Club Report for November 29, 2007 (Luke & Leroy, Radegasthall, Duvet)

This Week’s Club Report focuses on a new beer hall in Brooklyn, a revamped lounge in the Village and rap killing in Duvet…




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Nightlife Gift Ideas

Black Friday and Cyber Monday kicked off the holiday shopping season. If you have people on your list that enjoy nightlife, it makes sense to get them something they can actually use when it’s time to go out. We are willing to give you some help in picking the right gift. We looked at ten different types of people and offer a gift for each one.

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Nightlife News for November 27, 2007

Nightlife News for November 27th

Crime
Nightclub Owner Sentenced in Death of Promoter (No credit available- New York Newsday)
You never know what to expect when you are booking a party at a club. Most places are laid back and helpful and professional when you call ahead. Some places are really expensive and annoying. When Michael Clark went to Dubie’s Place in Queens, he was killed.

Government
NYC Cracks Down on Underage Celebrity Clubbers (No Credit Available – United Press International)
When you were paying $800 for bottle service, there was a good chance that some child celebrity was at a table close by. If the State Liquor Authority has its way, that is going to stop very soon.

Music
More and More NY Spots using IPods instead of DJs for music (Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service)
Once upon a time, if a bar or restaurant wanted music, they got a jukebox and people could pick the music that suited their mood. Later a DJ would be on hand to provide music for the venue. Then Apple came along and made it easy for the bartender to just plug in his Ipod and play what she wanted to hear. Now, it’s a business with whole companies providing pre-arranged Ipods to their clients.

Music
New Orleans Jazz Men Come to New York Post Katrina (Vincent Mallozzi- New York Times)
Davell Crawford was one of the reasons New Orleans was a jazz hub in America. He played there since he was seven, won several entertainment awards and thrilled audiences at the House of Blues. After Katrina hit in 2005, it destroyed his home, his music studio and wiped out his life savings. Now Mr. Crawford and many other musicians like him are starting over in New York.

You use the banner to read all these stories and more in the November 27th edition of Nightlife News from New York Nights

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Drinking
Rising Beer Prices Coming to 2008 (Michael Rundle- Metro)
You might go to the bar for a few drinks to forget about the rising cost of living and the crazy stock market. But higher prices are everywhere. They might hit your beer glass very soon.

Music
More Musicians Opt for 360 Deals (Jeff Leeds- New York Times)
Artists like Madonna, Prince and Radiohead have forced the music industry to rethink the way they make money. Their newest model is to go beyond selling CDs and hoping that they’ll find one mega hit to pay for ten mediocre bands. The new idea is to draw a band into a 360 deal.

Safety
New wrinkle in St. Gullien murder case (Neel Shah- Radar Online)
Darryl Littlejohn is currently being held in Riker’s Island for the kidnapping torture, rape, murder and mutilation of Imette St. Guillen. He has been in jail since April, but it has only recently been brought to light that Littlejohn was an informant for state and federal law enforcement.

Editorial
The Cure for New York Nightlife (Gamal Hennessy- New York Nights)
Last week we took a look at the way the nightlife environment has changed from its peak to the situation we have today. This week we find out what we can do to inject new life into the club scene.

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The Cure for New York Nightlife (A NYN Editorial)

Last week we took a look at the way the nightlife environment has changed from its peak to the situation we have today. This week we find out what we can do to inject new life into the club scene.

Read about it in part two of our editorial “The Cure for New York Nightlife”.



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Drinking
Rising Beer Prices Coming to 2008 (Michael Rundle- Metro)
You might go to the bar for a few drinks to forget about the rising cost of living and the crazy stock market. But higher prices are everywhere. They might hit your beer glass very soon.

Music
More Musicians Opt for 360 Deals (Jeff Leeds- New York Times)
Artists like Madonna, Prince and Radiohead have forced the music industry to rethink the way they make money. Their newest model is to go beyond selling CDs and hoping that they’ll find one mega hit to pay for ten mediocre bands. The new idea is to draw a band into a 360 deal.

Safety
New wrinkle in St. Gullien murder case (Neel Shah- Radar Online)
Darryl Littlejohn is currently being held in Riker’s Island for the kidnapping torture, rape, murder and mutilation of Imette St. Guillen. He has been in jail since April, but it has only recently been brought to light that Littlejohn was an informant for state and federal law enforcement.

