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Art/Design The Scope Art Fair (And How The Sausage Is Made)

March 16, 2011 - 1:46 pm

The Artists Wanted booth is made of win.

I’m standing at the VIP preview for Scope Art Fair, the hip, more affordable sister of the the contemporary art megalopolis Armory. The entire fair is one of those white warehouses on the Hudson that it takes a very cold, windy walk to reach.

But the Artists Wanted booth made it worth it. In the sea of the aloof, formal work that often characterizes The Good Stuff, Artists Wanted has splashed out the colour. Their walls are pink and gold baroque, their floor is checkerboard, and an albino satyr is giving me some sausage slices. Then I look up. In the center of the booth is a throne- a gold Boschian nightmare- a Carravagio come to life. On top, another satyr is throwing meat into a grinder. Which is being slowly crapped out from cow corpse into sausages. Which is being devoured by artsnobs. Including me.

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Gallery Music The Soul of Shoes: Talib Kweli at Sneaker Palooza

by Courtney Dudley

March 16, 2011 - 12:16 pm

Surrounded by a giant kid friendly map of Texas, flood control interactive computers, and a dinosaur bone reconstruction exhibit, Talib Kweli stood wiping sweat from his brow and deciding where to eat with friends. Realizing that not much was open in San Antonio, TX at midnight on a Sunday, they joked about heading down to the local Shoneys.

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Music Tuesday Newsday: New Releases by Travis Barker, Robotanists, Rise Against, New York Dolls, and Cornershop

by Shop Keeper

March 15, 2011 - 5:07 pm

Another full week…Dionne Warwick stopped doing psychic hotline commercials…former Blink 182 drummer Mr. Barker has Give the Drummer Some…stalwart glam-punks New York Dolls stray further from Buster Poindexter…Rise Against’s Endgame hopes to repeat the magic Megadeth had with their album title…if there’s a pick of the week though, check out The Robotanists…one of the best new ‘indie’ bands on the scene…Raishū made…

Adebisi Shank - This Is The Second Album From A Band Called Adebisi Shank

The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar

Noah And The Whale - Last Night On Earth

Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now

Cornershop – Cornershop And The Double-O Groove

Oh Land - Oh Land

A Hawk And A Hacksaw - Cervantine

Eleventh Dream Day - Riot Now!

Robotanists - Plans In Progress

New York Dolls - Dancing Backwards In High Heels

Mamiffer - Mare Decendriii

Dionne Warwick - Only Trust Your Heart

Smoking Popes - This Is Only A Test

The Dodos - No Color

Eleventh Dream Day – Riot Now!

The Boom Bang – World War Fun

Gallery Music Cee Lo Saved By The Bell As Ting Tings About To Deliver Final Blow

by Graham John Bell

March 15, 2011 - 4:37 pm

Upon being whisked into the MGM Resort and Hotel on this past Saturday imagine being confronted with a large boxing ring in the center of the hotel lobby. “What has the world of music come to?” “This can’t be for a music event could it?” With closer examination the ring was promotion for the upcoming Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Mayorga WBA Junior Middleweight fight – so just a little sigh of relief on my part as I, as probably you, are a little new to this Soundclash idea.

6,000 plus spring breakers packed into the MGM Resorts International lot across from the Luxor to experience this Red Bull Soundclash. The event featured Grammy Award winner Cee Lo Green and British based art punk duo The Ting Tings on opposing stages with an audience sandwiched in-between.

Imagine a live version of Rock Band but with real stars playing, with real instruments and you may get a little closer to the concept. Based on five rounds Warm Up, Cover, Takeover, Clash and Wildcard two artists go toe to toe with an MC positioned in the middle.

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Geek Geek In a ChinaShop: Whedonistas at the Waystation!

by Teresa Jusino

March 15, 2011 - 2:32 pm

Racheline Maltese, Priscilla Spencer and I, contributors all to the anthology Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon and the Women Who Love Them (Mad Norwegian Press), took over the fabulous Brooklyn Waystation in NYC for a Big Damn Reading, celebrating the release of Whedonistas, which goes on sale today!

