God, we're so sick of Snakes on a Plane that we want to kill anyone and everyone that makes a "something on a something" joke. But then we realized that there was no way we could ever win this fight, and, hell, if you can't beat them, we might as well join them. And with that, you have the theme of this weeks' Gothamist network post. Austinist makes it easy for us, with Candidate on... more ›

This has been a rough week for your -ist pals, though you wouldn't know it from the great posts all over the network. Plagued with server problems, our tech team (led by the great Neil Epstein) toiled around the clock to solve the glitches as they arose. Seriously, we've said, typed, and thought the phrase "server problems" more in the past week than we have for the last 35 years combined. Why not say it... more ›

Ghostland Observatory, about whom we've gushed since the inception of this site, and who we interviewed a little while ago, are about to leave Texas for their very first East Coast tour, including a stop to play at the New York Media Blowout that is Gothamist's Movable Hype, masterfully organized by our pal, Jen Carlson. They're bringing the beat to NYC, and we can only hope and pray that NYC doesn't dig its claws... more ›