doors of...
View ArticleWill Oldham Between The Covers
For a media-shy chameleon like Will Oldham, who performs as his alter ego Bonnie "Prince" Billy one minute, acts in movies like Old Joy the next and occasionally pops up in an R. Kelly music video, the...
View ArticleKenzo's Paris Fashion Week After-Party with Diddy and Robyn
It wouldn't be a fashion week after-party without a fun but totally random mix of celebs showing up, and Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Kenzo delivered with their Paris Fashion Week bash last night....
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Ke$ha Wants to Save Baby Seals + Animal House Heads to Broadway = Eight Items...
1. Next week is Bodega Week in New York City. [Eater]2. Truman Capote's one-time Brooklyn Heights home is on the market for a cool $12 million. [The Observer] 3. Ke$ha, of all people, has taken up...
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Tips for Today: Dinowalrus Record Release + "Singles Going Steady" + Colin...
The Dinowalrus Record Release Show with The So So Glos + La Big Vic + Erika Spring (DJ Set) at Mercury LoungeBrooklyn's dreamy dance trio Dinowalrus celebrate the release of their wonderful new record...
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The Morning Funnies: Britney Spears Through the Years + A Human Nest
Watch Britney Spears's face morph from a baby to the present day. Why is that background music so creepy!? [via Vulture] A human-sized bird's nest! [via The Daily What]"Super Morrisey Bros," a cover of...
View ArticleMyBlockNYC's Video of the Week: Playground Fun From a 5-Year-Old's POV
TITLE: "An Afternoon at the Playground"FILMMAKER: PaweenapLOCATION: Greenpoint Avenue, QueensDESCRIPTION FROM FILMMAKER: I strapped an iPod Touch to my five-year-old at the playground. Here's what we...
View ArticleWatch Chanel's Paris Fashion Week Show Featuring Giant Crystals
Chanel always has amazing, over-the-top sets for their Paris Fashion Week shows, and this morning's did not disappoint. Models walked alongside giant, jagged crystals in a setting made to look like a...
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Andrew Bird on His Barn-Recorded New Album, Break It Yourself
Over the past decade, Andrew Bird has remained one of music's most unique voices; combining densely composed baroque pop with the soaring melodies of indie rock grandeur. Bird's best work is marked by...
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Join Peter Gabriel, Critical Feminist Corgi In the Fight Against Rush Limbaugh
Upon learning that his song "Sledgehammer" was played in the background during Rush Limbaugh's insane rant against Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke last Wednesday, singer Peter Gabriel has demaned...
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Listen to Rye Rye's New Track "Boom Boom"
The "Voice of Baltimore," Rye Rye, has a new single out today. "Boom Boom" is a bouncy jam that will sound familiar to any late '90s pre-teen with its sampling of "Boom Boom Boom Boom" by the...
View ArticleScenes from The Virgins at Le Baron
New York City rockers The Virgins are always a good time live and, surprise!, we had a good time seeing them play last night at Le Baron's Absolut Encore sessions. The band has a new album coming out...
View ArticleWatch a Mesmerizing Video of Viktor & Rolf's Fall/Winter '12 Show
Viktor & Rolf presented their Fall/Winter '12 collection in Paris on Saturday and the Dutch duo did not hold back. While there were many pieces from the collection we liked--flowy jumpsuits and...
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