Wednesday, December 31, 2008

FIFTY TOP SONGS of 2008

FIFTY TOP SONGS of 2008
TOP 45s/SONGS/SINGLES/CLUB TRACKS

1. Mariah Carey "Touch My Body" + seamus haji club mix + the dream remix + david morales stereo remix

2. morrissey 'all you need is me'

3. magic wands 'magic love + dreams" ep

4. Kanye West "The Good Life"

5. Elton John "Are you ready for love" remix

6. estelle "american boy" with kanye + jay z remix

7. Sheek Louch "Good Love"

8. black kids "Im not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance" [+ twelves remix]

9. Plies w/Ne-Yo "Bust It baby" pt 2

10. Harley & the Night EP: "Dandelion" / Make Up/ Somebodys Baby/ I Love You Hudson's ..

11. rick ross w/nelly 'here I am'

12 Missy Elliot "Ching-A-Ling/ Shake Ya Pom pom"

13. the game/lil wayne "my life."

.14. .jennifer hudson 'spotlight'...

15. ..lil wayne 'a milli.'....

16. T.I. "whatever you like"

17. the game/keyshia cole 'game's pain'

18. Busta Rhymes ft. Reek Da Villian, Spliff Star, Lil Wayne, Nas, The Game & Big Daddy Kane - Don't Touch Me / Throw water on em remix.

19. Papoose "I Get Gully" [I Get Money Free-Style]

20. LMC vs New radicals 'dont let go'.

21. Ne-Yo "Closer"

22. . Sean Kingston feat The Dey, Juelz Santana "Theres Nuthin"

23. DJ Unk "Show Out"....

24. Mobius Band "City vs country" ep..

.25. ray j/yung berg "sexy can I"

26. TI/rihanna 'live your life.'

27. .john legend & andre 3000 'green light'...

28. Fergie + Nellie "where my party people at?"

29.. . Kenan Bell "Save Your Life"

30. . fat joe w/plies & dre 'you aint sayin nothing/coca money'


31. Jazmine Sullivan "Need You Bad"


32. Baby P "Im Bout Money"

33. . lil wayne "lollipop" + remix with kanye

34. Rocko "Umma Do Me"

35. katy perry "i kissed a girl"

36 st etienne 'burned out car' [2008 rmxs]

37. maino 'hi hater' rmx w/plies, fabolous, swizzbeats + jadakiss.

38. lil wayne got money w/ t pain

39. . young jeezy/kanye 'put on'...

40. Vivian Girls "Fun Pack"/"Girl dont tell me" /"where do you run to?"

41. Lil Josh & Ernest "Jigga juice"

42. Hot Chip "Ready For the Floor"..

43. Cut Copy "Hearts on Fire"

44 Glen Campbell 'these days'

45. Hercules & Love Affair "Blind"

46. MGMT "Time to pretend"

47. Robin thicke "magic"

48. Cut Copy "Out there on the ice"

49. DeerHunter "Nothing Ever Happened"

50. Friendly Fires w/Au revoir Simone "Paris" [aeroplanes rmx]




RUNNERS UP : George Michael "Amazing" .. .. George Michael 'flawless (go to the city)" .. Rihanna "Dont Stop the Music" .. . Snoop Dogg "Sensual Seduction" .. Flo Rida "Low" .. St. Etienne "This Is Tomorrow"
The National "Fake Empire".. The Pipettes "Pull Shapes" .. Of Montreal "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" .. Alicia Keyes "No One" {Junior Reid remix]
DopeWax pres. Joe Smooth "Promised Land" rmx .. Telepopmuzik "Breathe".. Numero "Hit Pop".. Mary J. Blige with Lil Wayne/Swizz Beats "Just Fine"
Sarah Cracknell/Mark Brown "The Journey Continues" .. All $tar "Grey Goose" .. James Brown "Rapp Payback [Where Iz Moses]" (1980) 12"
Tinie Tempeh w/Ultra & Agent X "Perfect Girl" .. The Pierces "Bored" .. Santana "Into the Night" .. Adam Green / Ben Kweller "Kokomo"
Janet Jackson "Feedback" remixes.. .. Joyce Sims "What the World Needs Now" [Junior's mix] ..Ting Tings "Great DJ" ......Kanye West "Flashing Lights" .. MSTRKRFT 'bounce/ VUVUVU' .. MGMT. "Kids" ... Lil Wayne "I'm Me" ..Eminem ""You Dont Know" .. janet jackson "Freedom" .. Pitbull/Lil Jon "The Anthem"...santogold "L.E.S. Artistes" .. ludacris "down in the dirty".. john mayer "say" ..mariah carey "bye bye" .. agyness deyn/5 o'clock heroes 'who' .. peter bailey & carlos fauvrelle 'bring it on' .. steve lawler 'courses for horses' .. dj vibe/ithaka 'you' [peter bailey mix] .. dj vibe & carlos fauvrelle 'tech9' .. cajmere 'percolator' .. funkagenda 'what the fuck' .. The Ting Tings "Thats Not My Name" .. usher "Love in This Club Pt II" w/lil wayne, young jeezy, beyonce ..... . leona lewis 'bleeding love.' .. metro station 'shake it.' .. .. wink "stay out all night".. ashanti 'good good'....robin thicke 'magic.'....shwayze corona & lime'...shwayze 'buzzin.' ... . HitMasters 'all summer.'...steve coogan "the pussy song"... 2 Live Crew "we want some pussy"... neyo miss independant.... ......kevin rudolf 'let it rock'.... 'slim 'so fly'.... Aphrodite's Child - 'The Four Horsemen'.... The Pretty Things - 'Baron Saturday'...Marmalade - 'I See The Rain'. Colosseum - 'The Kettle'... .. Slim "So Fly" ...Kevin Rudolf "Let It Rock."...."Lil Wayne "Mr Carter."...The Fray "You Found Me."....ashley dupree 'what we want.'....TI, lil wayne, jay z, kanye 'swagger like us.'...Lady GaGa "just dance." ...Katy Perry "Hot n Cold." ...White Lies (Crystal Castles remix)"...The Cool Kids "what up man."....50. Crystal castles "Courtship dating"...girl talk 'set it off.'...chromeo 'my girl is calling me a liar'...CSS 'rat is dead'...hercules & love affair 'hercules theme'...
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top 55 songs OF 2007
top 50 songs OF 2007 so far


45s/Singles/songs/clubtracks:
1) maroon 5 'makes me wonder' + 'makes me rock with you' mashup by sam ronson

2) johnny cash & bob dylan 'girl of the north country' ABC-TV 1969

3) brett anderson 'love is dead' 45

4) 50 cent "I Get Money"

5) rich boy 'throw some D's' .

6) gwen stefani 'sweet escape'

7) hurricane chris 'a bay bay.' + remix w/game, jadakiss, lil boosie & baby.

8) rihanna 'umbrella' { Jody Den Broeder's Deconstruction Mix.; haji/emmanuel mix].

9) T Pain 'buy you a drank [shawty snappin]'

10) T.I. 'big things poppin'

11) rihanna 'we ride' jamie & leo anthem club mix.

12) brett anderson 'back to you' 45

13) swizz beats feat lil wayne, r kelly, jadakiss 'its me bitches remix'

14) morrissey 'throwing my arms around paris' new live song

15) andy lewis & paul weller 'are you trying to be lonely'

16) r kelly, t pain, TI "Im a flirt'

17) fergie 'big girls dont cry'

18) morrissey 'all you need is me' live 2007

19) superdrag 'live & breathe' new 4 track demo 2007

20) lil boosie feat fox & webbie 'wipe me down'

21) feist '1234'

22) yung joc 'coffee shop'

23) kings of convenience 'Id rather dance with you'

24) T.I. 'you know how it is'

25) mims w/jr reid & baby cham 'this is why Im hot' remix

26) tokyo police club 'a lesson in crime' ep

27) the fray "over my head [cable car]"

28) kanye west 'touch the sky'

29) royskopp 'remind me'

30) morrissey 'thats how people grow up' greatest hits 45

31) modest mouse 'dashboard'

32) sean kingston 'beautiful girls'

33) soulja boy tell'em 'crank that soulja boy'

34) rich boy & keri hilson 'good things'

35) ceevox 'music is my life' juniors 2007 remix

36) da shop boys 'party like a rock star [totally dude]' remix w/jim jones, chamillionaire, & lil wayne

37) McFadden & Whitehead, Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Solitaire's Labour Of Love Remix)

38) the fray 'all at once.'

39) rihanna 'dont stop the music' junior's remix

40) sonny jim 'cant stop moving'

41) nelly furtado 'say it right' [peter bailey remix, junior vasquez mix]

42) huey 'pop lock & drop it' .

43) tiefschwarz feat. Tracey Thorn - Damage (MOGG Man Band Remix).

44) whitney houston '..its not right but its ok' [dj taz 2007 remix]

45) dj simmi 'one time for the underground' [chus/ceballos remix]

46) swizz beats 'money in the bank'

47) bone thugs & harmony w/mariah carey 'L.O.V.E. love'

48) ciara & 50 cent 'cant leave em alone'

49) chris brown / T Pain 'kiss kiss'

50 ) Gui Boratto - Like You (Supermayer Mix)

51) tiffany evans w/ciara 'promise you forever'

52 ) bob sinclar feat steve edwards 'world hold on' [rosabel remix]

53 ) paul mccartney 'ever-present past'

54 ) muziq soulchild w/fat joe, ja rule & lupe fiasco 'buddy' remix

55 ) the virgins ep

RUNNERS UP: . irina lazareanu/pete doherty 'girl of the north country' . fat joe/lil wayne 'make it rain' remix w/r kelly . the game 'its ok/1 blood' remix . new young pony club ep. . young love 'discotech' . domino 'everyone else is boring' . lil scrappy 'money in the bank' . shaggy 'church heathen [big yard]' . dj unk '2 step' . .lil keke 'chunk up the deuce' . cam'ron 'curtis' . CSS 'off the hook' . justice 'phantom' . christina aguilera 'candyman' . robin thicke/lil wayne 'shooter' . killers 'read my mind' [pet shop boys mx] . . lil fl..p & mya 'flippin' . . timbaland 'give it to me' . fall out boy 'thnks for the memrys' . janet jackson 'with u' [chad jack remix] . crime mob 'rock yo hips' . the fray 'look after you'. the secret handshake 'summer of 98'. . bonez/thugs/harmony/akon ' i tried.' rich boy 'boy looka here.' rich boy 'touch that ass.' sean kingston 'beautiful girls.' the national 'fake empire.' .' 8Ball & MJG 'get low.' lil flip & rob..n andre 'find my way.' shout out louds 'tonight i have to leave it.' paul mccartney 'dance tonight.' bob sinclar 'sound of freedom.' ne yo w/remo da rapstar 'because of you' remix. akon 'dont matter' . ferry corsten 'beautiful.' lil scrappy 'gangster gangster.' 50 cent 'straight to the bank.' plies 'shawty.' mims 'like this.' bent 'waiting for you' danny howells remix. panda bear 'take pills'. mariah carey 'bringing on the heartbreak' [altar mix]. green velvet 'shake & pop' sneak mix + shake & wham! mash up . usda 'white girl.' 50 cent 'amusement park.' down 'lean like a cholo.' justin timberlake 'lovestoned' justice mix. gotty boi chris 'dip low.' dj medhi 'signature' [thomas bangalter mix]. tina cox 'forget paris' juniors xbeat dub. soul avengers w/chris lake 'changes.' collie budzz 'come around' . tarot 'everything that you feel' [dj vibe remix]. bone thugs & harmony w/mc jermaine 'lil love.' chris brown 'wall to wall.' paul weller & graham coxon 'this old town.' UGK 'international players anthem.' lil scrappy 'gangsta gangsta.' timbaland 'the way i are.' rihanna 'shut up & dance.' T.I. 'live in the sky.' dude n nem 'watch my feet' gorilla zoe 'hood figga' justice 'd.a.n.c.e. [jackson & his computer band remix].' the virgins ep. sean kingston me love.' britney spears 'gimme more' remix with lil wayne/max methods remix.' T.I. 'you know how it is.' BlackBox 'everybody' [fuzzyhair remix]. gucci mane 'freaky girl.' kraftwerk 'la forme' [king of the mountains remix by hot chip]. baby bash 'cyclone.' hot chip 'ready for the floor.' tokyo police club 'smith' ep . the killers 'shadowplay' snoop dogg 'sensual seduction.' . fergie 'clumsy.' flor rida 'low.' yo gotti/pleasure p 'lets vibe.' the pinker tones 'we are your friends/soul bossa nova' mash up.

