For those who bemoaned the loss of Tower Records in New York’s East Village (or the gaping retail hole left in the landmark building on Broadway and 4th), take heart. For the next month, non-profit organization No Longer Empty is staging a temporary gallery and multimedia art exhibition, launched Friday with a performance by Loud Objects with Mens’ Noise Choir. Though we’d like to see something more permanent take roost (the space has recently hosted a Toys ‘R’ Us pop-up shop, Steve & Barry’s, and a quickie Manhattan outpost of the Brooklyn Flea), paying homage to East Village culture with an art and music extravaganza seems befitting.
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1. Behold! Jimmy Fallon‘s inevitable follow-up to “Neil Young Sings the ‘Fresh Prince’ Theme” — Neil Young sings “Pants on the Ground.” (video) [via TwentyFourBit]
2. This weekend, a vacant Tower Records store in the East Village will host performances, panel discussions, and conceptual art installations that lament industry troubles and the demise of music stores. [via WSJ]
3. Did Avatar rip off Soviet science fiction writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky? [via The Guardian]
4. Fans of the Big Mac and couture rejoice: meet McFancy, an “upmarket temporary McDonald’s store that launches at Fashion Weeks across the world.” [via Refinery29]
5. Hoping to launch a new franchise, Lionsgate has acquired the worldwide rights to the screen adaptation of What To Expect When You’re Expecting. Remember, this is the same studio that does the Saw movies… [via Screen Daily]
Bonus link: Do hipsters really hate Converses?
