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RIP Taylor Mead

The Lower East Side lost yet another piece of its diminishing history on Wednesday, when Taylor Mead, an actor, poet, and staple of the LES, passed away. Not long ago I was in Taylor's apartment, discussing the changes to the LES with both Taylor and the photographer Clayton Patterson. Full story

Taji's Mahal

Clayton Patterson's Music Week

For this week's Mahal, I got to talk music with legendary Lower East Side photographer, Clayton Patterson. Over the decades, he has documented just about every memorable show in Lower East Side and today is still getting out there and seeing relevant stuff. Within the last couple… Full story

Spring Break on the Lower East Side in an Old School? Surf's up!

The Spring/Break Art Show, a new group show taking place in the Old School (spring break and school don't usually jive, but this is an exception) on the Lower East Side just opened and visiting just might make you feel a little better about your lack of a real spring break. Full story

Taji's Mahal – Talking with Clayton Patterson About the Lower East Side

For this week's Mahal, I headed over to St. Mark's Bookshop, for the release of Clayton Patterson's new book, 'Jews: A People's History of the Lower East Side.' I got to catch up with the man himself to learn a bit about the historical culture of LES. Full story

Requiem for a Shithole

Today, in the wake of the shittiest storm New York has ever seen, Manhattan’s shittiest dive bar is shuttering its doors for good. St. Jerome’s was a horrible and fantastic place, a peerless dump in the belly of the Lower East Side where I used to DJ and Lady Gaga shook her ass a… Full story

Les Krims

These manipulated Polaroids were originally published in the 1975 book, Fictcryptokrimsographs: A Book-Work by Les Krims (Humpy Press). Full story