<h2>Or at least farewell to this cool JC spot as we knew it</h2> In impossible to believe business decision, the owner of The Corkscrew in Jersey City fired the entire staff last week and canceled all upcoming bands and DJs. I found this out on Friday when I ran into my friend Bill. At fi...
<h2>A stitched queasy quilt of patchwork emotions</h2> I've tried to put it in words, but I think she says it the best, "My visual playground is full of freaky dogs, depressed hearts, devilish deviants and angelic sad sweetness."...
<h2>A night of fun, frolic and (of course) music at The Goldhawk</h2> The hype behind this show had been building for weeks. The entire Hoboken community was buzzing with anticipation for this night of talent—and let's face it—beauty. But these boys are more than just sexy eye candy, ther...
<h2>Photos from a fun night in Hoboken</h2> A fantastic night of music with Jon D'Angelo, Dave Calamoneri, Rob Nicholas and special guests Joe Jacovino and David Ribyat. The energy in the room was high and the night sailed on a smile....
<h2>I avoided the strip tease and went for the thrift store lounge upstairs</h2> My friend Troy Wise put together a show featuring himself, Christina Anicet, clueLess and Rob Kane with Sapientia. Here are my pix of the odd hrift store meets church inspired cabaret lounge....
<h2>Featured Song</h2> If you were lost in a haunted carnival with its ghosts eating at your soul, this song would be the soundtrack. Patrick Watson and his band of fine collaborators have masterfully created music that is at once lush and disturbing....
<h2>Even in this digital age, we deal with tons of unwanted paper mail</h2> Sure email spam is annoying. With me getting over 200 unsolicited, unwanted messages a day, checking my email can be a nightmare. Luckily 99% of these get caught by my spam filter and 99% of what is caught, I simp...
Still not recovered from my Russian encounter I end up out again......
<h2>Featured Song</h2> I was so happy to hear that my new friends in Untied States were coming to NYC for a couple of gigs. There's this incredible new wave of bands from Atlanta toying with tradition. And Untied States have come up with a winning recipe. Check out the featured song now.....
<h2>Sacking the plastic bag habit</h2> Not too long ago, I told you about my friend Chris Halleron who had begun a quest to rid his life of plastic shopping bags. I said back then that I would someday give it a try. Well, yesterday was that day. I took my first trip to the supermarket wit...
I guess that really depends on who you ask. Traditional record labels would have us believe this was a bad move. The numbers say otherwise. ...
<h2>A reintroduction and a new discovery</h2> From raw to theatrical to passionate, tonight host Dave Entwistle and his Hoboken Unsigned series continued to expose the public to wonderful new talent. Tonight we were treated to music from Lanky, Mere and Amanda Kaletsky....
<h2>Lanky, Mere and Amanda Kaletsky at The Goldhawk</h2> This was the fourth in the Hoboken Unsigned series. I had a little photo fun with the lighting, a candle and (oh yeah) the performers. Taking some straight shots and some not-so straight shots....
<h2>An offense is resolved depending on your outlook</h2> A question was on yesterday’s ballot in New Jersey asking if a certain offensive phrase should be removed from the election regulations. Two things immediately struck me about this situation. First was that no one noticed or said a...
<h2>Alicia Silverstone's PETA ad is too risqué for Texas television</h2> Proving once again that Americans are the most uptight people in all of western civilization, an ad for PETA was recently banned from Texas television stations. The ad features a naked Alicia Silverstone swimming aro...
<h2>Featured Song</h2> My recent trip exposed me to the diverse talent coming out of Atlanta, Tenth to the Moon combines vintage sounds with avant garde insanity and a fair amount of theatrics to create something that is enticing, disturbing and altogether unique. ...
<h2>Sounds like something you did at Studio 54, but...</h2> Music has the power to churn up all sorts of emotions. I was feeling a bit down in the dumps today for no particular reason. But when I hit play on my iPod, Dino cheered me up. Yes I have Dean Martin on my iPod big whoop......
<h2>Ghosts of Seizures Palace and Untied States</h2> The lighting in Lit Lounge was perfect for a brief foray back into 'special effecty' type photos. I was having fun so I thought it would be a good night to play with the imagery a little bit. ...