PAPERMAG's Picks of the Week in NYC

Yvonne Liu (yvonneliu@yahoo.com)
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 05:45:42 -0700 (PDT)


---PAPER Magazine <paperlist@papermag.com> wrote:

> THURSDAY, JULY 30
> A few months back, the NYC junglist massive pounded down the doors
of Irving Plaza, hoping to catch just one Roni Size-d breakbeat.
Ground control to Planet V: Size and Co. are coming back stateside for
an unforgettable rinse-out -- with residents Bryan Gee, J.J. Frost and
Dynamite. I'm at a loss for words -- just listen to that bass-line.
Twilo, 542 W. 27th St. 11 p.m.-5 a.m. $15 advance/$20.

Who went to this?
I'm so envious...

> FRIDAY, JULY 31
> AIDS is deadly, yes, but have you considered the
> destruction which could be wreaked by a "Killer
> Condom"? This German soon-to-be-a-cult-classic is
> based on a best-selling comic book about a city held hostage
> by a lethal rubber: da condom. Safe sex may never seem
> quite so safe. Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St., 924-3363.
>
> SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
> At least on the east coast, the late 80's thrasher music
> for thrashing skaters has given way to the more chill vibes
> of 90's underground hip-hop. But for old-skool skaters, the
> frenetic chords of, say, NOFX do provide the right
> soundtrack for gnarled 50-50 noseslides. Joining them for
> the 1998 Vans Warped Tour are fellow punksters
> Rancid, Bad Religion, Deftones, Unsane, Swinging Utters,
> The Specials, Fu Manchu, MxPx, Civ and the Cherry
> Poppin' Daddies, who serve up that neo Big-Band sound
> all the kids are swinging to nowadays. Randall's Island at
> Downing Stadium, call 582-0228 for directions. 1 p.m. $25.
>
> SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
> The Comfort Diner shakes up your summer, offering a different milk
shake for every day in August -- and we're talking fancy: lemon
chiffon, the Elvis, black Russian, rain forest and more. 214 E. 45th
St., 867-4555. $4.50.
>
> MONDAY, AUGUST 3
> Let's all sing happy birthday to the drugstore drinkin' digs,
Barmacy, who turns one-year-old today. (Such a baby!) All night, DJs
spin daft psycho pop and R&B while you, drunk on the free beakers of
wine and beer (9-11 p.m.), feign interest in archaic pharmaceuticals
while leaning over an East Village hottie. 538 E. 14th St., BA8-2240.

==

" A naked lunch is natural to us,
we eat reality sandwiches.
But allegories are so much lettuce.
Don't hide the madness. "

-- Allen Ginsburg (1954)
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