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Get Busy
by Damian Van Denburgh 05/22/2012My friend Flip didn’t read, he told me, because he was all about music. Slick, shiny, high-gloss music. Nothing got him more excited than discussing “production values.” He’d play dance remixes for me and practically conduct them as some new version of an awful song stomped and restomped its way through a cathedral-like reverb chamber [...]
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An Upper West Side Tragedy Set To Music
by ellen schecter 05/18/2012He always said, “Hello, “I’m so glad to see you? How are you?” even when he no longer knew our names. Starting in the last year, he didn’t care for answers. He cherished his long career as an impresario in the world of music, selecting and programming concerts for major institutions in New York City. After [...]
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Growing Up Beastly
by Maccabee Montandon 05/17/2012In 1986 I became an international pop music recording sensation. I don’t mean that at the age of 15 I admired and tried to emulate Ad-Rock, a squeaky, strutting third of the fresh hip-hop phenomenon the Beastie Boys—I mean I was Ad-Rock. His band mates—Mike D and MCA—were my homeboys. Sure, there had previously been [...]
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Recent Comments
All That They Can Be? (1)
- Rebecca Moore: Great piece! Complex subject deftly handled. Really liked the voice. “If it happens, it...
A Longer Walk (8)
- Peter Nolan Smith: Enjoy your new trails. The city has many and the rains are getting lighter. Only one thing better...
Knickerbocker Village (2)
- jd: very much enjoyed the read and the rich history of the LES. thank you for sharing.
Camp Camelot (3)
- Marilyn Attia: I also went there in 1977 I was 19, yes everything in the article is true. We would walk all the way...
- Johna Holmes: Great article. I also went there as a kid. I used to sneak candy bars in school and goats. Thanks.
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