Hip hop has always proclaimed itself not just an art form, but a culture. Now the Brooklyn Museum has deigned to treat it as such, with a major exposition of hip hop artifacts from the past 25 years. The show contains an exhaustive collection of clothing, lyric sheets, posters and videos from luminaries ranging from [...]
Entries from December 2009
December 15, 2009
Loop
A new addition to Vienna’s Gürtel scene, Loop is situated virtually next door to the pioneering Chelsea. As with most of the bars housed beneath the U6 metro line along Vienna’s ring road, the décor is characterised by bare brickwork, booze and beats. Loop is a slight improvement on the rest, with its sleek comfy [...]
December 12, 2009
Ikue Mori + Christian Fennesz
New York meets Vienna in a promising collision between Japanese drum machine improvisor Mori and the Pope of the Powerbook, Christian Fennesz. As a former member of no-wavers DNA and frequent collaborator with John Zorn, Mori is a familiar face on the improv circuit and her beat tapestries should work well with Fennesz’s glitches. These [...]
December 10, 2009
Venice Pavilion-tourist office
The APT tourist office, just a few steps from the San Marco vaporetto stop, has recently been remodelled and christened ‘Venice Pavilion’. Besides the usual maps and pamphlets, they also have a nice book shop – although sadly with few titles in English – and a box office for upcoming cultural events. Ask for a [...]
December 9, 2009
Bacar
If being offered a mountain of choices is your idea of comfort, the latest hot spot in the South of Market area Bacar will be your idea of a great spot to dine. The result of a collaboration between industry mainstays Arnold Wong (chef), Debbie Zachereas (wine director) and David O’Malley (general manager), the tri-level [...]
December 7, 2009
Two Ticket to Broadway
Luvvies are taken to task in this fast moving cynical and sassy musical review. Delving into an actor’s life and his relationships with audiences, producers and casting directors, this 90-minute semi-satirical production throws some light on the mystical world of showbiz and performers, a world that has fascinated audiences from the time that the first [...]
December 5, 2009
San Michelle
Large gates and a new sign have been going up on 23 Tverskaya ulitsa. Lenin once spoke from its balcony but it is now to be the home of the new club San Michelle which promises to be an outdoor haven from the smog of Moscow’s main street. Alongside the club a French restaurant will [...]