Monday, December 29, 2008

BEST ART SHOWS of 2008

ART SHOWS 2008‏
ART SHOWS 2008

1. Jasper Johns "Grey" at MMA

2. "POP Art" at Philadelphia Museum

3. Roy Lichtenstein "Girls" at gagosian

4. "pipe glass bottle of rum" MOMA found art/collage

5. Elizabeth Peyton at Gavin Brown's Enterprise

6. For Your Eyes Only ; Ian Fleming & James Bond at Imperial War Museum London

7. . giorgio morandi 1890-1961 MMA through dec 14.

8. Gee's Bend Quilts at Phila Museum of Art

9 . james castle : a retrospective phila museum of art oct 14.

10. . van Gogh & the Colours of the Night" MOMA...

11. . Reverberations at Phila Academy of Art

12. . the NYC WaterFalls Olafur Eliasson

13. perelman museum of art: quilts/ kansai yamamoto kimonos/ design/ calder jewelry...

14. Diana Thater 'chess' at david zwirner ..

15. . JMW Turner at MMA

16. Buckminster Fuller :starting with the universe." national automotive museum, reno NV.

17. . real men & women of madison ave & their impact on american culture : NY Public Library Science Industry & Business library...

18. stan douglas 'humour irony & the law' at david zwirner.

19. richard prince at gagosian

20. rachel whiteread at gagosian

21. barkley l. hendricks : birth of the cool : studio museum in harlem.

RUNNERS - UP :

"Colour" at MOMA .. Dan Flavin 1964 Green Gallery at Zwirner/Wirth.. Jeff Koons MMA sculpture garden .. Catherine Lee 'The Mark Paintings' Galerie LeLong
.. "Deconstructed Geometry" Vivian Horan .. Morris Louis at Paul Kasmin.. David Smith "Sprays" Gagosian 980 Madison ... "Impressionists By the Sea," Wadsworth Athenaeum . "Colour as Field 1950-75" Smithsonian DC .. Lucien Freud at MOMA .. Charles DeMuth at Whitney.. NY Cool at Grey Art Galery .. Piotr Uklanski at gagosian. .. Ashley Bickerton at Lehmann Maupin .. Tony Feher at pace 57th.. Wayne Thiebaud : The Figure at Allan Stone.. Christopher Wool at Luhring Augustine .. adolph Gottlieb "4 Decades" at Pace 57th .. Tom sachs "Bronze Collection" Lever House... . . keith haring at per skarstedt... jack goldstein at mitchell innes & nash... Robert Indiana at paul kasmin 'hard edge" ...joan miro:painting & anti painting 1927-37. MOMA... ...al held at paul kasmin ... S&M: shrines & masquerades in cosmopolitan times at wash sq east... daniel guzman: el sol de mexico at harris liebreman gallery. ... James Wood at anton kern... Shag:voyeur at Jonathan Levine...
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15 Best ART Shows of 2007


best art shows of 2007

ART SHOWS:

1) c/o velvet underground, nyc / warhol show at glenn horowitz
2) ellsworth kelly at MOMA

3) andy warhol black & white silkscreens at larry gagosian

4 jasper johns 'allegory of painting' national gallery dc.

5) philip taaffe at gagosian.

6) richard prince 'spiritual america' guggenheim

7) joseph cornell 'navigating the imagination' san francisco museum of modern art.

8) jeff koons bunny in macys thanksgiving day parade

9) neo rauch at MMA.

10) hirst/thiebaud/chamberlain at gagosian.

11) kara walker at MMA.

lawrence weiner at the whitney.

12) the summer of love at whitney

13) robert rauschenberg 'transfer drawings from the 1960s' at jonathan o'hara.

14) unknown monet pastels & drawings @ royal academy of arts london.

15) takashi murakami at gagosian.



RUNNERS UP: . george stubbs at frick. karen kilimnick at musee d'art moderne de la ville de paris. jasper johns at art institute, chicago. david hammons at L&M. the real edie sedgwick at MOMI . richard serra 40 years at moma. glitter & doom germany at MMA. edward hopper at museum of fine arts, boston. assume vivid astral focus at john connolly. . eugene boudin at national gallery of art wash dc. richard pousette-dart at guggenheim. raymond pettibon 'heres your irony back' at david zwirner. duane hanson at van de weghe fine art . 'multiple interpretations' ny public library. charles ray at matthew marks.

BEST DJs of 2008

BEST DJs of 2008:


BEST DJs of 2008:

1. Carl Cox
2. DJ Vibe [Portugal]
3. Derrick Carter
4. Lil Louis Vega
5. Felix Hernandez [rhythm revue]
6. MSTRKRFT
7. Max Graham
8. Peter Bailey
9. Turnaround vs. Immediate! [russ, gregg]
10. danny howells
11. junior vasquez
12. danny tenaglia
13. dj sneak
14. david morales
15. roger sanchez
16. paul oakenfold
17. behrouz
18. dave pianka [making time].
19. Sorted djs
20. josh wink
21. steve lawler
22. victor calderone
23. adam hook
24. hurrah djs [shawn ryan, chris rogy]
25. sander kleinenberg

RUNNERS-UP: 24 Court. Spencer Product. Quentin Harris. DJ Demi. Denny LeNimh. Niko {Vango].
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AND FROM LAST YEAR THE BEST DJs of 2007:

1. derrick carter

2. dj vibe [portugal]

3. carl cox

4. dj sneak

5. danny howells

6. danny tenaglia

7. steve lawler

8. max graham

9. chus/ceballos

10. david morales

11. lil louis vega

12. peter bailey

13. junior vasquez

14. behrouz

15. roger sanchez

16. paul oakenfold

17. frankie knuckles

18. timmy regisford

19. stephan grondin

20. denny le nimh

runners up; demi. victor calderone. . choo choo. boys noize . 24 court. spencer product. quentin harris. francois k. joeski. joe claussell.


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nyc nightlife in dec 1998 10 years ago

nyc nightlife in dec 1998 10 years ago


nyc nightlife in dec 1998 10 years ago

dec 12 1998 tiswas at don hills every saturday with american pop headlining. hi-lites of nick's set: supersonic, temptation, jesus hairdo, commercial rain, pushkings love takes flight, johnny chrome, get off my cloud, blutones slight return, animal nitrate, trash, boys & girls, this charming man, and the dandy warhols every day shold be a holiday & boys better. *** of 5 stars. BritPop might be dead in NYC but SORTED at Barbary each month is one of the hottest paties Ive attended in autumn 2008 !
* the same night fatboy slim was at roseland. Gosh norman cook hasnt been touring much in the last 5 years eh?

dec 14 1998 st etienne was at bowery ballroom touring their splendid good humour LP. setlist: nothing can stop us. hug my soul. lose that girl. split screen. are we gonna be alright? goodnight jack. hit the brakes. i was born on xmas day. the bad photog. erica america. sylvie. like a motorway. spring. hobart paving. people get real. The 'Ets remain one of my favourite bands ever; and THANK YOU ALWAYS to Rui for "Boxette" one of 2008's best releases.

dec 17 1998 afghan whigs were at bowery. also the vinyl xmas party with carlos from sf. wow i sure miss carlos from SF, heard he moved to hawaii?

dec 19, 1998 tiswas with spacehog headlining. top tunes: shiela take a bow, beautiful ones, 96 tears, she bangs the drums, & love cats. ***3/4 of 5 stars . space hog broke up years ago & Arc Kid didnt do anything? where are royston & anthony in 2009??
* the same night liquid sky party with carlos & 187 at the cooler. and green door was still at coney island high. coney island closed like 1999 & the meat packing district signalled the demise of coller circa 2003.

dec 21 1998 lloyd cole's negatives played a great gig at bowery ballrm with jill sobule opening. setlist: first lloyd & neil clark did an acoustic set: why I love c&w music. unhappy song. 2cv. girl from the north country [dylan]. theme from the rose [bette midler] !! then the negatives set: past imperfect. so youd like to save the world. brand new friend. like lovers do. perfect skin. impossible girl. 4 flights up. that boy. shes a girl & IM a man. tried to rock. i didnt know that you cared. born in the usa. [springsteen]. dont look back. are you ready to be heartbroken. no blue skies. undressed,. i kissed a girl [sobule]. forest fire. **** of 5 stars. Lloyd Cole is among the greatest singer/songwriters ever, and that's been true from 1984 through to 2008 + beyond.

dec 22 1998 dave hollands & osheen were at downtime . downtime is now called rebel.

dec 24 1998 beavher at don hills a very slow xmas eve night with guests jj from dc & steve from uk. brian was at the door. top songs boys dont cry, hungry like the wolf, people are people, love + one , BLT, bang a gong, love rollercoaster, antmuzik, borderline, dancing days, when you were mine, fly lioke an eagle, brown sugar, roxanne, golden years & sufragette city. frank moved to LA and beavher seems a memory, 1994-2004.

january 30 1998 a special pre new years beavher at don hills.

a few clubs that were active in dec 1998: key/system at 76 e 13 [later spa & plaid]. limelight [now avalon]. shine 285 west bway. lava lounge 28 w 20th. family at 222 w 14. coney island high. spy with roger sanchez on fridays !!! sway with nick marc on fridays . vanity at 28 e 23rd. . el flamingo. pierrot at 28 ave b. & korova milk bar.

WEATHER REPORT AWARDS 1998:
my favourite clubs for the year were tiswas at coney. twilo on fridays. and bowery ballroom.

my favourite cds for the year 1998 incl bacharach/costello 'painted from memory.' st etienne's good humor. bob dylan live 1966. autechre CD5. and hole celebrity skin.

films of 1998 incl velvet goldmine, truman show & gummo.

top tv shows in 12/98 incl tom snyders late late show, emll lucha libre on galavision & E! TV

top comebacks of 1998 were burt bacharach & kraftwerk.

top actress' were charlize theron, cameron diaz & parker posey.

best djs were paul oakenfold, carl cox & derrick carter.

best wrestlers: owen hart. ultimo dragon, ken shamrock

radio: cbs fm 101.1. howard stern on krock. ktu 103.5.

best concerts: lloyd cole/negatives at bowery ballroom. superdrag at irving plaza. paul oakenfold at roxy trancegiving. st etienne at bowery. kraftwerk at hammerstein. sunkist rave at downtime. pulp at hammerstein this is hardcore.

band of the year: superdrag, pulp, the verve

my horoscope lucky colours in dec 1998 incl yellow, white, & grey. I was still doing it in 1998 & I am still rocking in dec 2008 !!!!!!

* and The BEST of 1998 : 1998 AWARDS on My TV Show "the Weather Report" :
Friday night's Weather Report is our "Best Of" awards show from December 1998. That year Tom Snyder's "Late Late Show" was my 1 TV show.

I'm re-running that December 1998 show as a tribute to the late great TV host Tom snyder, who sadly passed away earlier in August 2007.

Also on the Best of 1998 Weather Report Awards show is the category "Best 45 Singles Act" of 1998. The winners in Best 45 are The Verve, St. Etienne & Suede. the Verve's LP "Urban Hymns" featured great 45s like "Lucky Man," "The Drugs Dont Work," & "Bittersweet Symphony."

St. Etienne's "Good Humor" featured "Sylvie," "The Bad Photographer," & "Lose That Girl," along with great b sides & dance mixes. They also released the 45 "Lover Plays the Bass."

and Suede's "Coming Up" featured brilliant 45s "Trash," "Beautiful Ones," "Saturday Night," & "Lazy," along with spectacular b sides as heard on "Sci Fi Lullabies." And "Poor Little Rich Girl," from the Noel Coward tribute LP. A great year for Suede, St Etienne & the Verve as recorded on the Weather Report.

