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Q&A: Hot Sugar On Associative Music, Working With The Roots, And Sampling A Rat Who Played Keyboard

blogs.villagevoice.com — "There are two pigeons right there, so if I threw some bread and scared them off, I could turn that flutter sound into a Mannie Fresh snare roll." With that, Hot Sugar claps his hands and, as if on command, the two pigeons stop their strut through Tompkins Square Park to flap and flutter off.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
lots of really great stuff about the ethics of sampling in this interview with @hotsugar http://t.co/nE8Aodom

Scientology Movie Finally Going to Happen? Harvey Weinstein Backing Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master"

blogs.villagevoice.com — Deadline.com reported yesterday that new life has been breathed into Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie project thanks to Harvey Weinstein. I don't know about you, but this Scientology watcher got goosebumps reading that announcement.
Roger Ebert Film Critic, Chicago Sun-Times @ebertchicago
Whoa! Harvey and Paul Thomas Anderson: Making a film about Scientology? http://t.co/4o12EBXe

Here's Why Thomas F. O'Mara and Dean Murray Want To Ban Anonymous Online Speech

blogs.villagevoice.com — Earlier today, the Voice brought you news of pending legislation in Albany that would make New York-based websites, such as blogs and newspapers, "remove any comments posted on his or her website by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post."
Caitlin Dewey Associate Web Editor, Kiplinger @caitlindewey
RT @VilBo: A couple guys in #Albany are trying to ban anonymous comments? Say it's not a free speech issue. Really? http://t.co/F8Na6E09

Village Voice Media Releases First E-Book -- Seven Sins: A True Crime Anthology

blogs.villagevoice.com — Every week writers for the Village Voice and our parent company, Village Voice Media, produce elegant magazine-style feature writing--a gritty portion of which comes in the form of true-crime stories. Now VVM has collected some of its best recent true-crime yarns into an ebook: Seven Sins: A True Crime Anthology from Village Voice Media.
Dennis Romero Staff Writer, LA Weekly @dennisjromero
RT @keithplocek: Village Voice Media releases first e-book: "Seven Sins: A True Crime Anthology" http://t.co/NYFraFGM via @villagevoice

OBIES 2012: What Off-Broadway Needs Now

villagevoice.com — It would seem churlish to say that Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway lack for anything. We have more than 200 brick-and-mortar theaters (to say nothing of parks, repurposed churches, and semi-legal lofts), producing nearly 2,000 shows per year. We have comedies, tragedies, experiments, aerial acts, and the occasional cat circus.
Ellen Maguire Freelance Journalist @ellenmaguirenyc
Qui Nguyen, co-artistic director of Vampire Cowboys, tells us what Off-Broadway needs. http://t.co/uTRwAnT9 [HT: @zinoman] #RightOn

Q&A: The Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli On Getting The Band Back Together, The Art Of Comedy, And Bad At-Bat Music

blogs.villagevoice.com — Tonight at the Bowery Ballroom, the Afghan Whigs-the Cincinnati torchbearers for damaged soul music-return to the stage after 13 years on hiatus, and if their performances on last night's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon are any indication, tonight's sold-out show will be full of the band's trademark self-lacerating fury, with Whigs frontman Greg Dulli leading the charge as he spits out twisted tales of love gone spoiled.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
more from my chat with greg dulli, happy afghan whigs day everyone http://t.co/Nzmnmcwg

Black Pride: Majority of African Americans Support Gay Marriage, Says ABC News. The Voice Speaks to Their Polster, Gary Langer

blogs.villagevoice.com — Buried in the polls showing that Obama's same-sex marriage support has had no effect on his own re-election prospects (debunking the myth that his gay support would hurt him) and that it seems to have moved "strong support" for marriage equality positively is this gem: a majority of African Americans now support marriage equality, according to a just published poll for ABC News.
Steven W. Thrasher Staff Writer, Village Voice @steven_thrasher
RT @MoFoPlz: Hello, White Gays, here's the truth-quit letting Right Wing spin dr.'s convince you otherwise! http://t.co/FqT8haCO
Steven W. Thrasher Staff Writer, Village Voice @steven_thrasher
Black Pride: Majority of African Americans Support Gay Marriage http://t.co/EDp9sVbt | My int w the pollster in the Village Voice

