September 21, 2007 – Poised in front of a makeshift sidewalk scalping gallery chock full of those seeking the evening's hot ticket, New York City's Fillmore venue, a.k.a. Irving Plaza, rapidly filled up with fans -- from old school heshers to elegant executives -- all buzzing with anticipation for the Foo Fighters' imminent, uncharacteristically intimate and sold out show last night (Sept. 20).

September 8, 2007 – The nerdiest of music nerds seized control of a dilapidated country club in Upstate, NY, this weekend for the third annual All Tomorrow's Parties festival. Their leader: indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Coffee and Cigarettes). Their entertainment: the leaders of noise- and indie-rock, from vets like Sonic Youth to newcomers like Girls, partially curated by Mr. Jarmusch himself. The event -- the American spinoff of the 10-year-old UK fest -- was held at Kutsher's Country Club, the last of the grand Borscht Belt resorts in the Catskill Mountains, about 100 miles outside New York City near Monticello, NY -- and the ensuing party was an alt-rock free-for-all! For three days and nights, roughly 2,500 rock fans ran rampant at Kutsher's, the all-inclusive getaway that inspired Dirty Dancing.

July 30, 2007 – "It's hot as balls up here, too. But we're gonna keep it cool," Mos Def sympathized as the sun parted the humid air and beat down upon a vast cross-section of New York City's eclectic populace Saturday afternoon (July 27), all braving the blistering conditions for a taste of Rock the Bells and all its booty; an extensive bill featuring much-mooted sets from the likes of Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, and most of all, Rage Against the Machine. Upon entering to the venue, a spacious field surrounded on all sides by the East River, Mos Def and Talib Kweli dove into "Umi Says," flailing towels while bounding the stage and periodically spraying the crowd with a hail of water.