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I went back to Oahu for Thanksgiving with my best friend this last November. Naturally, we had ourselves a little thrifting sesh in Chinatown during the rain. (I was happy, even with the rain, because Manhattan was pretty much a frozen Hell hole at that point. Even with the “rainy season” chill in Oahu, temperatures were still around 60′s & 70′s.)
It’s an interesting little [...]
A midget, a gypsy, a Jew, and a troll. [...] If ever you are in Chinatown and looking for some inexpensive, yet delish, Vietnamese food, head here for an avacado shake (so sweet!) and possibly a sandwich. Or whatever else you want off their menu.
My brother, Keeg, turned me on to this place. It is small, but very clean. Folks who work there are extremely nice.
11 Mott [...] Or two.
I love the classics, but good God, Fiona kills it with her vocals, right? Purists are ready to burn me at the stake for saying that. But her version is a top twenty favorite song, like all time. That’s how enamored I am with it. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Tchaikovsky – “Waltz of The [...]
Will always have a special place in my cold, black heart. ♥ When I was younger, I- like so many others, desperately wanted to be a mermaid. I was born for the water, grew up in it, and if you’d asked me to tell you the truth about what I really wanted to be when I grew up, I’d have told you a princess and a mermaid. Ariel was both a princess and a mermaid, so to me, it was like, huh, [...] You’ve really gone and outdone yourself this time. Behold, mere peasants, all the beauty and grace that can possibly be crammed into a picture.
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They say a picture’s worth a thousand [...] RogueRanters, meet Colin Smith. Back in early June, I had the pleasure of watching his set down at Rockwood Music Hall. While lyrically, some of his songs wreak of that overplayed coffee, sex, and cigarettes, blah, blah, blah, take your pills dear sentimentality, I’m pretty sure I’m probably the only person who feels that way about them. No one else, including the gaggle of females I was sitting next to, seemed to mind very much. Even I didn’t mind very much, which is saying something, because I am oh-so-jaded. His vocals are refreshing, refreshing in that “almost-haunted” sort of way. They’re so refreshing I decided to film a clip. Watch the clip and appreciate the synergy between instruments and vocals, because at a super small, super-packed venue like Rockwood, it’s pretty damn hard not to have one always overpowering the other. (That place is packed like sardines, no joke.) It helps that he had a three week residency there to acclimate, but still, I was impressed. (On the night I visited, Rockwood had actually asked him back, so it was after his official residency had ended.) And after you’ve checked out the clip above and decided if he’s your style, check out his Myspace, his website, and follow him on Twitter. Then, if he floats your boat, throw on your skankiest hippy outfit, head down to Rockwood on the Lower East Side tonight, and duh, become a groupie already. Because after watching him, I seriously have to wonder why isn’t more famous.
And let’s be real, RogueRanters, what could possibly be hotter in MusicLand than an artist who is just on the cusp of something really big? Absolutely nothing. Enjoy!
*If you’re in the city tonight, he (solo) and his band, MrNorth are playing a double-header at Rockwood Stage 2 at 9:30 PM.
Yes, of course, pack sensibly and hoorah for foil pants!!!
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