12 For '12: A Dozen Songs From This Year That You Should Hear Right Now

blogs.villagevoice.com — In this week's Voice I offered up a midseason report of sorts, listing 12 particularly outstanding tracks from this year. Here, for your listening pleasure, are the 12 songs in streamable form (via a combination of YouTube and Soundcloud so as to not lock anyone-or any songs-out).
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
as promised/threatened, here is the embed-riddled addendum to my '12 great songs from 2012' column http://t.co/zFbvb6xj (w/bonus track)

The Blip Festival: Where the Geeks Are

villagevoice.com — Celebrating technologies of yore When his predecessor first took office, even basic familiarity with a Web browser was considered the exclusive domain of geeks, but Mayor Bloomberg kicked off his 2012 with a tweet resolving to learn programming. Facebook built an empire from thumbs-up clicks, as evidenced by last week's IPO.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
This week in the Voice, @vijithassar previews the geekfest that is the Blip Festival: http://t.co/yeXbZgEr

A Cupcake-Filled Sausage

blogs.villagevoice.com — We're hoping this tastes more appetizing than it looks. Introducing the Cupcakewurst, a cupcake-filled sausage. According to the chef from The Cupcake Project: "It's a cross between a giant slippery noodle and a condom." The cupcakewurst is made with edible sausage casing and a cupcake batter.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
i think the cupcakewurst is one of the more potent signs that the end is near http://t.co/NADdgOGI
Caitlin Dewey Associate Web Editor, Kiplinger @caitlindewey
Uhhhm ... RT @villagevoice: Introducing the Cupcakewurst, a cupcake-filled sausage http://t.co/F0NoH3gI

Midyear Report: 12 for '12

villagevoice.com — The year is nearly halfway over, and in an effort to keep up, I've been crafting a Spotify playlist containing the notable albums that have come out this year. Even though there are six months and change to go, it has surpassed the 3,000-track mark.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
i wrote a thing about 12 songs from this year that i love http://t.co/h9rytNds

The Ten Most Fashionable Asian-Americans In NYC

blogs.villagevoice.com — I've met them all and narrowed it down to these 10 amazing A.A. specimens:...
Carl Quintanilla Co-Anchor, Squawk Box, CNBC @carlquintanilla
Congrats @AlinaChoCNN RT @mikeymusto The 10 most fashionable Asian Americans in NYC http://t.co/DAL6YbQU

Archers Of Loaf, Team Spirit, Doldrums, And Devin Added To 4Knots Music Festival Lineup

blogs.villagevoice.com — The 4Knots Music Festival-taking place on July 14 at the South Street Seaport, and already featuring The Drums, Hospitality, Bleached, Crocodiles, and Nick Waterhouse-has added Team Spirit, Doldrums, and Devin to the bill, as well as the mighty Archers Of Loaf.
Samuel Rubenfeld Reporter, Corruption Currents, Wall Street Journal @srubenfeld
OK, #4Knots, you sold me on Archers of Loaf. http://t.co/PMqWK7MT

Butch Vig On Nevermind, Siamese Dream, Garbage, And His History Of Shaping Alternative Rock As We Know It

blogs.villagevoice.com — If you don't think Butch Vig's almost singlehandedly invented two decades of alternative rock as we know it, just look at his resumé: Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, AFI. That's without mentioning his membership in the still-cool Garbage or the fact he produced a little generational totem called Nevermind.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
do you #rememberthe90s? check out @kissoutthejams' chat with butch vig about his most memorable productions http://t.co/Fj4Brxd4

