Brooklyn

Scooby Doo, Y'all

A Q&A with Shaggy, pop reggae's self-appointed spearhead

Pic Hits for the week

A Q&A with Shaggy, pop reggae's self-appointed spearhead

Rioters' Cramp

A Q&A with Shaggy, pop reggae's self-appointed spearhead

Pic Hits for the week

A Q&A with Shaggy, pop reggae's self-appointed spearhead

Straight Outta Brooklyn

Goth-core for fun and profit with Type O Negative

Second Helpings

Goth-core for fun and profit with Type O Negative

Various Artists

StarTime International Presents Supercuts (StarTime International)

BEST BREAKFAST

New York Bagels 'n Bialys

Black Dice

Creature Comforts
(DFA)

BEST PIZZA DOUGH

Riccobono's Italian Bakery

Titillating Pixels

Tabb gets an eyeful of foxy video-game characters

Critical Fatwa

Tabb gets an eyeful of foxy video-game characters

Cordero

En Este Momento
(Bloodshot)

Radio 4, Small Sins

Now that's what I call a revolution

Enon

Now that's what I call a revolution

The Slackers

Now that's what I call a revolution

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Arizona Qualifier

Jonathan McNamaraA group of competitive eaters downing dogs at the Nathan's Hot Dog Contest Arizona Qualifier at Arizona Mill Mall. See more shots in our slide show. Matthew Ramirez stepped out on to a raised platform in the Arizona Mills Mall food court and struck the sort of body building pose tha ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Curtains: A Jew Grows in Brooklyn at Herberger Theater

Oy, the schmaltz: Jake Ehrenreich embraces his heritage in A Jew Grows in Brooklyn. Photo by Carol Rosegg. Full disclosure, and probably the weirdest one Curtains will ever have to make: In the middle of this (mostly) one-man show, during which: a. Creator-performer Jake Ehrenreich shows slid ... More >>

Budget Beat: The Hero Factory

"Life is like a sandwich. The more you add to it, the better it becomes." I have no idea what genius offered that pearl -- Shakespeare? Thoreau? Charles Schulz? -- and, frankly, I don't care to take the time to look it up, because I'm too busy planning my next trip to The Hero Factory, a bre ... More >>

Matt and Kim

New York state of mind-blowing

Matt the Electrician

Not too earnest and just reverent enough

Bleeding Through, and I Am the Avalanche

The pain event

The Damnwells

Profane and fortune

Dirty on Purpose

Trippy trippy shake

Rainer Maria, and Ambulette

Indie go girls

The Art of Darkness

What's inside

The A-Bones

I Was a Teenage Mummy DVD
(Ghost Limb Films)

I Was a Teenage Mummy CD (Norton Records)

Buckshot & 9th Wonder

Chemistry
(Duck Down)

Digable Planets

Back like dat

The Damnwells

Back like dat

Candiria

What Doesn't Kill You . . . (Type A)

Weapons of Mic Destruction Tour

M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch bring the noise

The Stills, with Sea Ray

M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch bring the noise

Electro Ass

The electroclash trend can't go away fast enough

TV on the Radio

Young Liars (Touch & Go)

Fannypack

So Stylistic (Tommy Boy)

Return to Focus

A little-known novel from 1945 finds surprising new relevance on the big screen

Table's Tops

Crumbs From the Table of Joy serves up embarrassment of riches

Maim Your Poison

Sitting through Phoenix Theatre's Arsenic and Old Lace revival is sheer murder

The Bit Player

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

Transformers 2

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

An Open Letter to Jay-Z

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

!!! (CHK CHK CHK)

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

This Just In: Brooklyn Has Own "Sound," Numerous Bands

Brooklyn has become a mecca of sorts for indie rock in the past decade, with numerous new bands emerging from its brownstone-lined streets​I was listening to Sirius XMU yesterday while driving with the air conditioning on, since it's a balmy November in the Valley. On came a song by new indie/psyc ... More >>

New Bob Dylan Video, The Swell Season Live, Slayer/Megadeth Tour

Electric Mustache: Video: Black Carl @ ModifestIdolator: Katharine McPhee Covers A Christmas ClassicNME: The Cribs announce first North American tour with Johnny MarrPitchfork: Video: Bob Dylan: "Must Be Santa"Rolling Stone: Live at Rolling Stone: The Swell Season Play "Strict Joy" TunesSpin: Slaye ... More >>

Year in Music: Phoenix, Passion Pit, Neko Case, and the Rest of the Village Voice Music Editor's Rob Harvilla’s Records of the Year

Electric Mustache: Video: Black Carl @ ModifestIdolator: Katharine McPhee Covers A Christmas ClassicNME: The Cribs announce first North American tour with Johnny MarrPitchfork: Video: Bob Dylan: "Must Be Santa"Rolling Stone: Live at Rolling Stone: The Swell Season Play "Strict Joy" TunesSpin: Slaye ... More >>

Lymbyc System

Electric Mustache: Video: Black Carl @ ModifestIdolator: Katharine McPhee Covers A Christmas ClassicNME: The Cribs announce first North American tour with Johnny MarrPitchfork: Video: Bob Dylan: "Must Be Santa"Rolling Stone: Live at Rolling Stone: The Swell Season Play "Strict Joy" TunesSpin: Slaye ... More >>

Ten Strange Names Rock Stars Gave Their Kids

Wikimedia CommonsMama, don't let your babies grow up to be Bronxes -- or Diezels or Moon Units.​On Monday night, singer Jewel and her husband, Ty Murray, had their first child, a boy they named Kase Townes Murray. And while "Kase Townes" isn't that bizarre of a name, it's not as traditional as say ... More >>