Believe it or not, Phish drummer Jon Fishman wasn't the first musician to use the vacuum cleaner as an instrument. Back in the late 1960s Iggy Pop brought the household item on stage with The Stooges... but did you know he also got use out of the things on a more domestic level? This photo shows the punk legend vacuuming in his Greenwich Village apartment in 1984, and more than likely it wasn't just for a photo opp. more ›

Maybe Lindsay Lohan really is a Mean Girl—Page Six claims that "multiple witnesses" say the troubled star picked a fight with NY Rangers teammates Aaron Voros and Sean Avery at 1OAK on Thursday night: "Lindsay threw a fit. There was total drama for absolutely no reason." Did NYC nightlife impresarios not get the warning that she was in town? more ›

Iggy Pop, the 62-year-old Stooges' frontman known for his youthful onstage antics, has vowed to take one novelty out of his act: stagediving. Recently Pop played the 20th annual Tibet House Benefit concert at Carnegie Hall, and word is when he made his famous dive into the audience, no one tried to catch him. He recently stated, "When I landed it hurt and I made a mental note that Carnegie Hall would be a good place for my last stagedive. The audience were just like, 'What are you doing?'" But The Guardian asks another question: "With Iggy turning sensible in his old age, what next?" more ›

Click through for a look at Animal Collective at the Guggenheim; The Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall; Akron/Family at the Music Hall of Williamsburg; and NY's newest festival, the Truck America Fest; and two "secret" shows by The National next week! more ›

After the John Varvatos boutique officially opened its doors last weekend in the old CBGB space, activist Rebecca Moore held court on the sidewalk. This past Tuesday she sat outside the retail shop in protest with a sign that read: "One small loss of a music space, one large step for pants," and was joined by a few other supporters. Moore says her statement isn't about just one music space (CBGB):

"It's about Tonic closing, and Fez, Theater Club Nada and Charas...about Copacabana being forced from their space by the city using eminent domain. These are not abandoned dusty relics. These are places that still cater to strong and vibrant, burgeoning communities. They are being ousted by people creating a Disneyworld, expensive version of the real culture that was here." more ›

Oh, to be a confused, sweaty fly on the wall at the Waldorf Astoria last night, when Iggy Pop sang Madonna songs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Pop and the Stooges covered "Burning Up" and "Ray of Light" in a tribute to the pop queen, who was inducted along with Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, The Ventures, and The Dave Clark Five. more ›

My endorsement of this measure, issued in blue covers, first referred to as the “blue Bills”, have come to be known, on late night Talkshows, as “The Blue Balls.” This, while accurate, is disrespectful to my Office. more ›

Last week demolition was underway at the former CBGB. At the time Racked put their money on a Duane Reade taking over the space, but today The Post reports that John Varvados will be opening a chic boutique in the old punk rock palace. With his eye on a Spring opening, it's unclear how much of the 13,000 square feet will be taken over by the designer. more ›

Tibet Rocks more ›

This was not a very happy week for the -ist network as one of our own, more ›

Jagshemash! more ›

This weekend is the weekend of movie déjà vu. You will be struck with the nagging feeling that all of the major films new to theaters seem oddly like something you've seen before. But repertory programming out in Brooklyn or in the West Village will provide a much needed shot of creativity to counter balance the same old, same old. more ›

We've said it before and we'll say it again: we love time-lapse videos. There's something so pleasing about watching little cars and people zoom by in starts and fits, against a techno-soundtrack. [Runner up for video of the day: this girl in Brooklyn getting freaky to Iggy Pop's "The Passenger". Hotness!] more ›

Stephen Powers (A/K/A ESPO) is one of New York City's great graffiti artists-- about six years ago, he went all city with a wonderful series of gates. Since then, we've seen less of him, but he occasionally does a beautiful burner down on a truck in SoHo. This week we've noticed him working on a huge piece on three sides of a truck at Wooster and Spring-- turns out it's an ad for his new graphic novel, First and Fifteenth. Trashotron has details: more ›

# "The Boxer" by Simon and GarfunkelHowever, it's also a little alarming when you find out that Kenny G has penned a song called "Tribeca." Check out some of our other favorite Wikipedia NYC pages: official NYC page, list of NYC lists page, and NYC travel page from WikiTravel. more ›

Sam Talbot, Cook/Street Vendor more ›

The Post lets us know where the hot post-MTV Video Music Awards parties are going to be, who is expected to be there, and how to crash. Venues include the Four Seasons (Madonna, Fatboy Slim, Fred Durst), Show (P. Diddy's bash, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce Ed Burns, the Hilton girls), Tao (Avril, Tim Robbins, Rosario Dawson, Tony Hawk), Splashlight Studios (The Donnas, Drew & Fabrizio, Iggy Pop), and we're sure enterprising kids will be photoblogging the festivites. Or check out the celebrity A-, B-, and C-list yourself from the streets that will be closed off (bottom of page). more ›

Gothamist guesses we need to report this bit of Lower East Side news, as Lockhart Steele is on vacation. As part of MTV's week of celebrating the MTV Video Music Awards, there's a $8.28 dinner entree promotion through tomorrow night at Lower East Side restaurants, including Essex, Punch & Judy, and AKA Cafe, are participating. See the full list here. more ›