Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video needs no introduction, and if you haven’t seen it yet- shame on you.

The video is  b a n a n a s.  After climbing out of a coffin/sleep chamber/cocoon thing, Gaga pursues an extremely unhealthy -perhaps adulterous- relationship, painting a sublime picture for us all to gawk at. The transitions in color [...]

At the end of December, my friend Alex came to town on business from San Francisco.  He had tickets to Matisyahu’s final show (of eight) in New York, so I trekked down to BK’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, and we immediately proceeded to have a blast.

The song that first made me fall in love with Matisyahu’s music [...]