Too Much Good Music Pt. 2: More Good Music
So yea, there’s always good music coming out. This summer is no different. There have already been and handful of articles about albums already on here this summer, so I figure, why not throw one more into the fray: The National – Trouble Will Find Me The National is the ultimate sad times band. Their new album is an extension of anything you may have already heard. They excel at downbeat melodies that remind you that...
Software Smackdown: Instagram vs. Vine
The battle is on! Last week, it was revealed to the masses that the popular photo sharing app Instagram would be expanding to video. Now on Instagram, instead of just taking cute pictures of your really cute pumpkin spiced latte with really cute filters, you can take 15 second videos of your really cute pumpkin spiced latte with really cute filter. GAMECHANGER. Up until this point, the most popular way to send short video...
RIP James Gandolfini (September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013)
There are celebrities who die and you think nothing of it other than “I guess that makes sense.” Then there’s the ones who die too early to the point that you can hardly register it happened. James Gandolfini falls into that latter category. He died in Rome yesterday at the extremely young age of 51. For me, I was always a fan of The Soprano’s, but to be honest, I was more a fan of what Tony Soprano meant to...
Crowd Sourced: Chvrches at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Last night, a few of my buddies informed me tickets for Chvrches – pronounced “Churches” – were being sold at the door and that they’d be performing in 25 mins. I was under the impression it had sold out, so I threw on clothes, got on my bike and got there with a few mins to spare to get a beer. I normally don’t get it together that quickly, but I knew it would be worth it. I am a sucker for...
The Rookery Does Father’s Day
We here at Rookerville wanted to pay tribute to our many fathers. Below are a few of our thoughts on our fathers and father’s day. Happy Father’s; from Rookerville. Russ Stevens: If you know me, chances are, you have heard me say that I am my father’s son. Each year that progresses, I find myself saying things I imagine he would, or behaving in a fashion I imagine he would. This is not a bad thing, but it’s...
Chad Johnson’s Legal Nightmare
Yesterday, former NFL player Chad Johnson reached a plea deal with the prosecution in Broward County, Florida to serve an undisclosed amount of community service hours, attend counseling, and be placed on 3 months probation for violating the terms of his previous probation stemming from the case where he allegedly (or I guess actually) headbutted his then wife Evelyn Lozado, of the hit VH1 series Basketball Wives. Just as Broward...