Pay tribute to the late great Tom Snyder with this Weather Report repeat, the Best of 1998, including Best Tv Show of 1998, Tom Snyder's "Late Late Show" on CBS.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

ART SHOWS 2008

ART SHOWS 2008

1. Jasper Johns "Grey" at MMA

2. "POP Art" at Philadelphia Museum

3. Roy Lichtenstein "Girls" at gagosian

4. "pipe glass bottle of rum" MOMA found art/collage

5. Elizabeth Peyton at Gavin Brown's Enterprise

6. For Your Eyes Only ; Ian Fleming & James Bond at Imperial War Museum London

7. . giorgio morandi 1890-1961 MMA through dec 14.

8. Gee's Bend Quilts at Phila Museum of Art

9 . james castle : a retrospective phila museum of art oct 14.

10. . van Gogh & the Colours of the Night" MOMA...

11. . Reverberations at Phila Academy of Art

12. . the NYC WaterFalls Olafur Eliasson

13. perelman museum of art: quilts/ kansai yamamoto kimonos/ design/ calder jewelry...

14. Diana Thater 'chess' at david zwirner ..

15. . JMW Turner at MMA

16. Buckminster Fuller :starting with the universe." national automotive museum, reno NV.

17. . real men & women of madison ave & their impact on american culture : NY Public Library Science Industry & Business library...

18. stan douglas 'humour irony & the law' at david zwirner.

19. richard prince at gagosian

20. rachel whiteread at gagosian

21. barkley l. hendricks : birth of the cool : studio museum in harlem.

RUNNERS - UP :

"Colour" at MOMA .. Dan Flavin 1964 Green Gallery at Zwirner/Wirth.. Jeff Koons MMA sculpture garden .. Catherine Lee 'The Mark Paintings' Galerie LeLong
.. "Deconstructed Geometry" Vivian Horan .. Morris Louis at Paul Kasmin.. David Smith "Sprays" Gagosian 980 Madison ... "Impressionists By the Sea," Wadsworth Athenaeum . "Colour as Field 1950-75" Smithsonian DC .. Lucien Freud at MOMA .. Charles DeMuth at Whitney.. NY Cool at Grey Art Galery .. Piotr Uklanski at gagosian. .. Ashley Bickerton at Lehmann Maupin .. Tony Feher at pace 57th.. Wayne Thiebaud : The Figure at Allan Stone.. Christopher Wool at Luhring Augustine .. adolph Gottlieb "4 Decades" at Pace 57th .. Tom sachs "Bronze Collection" Lever House... . . keith haring at per skarstedt... jack goldstein at mitchell innes & nash... Robert Indiana at paul kasmin 'hard edge" ...joan miro:painting & anti painting 1927-37. MOMA... ...al held at paul kasmin ... S&M: shrines & masquerades in cosmopolitan times at wash sq east... daniel guzman: el sol de mexico at harris liebreman gallery. ... James Wood at anton kern... Shag:voyeur at Jonathan Levine...
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15 Best ART Shows of 2007 So Far


best art shows of 2007 so far

ART SHOWS:

1) c/o velvet underground, nyc / warhol show at glenn horowitz
2) ellsworth kelly at MOMA

3) andy warhol black & white silkscreens at larry gagosian

4 jasper johns 'allegory of painting' national gallery dc.

5) philip taaffe at gagosian.

6) richard prince 'spiritual america' guggenheim

7) joseph cornell 'navigating the imagination' san francisco museum of modern art.

8) jeff koons bunny in macys thanksgiving day parade

9) neo rauch at MMA.

10) hirst/thiebaud/chamberlain at gagosian.

11) kara walker at MMA.

lawrence weiner at the whitney.

12) the summer of love at whitney

13) robert rauschenberg 'transfer drawings from the 1960s' at jonathan o'hara.

14) unknown monet pastels & drawings @ royal academy of arts london.

15) takashi murakami at gagosian.



RUNNERS UP: . george stubbs at frick. karen kilimnick at musee d'art moderne de la ville de paris. jasper johns at art institute, chicago. david hammons at L&M. the real edie sedgwick at MOMI . richard serra 40 years at moma. glitter & doom germany at MMA. edward hopper at museum of fine arts, boston. assume vivid astral focus at john connolly. . eugene boudin at national gallery of art wash dc. richard pousette-dart at guggenheim. raymond pettibon 'heres your irony back' at david zwirner. duane hanson at van de weghe fine art . 'multiple interpretations' ny public library. charles ray at matthew marks.

Current Music: nick heyward monday to sunday

BEST DJs of 2008:

BEST DJs of 2008:

1. Carl Cox
2. DJ Vibe [Portugal]
3. Derrick Carter
4. Lil Louis Vega
5. Felix Hernandez [rhythm revue]
6. MSTRKRFT
7. Max Graham
8. Peter Bailey
9. Turnaround vs. Immediate! [russ, gregg]
10. danny howells
11. junior vasquez
12. danny tenaglia
13. dj sneak
14. david morales
15. roger sanchez
16. paul oakenfold
17. behrouz
18. dave pianka [making time].
19. Sorted djs
20. josh wink
21. steve lawler
22. victor calderone
23. adam hook
24. hurrah djs [shawn ryan, chris rogy]
25. sander kleinenberg

RUNNERS-UP: 24 Court. Spencer Product. Quentin Harris. DJ Demi. Denny LeNimh. Niko {Vango].
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AND FROM LAST YEAR THE BEST DJs of 2007:

1. derrick carter

2. dj vibe [portugal]

3. carl cox

4. dj sneak

5. danny howells

6. danny tenaglia

7. steve lawler

8. max graham

9. chus/ceballos

10. david morales

11. lil louis vega

12. peter bailey

13. junior vasquez

14. behrouz

15. roger sanchez

16. paul oakenfold

17. frankie knuckles

18. timmy regisford

19. stephan grondin

20. denny le nimh

runners up; demi. victor calderone. . choo choo. boys noize . 24 court. spencer product. quentin harris. francois k. joeski. joe claussell.


Currently listening :
Skintrade
By Skintrade

Saturday, December 27, 2008

PHOTO SHOWS of 2008 :

PHOTO SHOWS
1. Juergen Teller at Lehmann Maupin

2. wm eggleston democratic camera photo & video 61-08 whitney.

3. Andreas Gursky at Matthew Marks

4. Lee Miller at Phila Museum of Art

5. O.Winston Link at danziger

6. Paolo Roversi "Guinevere" at Pace/MacGill

7. Robert Mapplethorpe Polaroids at the Whitney

8. . Irving Penn "Close Encounters/Writers & Artists" Morgan Library & Museum

9. Philip-Lorca DiCorcia at LA County Museum of Art

10. . The Genius of Miles Davis the Columbia Years (Morrison Hotel Gallery, 313 Bowery).

11. Lee Friedlander "Olmstead' Metropolitan Museum

12. Irving Penn "The Small Trades," The Getty LA

13. "Bill Woods' Business" ICP

14. Framing a Century: Master Photograpers 1840-1940 MMA

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TOP PHOTO SHOWS of 2007
:

1) cartier-bresson .ICP 1932-46.

2) helmut newton at cook fine art

3) Linder at PS1 contemporary art center

4) stephen shore at ICP 1969-79

5) morton bartlett at julie saul

6) larry clark LA 2002-08 at luhring augustine

7) philip lorca-di corcia at Institute of contemporary art, boston

8) seydou keita/lolo veleke at danziger.

9) gordon matta-clark at whitney.

10) paul strand at work at pace/macgill.

11) jeff wall at MOMA.

12) lisette model & her successors at aperture foundation

RUNNERS UP: Ryan McGinley 'Morrissey' at Team. Irving Penn flowers at pace 57th. rineke dijkstra at marian goodman. family pictures at guggenheim. valerie belin at galerie xippas , paris. henry wessel [sf moma]. thomas struth at marian goodman. kevin landers at elizabeth dee. celluloid skyline: NY In the movies at grand central vanderbilt ave. 'making the scene' ny public library.
william henry fox talbot at at hans kraus 962 park ave. moriko mori at deitch projects. richard misrach at pace/macgill.

Friday, December 26, 2008

My Favourite BOOKS of 2008

BOOKS

1. new york dolls photographs by bob gruen

2. "hermes shop windows" by leila menchari

3. guy bourdin monograph by gilles de bure.

4. The James Brown Reader by Nelson George & Alan Leeds
5. "The Kitchen Readings: Untold stories of Hunter S. Thompson " Michael Cleverly & Bob Brandis

6. "Joseph Cornell; Navigating the Imagination" by Lynda Roscoe Hartigan

7. richard avedon "performance"

8. . edward steichen in high fashion - the conde nast years by william ewing & todd brandow.

9. "Rastafari: From Outcasts to Culture Bearers" by Barrington Edmonds

10. the clash' by topper headon, joe strummer, paul simenon & mick jones .

11. Body language (1970) by Julius fast.

12. paintings in proust: a visual companion to 'in search of lost time.'

13 "1 top class manager rob gretton" by lesley gilbert....

14 "basic checkers" by richard fortman

15. "Weather Language " (1979) by Julius Fast

16 NASA Art:50 years of explration...

.17 .. "scrapbooks: an american history" ...

18 Hollywood Foto-Rhetoric" by Bob Dylan & Barry Feinstein...."

19. Juliana hatfield "when I grow up"..."

20. . "We Have Ways of making You Laugh: 120 Swastika Cartoons" by Sam Gross

21 The Best Game Ever by Mark Bowden...

22. "No wave. post-punk. underground. new york. 1976-80." by thurston moore/byron coley.

23 "The Body Language of sex power & aggression" (1976) by Julius fast

24 . with strings attached: the art & beauty of vintage guitars

25. "george lois & his creation of the big idea" (assouline)...

22. the chicagoan: a lost magazine of the jazz age

26 "the elvis encyclopedia" by adam victor ...

27. "redemption song: the ballad of joe strummer" by chris salewicz...

28. "coltrane: the story of a sound" by ben ratliff

29 . . le corbusier a life

30. . the new york times the complete front pages 1951-2008.

31. Horoshige: 100 famous views of Edo....

32 "The Beatles: the Real Story" (1968) Julius fast

33 pop surf culture by brian chidester & dominic priore

34 . "Black Postcards" Dean Wareham ..

35 . "Comedy at the Edge" by Richard Zoglin..



RUNNERS-UP: "The Little Black Book of Rock Lists" ... "Wetlands/ Feuchtgebiete" by Charlotte Roche ... "Comfortably Numb" by Mark Blake (Pink Floyd). "Everything by Design" Alan Lapidus .. "Slash" by Slash & Andrew Bozza.. .. "Skinny Bitch in the Kitch" by Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin
"Rock Star Babylon" by Jon Holmes. "Willing" Scott Spencer.. "Bright Shiny Morning" James Frey/ terry Richardson/Richard Prince.... "This years model" by carol alt . "sex love & fashion" by bruce hulse. "the adventures of grandmaster flash: my life, my beats." by grandmaster flash. "a romance on 3 legs: glenn gould" by katie hafner. ..'scuse me why i kiss the sky' by david henderson... van gogh & the sunflowers... "something in the air: radio, rock & the revolution that shaped a revolution" by mark fisher.... Hiroshige/Eisen: 69 Station1s of the Kisokaido...Le Corbusier:Le Grand..."The (mostly) true story of Helvetica & the NYC Subway" by Paul Shaw....Giants among men by jack cavanaugh.... The Glory Game by Frank Gifford ...

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AND The Best Books of 2007 : !!!!!

FAVOURITE BOOKS : READING LIST 2007:

1) 'peepholism' .into the art of the smiths & morrissey by jo slee.

2) warhol screen tests catalogue raisonne.

3) leroy grannis 'surf photography of the 1960s & 70s.'

4) designed by peter saville.

5) misshapes by geordon nicol

6) STP the rolling stones 1972 US tour by robert greenfield.

7) ralph lauren

8) rolling stones' 'a season in hell' by robert greenfield.

9) gonzo: the life of hunter s thompson

10) josef albers "interaction of colour"

11) bob richardson

12) andy kaufman revealed by bob zmuda

13) the assault on reason by al gore

14) the beatles second album by dave marsh

15) 'confessions from the velvet rope' glenn belverio + thomas onorato.

