December 16, 1985, "John Gotti takes care of the boss before the boss takes care of John Gotti." via NatGeo

There is a saying: when one door closes, another door opens. Keeping that little idiom in mind New York might be the most dynamic city in the world when you consider how new shops, businesses, restaurants and clubs are always opening somewhere. But as the saying goes, one venue must close for another to then open. With the upcoming film CBGB set to be released later this year we're taking a brief look at a handful of some of New York's most iconic music clubs, beginning of course with none other than CBGBs: CBGB | 315 Bowery on Bleecker Stret,...

I can't wait for the Thug Notes edition of PK Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? via TWBE

Tomorrow night we are hosting the Good Looks and Inner City Kids for a in-store performance. Come through and come early cause it is sure to be packed.

On May 15th, Christies will auction Dustheads, a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat that is partially seen below. Dustheads is expected to sell for $25-35 million, possibly breaking the record $26.4 million his painting Untitled 1981 went for last November. Christie's is hyping the auction with a series of short little video clips which you can view below. They are must-watch material if you're a Basquiat fan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHe7HCBF1s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-NvULWRxdw

In this clip we have comedian Joe Rogan and Opie of “O&A” fame discussing comic Bill Burr’s now legendary rant against the city of Philadelphia as a lead in to the actual rant in full. The story behind this video centers around a very hostile Philly crowd, circa 2007, '08, which was in the process of unleashing a torrent of boos as Bill Burr took the stage. In actuality these boos were really bleeding over from the comedian who was on stage just prior to Burr, one Dom Irrera. So amid all the boos and open hostility chiefly aimed at...

Juicy J's latest release is laid over a Curtis Mayfield track sampled straight out of the Superfly soundtrack - rather apropos considering the subject matter. "want some coke, want some coke, want some coke, have some weed."

Professional hustla' Eddie Huang delivers a powerful 30 minute presentation on how he got started and what helped keep him motivated. Get your pads and pencils out, because this is worth taking notes on.