Apparently chugging beer during the Apollo Medley portion of his concert is Bruce Springsteen's new thing—The Boss was spotted doing it in Philadelphia last month, and again during his Madison Square Garden shows last week and last night. And he's been drinking beers right out of his loyal fans' hands... that's about a $10 loss at MSG!
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Video: Bruce Springsteen Chugs Beer At MSG, Shares His Jersey Inferiority Complex
MSG Easter Miracle: Knicks Beat Bulls 100-99 In Overtime
Who knew that the Knicks, battered and with an interim coach, could put on a thrilling Easter show against the dominating Chicago Bulls? Although New York was leading for the first half, Chicago regained its footing in the second. Still, the Knicks pushed Derrick Rose and the rest of the Bulls to overtime, thanks to Carmelo Anthony's efforts. And then Anthony had a three-pointer in final seconds of OT—finishing the game with 43 points—to seal the 100-99 victory.
If Knicks Fans Beg, Will Phil Jackson Come?
Mike D'Antoni is gone, Carmelo Anthony isn't going anywhere, and all that's left of Linsanity is cable-provider lawsuits. Knicks fans and basketball experts would be lying if they told you they had any idea how the rest of this shortened, bipolar season might go—but owner James Dolan has already made it clear that the Knicks will finish the season with Mike Woodson as head coach. Maybe Knicks fans can handle that, but there's only one zen master they're clamoring to see try to make something of Amare Stoudemire's bad knees and Steve Novak's wild threes: Phil Jackson. But is there any chance he'd actually join the MSG circus?
Just Lin Time: MSG/Time Warner Cable Stand Off Is Over!
The seven weeks long stand off between the Madison Square Gardens Entertainment and Time-Warner Cable has finally come to an end, according to the NY Times. With increased pressure on both sides to end the feud after Jeremy Lin and the Knicks became the talk of the town over the last two weeks, the two sides were able to resolve their dispute. The details of the settlement will be revealed later this afternoon, but it took some nudging from outside politicians—including Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman—to make it happen.
Dollar Dollar Lin Ya'll: Jeremy Lin Economy Is Thriving
One of the not-so-secret results of Jeremy Lin's linbelievable ascendance to superstardom over the past two weeks? His success has led to a lot of people making a lot of money. New merchandise is being created and hawked online everyday, jerseys are selling out, scalpers are running wild with ticket prices, TV ratings are through the roof, and MSG shares have hit record highs. Does this count as Linsploitation?
Fancy Fur Flies: Photos From Behind The Scenes At The Westminster Dog Show
The air was heavy with sweat and dog as suited men shoved back a mob of camera-wielding canine enthusiasts to make room for a wedding ceremony. "Get back! Get back, dammit!" A curious woman stood on a table meant for her Rottweilers, sipping a cup of beer, to get a better look. "Hey, get offa there, now!" a security officer barked. "They'd better be buying drinks for everyone," she grumbled. In a few seconds, the wedding would be over. "I got a number one dog, a number one girl: life is good," groom Brad Slayton said, avoiding the pens of sawdust and dog poop to share a glass of champagne with his new wife.
Want A Lintroduction To Jeremy Lin? Be Prepared To Pay Buck$
How much would you pay to meet a Linsation? That's the question raised by a CharityBuzz auction that runs until noon today. In addition to four tickets to Wednesday night's game against Sacramento, the auction also includes a chance to meet the New York Knicks' new saving grace Jeremy Lin—an out-of-the-blue basketball star you might have heard about a little here on Linthamist.com—up close and personal. And people are jumping at the chance. The auction was initially offered for $1,000 and, as of 9 a.m. had already climbed to $5,200!
Lintense: Teammates, Opponents, Reporters Linmazed By Jeremy Lin
Forget about the turbulent state of the Knicks, the underdog backstory and all the puns—last night, Jeremy Lin put on a true basketball show at MSG, besting Kobe Bryant with 38 points as he led the team to a 92-85 victory over the Lakers (see video highlights below). After the game, teammates, opposing players, fans and reporters were all in awe of what they just saw: “You don’t see many guys play like that in their whole career, let alone these past three or four games,” coach Mike D’Antoni said after the game. “Some of the stuff he’s doing is just amazing.”
