Finding a roommate or someone to share a practice space with can be a veritable minefield filled with awkward moments, money mix-ups, and sociopaths. New York likes to pride itself on our weirdo population, but sometimes you just want someone who is cool and pays the rent on time.  As

The good folks at Flavorpill say “Called ‘œthe thinking man’s guitar hero’ (The New Yorker), Grammy-nominated guitarist Gary Lucas is best known as the front man of Gods and Monsters and co-composer of Jeff Buckley’s anthem ‘œGrace.’ Catch him at BAMcafé Live with renowned Spanish author and spoken word artist

I have mentioned Design*Sponge before on this site but I want to draw your attention today to the “City Guides” where intrepid explorers with impeccable taste in everything from bars, shopping and food give the lowdown on what’s hot in their city. Recently D*S posted a City Guide to Jersey

So it was spring and now it’s cold again and gross and what the fuck is up with the hail/sleet bullshit this morning?  Even so it’s Friday! Glorious, buttery, golden and delicious Friday which even the wicked death rattle of  Old Man Winter’s icy bones won’t keep us from enjoying.

What’s awesome about New York is that if you’re cold, hungry, thirsty or tired there are never a shortage of places to go into to remedy these issues. Bodegas, delis, bookstores, coffee places, bars.  But what about the bathroom?   We all know that walking into a Starbucks bathroom in

Via the great folks over at Gothamlist: “Come pay tribute to the life of the ultimate 1980’s teen heartthrob, Corey Haim. The Knitting Factory will be celebrating his film work with Brooklyn-based comedy group, the Raspberry Brothers. We’ll be toasting the Haim with drink specials (Corey Haim was Canadian-born, so

Amidst the stress of paying NYC rent, trying to afford the train, cable, the phone bill and assorted other expenditures it’s nice to be able to satisfy a food craving for only a couple of dollars.  We’ve covered pizza, tacos, burgers, falafel and booze on this site but I wanted