For geeks in the New York area, Brooklyn Waystation is a place you should know. It’s a steampunk bar with a TARDIS bathroom. No, really. I went to the bathroom and ended up in 17th Century France.

Kidding. About France, not about the TARDIS bathroom. That part’s true. But it’s a wonderfully designed, geek-friendly place that plays host to any number of events during the week like Steampunk Style parties, live music, variety acts… and readings like ours.

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Art/Design Gallery Meat Me at Meltdown

by Zoetica Ebb

March 15, 2011 - 10:35 am

The summer season is almost upon Los Angeles, if one can even call that slight temperature elevation between April and May a “season change”. No matter! Even now, some winter-banished grills are seeing daylight again, and America’s favorite pastime is returning to SoCal lawns. Just in time for barbeque season, DIKLIK art and Meltdown Comics bring you Meat! – an art show dedicated to the edible flesh, and featuring art by Michael Kupperman, Brandon Bird, Charlyne Yi, Carlos Ramos, J.R. Goldberg, Julia Vickerman, Myke Chilian, Layron Dejarnette, John Olsen, Richard Lee, Deanna Rooney, Britt Sanders, Andy Ristaino, and Jhonen Vasquez.

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Gallery Music I Survived Winter Music Conference

by Rich Thomas and Graham John Bell

March 15, 2011 - 10:33 am

Apart from needing a double foot transplant, a deep tissue massage, a wheatgrass IV drip, and to never be around cigarette smokers again, I feel amazingly good after this year’s Winter Music Conference. What started off slow gained a tremendous amount of momentum in a very short period of time, and reports from my colleagues at other events around the city were favorable. If you’ve been following our WMC coverage, you know that the divorce with the Ultra Music Festival (happening 3/25-3/27) was the big news. Would it be favorable for the conference? What sort of effect would it have on South Beach? With all the marquee names playing Ultra weekend, would you still get enough quality DJs to support the fans?

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Art/Design Gallery “The Rabbit” – Giant Robot Style

by Nicole Pajer and Dustin Downing

March 15, 2011 - 10:31 am

The Chinese Zodiac has deemed 2011 the year of the rabbit. In case you’ve wondered what that means exactly, I did some efficient Googling.

The rabbit, which is the fourth sign of the 12 animal Zodiac signs, is considered to be the lucky sign. According to the Chinese, the rabbit brings a year to calm your nerves and catch your breath. This is a year to focus on negotiation, family, home, security, diplomacy, and relationships.

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Featured Gallery Music Nothing But Nervous

by Rich Thomas and Graham John Bell

March 14, 2011 - 2:52 pm

Tuesday was mild, Wednesday was warm, and Thursday was poppin’, but by the time Friday rolled around, the spring break crowd was in full effect and the WMC’ers were ready to go hard into the weekend. We wanted to experience a little local flavor, so our friends over at Nervous Records told us to come by their big “Made In Miami” party, featuring an exclusive cast of homegrown deck masters like Behrouz, Rony Seikaly, Lazaro Casanova, Ralph Falcon, Jon Cowan, Stryke, DMS12, Edgar V, Danny Daze, Patrick M, and of course the one and only Oscar G. When we set foot in the building, it became abundantly clear that this was the place to be. We caught three sets worth of tunes, then had to give our ears and dancing feet a rest. Here’s what it looked like.

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Music DJ Colette: Your House Or Mine

by Rich Thomas and Graham John Bell

March 14, 2011 - 11:27 am

She’s been called Om Record’s First Lady of House, helped form the genre’s only female supergroup (SuperJane), and released some of last decade’s most infectious 12-inch singles in “Feelin’ Hypnotized,” “What Will She Do For Love,” and a sultry version of Robert Palmer’s “Didn’t Mean To Turn You On.” Indeed, Chicago’s DJ Colette is one of house music’s most well-respected performers and producers, and a 16-year veteran of the Winter Music Conference. You know, back when people traded vinyl by the pool and the only things that tweeted were the endemic Florida Scrub-Jays that hung out in the palm trees. We met up with Colette at a South Beach cafe to get her take on this year’s conference and the inside scoop on her next artist release for Om Records.

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