AP Photo/Jason DeCrow 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. Introduced by Justin Timberlake, who......

ART: Come help open up the new Chelsea gallery, Honey Space, tonight. Check out their inaugural exhibition whilst you nosh on fondue. The space is unique in that it will present "regular programming of site-specific installations and special events...and during normal daytime hours, the space will be open to the public, and unmonitored." Suggested attire for the evening is red (well that's not very creative!). 6pm to midnight // Honey Space [148 11th Ave]......

Ten years ago today Jeff Buckley drowned while taking an evening swim. Buckley had many ties to this city, first moving here in 1990 (though only staying for seven months at that time). He was back in the spring of 1991 to perform his first show, a tribute concert to his father, Tim Buckley. The event was held at St. Ann's Church on April 26th, 1991, where the singer announced: "This is not a springboard,......

Swedish rockers Peter Bjorn & John have won over the world with their brand of catchy indie pop. Last time they were in town their album wasn't even released yet and they sold out three shows. This time they've got two consecutive shows at Webster Hall (May 1st and 2nd)...and hopefully you got your tickets, as they are both (suprise, surprise) sold out already. This week Peter took some time to answer some questions for......

A few days ago they gave us a list of romantic NYC movies, and now The Daily News delivers a list of romantic songs. One hundred of them, to be exact, so if you wanted a last minute gift for your valentine, you could make them a mix cd for just 99 bucks and change (if you used iTunes). Just like with the movie list, however, this one is lacking. No Tupelo Honey, Enless Love......

The movie releases list this week is determined to put the conception that summer is only about the blockbuster to the test. There are documentaries, foreign films and small indies about local hot button issues that are all worth a viewing. This weekend should be all about escaping the humidity with a quality flick. To get the mass market dreck out of the way first: Adam Sandler gets a universal remote to speed up and......

When we were younger, and outside of NY state lines, we dreamed of moving here and taking up residence at the Hotel Chelsea. We quickly learned we wouldn't be able to keep rent there. However, if we win the lottery, we will indefinitely rent a room at the landmark. For now, we can feel more a part of what goes on day to day there at The Hotel Chelsea's blog, called Living with Legends. It's......

If you're a fan of artists like Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams or Tom Waits, Gothamist highly recommends New Jerseyan-turned South Sloper Dayna Kurtz, playing tonight at Joe's Pub. She's just come off a big national tour opening for Richard Thompson, and is builiding a nice buzz in singer-songwriter circles. A recent story on National Public Radio led to her new cd Beautiful Yesterday (released Tuesday) reaching #11 on Amazon.com, before it even went on sale.......

There's all sorts of good stuff going on down at the Prospect Park Bandshell for Celebrate Brooklyn, but the one night you don't want to miss is Saturday, June 28th. That's when Hal Willner's Leonard Cohen Project comes to town with everyone who is cool in the world. Now it's not just that Gothamist has always been a huge Leonard Cohen groupie ever since back in College Days, or that the Bandshell is deep in......

Well, Phil Spector has finally gone and actually killed someone, as opposed to just murdering people's music. Just kidding Phil! Phil Spector, Record Producer, Arrested on suspicion of homicide... More about Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. I remember reading about Leonard Cohen's troubles with Phil Spector during the recording of Death of a Ladies Man: "Inscrutable and dictatorial in the studio, Spector often confiscated the musicians' charts after hours of preparation. The title song was......

I was thinking of this song yesterday- it reminds me of different people as the years pass. Leonard Cohen on his song 'Famous Blue Raincoat' [via Metafilter]......