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This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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The end of the year is nigh, but two of the biggest AOTY contender are just rolling in. So hold onto your butts (and lists), folks—we are just getting started.  WHAT TO HEAR: I don’t think there’s been a more anticipated, hyped, or meme’d metal record this year than Blood Incantation’s Hidden History of the […]

North Brooklyn Restaurant round-up: Sushi on Jones, Pizzette, and more

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Sushi on Jones is coming to Williamsburg in November. The popular restaurant already has a location in Manhattan in the former home of CBGB: Celebrated omakase counter Sushi on Jones — the original one that limits diners to 30 minutes — is doing away with the time limit at a new Williamsburg restaurant. Also to […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Down to the final mixes on a personal project this week, so for the sake of my sanity, let’s keep this short and sweet. WHAT TO HEAR: Well folks, black metal Liturgy is officially back with a surprise (surprisingly good) new LP this week, H.A.Q.Q. (YLYLCYN). Although billed as a musical detour before Hunter Hunt-Hendrix’s […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Halloween is dead and gone and we’re steaming for the home stretch now. But before we get to lisztomania, there’s still plenty of new records from incredible bands on the way, so whatever you do, don’t turn that calendar just yet.  WHAT TO HEAR: So I’m gonna level with all of you: I’ve never really […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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OK folks, after a two-week hiatus, I’m back and the same flake as ever. But don’t worry, there’s a solid slate of new releases and a full Halloween week of shows to help make up for my heavy metal infidelity. Take me back won’t you, please? WHAT TO HEAR: First up this week are Oakland […]

Your guide to celebrating Halloween in Brooklyn (and beyond), 2019 edition

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There are lots of amazing places to celebrate Halloween in New York this year. We mentioned that Brooklyn Bazaar is closing next month, so their Halloween Massacre is a good choice. There’s also lots of great cover bands and parties to check out. Here are some of our top picks. Check back for updates! ————– What: […]

CONTEST: Win 2-Day Passes to BangOn!NYC’s Warehouse of Horrors

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These days there’s a chill in the air and the darkness creeps in early. Companies pump out candy corn flavored goods despite the fact that all self respecting hipsters hate the stuff. It seems as though films like Carrie and The Fly dominate syndicated networks airtime. OH WAIT. IT’S HALLOWEEN, MOFOS. And that means one more […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Welcome to October, folks. This is a 21+ maturity show, so if you call it spooky szn, please see yourself out. WHAT TO HEAR: This week is owned by Arizona death metal unit Gatecreeper, who return after a three-year vision quest with their sophomore full length (and long-awaited follow-up to 2016’s Sonoran Deprivation), Deserted (Relapse). […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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It’s hard to believe, but the last release week of September is already upon us. Next week is October and the week after that, 2050. But thankfully there’s plenty of new noise to help drown out the sound of your life rapidly evaporating around you. WHAT TO HEAR: First up this week is Creeping Death’s […]

Film version of Motherless Brooklyn will be an “entirely new” reimagining of the book

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We love the 1999 book by Jonathan Lethem so this is surprising news. The film, which is being directed by Edward Norton, will be closing out the New York Film Festival which begins on September 27. Like the book, it will feature “a lonely private detective with Tourette syndrome” but with an all new script. […]