Linsane Fans Desperate For Jeremy Lin Jerseys
Do you suffer from winning and grinning, sagacity with your dishing, or reverse off the glass zigzagging? Then you may have come down with a case of Linsanity! NYC certainly is in a frenzy for everything Jeremy Lin-related since the Harvard-grad guard has improbably led the team to a thrilling three-game win streak. Lin has suddenly made the Knicks fun, watchable and easily marketable again: StubHub tickets to tonight's big game against the Los Angeles Lakers are starting at $190. But the thing fans seem to want most of all is an authentic Lin jersey.
Knicks Haters Now Buy Tickets To See Carmelo Suck In Person
The fight between MSG and Time Warner Cable—the latter of which blocked channels from the former on January 1—continues unabated and fans are now coming up with interesting ways to get their Knicks-fix. Like, actually buying tickets to the games. Meanwhile, Time Warner Cable is rolling out fancy toys as a way to keep its customers placated (Fred Wilson, are you happy now?).
Free Food Alert: Appetizers From Madison Square Garden
So far in 2012 Time Warner Cable customers have been unable to watch the MSG or MSG+ networks on their boob tubes. And for understandable reasons, that is not making MSG or its corporate overlords the Dolans happy. So they're bringing out the free food to make sure you don't forget about them—or the teams they show (including the rocking Rangers).
Photos, Video: Bulls Unleashed In Madison Square Garden
With the patchouli and nitrous residue scrubbed clean from the bleachers, fans packed Madison Square Garden last night for the sold-out second round of the Professional Bull Riders' season opener.
MSG Unplugs From Time Warner Cable
As you contemplate how much your cable TV habit it costing you, Time Warner Cable has announced that the MSG Network pulled MSG and MSG Plus from the cable carrier. And MSG says that Time Warner dropped them!
Free Black Keys Tickets On Delancey RIGHT NOW
Want a golden ticket to the Black Keys show at Webster Hall tonight? The organizers (Southern Comfort, naturally) have just announced that they're giving away 400 free tickets right now. At 9:45 a.m. they announced on their Facebook page:
Video: This Timelapse Brings You Inside The MSG Transformation
Madison Square Garden has been under the knife for a while (you can follow along on the makeover here), and now you can see it all in this 26-second timelapse. The video shows the transformation in progress, from April to the present (they also have a construction cam set up, so you can keep your eye on things, LIVE). The addition of lobster rolls to the venue has already made this place more enjoyable.
Check Out Madison Square Garden's Fancy New Food
Remember a few years ago,when Citi Field and Yankee Stadium classed up their menus to go with their new looks? Well, the Knicks will not be left to sulk in the corner—Madison Square Garden is getting a menu makeover, too.
Videos: Let's Keep Celebrating Freddie Mercury Today, Okay?
Yesterday Google launched their new doodle, celebrating the birth of the late and great Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury (who would have been 65 years old by now). It's still up there for today, so the celebration continues—let's revisit some Mercury moments.
6,000-Square-Foot Beer Garden Opening By Madison Square Garden
As if we needed any further proof that beer gardens are so hot right now, along comes another one. Local West, the cafe and cocktails joint at One Penn Plaza next to MSG, is adding its own 6,000-square-foot beer garden into the fray early next month.
Knicks Keep Chauncey (For $14 Million), Plot Wilson Chandler's Return
The Knicks were the first team eliminated from the playoffs, and now they get to face a horde of questions which are hovering over the franchise: will the team keep Coach Mike D'Antoni and president Donnie Walsh? Who can they get to fill out their roster? Will they ever learn to play defense? Can Walt Clyde Frazier wear his cow suit after Memorial Day?? At least one question mark was resolved today: the team announced hat they will keep point guard Chauncey Billups next year.
Video: Watch Beastie Boys "Stream" Their New Album At MSG!
Yesterday, there was a mixture of anticipation and confusion after the Beastie Boys released an obscure press release which stated: "This Saturday, 4/23 (tomorrow) Beastie Boys Make Some Noise MSG. Tip off is 10:35 a.m." Well, now we know what it is: the band have set up a speaker in the middle of the court at MSG, and are live "streaming" their entire new album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2! There also looks like there's one man in the empty arena, waving his hands in the air like he just don't care. Listen/watch the stream below. We can say without a doubt that it's the only good thing that's happened in MSG in the last 24 hours.
