I live in Brooklyn, and I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and saw a small roach run behind my toilet tank. As I was half asleep, sans glasses and in my underpants, there was little I could do about it - so I crawled back into bed. Right before I sank back into sleep, the last thought in my mind was "I don't think I want to live in New York forever." Waking up and watching Kat Gardiner's gorgeous mini-documentary ... Read More

The number of people populating NYC who claim to be an artist would sink the moon. While most often you may find yourself trapped by one of these leather fedora wearing artist types who hop from opening to opening, pulling Hot Topic inspired sketches from their portfolio in an effort to impress girls, or whoever will listen, the other hand will have to hunt to find an artist who's quickly producing a body of work that shines out from the ... Read More

Molly Crabapple is popping up all over the place these days. Just in these past few months the artist has started a column about sex, politics, travel, and art for vice.com, and publications like Rolling Stone, Huffington Post, and Wired (just to name a few) are tripping over themselves trying to get a word with her. Last Friday night, at Smart Clothes Gallery in NYC, the artist hosted a very special VIP showing of her latest work of art, ... Read More

CMJ is over and now I can stop telling everyone about how I talked to more people in these past five days than I have in the past two months. I also feel like I’m going to have a hangover for the rest of my life, but I guess that’s just a price to pay.  Aside from the fun there is to be had in seeing a crap ton of new and exciting bands back to back to back, my favorite thing about CMJ is all the free stuff. And don’t ... Read More

Tasseomancy is a band based out of Canada that's quickly bubbling to the top of the collective consciousness of this whole spooky, witchy, mystical thing that's going on. If you haven't noticed, forming musical projects that wax poetic about drafty castles, stagnant bogs, and cobwebs is trending in a big way (Check out Callie's Witch House article in the newest issue of Bust for further examples.) Sari and Romy Lightman, the twin sisters who ... Read More