Mi Ami’s sound is variously described as dub-punk, funk, Afro-pop, minimal techno or just “banshee yowls,” depending on who’s doing the describing. Improbably, Mi Ami actually is all of these things, and will be playing at the Velvet Lounge tonight for anyone curious to see h...

In news more devastating than the current economic times (well, almost!), our favorite Flatiron bartender, Adam, switched his shifts! We had our final bacchanalia last night, which was delightful (and way too intoxicating), but sad. We've been promised that Ryan, the new Monday guy, is extremely kno...

How about a beaver card tonight? I chose one of the Our Craft Lounge Bubs the Beaver images and paired him with my Copic markers and Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy papers and printed twill. I used a Stampin' Up notebook edge punch and Carl and Marvy corner rounders. The Copic markers that I chose are all p...

We are ultra excited to give you guys some new music from Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, an amazing loud and chaotic, alt jazz group from Japan. These guys originated playing live sets in between DJ sets in Tokyo clubs, eventually they dropped the DJ sets and would quickly become one of the most energe...

Lounge Worship Vol.3 – Chillout Celebration [2005] Lounge Worship Series embodies the rest and relaxation we often long for in our busy lives. The music on these albums is created to help you find some quiet and calm, some time to worship, time for prayer and time to chill out after a long day. Ev...

I think I got a bag of crap on woot! I actually got all the way to the order processing page (a miracle, you have four pages before you get to that and their servers get massively overloaded with BOCs). ACK THE SUSPENSE! MUST HAVE BAG OF CRAP! Please cross your fingers for me :pandalol:...

By Eriposte Discussions on the precarious situation in Pakistan today tend to be focused mostly on the threat from fundamentalist or "jihadi" militants. The focus on that threat is absolutely critical, however, there are underlying structural factors that also play a key role in Pakistan's instabili...

So, yeah, we've been tagged to start shooting this Saturday party every week in Midtown at the Aspen Social Club, a rad looking lounge/bar/lodge/whatever that's aching for a downtown crowd to come uptown.  We know, totally asking too much, we're sure, but whatever.  It's comfortable and we're supe...

I was listening to last weekend's broadcasts by Leo Laporte (who is generally known as the "Tech Guy" on US radio. Anyway, Leo said that he loves his Kindle (I), but that wasn't the interesting statistic. He noted that the NY Times would save more than 1/2 of their operating budget in the ...

If you're onto Corporate America's scheme to fleece consumers out of their hard-earned dollars with the whole Valentine's Day scheme, good for you! Restaurants consistently have the worst service of...