Last week, the Drums brought their summertime sorrow to New York City’s Webster Hall on a night that matched the gloomier side of the band’s identity. The quintet brought their retro-prep style to their hometown at the beginning of a cross-country tour in support of their 2011 album Portamento. World-weary, memento mori lyrics and all, [...]

WILD favorites Lily and the Parlour tricks have had a fit of March madness. Just after releasing their clip for “The Poison Song,” these city kids hit the road down to Austin for the music pilgrimage that is SXSW. The band’s return to the Big Apple begins next month with a gig in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If [...]

Who: Jenn Eve Eisner What she does: Fashion Stylist and Personal Shopper Where: New York City What’s on her mind today: I just found out that a good friend is pregnant. I’m fantasizing about all the baby gifts I’d like to buy. What she is currently working on: An affordable children’s accessory line. I believe [...]

Of the endless amenities afforded to the burghal dwellers of New York City, green space is one that comes at a premium. Urban planners the world over are having to consider new paradigms of metropolitan environmental integration. Two entrepreneurial architects in the Lower East Side of Manhattan are doing just that with their vision of [...]

Who: Meleni Smith Where: New York City What she does: Spreads Love (singer/songwriter) What’s on her mind today: It’s Valentine’s day so love is on my mind:) What she is currently working on: I am working on creating videos for my latest project ‘My Heart in Focus.’ The album chronicles an entire relationship so the [...]

Ever wondered if there was an easier way to locate eco-friendly food and businesses, all with the touch of your fingertips? If the answer’s yes, OK Go’s Andy Ross and Eytan and The Embassy’s Eytan Oren has that covered. The two musicians, who became friends since college and worked both in the music and tech [...]

Who: Lily Claire Where: New York City What: Musician What’s on her mind today: Sandwiches. What she is currently working on: Keeping my sanity, and a couple of new songs. What do you think there is too much of, and too little of? Too much concrete. Too little silence. With whom would you like most to [...]

This is a very special edition of Heavy Rotation, taking a look at the unforgettable experience that was globalFEST.  My first goal of the night was to keep track of how many new instruments I would be exposed to, needless to say, I quickly lost count. Twelve bands encompass all three stages of Webster Hall [...]

This weekend, dynamic musicians from around the world converge in New York City’s East Village for the ninth annual globalFEST. Webster Hall’s three stages play host what is one of the most eclectic and influential world music showcases in the country. Twelve artists from five continents will fill the venue, experimenting with heritage and captivating [...]

Combining dissonant guitar riffs with angelic vocal harmonies, Lily and The Parlour Tricks are the perfect combo of pretty and gritty. Channelling Tom Waits, the band has a mysterious depth that holds audiences transfixed throughout their salty and sweet set. After experiencing their jazzed underground show, The WILD got a chance to speak with the [...]

Who: Lauren Moffatt What she does: Designer Where: Her NYC studio Photo of Lauren, daughter Stella, and Gertie the dog: The Glow Magazine What she’s currently working on: Reading Yahoo News when I should be working on our Fall 2012 collection. What inspired her to become a designer: I couldn’t pass math. If I became [...]

Life is a journey, and Christopher Paul Stelling’s life has been a never-ending, tireless one. Before penning out tunes, he studied under a master guitar builder in Colorado, worked in a produce market in Boston, slept in a closet in North Carolina, managed a used bookstore in Florida and wandered aimlessly through Seattle, all without [...]

There’s something fishy going on the camp of Cansei de Ser Sexy. A few days ago, it was revealed that band founder and main songwriter/producer Adriano Cintra had quit the Brazilian ensemble and that he didn’t give the group permission to use his backing tracks on upcoming shows. Adriano’s farewell message on his facebook page [...]

On November 1st, The HOLE will present the first comprehensive gallery exhibition in the United States by British artist Matthew Stone. The exhibition will focus on the intersections between ideas, photography and sculptures that define Matthew’s work. Along side his installations of photography, he will also be presenting a performance at the gallery titled ” [...]

The CMJ Music Marathon is an aptly-titled festival in New York City spanning 5 days in more than 80 venues with dozens of panels and films, along with hundreds of music acts. The Marathon, put on by the College Music Journal, is less well known than some of the staple summer fests, but remains a [...]