Q&A: Gossip's Beth Ditto On Pop, Politics, And Being 'Related To Half Of Arkansas'

blogs.villagevoice.com — Portland, Oregon, trio Gossip-singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Nathan Howdeshell, and drummer Hannah Blilie-are celebrating the release of their fifth album, the remarkably bangin' A Joyful Noise, tonight at Terminal 5. We wrangled some time with the magnificent Ms. Ditto to talk about the odious glamorization of poverty, ABBA's perfection, and the importance of proper undergarments in the presence of your mother.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
.@jeannefury did a great interview with beth ditto: http://t.co/lAnPWQkk

Sexist, Anti-Labor (Anti-Human?) Robots Take Over Customer Service Duty At Area Airports

blogs.villagevoice.com — WNYC reported yesterday that five "avatars" are going to be taking up customer service duty at Port Authority airports. The above video is a demonstration of what one of these projected robots will do. They will not be interactive, nor holographic like Tupac, but rather be a kind of 2D video displayed on a life-sized cutout.
Steven W. Thrasher Staff Writer, Village Voice @steven_thrasher
Sexist, Anti-Labor Robots Are Coming to An Airport Near You! http://t.co/whp8Cw08 Village Voice cc @maura @nickrkm

L. Ron Hubbard in his Own Words: Mr. Charisma?

blogs.villagevoice.com — In March, we brought you excerpts from this year's big LRH Birthday Event held in Clearwater, Florida. We'd been sent a copy of the three-hour presentation, and pulled out what we felt were the best portions to share with you.
Tony Ortega Editor in Chief, Village Voice @VoiceTonyO
L. Ron Hubbard in his own words: Mr. Charisma? -- Village Voice http://t.co/HIY6Fkss #Scientology

Tupac Shakur, the Los Angeles Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: A Personal History by Chuck Philips

blogs.villagevoice.com — Last week, a trial in Brooklyn started off with a strange twist. At the federal criminal trial of James Rosemond -- a/k/a Jimmy Henchman -- one of the first things Rosemond's attorney did was kick an unemployed journalist named Chuck Philips out of the courtroom by naming him a witness in the case.
JoshCornfield Night City Editor, Philadelphia Daily News @JoshCornfield
Tupac Shakur, the L.A. Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: A Personal History by Chuck Philips: http://t.co/jrIKREpa via @villagevoice
David Carr Business Columnist, New York Times @carr2n
Tupac Shakur, LA Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: A Personal History by Chuck Philips - http://t.co/KHO8je5m ~ @mediabistro
Lionel Host, WPIX New York @LionelMedia
Tupac Shakur, the Los Angeles Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: A Personal History by Chuck Phili http://t.co/ZC3EB4GI
Elizabeth Flock Columnist and Reporter, U.S. News and World Report @lizflock
Tupac Shakur, the Los Angeles Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: http://t.co/ZHTkrDVE
Bryce Crawford Reporter and Restaurant Critic, Colorado Springs Independent @BryceCrawford
RT @romenesko: Chuck Philips: I've been turned down for 100s of jobs since LAT's '08 retraction. http://t.co/LKAk1OYx | http://t.co/fuWLvqT6
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100 & Single: Buy An Adam Lambert Album, Strike A Tiny Blow For Gay Rights

blogs.villagevoice.com — About a year ago, the movie Bridesmaids opened in the U.S. and was the subject of a rather unusual awareness campaign. Female movie fans, largely independently of the film's producers, compelled women to go see the film in its opening weekend and defy common Hollywood wisdom that non-rom-com movies aimed at ladies were box-office laggards.
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
hey @huffpostgay maybe you could link to the actual piece that predicted @adamlambert's chart achievement? http://t.co/ZvrCRR3U
Maura Johnston Music Editor, Village Voice @maura
this week @cmolanphy talks about @adamlambert's new album and how no out pop stars have topped the billboard 200: http://t.co/ZvrHprd4