The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

MIKE MADDEN, Multimedia Producer Emeritus

All content by MIKE MADDEN

Asian Cuisine in New York City

April 17, 2013

The Big Apple is nothing without Asian cuisine like Sushi, dim sum, pad thai, and Korean barbecue.  With hundreds of Asian restaurants in New York City, there are just too many good ones to explore....

CAMOUFLAGED: William Deighan, Part II

CAMOUFLAGED: William Deighan, Part II

February 25, 2013
In the final segment of the Observer’s miniseries, “Camouflaged,” we talk to William Deighan, Fordham College, Rose Hill (FCRH ’15), and former E-4 Senior Airman.
CAMOUFLAGED: William Deighan, 30

CAMOUFLAGED: William Deighan, 30

February 20, 2013
In the final segment of the Observer's miniseries, "Camouflaged," we talk to William Deighan, Fordham College, Rose Hill (FCRH '15)
Vadim Panasyuk, 28, majoring in clinical social work.

CAMOUFLAGED: Part II, Vadim Panasyuk

November 26, 2012
In Part II of The Observer's new mini-series, "Camouflaged," we meet Vadim Panasyuk, 28, a former E-5 Sergeant in the Army who served two tours of duty in Iraq from 2005 to 2008.
CAMOUFLAGED: Part I, Sean Cintron

CAMOUFLAGED: Part I, Sean Cintron

November 12, 2012
In the Observer's new mini-series, "Camouflaged," we interviewed three veterans who are currently enrolled in classes at both Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) and Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC). For Part I, we interviewed Sean Cintron, a freshman and former Army sergeant, E-5 who served in the infantry for six years in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Playlist for New York

A Playlist for New York

November 2, 2012
A musical ode to a city who has seen the worst, but has come out as the best. (Photo courtesy of Weiyu Li)
Doug Zambon, FCLC ’11 (left with sunglasses), poses with his band, The Vansaders. Zambon plays guitar. (Courtesy of The Vansaders)

FCLC Alum Rocks Out with “Family Band” of Sorts

August 22, 2012
Even though no one is related, Doug Zambon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’11, talks to The Observer about the family-like closeness of his band, The Vansaders, and his musical experiences at Fordham.
(Courtesy of Tribeca FIlm Festival)

Like Father, Like Son

May 3, 2012
TV personality Sal Masekela explores the life of his father and South African jazz legend, Hugh Masekela in new documentary “Alekesam.”
Word of Mouth: Buffalo Cantina Part I

Word of Mouth: Buffalo Cantina Part I

April 26, 2012
In the first part of the next installment of Feature Co-Editor Darryl Yu's restaurant series, Word of Mouth, the Observer visits Buffalo Cantina of Williamsburg, Brooklyn to try the infamous Seppuku wings.
(Sara Azoulay/The Observer)

Office Hours…with Father Tueth S.J.

April 25, 2012
The Fordham Observer takes a look inside the office of Father Tueth, S.J. and asks him to discuss his favorite things hanging around his walls.

Why My Kids Will Listen to the Boss and Like It

March 28, 2012
Bruce Springsteen, for me, is my gringot: a storyteller that took the ugliest parts of New Jersey, and made them beautiful in song; a historian of sorts whose commentary is solely painted with romance and escape for kids of the ’70s and ’80s who are now parents themselves; a patron saint that seemed to watch over me wherever I went as I experienced shitty summer jobs, high school hierarchies and Jersey shore romances that constituted of catching footballs and Frisbees in front of girls on the beach.
Bristol-based band Turbowolf is one of the few bands who take the live performance and resurrect it for 2012. (Courtesy of Turbowolf)

The Devil Has Family in Bristol and They Go By the Name Turbowolf

February 22, 2012
Rock n’ Roll is dying. Rock music isn’t. It’s as simple as that. And people can’t comprehend that they are two separate entities. Rock n’ Roll brings the hell and spitfire that people run to the hills for and don’t look back. It’s a certain class of attitude only characterized by a rapid transformation when surrounded by sweat, hair, second-hand t-shirts and the like. “Rock” music falls to the feet of Rock n’ Roll and kisses a ring on every finger. Anyone can “rock,” but not everyone can rock and “roll” at the same time.
(Tennis/Fat Possum, John Talabot/Permanent Vacation, Heartless Bastards/Partisans)

February Album Release Grab Bag

February 15, 2012
In the summer of 2010, the Denver-based lo-fi husband and wife duo of singer Alaina Moore and guitarist Patrick Riley aka Tennis, allowed listeners to travel along with them as first mates via headphones, with the pair sailing up and down the Atlantic seaboard.
(Courtesy of Fordham Memes)

