Hip and cool are not the first two words we think of, when we think of the Catholic Church. It acts rather like the disapproving father, telling pop culture off like it's a wayward rebel teen. But the Father of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has taken up a more accepting stance towards the world at…
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD BANDS GONE?
Not to discredit the popular music artists of today, but where have the good bands gone? It seems that with the rise of social media, self-made musicians getting famous on YouTube, popular tv shows like The Voice, and America's fixation with DJs and hip-hop artists, big name bands producing chart-topping singles have gone the way…
ARE THE 1960S COMING BACK?
The 1960s will always be an era that is looked back on fondly for its signature fashion, its art, and its music. As of 2014, a respective half-century later, figureheads in pop culture are making very strong references back to the 'flower power' age - we have Mad Men, Mumford & Sons, Diane von Furstenberg, and so many…
MY DAY OUT WITH RIFF RAFF – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY INDIRA CESARINE
I took a wild ride with the man of the moment – the Neon Icon himself – Riff Raff, otherwise known as Jody Highroller, MTV Riff Raff and “Alien”, while he hits NYC for CMJ. It’s mid-October in New York City, CMJ Music Marathon is under way and the buzz on the streets is all…
LATE WARHOL AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Self-Portrait, 1986 Art Review: Late Warhol at the Brooklyn Museum by Aniko Berman The summer has begun its quiet dissolution into fall, and a bittersweet crispness has finally entered the air. Another season gone, another season begun. Time goes on, life goes on, things change, and as do we. This early autumnal…