Judging by all the high quality fan fic going around, John Lennon's birthday must be coming up soon. And PBS has a new documentary of the musical icon, LENNONYC, which focuses on the time in the 1970s when Lennon was semi-retired from music, living a domesticated life living at The Dakota on the Upper West Side with Yoko Ono and son Sean (you can see a clip from it below). The film will run on PBS in November, but because this is Lennon and NYC, Ono announced there will be a special Summerstage premiere on Lennon's actual birthday, Oct. 9. more ›

Brian Cox is widely admired for commanding performances in films like The Bourne Identity, Rushmore and the original Hannibal Lecter in Michael Mann’s Manhunter. But like most actors from across the pond, the Scottish Cox originally built his reputation on decades of tireless stage work in theaters around the word. Until the stagehands’ strike shut down Broadway, he could be seen in the role of Max, a diehard British Marxist and Cambridge professor in Tom... more ›

All worship at the altar of...H&M? The church at Sixth Avenue and West 20th that was once the infamous Limelight nightclub (and not so famous Avalon) may be turned into retail space, according to Braden Keil in today's Post. Apparently, landlord Ben Ashkenazy doesn't want to deal with another nightclub, especially in the wake of the recent crackdown and trouble securing liquor licenses. more ›

The band originally broke up in 1992 when they were just on the cusp of mainstream success, they reunited in 2004 (it didn't seem like they were gone for over a decade). The film includes footage of rehearsals and warm up shows - gearing up for the reunion tour. It also documents the other side of music, the life and lifestyle of a touring band - and we're guessing the demons being battled on The Road (ie: Kim Deal staying sober). more ›

Shonali Bhowmik, Leader of indie band Tigers and Monkeys, member, Variety Shac more ›

, at the Bryant Park Reading Room as part of Coliseum Books’ “Word for Word” lunchtime reading series. more ›

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