16) facts on the ground: archaeological practice and territorial self-fashioning in israel society' by dr. abu el-haj

17) the story of tea by mary lou & bob heiss.

18) 'a priveleged life' by susanna salk.

19) 'extreme weather, a guide & record book- climate change edition.'

20) the complete peanuts 1965-66

21) 'the israel lobby & US foreign policy," by john mearsheimer & stephen walt.

22) 'the terror presidency' inside the bush administration by jack goldsmith

23) 'fashion babylon' by imogen edwards-jones & anonymous

24) 'windswept; the story of wind & weather' by marc de villiers

25) 'the weather makers,' by tim flannery.

26) 'the storm chaser a photographer's journey' by jim reed

27) 'palestine peace not apartheid' by jimmy carter

28) andy warhol portraits by tony shafrazi

29) the kennedy's portrait of a family: richard avedon & shannon thomas perich.

30) skinny bitch by rory fredman & kim barnouin

31) inside the music of brian wilson' by philip lambert

32) 'tearing down the wall of sound: phil spector' by mick brown

33) state of denial by bob woodward

34) lisa ruyter 'one million postcards'

35) 'according to the rolling stones'

36) 'the headmaster ritual' by taylor antrim

37) the down to earth guide to global warming by laurie david & cambria gordon

38) 'the fantastic four omnibus'

RUNNERS UP: Peter Beard 'scrapbooks from africa & beyond, 'rhonda byrne 'the secret' . 'white bicycles' by joe boyd. 'wrestling babylon' by irv muchnick. the society of s by susan hubbard. 'prep' by curtis sittenfeld. 'teenage: the creation of youth culture' by jon savage. the art of the band tee shirt by amber easby & henry oliver. "margrave of the marshes:john peel" by shiela ravenscroft. james st james 'freak show.' bill evans 'category 7.' 'the real animal house' by chris miller. 'deluxe' by dana thomas . 'wonderful tonight' by pattie boyd. schulz & peanuts by david michaelis. the penguin guide to jazz recordings by richard cook. 'strange as this weather has been' anne pancake. 'edie' an oral history jean stein/george plimpton . jack kirby's fourth world omnibus.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

NYC NightLife Nov 2007 1 Year Ago

NYC NightLife Nov 2007 1 Year Ago

Nov. 2 2007 SuperDrag, one of my favourite bands of the last decade, re-formed & played 2 shows at Fillmore / Irving Plaza. While Friday was certainly a fine rock show, I think they were still working out the kinks of re-forming the original line-up 10 years later. I got my CDs auoi-graphed by drummer Don Coffey Jr. & bassist Brandon:
Here's the generous set-list: Slot Machine/ Phaser. Carried. Whitey's Theme.
Garmonbozia. Truest Love. Senorita. 6/8. N.A. Kicker. Pine Away.
Nothing Good is Real. Tell Me I'm Not Free. I'm Expanding My Mind.
Hellbent. Sold You an Alibi. Do the Vampire. Amphetamine.
Unprepared. True Believer. Sucked Out. Cynicality /
Encore: Keep it Close to Me. . Bloody Hell. Destination: Ursa Major . Rocket.
***3/4 of 5 stars .
* then down to annex for ruff club. I gave spencer product my artworks 'no time for fun & games' & 'yellow & orange.' marika w hopsted downstairs. I gave jacky pollis a pavement live cd from 1994. I took a pic w/leigh lezark. dj geo told me the misshapes website was on the way. I gave out "new reality" buttons. stayed til 345 good energy. ***1/4 of 5 stars.
** the same night, Dave Seaman was at Rebel.

Nov 4 2007 the NYC Marathon

Nov 5 2007. i was in East Hampton for the week. it was 58 degrees & sunny on the beach. I had Vegetable Lo-Mein for dinner at Chen's garden.

Nov 6 2007 I attended Ryan McGinley's photo show at Glenn Horowitz on NewTown lane.
My late lunch at Rowdy Hall was spinach and pumpkin pecan cake.

Nov 9 2007 Armin Van Buuren was at Pacha

Nov 10 2007 Felix Hernandez' Rhythm Revue at Roseland.

Nov 11 2007 Junior Vasquez was at Cielo

Nov 14 2007 I was tested at NY Hospital for an inguinal hernia & acid reflux. My operation was at the end of the month.
Nov 16 2007 started out the night at UpStair's Danny A's 'wanna-be exclusive' lounge/club above Cafe Bari on Spring Street. While I am grateful to charismatic hosts cameron & romina, this venue always lacked 'that certain something,' despite big hype in the Post etc. A year later, autumn, 2008, UpStairs is closed. I gave out Hamptons magazines to cameron, romina, lady lucy, ian cogneato, mike nouveau, dhani & josh becker. stayed from 11-1245. cute crowd. no vibe. I like the photos though.
* next up to Cielo on lil west 12th st. I was comped $20 admission at the door. I gave dj vibe cds to rob f & danny howells cds to benny soto. Behrouz played a fine set of medium-size-room chunky progressive tech-house. I spent about 15 minutes talking with danny tenaglia, arguably among the 3 or 5 best djs who has ever lived. taking 2 pics w/DT was 1 of the highlights of my autumn, 2007. stayed til 340. ***1/2 of 5 stars
** finally up to Hiro for tommie sunshine. I was comped, thanks Daniela M ! tommie played ok 90s house but there were 5 people left at 4:10 am . 1/2*
*** the same night: rooney & the polyphonic spree were at Terminal 5. Billy Carroll was at SBNY.

Nov 17 2007 Victor calderone ws at pacha

Nov 22 2007. I attended Paul Oakenfold's Thanksgiving [former Trancegiving] at Pacha. Circa 1999, Oakey's NYC dates at Roxy & Bowery Ballroom were among the best club nights in NYC of the decade or two. How the mighty have fallen. I could barely stand 60-90 mins of Oakey's warmed over epic trance. And in 2008, for the first time in 10 years, Oakey didnt even play a NYC Thanksgiving party.
Sandra Collins played a surprisingly strong progg & euro set. Oakey came on at 1: am. the crowd was happy with his ancient epic trance but i wasnt. songs incl Faster Pussycat dub, nightmare brainbug. super8 & tab 'needs to feel.' 'future music' by astrix. simon patterson 'bulldozer.' armin van buuren 'rush hour.' thanks to dj gregg for the spots. I left by 230 i had never before bailed on oakey after 60-90 mins like that & I have not heard him at all in 2008. *** of 5 stars.
Jesus, Oakey's sets in 1999-2000 were some of the best Ive ever heard !!
* the same night: Junior was at SOL.

Nov 23 2007 Danny Tenaglia ws at Webster Hall.

Nov 24 2007 Stephan Grondin was at WORK on west 33rd st

Nov 25 2007 the Memorial service for my late uncle Elliot Feder

Nov 29 2007 I had a hernia operation, which was excruciatingly painful for 2 weeks, and in the end took 4-6 weeks to heal & stop hurting. Vicodin & Percocet. Thanks to the great Marc Jacobs, who had a similar operation a few days before mine, and Really helped my recuperation!!

and in the news:
nov 19 2007: mr whipple, actor dick wilson who played the fussy mustachioed grocer Mr Whipple on the charmin TP commercials who said 'pleae dont squeeze the Charmin," died in woodland hills, ca at age 91
* paul mccartney were hanging out with nancy shevell in amagansett & east hampton at whites pharmacy.

top models in nov 2007 incl coco rocha, raquel zimmerman, doutzen krose, shannan click, caroline trentini, suvi koponen, gemma wardd, sasha pivovarova, lily d, tanya d, snejana onopka, freja ericksen, inguna butane & valentina z.


My favourite books incl. Johnny Rogan's "Morrissey." and Hunter S Thompson's "Gonzo" compendium.

music-wise, Tokyo police Club released their "Smith" EP. Other top tunes incl the Spinners 1st LP, Hits by Suede & St Etienne, and SuperDrag's 8 track Sound.

my favorite sneakers [Trainers] were Tretorns at Clearly First 980 Madison Ave.

the best DVD was Paul Lynde's Halloween special from 1976.

my horoscope lucky colours incl Green.

Monday, December 22, 2008

DJ SETS/Concerts/Club Nights of 2008 :

DJ SETS/Concerts/Club Nights of 2008 :
1. superdrag/cassavettes johnny brendas 12 april 2008 *****

2. Derrick Carter at Sullivan Room 1/26/08 ****3/4

3. cut/copy, black kids, mobius band, making time 8th anniversary. 16 may 2008 Pure. ****1/2+

4. dj vibe pacha 3/22/08 ****1/2

5. little louis vega arts garage 07 nov 2008 ****1/4

6. junior vasquez cielo 2/17/08 ****1/4

7. making time/halloween/hercules + love affair transit ****1/4

8. MSTRKRFT/ LA Riots at TLA 13 Oct 2008 ****1/4

9. raveonettes at johnny brendas 3/27/08 ****

10. Everyothers at trash BK 2/16/08 ****

11. rhythm review roseland 5/3/08 ****

12. danny tenaglia cielo 11/27/008 ****

13. turnaround vs immediate spankrock barbary 23 may 2008 ****

14. peter bailey 125 lounge 8/22/08 ****

15. MSTRKRFT at snacks/woodys 11 march 2008 ****

16. paul weller / the rifles 14 sept trocadero ***3/4

167 the virgins. black kids. magic wand. 1st unit 9/29/08 ***3/4

18. Peter Bailey at WORK ***3/4 1/12/08

19. victor calderone at pacha 1/16/08 ***3/4

20. Anna Sui/Agyness Deyn/MisShapes Don Hill's 2/7/08 ***1/2

21. ruff club 05 sept 2008 eric hook. matt mccauley. danzie. death set. ***1/2

22. making time xmas party w/ CSS Transit 12/19/08 ***1/2

23. sorted barbary 12/12/08 sugarcane ***1/2

24. ruff club 30 may 2008 carmine filthy. eric sharpe. ***1/2

25. Lloyd cole tin angel 11/14/08 ***1/4

RUNNERS UP : . Steve Aoki Room Service 23 Feb 2008 ***1/4 . .. josh wink ovum fluid 25 june ***1/4 ... Tvs.I! barbary Oct 17 2008 ***1/4... .. Lovelight" at Transit 14 June 2008 Denny leNimh, MicProbes, TVI, Live Forever ***1/4.

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AND MY BEST DJ SETS/ CONCERTS & CLUB NIGHTS 2007 !!!!!!!

BEST CLUB NIGHTS/DJ SETS/CONCERTS of 2007:

1) morrissey hammerstein 10/27/07 *****

2) derrick carter at sullivan room 5/19/07 ****3/4+

3) dj vibe at pacha 6/16/07 ****3/4

4) dj vibe/victor calderone studio mezmor opening 2/17/07 ****3/4

5) carl cox at pacha 10/20/07 ****1/2

6) dj sneak/joeski/halloween rebel ****1/2

7) Derrick Carter at Duvet 2/2/07 ****1/2

8) junior vasquez at bank 4 4/28/07 ****1/2

9) felix hernandez rhythm revue at roseland 5/12/07 ****1/4

10) derrick carter/james curd/foos club love 8/3/07 ****1/4

11) danny howells at cielo 7/5/07 ****1/4

12) peter bailey/victor calderone studio mezmor 3/17/07 ****1/4

13) lloyd cole at joe's pub 9/8/07 ****

14) junior vasquez at bank/element 3/3/07 ****

15) chus/ceballos studio 4/14/07 ****

16) danny howells at pacha 4/7 ****

17) lil louie vega, peter bailey & tom stephan at cielo 4 october 2007 ****

18) superdrag 11/2/07 fillmore ***3/4

19) the raveonettes at bowery ballroom 12 october 2007 ***3/4

20) The Young Knives at Ruff Club 3/22/07 ***3/4

21) jeremy scott at misshapes 5/5/07 ***1/2

Thursday, December 18, 2008

best tv of 2008

TV
1. BET 106/park,

2. CNN Campbell Brown election center

3. monday night football on espn

4. CNN anderson cooper AC360

5. sunday night football

6. Plumm TV

7. 30 Rock

8. football on nbc

9. football on cbs

10. News Long Island Ch. 12 '

11. espn sportscenter

12. CNN lou dobbs

13. Are You Being Served?

14. Banana Splits

15. BET New Rap City [RIP]

16. Gossip Girl

RUNNERS-UP:.. Mad Men... .. George of the Jungle .. Lipstick Jungle.. Quarterlife. Weeds. The Hills. Laguna Beach... waiting for god.... tennis on usa & cbs....project runway....ugly betty...

current music; E W F REMIX CD 2



AND 2007's BEST TV SHOWS:

Current music: shoes as is


TV SHOW:

1. Full Frontal Fashion on Metrochannel.

2. BET 106/park.

3. WLIW news 12.

4. weather report.

