CMJ Descends Upon New York City.
Have no fear, readers, I have not forsaken thee. As some of you may know, and as some of you may not know, CMJ has taken over New York City. What’s CMJ, you ask? (If you don’t ask this, feel free to skip ahead to the next paragraph). CMJ stands for College Music Journal, which...
The Fruit Stand Outside My Window.
When I was a bit younger, probably about Middle School age, I used to think of a music video for almost every song I listened to. I knew I’d never have a future in the music video concept business, though, because my idea for each music video usually consisted of exactly what I was doing...
Second-Hand Rose Records
Johnnie Taylor: “Cheaper To Keep Her” (download) There’s this record store near Union Square that I love, called Second-Hand Rose. It’s mostly vinyl, and the place is filled with some incredible stuff. I was in there the other day, and the owner was playing a Stax compilation that I really loved and may try to...
Friday at the Movies!
Yes, I did it. Last night, I went to the 10pm screening of Snakes On A Plane. To my surprise, the theater wasn’t entirely sold out (to be fair, it was a massive AMC Theater in Times Square, and there were people in every row) — but we did have to wait in line, and...
A Setback of Sorts.
I’ve been back from Europe for just over a month now. It took awhile, but I got settled back into New York City life, and shed the constant daydreams of rocky beaches, foreign men, motorbikes and ancient civilizations. That is, until now. Last night, I was walking to the Union Turnpike subway station, and I...
Internship: Days Thirteen + Fourteen
Fridays are usually my day off from RS. This week was a closing week (for those of you not in the biz, this means the magazine was getting ready to go to print / all the pages & articles were on deadline / that kind of thing), it was Spring Break for one of the...
Soapbox