Jen has already posted her Top Stories for 2007-- but here's the list according to you, the readers: By Comments* 1. Pet Food Recall After Cat and Dog Deaths, by Jen Chung (614) 2. Rev. John Carmichael, Church of Scientology, by Jen Carlson (312) 3. Wild Wednesday Weather, by Jen Chung (255) 4. Maple Syrup Was Better: Smell of Gas Covers NYC by Jen Chung (191) 5. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Mooninites Don't Scare......

This is traditionally a pretty slow time for music. Everyone is getting their feet back under them from the holidays, there aren't many bands putting out albums, and even less are ready to get back out and start touring. The news cycle in general is still pretty weak, and music has it no different. Nonetheless, we're starting a new feature this week recapping the biggest stories in rock around this town every Friday. So... New......

-- Late breaking news: Rudy Fleming was convicted of murder in the Nicole DuFresne case-- we'll followup tomorrow. -- If you don't work in the financial service industry, you may have missed out on the Aleksey Vayner meme, in which a kid at Yale sent a hilariously insane application video for a job at an i-bank. All hell broke lose shortly after the video was leaked to the internet. This short video, set to......

MUSIC: If you aren't going to a 06.06.06 party tonight, and if we are in fact all here and the apocolypse hasn't happened...we suggest getting over to the Delancey. Why? Because it's the first Beg Yr Pardon party and there will be free red velvet cupcakes and brownies! There will also be all you can eat BBQ if you're into that sort of thing (for an extra $5). Oh, and music! There is also music.......

Hey, happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Time to drive out the old spirits of the past year and welcome the good spirits of the new year. The Chinese do this with explosions and fireworks; we'll do it rock-style, with extremely loud noises. Such as: The week starts out with a bang on Monday, with the magically delicious, occasionally unsettling experimental rock of Deerhoof (at left) at Bowery. Instead of traditional opening bands, the show will......

New Feature Alert! In a city filled with music, bands and venues we sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed and underenthused. So here's the deal, we are going to write about one NYC band each week. We want to introduce you to some new music that we've heard, and we want you to introduce us to some new music as well (see end of post). We're all listening through cluttered ears, but that's only because we......

- An interview with Yomairo Reynoso, Dancing Queen and Teacher - People do stupid things on the Brooklyn Bridge - Why your cellphone reception may have been weird lately - Animated movie Madagascar mimics Grand Central, but not quite Central Park - Legal five minute double parking? No way - The receipe for BLT's Cheddar and Chive Biscuits - Young adult reading updated - Mayor Bloomberg makes a Spanish pitch for reelection - The Donald......

- Where is the best mac and cheese? - It's not TV, HBO is a playbook for crime - Can NYC really secede? - Stay warm by making some delicious soup - A Chinese food delivery man is beaten for dropping off menus - Ask Gothamist wants to hear from your - There's a music benefit this coming Tuesday (1/25) with Ted Leo, Benzos, and many others - What Serena Southerlyn might be wearing -......

Gothamist's first concert event, Gothamist Presents Movable Hype, was a great success! We'll be announcing our contribution to DonorsChoose.org shortly, but in the meantime, we would like to thank: - The bands - The Fresh, The Sons of Sound, Snowden, and Asobi Seksu - for amazing sets - The fabulous Tarts of Pleasure for deejaying - The Knitting Factory for providing the space - Triple 8 Vodka for $2 drink specials - And most......

Hello, everybody. We've had a couple of exciting months, launching SFist and DCist as well as growing our staff, and have a busy fall/winter planned as well: - On September 30, there will be a second New York City Photobloggers event. Hosted by Rion and Jake, the evening's speakers include Eliot, David, Mike and many others. The action will begin at 6PM at the SoHo Apple Store. - On November 16, Gothamist will have its......

- Gothamist Arts & Events has a tip on two listening parties tonight - one for Ted Leo and one for Bjork. And in an effort to challenge the constraints of space and time, Arts & Events editor Jen Carlson explains how you can hear both CDs. - Have a nice dinner at one of Charlie Palmer's smartly priced $25-for-three-courses restaurants, Kitchen 22 and Kitchen 82. - And we'll be stopping by the Park Avenue......

Gothamist Arts & Events' Jen Carlson and Janelle Gunther headed to the Siren Music Festival and have some choice pictures from the hot Coney Island days of music (that's David Cross in the crowd, above). The NY Times' Kelefa Sanneh thinks concert goers were fortified/stupefied "by a potential toxic mixture of sun, beer and fried clams" (Gothamist loves the accompanying photograph by Rahav Segev which shows the Cyclone, fans, and Death Cab for Cutie).......

[Sets and the City is a new section for Gothamist Arts & Events written by Karen Ruttner, Jen Carlson and Janelle Gunther. Check back weekly for new profiles and interviews with the bands that make this city tick.] Madison Strays have been together a little over a year, and yet their drugged-up psycho-prom music already seems at home amidst the swirls of post-punk and new wave that are crashing through New York’s underground. Their......

Lots of news at Casa de Gothamist this week, so let's just jump into it: 1. Andrew Krucoff has filed a petition to break the indefinite, involuntary servitude contract we signed him to at the beginning of the year, and for humanitarian reasons, we have seen fit to grant his request. Krucoff has made a tremendous contribution to Gothamist - his 100+ interviews will stand as a testament to his wit, intelligence, and kind-heartedness for......