5. PLUMM TV

6. BET new rap city

7. David Letterman.

8. craig ferguson.

9. conan obrien.

RUNNERS UP: Gossip girl. jimmy kimmel. American idol . jay leno. carson daly. ch 13. ch 21.. merv griffin's crosswords. quarterlife

Currently listening :
How To Save A Life
By The Fray
Release date: 13 September, 2005

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

BEST RADIO SHOWS & STATIONS of 2008: ADD YOUR OWN LOCAL FAVOURITES !!

BEST RADIO SHOWS & STATIONS of 2008: ADD YOUR OWN LOCAL FAVOURITES !!

1. felix hernandez' rhythm review on KISS fm sundays noon- 4:00 pm the best soul, funk, disco & r&b 1960s-1980s

2. .felix hernandez' rhythm review on WGBO saturdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm the best r&b, funk, disco & soul 1960s-80s

3. DJ VIBE ROTATIONS Live in Portugal each Sturday night

4. WOGO Best Oldies in Philadelphia since the 1970s.

5. Carl Cox Global

6. . cbs fm 101.1. the greatest hits of all time -

7. . Area 33 on Sirius Satellite : Paul Oakenfold

8. Roger Sanchez Release YourSelf

9. Howard Stern on SIRIUS

RUNNERS-UP:
WRFF Phila 104.5
107.9 Phila.

LONG ISLAND:
92.9
96.9
103.9
92.1
101.7





AND Here Are 2007's Best Radio Shows :

BEST RADIO SHOWS & STATIONS of 2007: ADD YOUR OWN LOCAL FAVOURITES !!

1. felix hernandez' rhythm review on KISS fm sundays noon- 4:00 pm the best soul, funk, disco & r&b 1960s-1980s

2. .felix hernandez' rhythm review on WGBO saturdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm the best r&b, funk, disco & soul 1960s-80s

3. cbs fm 101.1. the greatest hits of all time - back after 3 horrid years of "Jack"

4. 106.7. lite fm w/contemporary hits, a favourite in my luncheon spots

5. 102.7 . very similar to 106.7

6. Sirius . incl. howard stern & dance shows

7. XM had junior vasquez, that's ending this month

8. CD 101.9. smooth jazz/ some good soul/versions at night

9. Hot 97. some good hip hop

10. Z100. lots of fun top 40 hits

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

20 BEST FILMS of 2008

FILM
1. "Lets Get Lost"

2. "Gonzo: the Life & Work of D. Hunter S. Thompson"

3. "Lou Reed's Berlin"

4. "man on Wire" [philip petite]

5. . 'a girl cut in half'

6. "Squeezebox!"

7"the wrestler"...

8. 'harvard beats yale 29-29'...

9. ..."rachel getting married"...."

10, "The Spirit"

11. "Slumdog millionaire"

12. "the curious case of benjamin button"

13. . "Vicky Christina Bacelona"

14. 'fados'...

15. . "All in this Tea"

16. . "Get Smart"

17. "Wild Combination" (a portrait of arthur russell).

18. . "young people fucking." ..."

19. "Synecdoche NY"

20. "Love exposure"

RUNNERS- UP

"Smiley Face",, "Chuck Close" .. "Teeth".. "The Cool School" .. .. .. "The Sisterhood of the Travelling pants 2" .. "Mr. Lonely" .. . "Richard Serra: Thinking on your Feet".. ..... "the Class [Entre Les Murs]"... "snow angels" .. 'the exiles.'... 'garden party.' ... 'bagheads' ... . "Shine A Light" ... "what we do is secret"....paris, not france" ... 'the dutchess'...'american swing'...'tokyo'...'igor'...'the guitar'....'four nights with anna.'... "Kung Fu Panda" "Space Chimps"

Friday, December 5, 2008

nyc nightlife nov 2003 5 years ago this month

nyc nightlife nov 2003 5 years ago this month

nov 1 2003 danny howells was at arc every month. he plays nyc once or twice in 2008. DH's latest Renaissance cd is great, deep melodic and funky!

nov 5 2003 aerial love feeed [now rockethouse] were at pianos. one of nycs best bands of the 21st century, I dont know if RH are playing any gigs anymore 5 years later? setlist:
retrieve the history. cb. lock n load. cutdown. pedestal. doomsville. rockethouse. temporary glitch.

nov 6 2003. the alps were at sin e. sin e closed about 3 years ago, a much missed LES rock bar/barn. I met karen elson & elise crombez there in dec 2003.

nov 7 2003 the bluetones were at mercury lounge! wow britpop flashback. I saw the BT at westbeth maybe 1999 great show !!
* the same night ambulance ltd was at plaid! formerly spa & the cat club on east 13th st . ambulance's 2nd LP is about 4 years in the making at this point, but should be great in 2009!

nov 12 2003 guided by voices and ambulance ltd were at warsaw in BK! wow what a show!! one can NOT have too many GBV cds !

nov 13 2003 . orange park was at sin e. i listened to OPs 2007 LP 'revelations' recently its awesome !!!!!

nov 14 2003 the von bondies were at mercury lounge . and paul van dyk was at the roxy.

nov 15 2003 nick warren was at avalon [former limelight]. and charming was at tiswas.

nov 20 the white stripes were at roseland. and my favorite was at knitting factory.

nov 21 2003 danny tenaglia & tedd patterson played a great night of funky hard house at ARC/VINYL [formerly NASA] at 6 hubert st. Here's nick's edited review:
"I haven't checked out DT in a while so i figured i might as well head over there...got there at about 3:30AM, Tedd Patterson was rocking that place i must say, keeps u moving. Danny went on a little after 4, took him a while to get into it, but once he did that place was a blast.
To The music: (i wasnt there that long, i left at like 6am but)..Danny was playing some jams:
~~Hydraulic Dogs - Shake It Baby -- what a happy track, the Phazon was actually pounding full force to this one
~~Queenie!!>>very surprised to hear this track, real old school here>>"fuckin bitch cunt, fuckin bitch cunt"--didnt know Danny rocked this at all...BTW i have no idea what mix this was, def not the MV mix from back in the day....real dope hard progressive keys in it
~~Kelis - Milkshake--another nice track, i love the X-Press 2 mix but it def wasnt that one, much more tribally
~~Iberican Beats...another dope one -- -- he also teased Aphrohead - In The Dark We Live..."i can see the lightttt"...not sure if he played it later on. wish i would have stayed later but my boy was feeling real sick
i'm hoping the crowd changes next week for his vinyl classics party which he said will be the past 5 yrs of classics, he also said he was recording it, looking forward to it"" thanks, Nick !
I spent thanksgiving 2008 with danny at cielo, it was a solid **** set from classic house to deep hard tech-house. DT is a living legend, only a handful of DJs ever are on his level. pretty much anyone who calls themselves a "DJ" should find about Danny Tenaglia. It will be an education.
* the same night dave seaman was at avalon.

nov 22 2003 ferry corsten was at avalon. and ambulance ltd & the blondes were at luna lounge on the LES.

nov 26 2003 danny tenaglia and portugal's dj vibe played extraordinary thanksgiving eve sets of twisted progressive tribal house at ARC. DT has long been was a contender for worlds greatest dj. I would have to say in 2008 DJ Vibe is slightly better, but it's oh so close at the top !
AND here's Nick's awesome review of DJ VIBE + Danny Tenaglia at Thanksgiving 2003:
""DT at ARC by nick: Got into Vinyl around 4:45AM...DJ Vibe was behind the decks, man that guy is insane...while i was there he was on for around an hr or so...some of what he played:
DT's Edit of Dream On vs. I Feel Loved (havent heard this since DT @ Abyss wow what an production!)
Underworld - Two Months Off (King Unique Mix)>>Vibe killed this

Onto Danny: (some are in order, some not)
U2 - Silver & Gold (Luke Fair Edit)>>this was a surprise, love the "Women Beat Their Men" drum beats
LNR - Work It To The Bone (not sure if it was orig or not)
into DJ Dozia - Work (with Work This Pussy Aca on top)
into M.I.K.E. - DEEPEST FUCKIN JUNGLE-->sounded great on that system
Kelis - Milkshake (he played this mix last week and i'm pretty sure it samples "In The Dark We Live">>not the vocal just those familiar sounds hard to explain..maybe he was just teasing us with it like last week, but i think its part of the mix
Sound Of Goodbye (Robbie Rivera Vocal Mix)
Safe From Harm
Nat Monday - Waiting (Creamer & K. Mix) with his Elements "clanks" on top
DT once again played that new mix of Ethyl Meatplow - Queenie (he said it was new)..then went on to say some real classy stuff
"this next track i'm gonna play is all about RESPECT, some people dont have it...follow ur DJ people...this one is for my good friend Jonathan Peters" >>he proceeded in playing Going Thru It-->DT is a true class act is all i can say (screams of "Yea Johnny" were heard all across the dance floor =)
He followed that with Latin Headhuntrz - White Rabbit (suprised to hear this)
Ben Shaw ft. Adele Holness - So Strong (Sander K Mix) ahhh yes
Later on he played the original USOL - So Get Up-->what a mix, teased us once again with Answering Machine - Flash aca over it
Elements beats with Rui Da Silva "Touch Me" over it..he would cut the volume to "touch me in the morning" maybe 2-3x but he never played the full mix or his edit while i was there =(
Sweet Dreams (Frank 'O Moiragh Deep Mix) out of the endless mixes to this track this is by far my fave mix, good choice DT
Sapphirecut - Free Ur Mind>>finally got to hear him play this, one of my fave tracks of all time even tho its not that old
Shane Nolan - Feel Alive vs. DB Boulevard - Point Of View>>dope
Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On>>DT attacked the EFX box on this one
Sume Sigh Say
Walking On Fire aca over Greg O - The Drill>>insanity
Paul Jays - Spiritual Battery...still a sick track. ""
And THAT is why DT is THE DJ's DJ !!!!!!!
* jonathan peters is at 125 Lounge saturday night. review next week.
** and paul oakenfold was at avalon. what ever happened to oakey's NYC thanksgiving parties?? he plays Vegas weekly now - yuck !

nov 28 2003 and DT played ARC/Vinyl for the 2nd time in a week with a set of house classics. Once again, DTs Thanksgiving set 2008 at Cielo was a solid **** party last week.

nov 29 2003 danny howells was back at ARC/vinyl, each month one of the best residencies of progressive house that nyc has seen in the 21st century.

favourite cds in nov 2003 included the everyothers great debut LP and junior vasquez' anthems I.

top fashion models in nov 2003 incl karen elson, elise crombez, angie lindvall, amber valletta, natalia vodianova, tasha tilberg, liisa winkler, tiiu kuik, filippa hamilton palmistierna, madeline blomberg, carmen maria hillestad,

and in the news:
16 Nov 1968: nbc cut away from the jets-raiders game to show "Heidi." the raiders beat the jets 43-32.
* and 22 nov 1963 president john f kennedy was shot to death while riding in a motor-cade in dallas TX. Texas Gov John Connolly, in the same limo as Kennedy, was seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested.

my business meetings in nov 2003 included socialite/art dealer leila heller at 72nd/madison.

