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Entries tagged “New York City”

Poster Boy Cuttin' and Pastin'

By Jim Shearer on 01/22/2009

Filed under: VIDEO BLOG

I'm fascinated by the illegal street-artistry of Banksy, and I always get a good chuckle when anyone alters a subway advertisement (even if it's as simple as a penis scribble or someone writing the word "ass"), so for me, Poster Boy, gives the best of both worlds: MORE »

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LIVE: Madonna

By Jim Shearer on 10/08/2008

Filed under: LIVE

This week I attended my first ever Madonna concert. I'd be lying if I told you I had a Madonna poster hanging in my bedroom or her latest album cover as the screen saver on my computer. But because Madonna is an important figure in both music and pop-cultural history, not to mention one of the last mega-pop-stars performing at a mega-pop-star level, I felt it was my duty to witness a live Madonna show before my concert-reviewing skills diminish or Madonna's legs give out. (left: Madonna rockin' out on her "Sweet and Sticky" Tour.) What better place to... MORE »

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Is All Points West Going To Be All That?

By Jim Shearer on 07/25/2008

Filed under: IT'S LIKE THAT

We have about one more solid month of summer music festivals before this season, the biggest one yet in the U.S., comes to a close. Each town, whether big or small, tries to outdo everyone else with a better festival headliner, a better gimmick, better live web streaming, and even a better logo. Since many of the same acts are playing various festivals, it's becoming more and more difficult to stand out from the rest of the pack. To get the most bang-for-their-buck, festival promoters are also having acts sign "radius clauses" which prevents them from playing in a... MORE »

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