The WILD seeks to highlight up and coming artists, especially those with a social conscience. To give context to our present and future, it helps to understand our past. Harry Belafonte leveraged his signature music talents to fight for humanitarian causes for the last half century, “I was born an activist before I became an [...]

As the third week of the Occupy Wall Street protest approaches, the media has started to take note and organized labor have extended their support. Despite these early achievements, an endgame remains nebulous. The privately owned, publicly occupied, Zuccotti Park is not actually located on Wall St itself. It is more of a small urban [...]

Who: Malia Mills What she does: Honolulu born, New York city based, Swimwear designer Where she is: At her W38th street studio, NYC Photos by Britt Kubat What’s on her mind today: Looking forward to a late lunch with my sisters, visiting from the west coast. What she is currently working on: Sorting through the [...]

Toro y Moi led a throwback dance party at Webster Hall in New York City earlier this week in support of their new EP Freaking Out. The pop melodies and electro vibes made one hard pressed not to bounce around the dance floor with a jovial grin. The project is led by a 25 year [...]

As attention in recent years has shifted towards economic recovery, special interest groups from multinational energy corporations have worked quietly yet tirelessly to distort the climate change debate. Despite being the largest energy consumers and second worst polluters of the planet, half of the American public remains highly skeptical that humans even have a role [...]

Pharrell’s new film, Tokyo Rising, premiered last night at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City.  The project was a creative marketing collaboration between Palladium boots and director Thalia Mavros.  The film takes Pharrell on a journey through the creative underground of Tokyo to get a sense of how the city has recovered from the [...]

An old school UK graffiti artist has regained prominence in recent years due in part to a tit for tat tagging feud with the most famous street artist in the world. Robbo began as a London-based graffer with a style similar to that of classic New York City, tagging trains with his signature calligraphy throughout [...]

Notorious street artist Banksy and iconic actor Tom Hanks have been simply yet brilliantly been mashed up for some graffiti tomfoolery. The pieces by the mysterious Hanksy have been popping up recently across the Lower East Side of New York City. I went to check out this latest parody after being tipped off thanks to [...]

Who: Adam Whitney Nichols,  writer, artist, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Fortnight Journal Where: Tunbridge, Vermont; East Village, New York City Photo by: Nicole Casanova What’s on his mind today: I am writing you from the wild woods of Vermont. So, today my mind is on chanterelles – hunting them down, pinching the root and throwing [...]

Who: Alison Chernick What she does: Filmmaker Where: New York City, USA What she is working on: A script for a narrative feature that I plan to shoot spring of 2012. It is a film inspired by Maurice Pialat’s Nous Ne Vieillirons Pas Ensemble. What movement she would  like to start: An Anti-plastic movement. All [...]

New York City is well known for its giant building structures, beautiful scenery and busy, boisterous crowds. Unfortunately, it also has a knack for empty, random spaces that are an eyesore for many. However, some can envision the beauty in empty lots – and successfully transform it into another great attraction that makes New York [...]

Who: Evi Antonio, musician Where: New York City What’s on his mind today: What do I wear to the Duane Reade? With whom he would like most to go on a “tête à tête”: Tesla. With whom he’d most like to run a country: Probably the writers for The Wire, or just Omar. He seems [...]

The 4th annual Imagine Science Film Festival in New York City aims to showcase compelling and creative films while maintaining scientific integrity. This year’s festival will take place October 14-21, and will have screenings at locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, as well as select films online including past winners. “ISFF is the first science film [...]

Beats Rhymes & Life chronicles the journey of Q-Tip, Phife, Ali and Jarobi as they come to grips with adulthood through the successes and struggles of A Tribe Called Quest. Their anecdotes paint a unique oral, sonic and visual history of the legendary group, New York City and classic hip hop. The film covers the [...]

Who: Monica Sharp; born in Houston, Texas; DJ Where: Brooklyn, New York What she’s currently working on: A few vocal tracks and events and trying to finish this mix Ive been procrastinating on for months. What she thinks there is too much of, and too little of: Too many bad reality shows… and not enough [...]

The Opera Gallery is a cozy, unconventional art gallery, comfortably located in one of the buzzing areas of NYC: SOHO, Manhattan. More specifically, Spring St. Nevertheless, to have a sophisticated yet nonchalant art gallery located in such a busy part of the city serves as a refreshing visual getaway for anyone who needs a colorful [...]