Monday, November 24, 2008

nyc nightlife in nov 1998 10 years ago:

nyc nightlife in nov 1998 10 years ago:

nov 3 1998 downtime hosted a night of local house takent incl dave hollands, IQ, astro glide, odyssey & no skills. Downtime is now called Rebel.

nov 5 1998 a perfecto night at irving plaza with paul oakenfold headlining & esthero opening. Oakey rocked in 1998 but he only hits nyc about once/year in 2008 :(

nov 6 1998 carl cox was at twilo with laurebt garnier! stayed til 6 am for coxy ***3/4 of 5 stars
I still listen to coxy every week [wmc at space 2001 today!] but he only plays pacha once/year ... the dj/nightlife scene has changed so much from 1998 ....

nov 14 1998 tiswas at don hills with bender headlining here are hi-lites of nick marc's set: mondays hallelujah, song 2, sympathy for the devil, charlies opportunities, loaded, help, she bangs the drums, there she goes, i cant explain, under my thumb, girlfriend in a coma, mersey paradise, supersonic, panic, trash, miss you, girls & boys & live forever. ***1/2 of 5 stars . Tiswas was great in 1998 but I think Sorted at Barbary is a lot more happening , based on last Friday night!

nov 21 1998 tiswas with smittys, jesse dorsey & nerve generation playing. nick marc played these brit hits: metal mickey, green onions, age of consent, shiela take a bow, sex machine, stuck in the middle with you, build me up buttercup, bigmouth, the only 1 i know, my gebneration, monkees theme, substitute, 19th nervous breakdown, 1 way or another, wake up boo, and these boots are made for walking. Ive gone to tiswas a couple of times in 2008 but there was nothing much going on ....

nov 25 1998 a thanksgiving eve dance event at hammerstein, underworld with carl cox opening up. 2 survivors of 1998's DJ/electronic culture, for sure !

nov 28 1998 tiswas with hipslide and altra playing. heres nick marc's setlist: this charming man, animal nitrate, charlies white shirt, theres no other way, chems leave home, satisfaction, stutter, elephant stone, miss you, bang a gong, venus, parklife, babies, night train, mbv even when you sleep, town called malice, rapture, new generation, only love can break your heart, & fools gold 1994. *** of 5 stars . last friday at Sorted I most enjoyed 'happy hour' and interpol's 'slow hands.'

and in the news:
Nov 7 1998, Kate Moss was admitted to the Priory clinic in England for Alcohol, Cocaine & sex addictions. Doesnt matter, kate was great in 1998 and a decade later she's the greatest model of all time. Kate 4-Ever !!!!!
* the Dow Jones IA rocketed to an all time record of 9,374 the wweek of Nov 17 1998. how times have changed, eh?

favourite art shows in nov 1998 incl tony oursler at metro pictures 519 w 24th st, norman parkinson at staley wise 560 bway,

cds in nov 1998 incl oasis' masterplan, bruce springsteen tracks box, whats new pussycat reissued soundtrack, depeche mode singles 86-98, pagan offering mixed by derrick carter, spiritualized live at royal albert hall, burt bacharach's look of love cd box set, graham coxon's the sky is too high, the beach boys re-issued & expanded xmas LP #2, and jon spencer's acme. of all of those artists, perhaps only derrick is putting together cds of the same quality as in 98? you think ?

my favourite NY Yankee was Shane Spencer.

my horoscope lucky colours for nov 1998 incl silver, white red, and yellow.


AND my my cassette archive: a play-list from 11/98 !!!! ::
blur boys & girls + psb remix
kinks all day all of the night
new order age of consent
tsc shout to the top
tsc lodgers 45
suede metal mickey
smiths shiela take a bow
smiths heaven knows Im miserable
suede trash
suede beautiful ones

friends of distinction grazing in the grass
stones 19th nervous breakdown
the ides of march vehicle
stardust music sounds better with you smokey more love
stray cats you cant hurry love
'elastica vaseline
suede stay together
edison lighthouse love grows
soft cel;l what!

Sunday, November 23, 2008

us vogue sept 2008. keira knightley. cat/trini/klein. coco/mcdean. trini/elgort.

us vogue sept 2008. keira knightley. cat/trini/klein. coco/mcdean. trini/elgort.

EDIT #1/cover. keira by testino. some people call keira too thin but I like her, even in bikinis. theme here is art galleries in Berlin. even if its slightly jarring contrast to grace's typically forward styling, its exciting. & keira really isnt exerting much 'modelling' energy, but the clothes & the pics are so good, it really works. maybe not a home run lead edit for seopt, but its quite good. cover is more typical us vogue of last 10 years, concervative, but adequate. I would have preferred to see sexy keira bikinis like say a charlize but for an actress cover story, mario & grace def pull it off. 7.7 of 10

EDIT #2 trentini by elgort. lots of leaping/ballet stuff. i usually love trini & also long time fan of elgort but this is a little less than you might want. tonne's styling is good tho. I just think with my baby Trini, should be better. 6.8 of 10.

EDIT #3 trentini, cat mcneil , stam & linchuk [?] in bridgehampton by klein. gotta love this. great swim bodies espec cat & trini. kleins pool is always fun, balloon animals etc. also subtle kinky subtext: lesbians, woman's world, future sex , all that. really hot for usually staid us vogue. 9 of 10

EDIT #4 coco by mcdean. nice studio shoot, tabitha's styling is fine, but somehow expect more from mcdean. I mean i like coco but its not her BEST work, its all just, 'pretty good' 6.7 of 10

EDIT #5 sasha by sims. whats here is great stuff, grace edited. Im just a huge sasha fan. magic. 7.7 of 10

EDIT #6 equus stuff by liebovitz. ho-hum annie. 5 of 10.

EDIT #7. jeff koons yacht design. hamish/dodie & meir pics. really good travel thing. 7.5 of 10

EDIT #8 miranda brooks on east end. elgort pics, better than his Trini stuff above. lover the LI stuff . 7.8 of 10

EDIT #9: amber 7 hume by meisel. amber looks great, but lots of retouch obvs. fun edit, but a bit....unimportant. 6 of 10

VERDICT: One Thumbs Up. Its a good sept ish but not a world-beater. still high marks for: trentini & cat by klein. sasha/sims. and keira and coco were ok. somehow want more from sept ish, but kinky klein shoot did surprise/excite.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

1 year ago in nyc nightlife: oct 2007

1 year ago in nyc nightlife: oct 2007

oct 1, 2007 parties at sway in soho & darkroom on LES.

oct 2 2007 marika w hosted happy ending

oct 3 2007 secret machines were at annex. tokyo police club & bloc party were at paramount/ msg. all 3 bands seem to be holding up pretty well into 2008.

oct 4 2007 cameron moir & romina hosted a hot thursday night at UPSTAIRS on spring street. it was more of a lounge/cocktail vibe than a full-on discos/dance thing. DJs were prince peter, mike nouveau & justin allen. guests incl. lady lucy carr-ellison. i stayed from 11-1230 am ** of 5 stars. upstairs IS LONG LONG OVER.
* next up to CIELO on little west 12th st. rob & benny presented a special night of NYs best house djs: I was comped the $25 entry fee. peter bailey played good chunky house. little louis vega killed with superb NYC house classics. tom stephan closed it out with a high energy & crowded set. ****
I attended a special intimate event at ARTS GARAGE in Phila last friday with Lil Louis Vega DJ-ing, and it was some of the best house music Ive heard this year.

oct 5 2007 ferry corsten played his hard trance at pacha. don hill's hosted a new indie night.

oct 6 2007 I went to erick morillo at pacha. in 2000 morillo might have been one of nyc's best djs but he is commercial cheese now. I was comped the $40 admission. jason ojeda played a good opening set incl MFSB "TSOP." morillo came on at 2 am and played some hard house bangers but I could not deal with the guido crowd, even with a few hot girls. lasted til 4 am. *** of 5 stars. i was not feeling the vibe there.
** the same night : tiswas was at annex.

oct 7 2007 junior vasquez was at cielo.

oct 9 2007 sander kleinenberg was at cielo.

oct 10 2007 the raveonettes were at southpaw in BK.

oct 12 2007 i saw the raveonettes at bowerty ballrm. Here's my review on the night:
"The RAVEONETTES at Bowery Ballroom:
I saw the Raveonettes Friday night at Bowery Ballroom, a marvelous show previewing their third LP.
They played all their established styles from Jesus & Chain feedback pop, to Cramps-like psycho-billy, to 60s-esque girl group pop.
The new songs are more light pop with harmonies and really smart orchestration/arrangements that actually reach a Cocteau Twins-like kind of spiralling ethereal beauty.
The set highlight was a cover of StereoLab's "French Disko," which sounded like the archetypal dance-rock template - the Rapture & even LCD wish they could write such a good melody as StereoLab's, & play it as sleek & punchy as the Raveonettes did.
Based on last night's preview concert the Raveonettes third LP sounds like its their best work yet, very much classic 60s girl group pop with a smart post-modern edge and sophisticated arrangements that recall orchestral pop like 1960s Beach Boys or St Etienne circa "So Tough." "" And so it was - the Raveonettes 20-08 LP is my fave yet of theirs, and the Phila gig I saw at Johnny Brenda's spring 2008 was even better.
* afterwards up to ruff club. I gave ian & chris hamptons magazines. i gave denny a jamc cd. i gave 24court a yellow/orange drawing of mine. guests incl marika w, alain, sofia, romina & greg k. I enjoyed the electro upstairs, stayed til 330. **3/4
** the same night, sasha was at pacha. the delya heavy II show at TLA this spring was awful. i think sasha has jumped the shark.

oct 13 2007 trentemoller was at rebel. david morales was at pacha with hector romero. I wish Morales played ny & phila more these days, like lil louis he is a legend in the flesh.

oct 17 2007 misshapes dj-ed a hugo boss party. the hamptons int'l film fest was happening on main street in the Village of east hampton, the Regal cinema to be precise.

oct 18 2007 roger sanchez was at cielo. another nyc house legend. S-Man's XMas party at cielo looks very worthy this year.

oct 19 2007 oscar g was at pacha.

oct 20 2007 carl cox and victor calderone were at pacha. i was comped the $40 admission, thanks to stimulous response! I gave gabe 2 dj vibe cds. cox came on at 1230. he played extraordinary tech-house. with a euro-disco-metallic edge. it was too crowded & the staff sucked. I loved it from 1230-330 but i had to leave. still ****1/2 of 5 stars even with all the hassle - ot was still my #5 club night of 2007 [morrissey was #1, derrick carter #2, & 2 dj vibe sets at #3 & #4].

oct 22 2007 morrissey began his 5 night residence at hammerstein ballroom, the best concerts of 2007.

oct 25 2007 tokyo police club were in SF.

oct 26 2007 pvd was at roseland. jamc were at fillmore sf. I cannot wait for a new JAMC LP & east coast tour!!

oct 27 2007 I saw morrissey at hammerstein ballroom. it was nyc's was the best concert of 2007. heres the extraordinary set list:
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before / The Last Of The Famous International Playboys / You Have Killed Me / The Boy With The Thorn In His Side / Irish Blood, English Heart / I Like You / Jack The Ripper / I Just Want To See The Boy Happy / The National Front Disco / Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? / All You Need Is Me / The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores / Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Sister, I'm A Poet / The Loop / Death Of A Disco Dancer / Stretch Out And Wait / Dear God, Please Help Me / How Soon Is Now? // First Of The Gang To Die . so many superb songs, espec boy with thorn, national front, why dont you find out, loop..... it was simply the best night of my 2007. ***** of 5 stars.
** next over to Rebel [former downtime] for a halloween after party w/dj sneak at rebel. joeski opened with the boogie house. best costumes were complete wizard of oz with dorothy/little bo peep, tinman, lion, etc. stayed til 330 dj is the chi house funky bomb still !!!! ****1/2 what a halloween !!!!!!!!

oct 28 2007 junior vasquez halloween at SOL on west 29th.

oct 31 2007 misshapes halloween party. danny tenaglia at pacha. DT is at cielo for thanksgiving & I will be back in 212 for that
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some of my favourite mgazines incl Nylon & Paper.

my horoscope lucky colours incl. white, & green.

my medications includerd FloMax. Later I switched to terazosin.

cds included the gescom mini disc on CD

my favourite jeans were ralph lauren vintage RRL indigo denim for $200 & acne at clearly first for $250. I still wear the RL's like 3 days a week.

top fashion models in oct 2007 incl coco rocha, raquel zimmerman, shalom harlow, caroline trentini, sasha pivovarova, guinevere VS, and daria werbowy.k
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Here are some selected readers' comments from my BLOG:
LOLCAIT : Just lovely, but what of Marla Maples???

