He stood in front of the photographs and spoke in a monotone voice, never removing his sunglasses. He wore a black button-down shirt and his fingers were laced with silver rings. His graying beard reached the middle of his chest. He was the photographer responsible for the silver color of […]
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Do Polaroid pictures come to mind at the mention of the name Andy Warhol? Most likely not; however, Warhol did experiment with this art form, as shown in a recent exhibition at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA). “[It’s an] interesting element you wouldn’t expect-think Warhol, I thought screen […]
A group gathered in front of Village Hall, doling out bright red masquerade masks to anyone who was curious enough to wander near the van. Children ran around, dressed as crayons, zebras and trees. A woman with a black painted face wore a beak and chatted with a polar bear. These people were all participants in […]
After following the winding driveway to a warehouse that seems fit for either a kick-ass rave or an installment in the SAW series, you’ve reached Tiger Piss’ practice space. Inside this murky musicians’ hideaway are random relics of what used to occupy the space: wheelchairs, tractors and old time-clocks. Among this […]
Ghost Mall really hates Slothbear, according to keyboardist Alex Letourneau. Self-proclaimed “summer drummer” Brian Deodat said much of the same about the other group in so many (more explicit) words, as did the “number one roadies,” unofficial band photographers and others passing through the narrow walls of 3A Church St., […]
Oil. This is the substance we as a nation are addicted to. We’ve even started a war over it. Josh Tickell does an amazing job at illustrating this in his documentary “Fuel.” The documentary has won various film awards but most notably, one at the Sundance Film Festival for the […]
The improvisational music of Miles Davis reverberates off the walls in the college dorm room of Vince Tampio and Mike Kadnar. These two SUNY New Paltz music students make up half of the jazz band Quatrane. Jazz flows emotionally through the instruments of these musicians and transforms into notes for […]
Imagine waking up every day consumed with the one thought, one goal, one destination. Such an obsession consumed sculptor Harvey Fite, as he spent 37 years working on his life’s work, Opus 40. Fite’s piece, which spreads out over six acres of land, is compiled of finely fitted stones, curved […]
Demian Steltz, 27, is an aspiring music producer and rapper from Kingston, N.Y. Ian Kane takes an inside look at his music and what motivates it: examining Steltz’s troubled past and how he’s using it to push himself and his music career forward. Click here to listen to “Sweet Sounds […]
New Paltz Cultural Collective member Sophia Wortzel brings her brand of acoustic folk to Rebel TV in a music video filmed by Julie Florio, Kim Plummer, Danielle Quitoni and Chanel Arias. Stop Motion by Julie Florio. Edited by Julie Florio. Executive Producer Gregg Bray. © 2009 SUNY New Paltz
The table was littered with empty cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon and food debris. At the center was my laptop, which recorded the conversation between me and three-fourths of the Nuclear Holocausts – Evan Schlissel on vocals, Geoff Diamond on bass and Ian Elkind behind the drum set. Missing was […]
By Will Kamerman Doug Nash reclines on a giant couch, lumberjack style – bearded and with beer in hand – enjoying some long awaited time off from work. He works as a cameraman for Cablevision in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., as well as behind the counter at Convenient Deli in New […]
By Pierce Lydon It’s the summer. You’re 19 years old and you’re at a youth conference in Indiana with your brother. They are having an open mic night and you think this would be a great time to show a few kids some of the stuff the two of you […]
When asked to describe local band Daha’s sound, co-founder and keyboardist of the band Phil Kadet needs only one word: relentless. Check out the band and their tunes in an interview with Kadet as he shares his experience jamming with Daha. Listen to “Daha’s Keyboardist Dishes” Here
Written and Produced by Tracy Soren With myriad ways to express one’s self, poetry is still an encouraged and appreciated art form on the campus and within the artistic community at large. At New Paltz, there is group that takes poetry off paper. Megan Falley, a member of the Rap […]
