Valentine’s Weekend Events on Long Island
For some, Valentine’s Day is merely a made-up holiday peddled by the greeting card, flower and chocolate industries to make a guaranteed buck once a year. For others, it’s a day of love and...
View ArticleValentine’s Day 2011: Valentine’s Day History, Facts, Trivia
It’s Valentine’s Day. A day of love, a day of bitterness. But whichever you choose you should at least know the history of the day. Valentine’s Day is celebrated each year on Feb. 14. The origins of...
View ArticleMissy Elliot Has Graves Disease, Thyroid Problem
Rapper Missy Elliot hasn’t been around lately and she just made the reason for her absence public. The star once walked around in inflated garbage bags (were you at Lilith Fair at Jones Beach in 1999?)...
View Article“Long Island: The World’s Largest Resort” Interactive Exhibit Opens July 7
Right here on Long Island we have 400 miles of beaches, 130 golf courses, 60 vineyards and 30 wineries with tasting rooms and scores of recreational attractions – all accessible from 60+ hotels, motels...
View ArticleBouncing Souls Rock NYC’s Highline Ballroom
The Bouncing Souls New Jersey punk stalwarts the Bouncing Souls rocked the roof off New York City’s Highline Ballroom Wednesday, tearing through two incendiary sets comprised of their first two studio...
View ArticleLive Music Preview: Sonic Youth at The Williamsburg Waterfront
There’s really no blueprint or precedent for Sonic Youth’s career model: No other band in the history of rock music has a comparable longevity:relevance:excellence ratio. The band’s first official...
View ArticleBooks: A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
This year, HBO introduced millions of otherwise fantasy-averse viewers to George R.R. Martin’s complex, rich, densely layered and decidedly adult A Song of Fire and Ice universe with its terrific...
View ArticleR.E.M. Breaks Up
Seminal rock band R.E.M. has called it quits after 31 years. "Band on the floor, crowd on the stage. At the Pier, Raleigh NC, 1980" (Photo by Chris Seward, Courtesy of REMHQ.com) “To our Fans and...
View ArticleDescendents Slay NYC’s Roseland Ballroom
Punk rock legends The Descendents delivered a pulverizing sold-out performance at New York City's Roseland Ballroom on Sept. 23, 2011. (Photo by Chris Ramone) Punk rock legends the Descendents...
View ArticleHeidi Fleiss Dog Grooming Business Evicted in Vegas
Former Hollywood madam and Celebrity Rehab star Heidi Fleiss’ dog-grooming business has been evicted from its Las Vegas home, according to TMZ, but Fleiss is refusing to leave. Fleiss was served with...
View ArticleTop 11: The Best Movies of 2011
The Descendants George Clooney drops his macho persona for a sensitive and insecure one, in this richly rewarding dysfunctional family story. Anyone who has confronted major grief in the passing of a...
View ArticleReview: Van Halen’s A Different Kind of Truth
Van Halen A Different Kind of Truth (Interscope) Rating: [8/10] Reunion albums are that diciest of musical propositions—the proverbial idea that works far better on paper than it ever does in reality....
View ArticleRecord Review: Joan Osborne, Bring It on Home
Joan Osborne Bring It On Home (Saguaro Road) Rating: [8/10] One of music’s most soulful singers, the idea of Joan Osborne cutting an album of all-blues covers isn’t that far-fetched given that she’s...
View ArticleB-List Celebrity Horoscope: Jennifer “I Carried a Watermelon” Grey
JENNIFER “I CARRIED A WATERMELON” GREY March 26, 1960 Jennifer Grey AKA Baby, star of ’80s cult classic Dirty Dancing, is an Aries, an adventurous fire sign. While she started out wearing Keds and...
View ArticleRevolution: New Bar & Music Hall Opens in Amityville
In the location that was once Ollie’s Point, Revolution has taken over with state of the art sound and light systems and a rock-themed menu adorned with mug shots of your favorite celebs with offerings...
View ArticleStengelfest @ Smithtown Masonic Temple
This mini-festival, stretching over three days with local and national artists, has been the culmination of local promoter John Stengel’s (Live Source Long Island) work for the past six years. Planned...
View ArticleCreate Your Own Style Contest/Stiletto Sprint @ Tanger Outlets at the Arches
Come see the hottest looks of the season and learn how to create your own look plus new arrivals by Andrew Marc, Talbots and Wilsons Leather. Six local finalists compete on stage at 2 p.m. to win one...
View ArticleRecord Review: Tommy Stinson, One Man Mutiny
Far from living off his Replacements fame following the band’s 1991 breakup, Tommy Stinson has kept busy as both a frontman (Bash & Pop, Perfect) and a bassist in two bands (Guns N’ Roses, Soul...
View ArticleDee Snider & Friends Jam for Autism @ NYCB Theatre
Attempting to hijack the moniker of being the hardest-working man in show business, Dee Snider has kept busy in recent years. In addition to a plethora of reality-show appearances, (Celebrity Wife...
View ArticleClassic Rock Art Show Stops at Tanger Outlets at the Arches
Join Tanger Outlets and Q104.3 in welcoming famed Beatles animator Ron Campbell, best known as the animator of the Beatles film “Yellow Submarine.” The free exhibit features rare artwork created by...
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