Featured, Featured Box, Featured Gallery, On Campus - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:37 - 7 Comments
Nyle is Not Just a River in Egypt: An Interview with an NYU Student on the Verge of Graduating as a Hip-Hop Star
Nyle Emerson, an NYU senior, has recently begun to make a name for himself across the internet for his impressive and catchy video “Let the Beat Build.” The video has swept its way across hip hop blogs and gone legitimately viral, garnering over 10,000 hits in just three days. Though it’s this video that caught NYU Local’s attention, Emerson has been working hard since high school to achieve his dream of becoming the next rap superstar, performing shows at the Bowery Poetry Club and compiling audio and video EPs. The first thing you’ll notice about Emerson is that he’s not your stereotypical hip hop hopeful. Thoughtful, incredibly intelligent and endlessly passionate about his art, I had to restrain myself from wanting to jump across the room and hug him. Entertainment Editor Joe Coscarelli and I sat down with Nyle yesterday at the Clive Davis Recording Studio at 194 Mercer to discuss music, hip hop nonprofits and the making of “Let the Beat Build.”
Entertainment, Featured - Tuesday, February 3, 2009 15:57 - 1 Comment
Interview with Jayne Anne Phillips, Author of “Lark and Termite”
Jayne Anne Phillips is an award-winning novelist and author of numerous works, including “Sweetheart,” “Machine Dreams,” and “Shelter.” Her latest novel, “Lark and Termite,” received a rave review from notoriously harsh Times book critic Michiko Kakutani. She also happens to have two sons affiliated with NYU – one who graduated from Tisch and another a current sophomore in Gallatin. I emailed Jayne Anne and asked her about writing, inspiration, and that time Gregory Corso grabbed her by the nose.
JESSICA: Congratulations on your undeniable success with “Lark and Termite.” What inspired you to write the novel?
Entertainment, Featured - Monday, December 1, 2008 12:02 - 22 Comments
An Interview With A Real Life NYU Dominatrix
Some people spend hours at shitty work-study jobs pretending to look busy while actually browsing Facebook, but one NYU student—who goes by the name Mistress Ava—wears leather, humiliates people and gets paid for it. Here’s what she had to say about working as a dominatrix this summer. Continue…
Entertainment, Featured - Monday, October 6, 2008 6:32 - 3 Comments
NYU’s Max Vernon Braces for Breaking Out
It’s not too often that you get to hear thoughts from the likes of Susan Sontag coming from contemporary music. With his song “Politburo Technocrats,” Max Vernon does just that, capturing heavy considerations of politics and authority in a way that compels engagement with the music.
“I don’t ever want to make breathy, airy, background music. My style will never be that way – you have to engage with it. This is our challenge culturally,” he says. Continue…
Entertainment, Featured - Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:14 - 24 Comments
NYU Alum and Poet Tao Lin Doesn’t Care Whether or Not You Think Print Is Dead
Tao Lin is a Brooklyn-based NYU alum who has published numerous books of poetry and short stories, as well as one novel titled Eeeee Eee Eeee. At just 25 years old, Lin recently finished his second novel which is slated for publication in Fall 2009.
Hipsters flock to his sparse writing for its desolate tone and modern feel, so I guess he is kind of like Miranda July without boobs. Of his newest book he says, “maybe 40% of it is Gmail chats.” (Millennial!) I suspect his fans also like that he does not use capitalization.
Below is an interview with Lin, conducted via e-mail, by NYU Local’s Jessica Roy. Continue…
