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Your rowdy neighbors (pinguino/flickr)
Madonna has been accused of using her Manhattan apartment as a rehearsal studio with blaring music, according to a recent lawsuit. But neighbor noise is a major concern to many New Yorkers. Today, find out how to cope. Also: New York band Forro in the Dark shares their brand of the northeastern Brazilian music that accompanies the dance the forro.
Too Close for Comfort?
Residential sounds are the number-one noise complaint in New York City, according to the City's 311 complaint hotline. Today, Arline Bronzaft, chair of the noise committee at the city's Council on the Environment, tells us how to cope in the latest installment of Soundcheck’s monthly series on noise.
Weigh in:Do ...
Weigh in:Do ...
Forro in the Dark Live
When the rhythm known as forro made its way from the Northeast of Brazil to the Lower East Side it lost the accordion, gained more drums…and some American pop. New York-based outfit Forro in the Dark has featured David Byrne in its first album and for their new album, Light ...