and the Bronx. "Like (Lou) Reed, (Allen) Shadow has the poet’s gift for imagery (‘Platform cheek to cheek/The paper hides the morning geeks/Signs read in shock speak/Sunglassed to the knees…’), said the Berkshire Eagle of "King Kong Serenade." "Charles Mingus haunts the proceedings, as do Allen Ginsberg, Thelonious Monk and Jack Kerouac, but Shadow is an original storyteller, painting vivid portraits of the romance and terror of life in the world’s greatest city." The album works as a kind of post-modern novel of Gotham and the 20th century, as Shadow deconstructs the city’s faces, places and myths, and rearranges them into a wild serio-comic mind movie. "I wanted to see the city through time," says Shadow, who worked on the CD for f...  (less)

rule-breaking bands of the underground New York art and music scene, the project, produced by Brian Eno, is a genuine snapshot of the massively creative NYC scene, from which innumerable trends started and became part of the modern pop music as we know it. Influential, powerful and ground breaking, this collection features four of the top icon-shattering Gotham City's no-wavers like James Chance (Contortions), Arto Lindsay and Ikue Mori (DNA), Lydia Lunch (Teenage Jesus) and Sumner Crane (MARS). This is the first time No New York has ever been released in the West. This CD digi-pak version includes a detailed booklet. The musical legacy of this collection runs right from the Swans and Sonic Youth straight through to Glenn Branca, Jon Spencer and all the curren...  (less)

rule-breaking bands of the underground New York art and music scene, the project, produced by Brian Eno, is a genuine snapshot of the massively creative NYC scene, from which innumerable trends started and became part of the modern pop music as we know it. Influential, powerful and ground breaking, this collection features four of the top icon-shattering Gotham City's no-wavers like James Chance (Contortions), Arto Lindsay and Ikue Mori (DNA), Lydia Lunch (Teenage Jesus) and Sumner Crane (MARS). This is the first time No New York has ever been released in the West. This CD digi-pak version includes a detailed booklet. The musical legacy of this collection runs right from the Swans and Sonic Youth straight through to Glenn Branca, Jon Spencer and all the curren...  (less)

Your timepiece should say no less. By definition, the Chairman of the Board is the highest-ranking officer in a corporation. The Gotham Chairman ranks high for St hrling Original too. Enjoy the ride as the Gotham Chairman sails you into success. In the world of horology, a timepiece that gives you the day of the week, the date, the month AND the year, all within the parameters of a mechanically driven engine (as opposed to a battery operated movement with a computer chip) is regarded as a Grand Calendar multi-complication work of art. The ingenuity required for a Grand Calendar defies logic. Just stop and think about how many revolutions a second hand must make in order for the month to change on a watch? How about a year!?When you really ponder what is going on inside that case that you strap to your wrist, without the aid of a computer chip it really is mind boggling. And then for good measure how about adding an animated AM/PM indicator as another complication on top of a Grand Calendar? And when we at St hrling Original set out to produce such a mechanical marvel, we spared no expense in wrapping this fantastic achievement in a package fit for any Chairman. Let s begin with the massive yet ever so elegant and graceful rectangular shaped case our Gotham case. Almost as big as the island of Manhattan itself, the Gotham case features a topside with an aggressive curvature and sports rounded edges. Milled from a solid bar of 316L surgical grade stainless steel and finished with a high polish, the heft alone of the Gotham Chairman suggests that this is a watch for heavyweights only! The magnificent case frames the oversized and curved Krysterna crystal and boasts heavy duty lugs with applied bolt heads for a look of substance and style.To go with this spectacular case, the Chairman presents a face that you will never get tired of looking at! The inner dial has been hydraulically stamped with a sun-ray design and the sub-dials are struck with a concentric circle design. The outer portion of the dial has a satin finish and the embossed Arabic numerals are stylishly fanned out around the dial and lapped with color. Of course, a chairman s look is never complete without his fine tobacco cigar, and the Gotham Chairman has its cigar style hands topped with super Luminova to make you look like a million dollars day or night. The crown on the Chairman is a stainless steel knurled edge crown with the embossed St hrling emblem and to control the complications, you have recessed pushers on both sides of the case yet another touch of class! On the flip side, the Gotham Chairman has all the bells and whistles. Peering through the decorated screw-down exhibition case-back with bevel  (less)

