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May 31, 2013 Andy Cush

Anyone riding their bike to the National‘s show at Barclays Center June 5 won’t have to worry about finding a place to lock it up. For the first time since opening, the arena, with the help of Transportation Alternatives, will be offering a bicycle valet service, free of charge. All attendees have to do is […]

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May 6, 2013 Marina Galperina

In case you were wondering how the National held up playing “Sorrow” over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over at PS1’s WV Dome for Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansso’s A Lot of Sorrow collaborative piece with the band… That’s their set-list above and here they are, four […]

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April 24, 2013 Marina Galperina

“Sorrow found me when I was young… Sorrow waited, sorrow won… SORROW THEY PUT ME ON THE PILL… IT’S IN MY HONEY IT’S IN MY MI–[voice breaking]…” Want to hear that over and over and over and over again? For the artist’s piece A Lot of Sorrow at the MoMA PS1 WV Dome, Icelandic artist Ragnar […]

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March 15, 2013 Marina Galperina

Best. New. Tumblr. Behold: Russian Life, as Explained by the National. Self-explanatory. I mean, unless I have to explain to you again why the Russian “election” Putin-Medvedev-Putin switcheroo is a good fit for “Anybody’s Ghost.” Everything, right here: Anna Chapman, Pussy Riot… with perfect mash-up-meme-pithiness. […]

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