Governor’s Ball on Randall’s Island: better than Coachella?

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
January 29, 2013  

Out of all the music festivals held last year, the clear cut winner was the Coachella Valley Music Festival held in Indio, California. With Radiohead, the Black Keys and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg among the likes of a pair of reunited groups, Pulp and At-the-Drive-In, and even a casual appearance... Read More

Bruce, Bon Jovi, Blige unite for Sandy

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
November 14, 2012  

On Friday, Nov. 2, NBC brought together a handful of celebrities with one thing in common; their hometowns and their citizens had been affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. With the power of those celebrities’ music and voices, the “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together” telethon,... Read More

Johnson: Working outside the two-party system

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
November 7, 2012  

Most Americans went to the polls yesterday and voted for the candidates who represented the two largest political parties in the nation. What most voters didn’t see were the names of the third-party candidates at the bottom of the ballot, with the exception of Libertarian party candidate... Read More

Hopefully Rushin’ to the Hall of Fame

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
October 17, 2012  

There have only been two bands that I’d listened to for the first time that made an immediate impact on me. An immediate impact that provided a feeling that exudes excitement and a desire for more. The first band to do that was N’Sync. Come on, be honest, who didn’t like those shiny,... Read More

What Bruce Springsteen Means to Me

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
September 27, 2012  

On Friday night I saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform for the sixth time. I can safely say that out of the six times I have seen him, Friday’s show was the best I have seen him play. That is, until the next time I see him. He played rarities (“Living on the Edge of the World”... Read More

Longview: Different opinions are what’s great about music

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
August 29, 2012  

A few days ago, Linkin Park’s 2000 debut album Hybrid Theory was promoted to diamond status by the Recording Industry Association of American for selling 10 million copies. My initial thought: 10 million people bought that piece of crap? My proceeding thought: I remember my Linkin Park phase. I... Read More

Kweli, Poets Rule Poetry Slam

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
April 27, 2012  

Before there was Twitter, texting and phone calls, there were words. The purest form of communication. And with words and language being the basis for poetry, it’s an expression that anyone can pursue. This sentiment was expressed and conveyed in Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday, April 24th when... Read More

Hoffman Shines in Revival of ‘Death of a Salesman’

Peter Long, Entertainment Editor
April 17, 2012  

For those who have taken a high school English course, you might have paid some or little attention to your boring English teacher read through Arthur Miller’s 1949 play Death of a Salesman. One thing is for sure, there will nothing boring coming out of the Barrymore Theater for the next... Read More

Vinyl Records Slowly Return

Peter Long, Staff Writer
February 15, 2012  

Whether we like it or not, we all live in a heavily nostalgic society.  Whenever we are frustrated with the current climate of our world we retreat to our past and remember the way things used to be. So naturally, with bad news coming out of the music industry seemingly every day and the MP3... Read More

Hit or Miss: Leonard Cohen

Peter Long, Staff Writer
February 2, 2012  

Many artists over the years have been tagged with the label “poet,” the two obvious ones being Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Now even though they technically are not poets by any means, their lyrics have always overshadowed what was going on in the background and their legacy will always... Read More

Bamboozle Line Up Announced

Peter Long, Staff Writer
January 25, 2012  

For the past ten years, the Bamboozle festival has summoned everyone from My Morning Jacket to Lil’ Wayne to perform in the Garden State.  And this year is no different,as the Bamboozle has once again put together an impressive repertoire of artists that represents a wide range of genres. Foo... Read More

Florence + the Machine impress with ‘Ceremonials’

Peter Long, Staff Writer
November 7, 2011  

3 stars For the better part of five years the music charts have been dominated by “glam rap,” a genre that is simply a pulpit for artists to display their excesses and fame. So when Florence and the Machine’s debut Lungs dropped in 2009, it was more than just a breath of fresh air.  It... Read More

Hendrix lives on with “In The West”

Peter Long, Staff Writer
September 19, 2011  

Every time I think that Jimi Hendrix is overrated and gets too much credit for being the so-called “greatest guitar player that ever lived,” things like the material that appears on Hendrix In the West brings me back to earth and makes me second-guess my judgment. In fact, it only took... Read More

Hendrix lives on with In The West

Peter Long, Staff Writer
September 14, 2011  

Every time I think that Jimi Hendrix is overrated and gets too much credit for being the so-called “greatest guitar player that ever lived,” things like the material that appears on Hendrix In the West brings me back to earth and makes me second-guess my judgment.   In fact, it only... Read More

John Legend and the Roots Album Review

Peter Long
September 29, 2010  

John Legend returns with a new album,  collaborating with Philly soul veterans The Roots, entitled Wake Up!, a collection of politically charged soul tunes from the ’60s and ’70s. Legend returns to the classic soul that is missing from so much of today’s R&B... Read More