Although every other movie and TV show seems to be set in New York, many of these representations of the city are filmed on Hollywood backlots 3,000 miles away from a decent slice of pizza. But songs about New York are usually written by true blue New Yorkers taking their inspiration from the mean streets. The Huffington Post has kicked off the New York Music Project to identify and map specific locations mentioned in the myriad tunes that pay homage to the City That Never Sleeps. And they need your help. More»

[All photos by PATRICK MCMULLAN for PMc] Saturday night, the Sonnabend Gallery opened the new solo show by artist Clifford Ross. Ross is known for his enormous landscape photographs, as well as his Hurricane series. Calvin Klein, Lou Reed, Kevin Bacon and Patti LuPone were among those strolling through the gallery. More»

[Julian Schnabel and Lou Reed sign copies of "Berlin". All photos by WILL RAGOZZINO for PMc.] Although the book (BERLIN) isn’t slated for official release until July 14th, fans packed into Steven Kasher Gallery to get their early copies of Berlin signed by legendary rocker Lou Reed and artist Julian Schnabel. The 176-page hardcover title is a supplement of sorts to Lou Reed’s Berlin, a 2008 musical documentary film directed by Schnabel which covers five nights of sold-out concerts in Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse. More»

[All photos by DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc.]

Big names were in no short supply at last night’s party at the Whitney Museum: Lucy Liu, Matt Dillon, and Josh Lucas all came out to celebrate Persol’s Incognito Design Exhibition. Interestingly enough, rocker Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground fame. Incognito opens to the public today and closes on the June 28th. More»

[Eric Ano, Nyasha Zimucha, Karen Lockhart, Paul Morris. All photos by JONATHON ZIEGLER for PMc]

BOMB Magazine’s 28th Anniversary Gala and Silent Auction was held last Friday evening at The National Arts Club. The evening started with cocktails, canapes, and the silent auction, during which attendees bid on pieces by Cindy Sherman, Mickalene Thomas, and others. Toasts were made to 2009 Honorees Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Alanna Heiss, Laurie Simmons, and Carroll Dunham. More photos below… More»

Conor Obrest is ending his ridiculous 2007 tour tomorrow night, after an insane 7 straight nights at Town Hall with Gilian Welch.  When you book seven nights at New York’s famed Town Hall, you’re bound to have some friends show up.  Some of the special guest performances have included: Lou Reed, Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis and Ben Kweller for guest turns, and Norah Jones and the Willies.

The NY Times reported that tickets to the shows were all sold out after only two weeks.  Mr. Oberst, 27, has a particularly obsessive fan base. “Many, many bands cannot do what Bright Eyes are doing,” John Moore, a partner in Bowery Presents, the promotion company that helped book the shows, said in an e-mail message.  The above picture is from Tuesday night’s performance.

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