island too and the ape men are planning a raid on the tribe in order to capture mates. Studio: Gotham (dba Alpha) Release Date: 10/19/2004 Run time: 78 minutes  (less)

at New York University, McMullan majored in business and ""minored in Studio 54."" The premiere nightlife photographer in New York City, McMullan's work appears regularly in his weekly New York Magazine column, ""Party Lines"". His other columns include: Allure, Interview, Hamptons, Ocean Drive and Gotham among others. He is also a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. His photography has been featured in publications worldwide such as the New York Times Magazine and Vogue, and in international editions of Harper's Bazaar, Details, Tatler and Out to name a few. Patrick McMullan's editorial works include recent stories in Details and Paper. Patrick McMullan can also be found on TV on his ""Party Flash"" segment of ""Full Frontal Fashion"" on the Ultra HD channel on the VOOM HD Network. Patrick McMullan also has a photography studio and agency in NYC. At www.patrickmcmullan.com, viewers can get a glimpse into some of the most exclusive events that take place. Patrick McMullan's newest book, Glamour Girls, boasts one of the largest collections of photographs ever published of the world's most celebrated women. Glamour Girls features over 1400 images and spans Patrick's career. The book chronicles everything from the sophisticated galas of society, to the flirty Hollywood parties, to the famed New York nightlife and everything in between. Among his other titles are: Kiss Kiss, a compilation of over 1,000 black and white and color images of kissing. Kiss Kiss captures the famous, the infamous, the beautiful, the talented and everyone in between. Kiss Kiss opens with an eloquent essay by world-renowned columnist Liz Smith. A joyful and entertaining book that spans 30 years full of passion and surprise. Kiss Kiss is perfect for anyone who has ever enjoyed a kiss. InTents, published in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of 7th on Sixth, New York's Bryant Park-based Fashion Week, is your all-access pass through the lens of Patrick McMullan. From the backstage bustling of barely clad models to the front row jockeying of the A-list editors and celebrities du jour, it's all captured in InTents. With this monograph, McMullan celebrates a decade of fashion and our unending fascination with it. so8os: A Photographic Diary of a Decade, his relentless documentation of the famous figures who defined New York City's nightlife. Secrets of the Riviera: A Photo Essay, in which McMullan captures the frenetic energy of backstage at the Victoria's Secret show at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000 and the opulent atmosphere of the A-list parties surrounding it. His photographs capture the excitement and beauty of the world's top supermodels in a beautifully printed, large format coffee table book. Men's Show, publi"  (less)

millions of fans as the most enigmatic and complex character in the super hero pantheon. Driven by personal demons, Bruce Wayne has loosed his shadow self on the villainy of Gotham City for 60 years. In celebration of this anniversary, Chronicle Books is proud to offer the first definitive account of Batman's heroic exploits. Les Daniels covers it all from Batman's creation and runaway success in 1939, to the campy antics of the Adam West TV show, to the emergence of Frank Miller's very disturbed and very dark Dark Knight, to the billion-dollar movie franchise and beyond. Illustrated with archival comic book art and rare Batman paraphernalia,IBatman: The Complete History/Ialso includes a comic book story colored by animator Bruce Timm especially for this book. Designed by Batman fan Chip Kidd, this history will please the hardcore fans, and win many new ones.pBatman and all related characters, names and indicia are trademarks of DC Comics Copyright 1999Les Daniels is a renowned comic book expert. He's the author of DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes . He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.  (less)

and plant life that has evolved along a completely different path. What secret does this isle hold? Why are the life forms there so dangerous - and so alien? In the tradition of Alien and the recent horror-hit The Descent! Featuring art from Greg Scott (Gotham Central, Sword of Dracula)."  (less)