Just like the constellation that bears his name, Orion Simprini is a shining star on the New York music scene. The charismatic Simprini is the front man for the new wave band that shares his unique name: The Orion Experience. I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk to Orion at the White Rabbit, a funky and laid-back lounge on Houston Street right in the heart of the good old Lower East Side. While film clips of people like Madonna and Bill Clinton played on the clean white walls, we talked about where the Orion Experience fits into the NY music scene, the meaning of “indie cred”, and how playing on stage can be orgasmic.
Brian Seymour has just released some of his (and our) favorite tunes as a package on iTunes called “Seymour Hits”.
In addition to classics like “Memories of High School,” “Ruby” and “Always Leaving,” there is a new updated version of his old fave “Coffee Song” that he recorded with Stewboss in L.A. Look for [...]
Alexandra Scott is a smart, beautiful and amazing singer songwriter, now based out of Providence RI. Her music can best be described as dream like, country, folk with a punk emo flare.
Jesse Malin has been a part of the New York alt-rock music scene for just about twenty years, beginning as a teenager with the hardcore band Heart Attack. In the 90’s, he gained widespread notoriety as front man for the glam-punk band D Generation. These days he has a fresh new sound and has just [...]
Did you know prefab houses have been around since 1833. Did you know a house could be built out of cellophane? Did you know you could have prefab Micro Compact Home installed in about two hours after delivery and not have to buy any pesky furniture?
CityFile.com is a new, slick database-driven website of who’s who in NYC: celebs, artists, media types, socialites, designers, politicos, and of course, a slew of people who are notable for doing absolutely nothing.
The site gives an insane amount of personal information, for example, Gawker honcho Nick Denton is British, Gay, Smoker and Half-Jewish. Did [...]