KARENUHOH : You should definitely have a book deal. Or, you should be hired as a police sketch artist.

BIFTECK : Bravo/a!

JOSH SPEED : The Earl Grey rocks my world. People just don't notice that level of minutiae, unless you're like Rain Man or Proust, you know? I worship at the altar.

HA HA SOUND : StereoLab = Stereolab
French Disco = French Disko
Trust me on this. Cool that Early Grey listens to the Cocteau Twins, although that makes me feel older than anything Facebook could ever do.

ELLAGOOD : i can't help but picture simon doonan, writing wildly a la mr. belvedere.

M. POMPADOUR : The Earl is great. Especially for a) recalling a long-ago magazine cover and b) alluding not only to St. Etienne, but to a particular album. Well done. I hope he runs into Madonna next time.

SMIRK : Wow, the level of detail he remembers is AWESOME. I can barely remember people's names, nevermind if their ballerina flats were made from supple leather or not. Seriously, how does he do it? I mean, if I stare at someone for longer than two seconds at the gym, I either get beaten up later by the guy outside or beaten off later by the guy in the steam room.

FISHMAN : Can we get Earl to do the Blue States Lose commentary this week?

SCROLL_LOCK: His Nibs The Earl is fabulous.
Looking at the Spy cover, I'm wondering if Ivana really had those baked bean looking teeth?

ITSJUSTCATNIP : I'm right there on the street with these descriptions, in fact I think I've stepped in something. Fabulous.

DOROTHYMANTOOTH : @M. Pompadour: St. Etienne had other albums?
(Also, would you like some sweets, Willie?)
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Here are a few more MORRISSEY set-lists from autumn, 2007:
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore (September 26 & 27, 2007)
Set List: 26 Sept 2007:

Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before / Last Of The Famous International Playboys / All You Need is Me / I Like You / That's How People Grow Up / The Boy With The Thorn In His Side / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? / The Loop / Good Looking Man About Town / Stretch Out And Wait / Irish Blood, English Heart / Let Me Kiss You / Sister, I'm A Poet / Death Of A Disco Dancer / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Billy Budd / I Just Want To See The Boy Happy / Life Is a Pigsty / How Soon Is Now? // First Of The Gang To Die / Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
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..> Set List: 27 Sept 2007:

First Of The Gang To Die / You Have Killed Me / London / Billy Budd / Sister, I'm A Poet / That's How People Grow Up / Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? / The Loop / At Last I Am Born / I Like You / Girlfriend In A Coma / Let Me Kiss You / I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris / Stretch Out And Wait / In The Future When All's Well / All You Need is Me / Irish Blood, English Heart / I Will See You In Far-off Places / Dear God, Please Help Me / How Soon Is Now? // Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

us vogue august 2008. kate moss. age issue. gisele.. amber. editors: karen. maryna. tanya. raquel. YSL. cat. sasha.

us vogue august 2008. kate moss. age issue. gisele.. amber. editors: karen. maryna. tanya. raquel. YSL. cat. sasha.

EDIT #1 amber by klein. I think meisel usually shoots amber in 21st century for us vogue but klein actually did amazing here. sure amber is pretty air-brushed last 5+ years but more often than not she still has it, especially here. tonne goodman's styling is so brill, this deserves 1st edit, has look of london 1965 + eggleston's memphis 1969. its just so brill, its like that testino/daria/hitchcock thing, makes me wonder why US vogue cant always be this good. klein is so inconsistent in us vogue but hes top class here. love the way the photo-tones are processed. and amber & especially tonne's styling are awesome. remarkable. 9 of 10.

EDIT #2. gisele by sims. trying to think why this is so average. it's gisele's blank faced & stilted modelling. while sims' pics are rote for him, with a better [newer] girl it could have been more substantial. anna is using this marie-amelia sauve a lot now. Im unconvinced as to her skill. I wld say pretty average here, although the pastel-y colours do have a vibe & that even feeds off klein's tones in EDIT #1. but really gisele is dead fish mannequin, styling is just ok & sims doesnt bring it up actually. 6.4 of 10.

EDIT #3 kate moss by testino + retrospective. new kate pics by testino are great, just like amber by klein "Chelsea girl" not the warhol, the London 65 CG. retro pics show that Kate is greatest model ever. anna brings kate back to vogue cover, but with subtle "Age" dig. fuuck anna, kate's the greatest & shes 100000X cooler than anna. great work by kate, testino & grace. 7.9 for retro feature, cover & new pics.

EDIT #4 chris evert by nj roy. hes pretty mediocre but I always like chrissie. 6 of 10.

EDIT #5 diahann carroll nj roy. that show "Claudine" was Great! 6 of 10.

EDIT #6 mia farrow by jon becker. wow becker makes NJ Roy look world-class. 3 of 10

EDIT #7 ziyi zhang by meisel. well its better than lucy liu in Bazaar "olympics" by lindbergh. 4 of 10.

EDIT #8 sloan barrett by francois halard. gotta love the hamish + halard. 6.5 of 10.

tribute: YSL by Penn. 9 of 10. they dont make them like they used to.

EDIT #9 catherine mcneil by klein. ooh klein's getting kinky here , and in bridgehampton no less. 7 of 10

EDIT #10 karen elson by meisel as grace. youve got to love it 8 of 10.

EDIT #11 sasha as elissa by inez & Vinoodh. I have loved elissa since 89 & sasha since whenever. it works, baby 8 of 10

EDIT #12 raquel by demarchelier as marie-amelie sauve. raquel is so sexy, do you see? 7.5 of 10.

EDIT #13 maryna linchuk as tabitha simmons by mcdean. wow I like ML in vogue by mcdean! 8 of 10

EDIT #14 tanya d as tonne by meisel. tanya is so pretty yet such a dead fish! well theres still something sexy here. 7.3 of 10

VERDICT: Whoa the age ish is usually the worst [well along with the Shape ish duuh] but this time anna got hella creative & scored big! AMBER/KLEIN IS OF 2008'S BEST. self referential "editors" special rocked hard cos of karen, maryna, tanya, raquel, & sasha. loving all the klein/cat/Bridge work. YSL/penn is all time classic. and kate/testino is equal to amber/klein/chelsea and thats Top. age stuff in between didnt really rankle even if NJ Roy & Becker are toy town. there is much to enjoy here - for the young & the perennially young at heart haha loool TWO THUMBS UP ANNA BANANA !!!! :)))))))

Monday, October 27, 2008

nyc nightlife oct 2003 5 years ago this month:

nyc nightlife oct 2003 5 years ago this month:

oct 1 2003 a robert mapplethorpe photo opening at sean kelly

oct 2 2003 Piano's with aerial Love feed: excellent thurs night in the big city. first piano's on lower east. trendy-ish club-lounge opened early spring & still going strong. some people dismiss piano's as a scenester/trendy/superficial venue, the first of its kind on the lower east side in our lifetimes. But i welcome piano's as a cozy place to hang out, it's clean, not a smelly dive like many old-skool NY bars. and they book some good bands, which are great to see in the small-ish music room, prob 100 people , maybe almost 200 when maxed out.
Thurs night was aerial love feed. NYC has produced scores of great bands over last few years, many getting attention starting with the strokes & then YYY, interpol, longwave etc. At this point I like alf the best of any of them. their new dummer really pounds the hard tracks home, i swear he drums like a NIN record. theres even a 4/4 disco beat to new 'lock & load' version. alf sounds like PiL, siouxsie, and some other edgy noise rock cant identify. these 5 guys play great & theyre great people too. so many ny bands try to do a reductivist garage pop but alf is much more ambitious, trying for a dance/new wave/industrial/rock mix that they are totally scoring with now. the 3 best bands in ny now are alf, everyothers and ambulance ltd. everyothers sounds like 70s stones/TRex. ambulance sounds like 80s new order & 90s MBV.
alf is more original than either band & they are kicking major butt with the new drummer. great set ***3/4
SETLIST: [retrieve the history/ CB/ lock n load/ cutdown/ pedestal/ doomsville/ rockethouse/ temp glitch]

* after alf at piano's: over to west soho for beavher 80s night. its been a little quieter lately but the people who come every week are really fun & easygoing. I actually danced a little more than usual, I think I was revved up from alf. also gregg & his new gf jen were there. they had had mucho drinks so we all danced to vacation, upside down, miss you. staying alive.
great to see richie, his gf, hilary monroe, frank, Christiane, even a medium beav night is better than most clubs great nights.
***1/2

oct 3 2003 sweet & tender holligans, smiths covers at knitting factory.

oct 4 2003 sander kleinenberg was at arc. scout headlined tiswas at don hill's. and 2 many DJs were also in town.

oct 8 2003 the black keys were at mercury lounge.

oct 9 2003 LCD soundsystem were at bowery ballrm.

oct 10 2003 the everyothers were at knitting factory. opti-grab was at don hill's.

oct 11 2003 fanny-pack was at knitting factory.

oct 12 2003 junior vasquez was at the roxy. noon to midnight

oct 15 2003 interpol was at hammerstein ballrm.

oct 16 2003 soviet was at pianos, justine d hosted.

oct 18 2003 tiswas' anniversary with aerial love feed. and evena dando at bowerty ballrm.

oct 23 2003 my favorite was at Lit. elefant was at piano's. the thrills & ambulance ltd were at mercury lounge.

oct 24 2003 mark farina was at avalon [ex limelight]. elefant & radio 4 were at bowery ballrm. ARE weapons were at plaid.

oct 25 2003 echo & the bunnymen were at webster hall. orange park was at luna lounge.

oct 29 2003 the strokes played the paramount at msg.

oct 30 2003 ambulance ltd at luna lounge, and the blondes inc. & a boy named george at Tiswas.

Luna lounge: ambulance ltd. extra crowded. this band is blowing up. strummer from beavher came. her hair was like a stevie nicks pineapple splayed hairspray cut in her dark brown color: more of an ann wilson (HEART) look actually. good set by ambulance. they play their dream pop/shoegazing very well, write sweet melodies & sing em nice. but over even like 8 songs it was too repetitive & I can only hope they are writing feverishly for their full length CD in 2004. the 4 song EP I have is awesome.
***
then over to Tiswas. One of best Tis' in months. talked to justine about MBV & moz tees. saw kerri, terry, daniel, saw keith ozar had great talk about new bands & CDs. mike lamorte came. bob, becca, don talked about bebe buell & parker & the website. danced to lets go to bed, 11:51; move yr feet (best song) bohemian like me (2nd best song). WOOO!! gosh that rock star does wonders!! BOY GEORGE came!!!!! everyone was excited, it was cool to see him dancing to disco 2000, his head is shaved for the Taboo play (leigh bowery bio) and george is def heavier than Ive seen him, also not as tall as Id expected...? AND he danced with this small 19 yr old looking girl!! - go figure!!-
[ps jj wanted to know MORE about george: well, he was wearing a charcoal grey sack suit, possibly with subtle pinstripes, but generally a boxy grey suit that looked english/westwood but cldnt be sure. it was very full & boxy & gave the impression that he is quite round shaped now. also if u think about George in Culture club he looked like 6'1" but in person i'd say he looked like 5'10"/11" max. if any makeup it was around his eyes but mostly looked like an actor who had shaved head 7 took stage makeup off. ]

jacqueline the seductress came. nice talking about george with her. blondes inc played. actually they were better than ambulance!! very 70s stones/clash 1980/ Trex 1973 sound. they can play; they write some catchy tunes; they look good. cover of white light/heat well recvd. a few more 'hits' in the song dept & they will be going somewhere. i guess the college kids are back for thksgving break. best tis in months. hopefully Tis will stay strong thru new yrs. *cheers*mates*
***3/4

oct 31 2003 danny tenaglia halloween at arc!

top models in oct 2003 incl gisele bundchen, carmen kass, letitia berkheuer, carolyn murphy, & liberty ross.


the best radio shows in nyc were paul oakenfold global grooves on WKTU saturday nights. and junior's house:
10/24/03: nina skye if you want me to stay. lumidee uh oh. beyo baby boy dance mix
JT senorita . jessica sweetest sin . jay dee plastic dreams . 50 in da club dub
loleatta sweet sensation 03 mx .. kelis milkshake dub .. todd terry bango

junior 10/31/03:.. kristine w where love is.. beyonce me myself & I.. exacta flippin

favourite LPs incl Suede's greatest hits + the strokes 2nd LP.