Beastie Boys MSG Tip Off Tomorrow Morning Causes Confusion
We just received a press release that simply stated: "This Saturday, 4/23 (tomorrow) Beastie Boys Make Some Noise MSG. Tip off is 10:35 a.m." A similar message was sent out to fans this morning, which has started a discussion on the band's message board. Needless to say, it has left us and other people of the internet totally confused. So, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Here's what we've come up with:
Time To Get Away: LCD Soundsystem Bid Farewell Tonight
After a decade of Daft Punk references, white suits and Muppet videos, James Murphy announced the dissolution of LCD Soundsystem a little over a month ago. And now, with ticket scalping drama and four celebratory, three-hour-long shows at Terminal 5 past, their alleged final show ever as a band will take place tonight at MSG. But even if you didn't get tickets, you can watch an exclusive stream of the whole show at Pitchfork starting at 9 p.m. In the meantime, you can check out the collective mourning process going on across the internet.
Knicks Season Tickets Will Increase 50 Percent Next Season
The Knicks have only been 6-4 since the megatrade that brought superstar Carmelo Anthony to NYC, but it seems that you can put a price on excitement, anticipation and expectations: Season tickets to Knicks games will increase nearly 50 percent next year.
Video: Macca Got Down At Gaga Last Night
Has former Beatle Paul McCartney metamorphosized into a little monster? He and his girlfriend (MTA board member) Nancy Shevell were spotted dancing it up at the Lady Gaga show at MSG last night. This was, of course, caught on tape and posted immediately to the YouTubes... and it looks like a more professional crew caught a close-up of the scene (which you'll likely be seeing on HBO in May). Not bad for 68, Sir:
Your Audio & Visual Guide To Lady Gaga's MSG Show Last Night
Last night—after walking around sans pants all day—Lady Gaga took the stage at MSG for one of her hometown shows (she's there again tonight) which will air on HBO in May. Dan Meade (who took some photographs around MSG of her fans monsters, says, it "all felt like a cross between Harajuku and the Village Halloween Parade. Then, when I realized that we were standing there, cameras poised, waiting for get The Shot of people in Fame Monster outfits... it all started to get way too meta. And Weird. And a little disturbing."
LCD Soundsystem Ticketgeddon: Now With Conspiracy Theory
As you may recall, earlier this month LCD Soundsystem announced their final show, to be performed at MSG this April. When tickets went on sale, they sold out in seconds, and many landed on StubHub with shiny new inflated pricetags. There was outrage from both fans and James Murphy himself, and eventually four more shows were added, to be held at a smaller: Terminal 5 (tickets on sale tomorrow). But were those shows planned anyway? To the conspiracy board! Felix Salmon at Reuters investigates a theory that the MSG shows never, in fact, sold out.
Subway Hero Is Getting Honored at the Garden
February 2011 has been a good month for Derrick Oakes! First he saved a woman from the tracks of the East Broadway F station and walked away before being thanked. After a media blitz, he finally introduced himself to the woman he saved, which lead to a press-friendly dinner and a bunch of presents. And now Oakes, a 43-year-old maintenance worker, is going to receive a plaque for his good deed (and $2k to give to charity) at halftime at tonight's Knicks game. It's good to be the subway hero.
Knicks Blame Slump On Carmelo Rumors
Even an appearance by motivation guru Rex Ryan couldn't inspire the Knicks last night against the Lakers at the Garden—but their recent slump may have more to do with Carmelo Anthony than anything else. Ever since the Nets bowed out of the Anthony sweepstakes and the Knicks became the frontrunners, the team has gone 4-8, and dropped to a mediocre .500. And the Knicks players, coach and president all seem to agree that an acute case of Carmeloitis is to blame.
LCD Soundsystem: "F--- The Scalpers," More Shows Added!
Last weekend, LCD Soundsystem announced that their final show as a band would take place at MSG in April, and yesterday, the internet went bonkers when scalpers swooped in and collected an insane number of the tickets to the show. Fans were pissed, and LCD frontman James Murphy was pissed (he sent off some particularly angry Tweets during the day)—but Murphy came up with a solution: LCD Soundsystem announced late last night that they are now playing four more dates at Terminal 5 on March 28, 29, 30 and 31.
This Is Happening: LCD Soundsystem Ticketgeddon!
Last week LCD Soundsystem announced their last show ever, which will take place at Madison Square Garden on April 2nd. Tickets went on sale today, and as expected... it's an aggravating time for fans. A reader told us:
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