Articles Tagged ‘Long Island Press’

The 8th Annual Power List Party Wrap-Up

On May 25, the Long Island Press held its 8th Annual Power Party at the beautiful and stately Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn….



Michael Patrick Nelson Named Editor In Chief of Press

The Long Island Press proudly announces the promotion of Michael Patrick Nelson to editor in chief. Nelson joined the Press at its inception in 2003…



Ethan Hawke

Showing up for this interview partially dapper in a gray flannel suit, unbuttoned shirt and traces of a five o’clock shadow, Ethan Hawke was more than ready to talk about his transformation into a somewhat kinder, gentler Humphrey Bogart-ish hematology vampire, in Daybreakers.



Sonic Boom Reviews: Vampire Weekend, Ihsahn, Surfer Blood

Call me crazy, but as far as I’m concerned, as far as writing about music is concerned, this is a great time of year. With the old year behind us—along with all its best-of lists and accompanied detritus—I am able to start fresh, to see an empty canvas to be filled. I do not yet know 2010, do not know where it’s going or what it is made of, so every album I hear now is shaping my year, creating its identity, providing its soundtrack.



Sonic Boom: The 10 Best Albums of 2009

I’ll make this quick—these are my favorite albums of the year. Needless to say, I also think they are the best albums of the year, but I recognize that I only heard a microfraction of the music released this year, and I missed out on a lot. And probably forgot a few more. But this is 2009, as I heard it—and as I heard it, 2009 was a very good year.



2009 Year In Review Green Edition: Long Island’s Environmental Milestones

At the close of 2008, the only thing rebellious about Tiger Woods was his signature red shirt and the only scandal surrounding Michael Phelps was his endorsement of Frosted Flakes over Wheaties. Thankfully, Long Island’s reputation for green initiatives hasn’t gone down quite the same way in ’09.