When Arthur Russell died on April 4, 1992, he left behind an archivist’s dream: hundreds upon hundreds of tapes and reels of music gone unreleased and unheard. Most of what the world knows of Russell’s work has been posthumous; only one “proper” album, the masterpiece World of Echo, ever saw release before he succumbed to [...]
Author Archives: Roi Cydulkin
Cloud the Exclusive
August 21, 2008 – 11:23 pm
Last week I called Dirty Projectors the best band currently making music; this week I write about someone once picked to open for them.
Dirty Projectors at South Street Seaport
August 14, 2008 – 7:11 pm
The Seaport Music Festival‘s bevy of shows this summer has showcased the likes of Wire, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, No Age and Atlas Sound. As great as those bands are — and they are all fantastic — none of this summer’s shows is as exciting as tomorrow’s Dirty Projectors show.
The Opening Ceremony at Opening Ceremony
August 9, 2008 – 12:57 am
It’s all in the name. With the Olympic games beginning tonight, it is only fitting that Opening Ceremony would be the ones to take on the duty of throwing a party to celebrate. And, of course, in typical Opening Ceremony style, they didn’t stop at simply having a party; indeed, the redecorated store — complete [...]
Celebrating the Summer at 303
July 27, 2008 – 9:07 pm
Early Wednesday evening, art world folk of all shapes and sizes came together to celebrate 303 Gallery‘s 25th Anniversary at their new space in Chelsea. Artists, musicians, actors, models, hoteliers — and yes, even lowly interns! — reveled in the night’s many provided activities; although I was initially disappointed by the lack of any artwork [...]
The Way to Ear Park
July 27, 2008 – 8:13 pm
2000: Department of Eagles begins as the dorm room project of roommates Dan Rosen and Fred Nicolaus at NYU. I am 12 years old. 2003: Department of Eagles release their debut album, The Cold Nose. I am a sophomore in high school, and my friend Brett and I stumble upon the album (which we actually [...]
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Raf Simons Brings Jil Sander Downtown
June 14, 2008 – 1:11 am
Thursday night saw the opening of the newest Jil Sander boutique on the corner of Howard and Crosby. Across the street from Opening Ceremony, the new Jil Sander store — which opened to the public this morning — is the first ‘true’ Jil Sander store since Jil left the label nearly four years ago; that [...]
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson at Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 9, 2008 – 2:56 am
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (interviewed and photographed by Nicholas Lorden in our first issue) marked the final show of a brief tour opening for labelmates and fellow Brooklynites White Rabbits at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last night. With less than 40 minutes to play, Miles literally tore through the brief selection of songs off [...]
Hedi Slimane’s Rock Diary Party
June 7, 2008 – 1:44 pm
The new Santos Party House on 100 Lafayette (co-founded by the ubiquitous Andrew WK) hosted Hedi Slimane’s party last night in celebration of his new book Rock Diary. The small two-level club was overflowing with a sampling of New York’s creative elite; musicians, artists and designers sipped on drinks provided by Belvedere and Newcastle and [...]
