Finance Forecaster’s Cancer Call Correct for Madoff?Street columnist and financial adviser Doug Kass had a spooky premonition, and if it’s like the rest of his spooky premonitions, it might turn out to be true.
Influences: Andrew BirdCarnegie Hall isn’t a natural destination for most indie rockers, but it makes perfect sense for Andrew Bird.
TV on the Radio Comes Through Loud and ClearAs good as TV on the Radio’s recorded work has been, nothing matches the transcendence of their live shows. ‘Dear Science’ could change that.
Just Add RockR.E.M. turns to loud, bristling guitars as the answer
to a decade of creative inertia.
Polos, Hold the LogoFor those who prefer to be inconspicuous about their brand allegiances, there are many fine polo shirt options.
Price’s New York TrilogyThe Wanderers, 1974
This is Price’s debut, published when he was 24, and it is a powerhouse, impossible not to devour like a stoned teenager o […]
Faster. Harder. Loonier.There’s no point in trying to understand the Mars
Volta. Just let them happen to you.
The Year in PopRadiohead rediscovered their instincts, Rihanna’s great summer hit was all about rain, LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire made it cool to be a geek […]
Coming Around The BendsNot another word about “choose your own price.” Radiohead has made their best music in years, maybe ever.
Playing FavoritesWe asked three music obsessives to pick a recent album they can’t stop listening to.
Hollywood Heavy: Peter Berg’The Kingdom’ director spoke to Hugo Lindgren about Muslims, multitasking, and leaning on Jeff Zucker.
Sunny Side DownThe late Elliott Smith makes an inspired comeback (of sorts).
Long-Short Story ShortAlfred Winslow Jones invented what he called a “hedged fund.” The name’s been bastardized, and so has just about everything else about it.
A Band on FireWhen Arcade Fire came to town, they played five ecstatic, sold-out
shows at, yes, a church on Washington Square Park. Behind the scenes of roc […]
Give Inner Peace a ChanceWhat is inner peace, and is it possible to get any in New York City? The short answers, for those who can’t bear the suspense, are “Whatever you […]
‘Cracker’ Jack Robbie Coltrane Y ou may recognize him as Hagrid from the Harry Potter follies, but in England, Robbie Coltrane is revered for Cracker, the series of TV movies […]
SpiritualizedArthur puts his faith in the healing power of art. Plus, the dude can sing.
Playing FavoritesWe asked five music obsessives to pick a recent album they can’t stop listening to.
The Co-Kings of RockLocal favorites the Hold Steady and TV on the Radio break out with career-making albums.
Why to Watch ‘The Wire’Devotees of The Wire will nag you to watch this underrated show, which you should. But with season four, even die-hards might be nervous.
It’s a Hard Rock LifeNew DVDs about the Minutemen and Luna show indie rock in
all its ragged, poverty-stricken glory.
Pinup Goalie: Shep MessingThe Cosmos were, for a brief spell in the seventies, as hot as Reggie Jackson. They played soccer, yes, but they also partied at Studio 54, hung […]
Gangs of New YorkTheir twins due home from intensive
care any minute, an anxious couple
considers the high cost—physical, marital,
and financial—of multiples.
The Fantastic FiveMeet the Ark,
glam-rockers from
Sweden who’ve
come to save America.
Garbagehead RevisitedEast River Pipe is a one-man band
that makes beautiful pop out of
a decade and a half of very hard living.