Friday, October 24, 2008

nyc nightlife in oct 1998 ten years ago this month

nyc nightlife in oct 1998 ten years ago this month

sept 30, 1998 brian jonestown massacre played brownies on ave a.

oct 2 1998 the jesus & mary chain played life on bleecker st!! well the jamc but minus william reid the guitarist who had quit in the midst of this Munki tour. it wld prove to be the last tour & LP for jamc until 2007. i saw jamc's first nyc show at danceteria circa 1985 when they had only released a few 45's like upside down, never understand & trip you up. I was an avid follower of theirs throughout the 80s & 90s, seeing most of their nyc gigs at venues like the ritz, the world, roseland, and giants stadium with DM in 1990. despite william's absence, the life show was decent HERE'S MOST OF THE SET: snakedriver. happy when it rains. teenage lust. mo tucker. stardust remedy. i love rock n roll. sugar ray. sidewalking. new kinda kick [cramps cover]. reverence. *** of 5 stars. Im psyched that jamc are recording a new LP & that new 45 'all things must pass' is a very encouraging start.
* the same night twilo hosted darren emerson from underworld along with jim masters & steve stoll.

oct 3, 1998 the sound factory on 46th st hosted roy davis jr & chris the creator. SF is now known as pacha and it is currently the reigning big room venue in nyc's dance scene. there were 2 fights the other weekend at pacha as covered in the NY Post.

oct 9, 1998 doc martin was at sound factory.

oct 10, 1998 the cooler on 14th st hosted The bounce, with bands kitty in the tree. damn personals, holmes & the panic. 8 years later the damned personals scored an unlikely success when one of their members joined carl barat's dirty pretty things. Im not sure if DPTs are even together in 2008?
* the same night the tunnel hosted dj funk, tom grimm & scott richmond.

oct 11 1998 shout! at bar 13 with guests yuko, jenny from nj, keith carney, keith ozar, & nick marc. top tunes soulful strut. taxman. tighten up. 25 miles. jumping jack flash, think by lynn collins. **3/4 of 5 stars . soul music lives at Turnround vs. Immediate! monthly at the Barbary: "America's best soul party" !!
* the same night the BOO! 3 rave was at the roxy. MaskARave was a far better yearly event.

oct 16, 1998 the penultimate Tiswas was held at coney island high on st marks place. for whatever reason, Tis was held on Fridays in the fall of 1998, in the final weeks at coney. the charade headlined, guests incl scott anna & danny from nj, alex english & steve & pedro. top choons from nick incl. only love can break your heart, panic, mersey paradise, boys dont cry, JB night train, and MBV only when you sleep. also vaseline, itchykoo park, popscene, metal mickey, jesus hairdo, chems leave home, weirdo, tattva [trivia question : did nick ever play kula shaker at tis? : YES!]. satisfaction, babies & supersonic. ***3/4 of 5 stars
* the same night derrick may was at sound factory. and I think sven vath was at twilo.

oct 17, 1998 autechre headlined other music's web-launch party with stock, hausen & walkman, plaid, jim orourke, nintin sawhney & arto lindsay opening. Ae's set was made up of mainly LP5 pieces with maybe some EP7 textures thrown in. It was a stunning display of live experimental electronics & breakbeats. Ae's 2008 "Quaristice" was a decent electronic CD but nothing like CD5 or even Confeld really. . ***3/4 OF 5 STARS.

oct 23, 1998 twilo hosted a bill of bad boy bill, adam x & richard humpty vission.

oct 24, 1998 the historic first night of Tiswas at don hills, where it remained a saturday weekly residency until the end of sept 2005, for 7 years. the headline band at the 1st dons tis was thin lizard dawn. guests incl dr janet guss, john mooney, & alex english. top tunes incl panic, fools gold 1994, tighten up, bigmouth, louie louie, 96 tears, age of consent, get off my cloud, 1 to another, loaded, help, step on, jamc go ask alice [!!], & do you remember the 1st time. ***3/4 of 5 stars.

oct 27, 1998 coney island high hosted opening night of the 'afterglow' party, nick marc's 60s beat, mod psych & other grooves. & the realistics played after midnight.

oct 29 1998 the charade played luna lounge at 171 ludlow st, with set highlight 'nancy goes to london.'

oct 30 1998 the final Tiswas ever at coney island high, again on a friday night, oddly. the upper crust performed. guests incl will from realistics, lena & matt. top choons from nick: common people dance mx, girlfriend in a coma, tainted love [original], wake up! boo, temptation, boys better, johnny chrome, trash, white shirt, cant get out of bed, under my thumb, connection, beat surrender, bluetonic, dexys burn it down [!!], lets spend the night together, tin soldier & mersey paradise. banging set from nick there!! ***3/4 of 5 stars.

oct 31 1998 maskarave 7 with dubtribe, mr kleen & scott henry. not sure where this one was but it might have been at the tunnel.


my favourite LPs in oct 1998 incl. burt bacharach & elvis costello's 'painted from memory' one of the most haunting collections of orchestral pop of the last decade. also oasis' the masterplan, showing how superb their 45 b-sides were in the 90s before everything went all wrong. marion's 'the program,' another under-appreciated Britpop act. the classic nuggets LP was reissued on 4 cds, all brill, a must! and the style council's stunning career retrospective 4 cd box set.

favourite films in oct 1998 was whit stillman's the last days of disco. I went to studio 54 perhaps 100 times in the late 1970s & early 80s & it is still by far the single greatest club I ever attended. 'modulations' a house music/dance feature with great dance talent like dj sneak, ltj bukem, orbital, rbt moog, giorgio moroder, autechre, prodigy, marshall jefferson, juan atkins carl cox, derrick carter & arthur baker. In 2008 I only see cox, carter 7 sneak performing at the level they accomplished in 1998. and 'catwalk' with christy turlington, a somewhat rare docu.

my favourite art shows in oct 1998 were mark rothko at the whitney museum. wolfgang tilmans at andrea rosen. & tony oursler at metro pictures.

a few favourite models in oct 1998 incl bridget hall, jamie king, amber valetta, dawn radenbaugh, jaime rishar & georgina grenville. Of those i think georgina was the best in the 1990s.

my horoscope lucky colours in oct 1998 incl charcoal grey, navy blue, pink, & burgundy.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

bazaar august 2008 . jess biel. lucy liu. garrn. ali s. aline w.

bazaar august 2008 . jess biel. lucy liu. garrn. ali s. aline w.

EDIT #1 lucy liu by lindbergh. this is embarrassing. yes the olympics are in china summer 2008. so they cast lucy liu and set it in a stadium? with rachel zoe styling? this is as corrupted as I have seen lindbergh in HB. zoe was mediocre in july with c murphy but this is gross. the clothes are a mess & tawdry. wow this sucks 1 of 10.

edit #2 ali stephans, aline weber & anna j by terry tsiolis. there are a few decent things here. i like ali even if her expression is gaping-jaw in too many pics. but cute. and aline weber is a good girl but also should be better than here. anna j, I thought she was a lot better than this. brana wolf's styling looks more inconsistent than some times but can be good in parts. or maybe its the callow-ish girls that make this look less-than-perfect? Dunno the pics seem good tho. I do like seeing fresher girls howevs. Its far from perfect but its a 6.8 of 10

edit #3 toni garrn by sundsbo. now this is more like a classic quality HB edit. in fact the desert setting looks like lindbergh. not sure why garrn isnt more famous/ doesnt see more work but she sure is pretty. even with this fried frizz hair. the makeup is cool and pastel-y with the dsert colours too. and cortina's styling is also more like classic HB. good stuff here 7.4 of 10

EDIT #4/cover. jessica biel with designers. by lindbergh. man another lindbergh flop in this ish. yikes. biel is one of the hottest actresses. she should be in bikinis or panties or something. even vogue knew to do that with charlize/testino and even jenn connolly for christsakes. instead this is some kind of 'broadway musical' schtick with DVF, posen [remember when he was cool circa 2000? he has actually turned into isaac mizrahi & he said that was his biggest fear!!], wang, ODR & costa. actually oscar & costa come off pretty well cos the pics are less embarrassing. the cover: newsstand is classic 70s HB, its ok; the mail cover is more broadway and kind of blah. HUGE disappointment considering how hot biel is. maybe W will let thompson or someone shoot her nude & the world will smile again. 4 of 10.

EDIT #5 accessories/surreal thing by toledo & burbridge. its adequate but somehow i think HB in 1958 would have done this about 1000 X better. but you knew that. 5 of 10.

VERDICT: other than toni garrn, ali s & aline w there is not much to even discuss in this aug HB. and lindbergh has never been so bad in HB: jess biel is a genuine 08 hotty but they blew it bigtime. and Lindbergh's 1993 stuff was some of the world's best. sundsbo even copied PL's style here. mama said there would be days like this. ONE MILD THUMBS DOWN.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

mark ronson & daisy lowe

mark ronson & daisy lowe

"DAISY LOWE & MARK RONSON LOOKING FOR A CAB AT FASHION WEEK"

09 Sept. 2008. Lexington Ave. on NorthWest Corner of 44th St. 6:30 pm

DAILY LOWE & MARK RONSON are trying to hail a cab as I drive by them in the back seat of a Yellow cab heading to Bryant Park. I immediately spotted Daisy as model-esque but I wasn't quite sure it was her. She was wearing a Guns 'n' Roses black tee shirt with an all-over design incl. top-hat, skull and a deck of cards. It was a fairly new Guns tee, not particularly worn. She worn shiny plastic PVC trousers, quite tight and so shiny as to be liquid in appearance. She wore black boots with spiked heels, possibly with straps at the ankle, a fairly sexy S&M-ish book for those who admire that style. Her hair was a very thick dark brunette bangs, nearly black, full and hanging just over her eyes. In recent years this exact 'doo has been worn famously by Belgian model Anouck LePere, and obscurely by Brooklyn 'mild' hipster Justine Delaney.

Daisy and Mark appeared to be nearly the same height. Since I was below them in a cab, not walking next to them, I can't gauge their height compared to mine, but I will guess they are about 5'10"? It could be a bit more, Daisy's boots were high & she is a model after all. I did find her nose to be very flat and wide & frankly, while she does carry a certain 'Swinging London Go-Go Chick' appeal, like Agyness Deyn, these new English girls have a lot more dress-sense than 'beauty.' Models like Snejana or Vlada are wayyy more beautiful facially, aesthetically, than these somewhat-middling, highly-styled, but common-place, English girls.

Mark's appearance was a let down. I've actually been aware of him for a decade or more, some ridiculous early modelling in tight biking gear in a magazine like "17" or something; his incompetant DJ-ing at Centrofly 5 years ago playing hackneyed hip-hop in the basement when the real DJs were upstairs; And his recent Smiths/Supremes cover is one of the most objectionable pieces of music I've ever heard. Mark was wearing a ridiculous emerald green shiny long-sleeved shirt that he could have stolen from the Lucky Charms Elf. And non-descript black pants that hung like sloppy college jeans but looked like black cuorduroys. While Daisy's PVC's were skin-tight, Mark didn't even know how to buy pants the right leg length for himself. His appearance also suffered in person - my best look-a-alike comparison for him is Ron Pallillo - "Horshack" on "Welcome Back Kotter."

As I recall Mark's sister Charlotte was unhappy when Mark met Daisy- was she 16 at the time? How old is Mark now, 30 at least? And how old is Daisy now, is she 17? The age difference on the street was pretty overt, 30+ year old adult with teen-ager, but I guess that's the way it goes. Now if someone would only ask him to play some different records.

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