Read more on this articles by clicking on the banner to read the November 20th edition of Nightlife News

A NYN Editorial (Is New York Nightlife Dead?)

Is New York Nightlife Dead?

(The First in a Two Part Editorial)

By Gamal Hennessy

Rest in Peace?
There is certain level of malaise floating through the city when it comes to nightlife. This general dissatisfaction stems from the concept that the golden age of club life in New York is long gone. You can read it in the club reviews from magazines. You can hear it from people who ran the clubs in the 80’s and 90’s.

They say that the New York nightlife scene is dead.

The evidence to support this concept is pretty strong. Legendary spots like Studio 54, Palladium and Limelight have been gone for years, replaced by theaters and NYU dorms. AIDS and drugs hit the club scene harder than almost any other segment of society and killed many of club pioneers. Major acts like Bob Dylan or Madonna rarely bubble out of the club scene now. Today we watch them hatch on American Idol. The cabaret and ‘quality of life’ laws of the Giuliani era have been a further drag on a once very decadent environment. Bottle service and VIP rooms have changed the focus of many clubs from pleasure to business. Other cities like San Francisco or Atlanta or Montreal have become the places to party. Things have changed a lot over the past few years.

But does that mean that our nightlife scene is gone? Have we missed the chance to enjoy New York nightlife?

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Nightlife News for November 13, 2007

Nightlife News for November 13th 2007

Radiohead Results 38% Will Pay (Robert Andrews- Paid Content)
Last month, everyone in the music and business press (including NYN) speculated on how Radiohead’s new “pay what you want” pricing would affect album sales. This wasn’t about the fate of just one album; the entire industry was waiting for the results. Now that the results are in, it doesn’t look good for album sales.

Get Your Hands Off My Lime (Michael Wilson- New York Times)
It appears that certain inspectors from the New York State Department of Health are taking their jobs seriously…maybe too seriously. One Brooklyn bar was cited by the DOH for an infraction that has allegedly been on the books for years. Was it the dog inside the bar? No. Was it the fruit flies near the liquor bottles? Nope. It was the lime stuffed in the neck of the Corona bottle.

Liquor on Trains? OK. Liquor Ads on Trains? No. (John DeSio- Village Voice)
If you ride the Long Island Railroad or MetroNorth into or out of the city, you can see an ad for beer on the platform and then get a beer on the train, if you’re of drinking age. But if Felix Ortiz has anything to say about it, you won’t see any liquor ads on MTA trains.

Read more on these stories in the November 13th Edition of Nightlife News, only from New York Nights

The New Club Report: Socialista

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Tonight we shine the NYN spotlight on Socialista.

We also have info on the fate of Luke and Leroy, Lido Bar and The Hawaiian Tropic Zone

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Interview with Shayna Zaid

NYN is proud to announce our latest interview with international recording artist Shayna Zaid.

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Nightlife News for November 6, 2007

Nightlife News for November 6th, 2007

The Economics of Bottle Service (Pascale Le Draoulec- Forbes)
A nightclub has a clear social hierarchy. There are people who get to sit down and have drinks delivered to them. Everyone else has to fight their way to the bar and stand up. What’s the difference? We call it bottle service.

NYN to Launch New Feature: (Gamal Hennessy- New York Nights)
The geography of New York’s club scene changes on a weekly basis. Established spots close, new spots open, names change. How can you keep up with it all and make sure you don’t walk up to your favorite spot only to find out it’s been closed by the Department of Health?

Possible Landmark Status for Webster Hall? (Jennifer Lee- New York Times)
While some nightclubs run out of money in the first year and others are closed by quality of life concerns and police raids, Webster Hall is on the verge of becoming a New York City landmark.

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New Attacks on Nightlife (Nightlife News)

Serial rapist uses club as hunting ground (Christopher Faherty- New York Sun)
Two women have been grabbed off the street and raped in the past few weeks after leaving a The Box on the LES. While the description of the assailant and the vehicle used in the crime differs the pattern is similar enough to categorize this as a serial rapist.

Down Days for Nightlife (Justin Silverman- AM New York)
The cover story for AM New York today was a piece on the way nightlife has changed in the city since the 70’s and 80’s. In the past a few major clubs ruled and the only way to get in was to catch the eye of the doorman. Today’s venues are predominantly smaller and as long as you have money, you can get in pretty much anywhere.

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