Editor’s Choice: Top 20 Fordham Memes

February 15, 2012
Recently two new Facebook pages took off called "Fordham Memes," and with both Rose Hill and Lincoln Center students "liking" the pages, they received hundreds of hits within just a few hours. Students wasted no time in creating their own memes.
(Mike Madden/The Observer)

Electric Relaxation: Hip Hop Therapy Comes to Fordham

February 5, 2012
On Feb. 4, Fordham opened its doors to welcome in 'One Mic, One Movement,' a conference dedicated to the psychological benefits found in hip-hop music and culture through performance, lyricism, music and spoken-word.
With her unique look and soulful voice, Etta James is considered one of the most influential female singers of the 20th Century. (Los Angeles Times/MCT))

Etta James, 73, Loses Battle with Leukemia

January 21, 2012
After several long years battling with leukemia, R&B icon Etta James passed away on Friday at the age of 73 at a Riverside, CA, hospital according to her manager.
The Beach Boys/Capitol

Monthly Music Review: November Album Release Grab Bag

November 16, 2011
Bradford Cox, aka Atlas Sound ,has once again proved himself as one of our generation’s most consistent singer-songwriters with his new album “Parallax.” Taking cues from his recent mini-albums, the
(The Bees/Fictione)

Monthly Music Review: November Release Party

November 2, 2011
If you were in Quinn Library at 10:53 p.m. on Tuesday night, I apologize. My soft whimpers of unperceivable musical pain finally caught up with me and I’m sorry you had to hear a grown man cry. There is only so much musical abuse one music nerd can take and my abuse came in the form of Lou Reed and Metallica’s collaborative album, “Lulu.”
CMJ featured more than 1,300 bands at more than 80 venues throughout New York City this October. (Maddy Chambers/The Observer)

CMJ Clenches Its Indie Grip On the City for Four Nights of Music and Movies

November 2, 2011
It was only 4:30 p.m. at the Ace Hotel on West 29th Street in Midtown Manhattan, but Bradford Cox, also known as the sound textured acoustic chameleon Atlas Sound, looked like he just rolled out of having breakfast in bed: classic pinstripe, two-piece pajamas, uncombed bed head and eyes that looked as if he hadn’t quite rubbed the gunk from them yet.

Monthly Music Review: October Release Party

October 5, 2011
It’s been four years since her critically acclaimed album, “The Reminder,” dropped. Now the Canadian songstress Feist is back with her newest album, “Metals,” a batch of her traditional smoky,
New York City prepares for Hurricane Irene. (Elizabeth Pantaleo/Abaca Press/MCT)

FCLC: “We Are Prepared.”

August 27, 2011
Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) is taking the necessary precautions to ensure students’ safety in anticipation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, the worst storm to hit the metropolitan area since the Great New England Hurricane of 1938.

Homeless and Humble: A Journey of Faith

July 31, 2011

It’s dinnertime at the Bowery Mission on the Lower East Side. As I sit and talk to 35-year-old David Gonzalez, a resident of the Bowery Mission who also works for the outreach program, I notice that...

April Release Party

July 23, 2011

Published: April 20, 2011 Panda Bear “Tomboy” released April 12 Baltimore native Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, is an artist well beyond his years. At only 32, Lennox has become a staple of our...

Long Live the Queen

July 23, 2011

Published: April 13, 2011 I hadn’t been in Sweetie’s closet of a dressing room for more than two minutes and she was already the drag queen aunt I’d never had. Sweetie just finished...

March Release Party

July 23, 2011

Published: March 30, 2011 Kurt Vile  "Smoke Ring For My Halo” released March 8 Philadelphia folk-rock veteran Kurt Vile is like the quiet kid in high school no one ever heard a word from, who...

No Gray Areas Here

July 23, 2011

Published: March 2, 2011 James Crump’s 2007 documentary, “Black, White, + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe,” achieves two things. First, it reveals how the lives of two...

February Release Party

July 23, 2011

Published: February 16, 2011 James Blake “James Blake” released Feb. 8 Blake, the 21-year-old London-based dubstep producer, may be young, but don’t let his age fool you. This classically...

And the Grammy Goes To…

July 23, 2011

Published: February 2, 2011 Record of the Year Who Should Win: Cee Lo Green—“Fuck You” Who Will Win: Couldn’t Care Less To say Cee Lo Green has written some of the catchiest songs of our...

A Splotch, a Dot and a Stroke of Genius

July 23, 2011

Published: October 7, 2010 Fun. It’s a word you solemnly hear when walking through an art exhibition. Hell, it’s a word you never hear when walking through an art exhibition. Roy Lichtenstein...

Asssscat 3000 Ends the Week with Laughter

July 23, 2011

Published: September 22, 2010 It’s a familiar place; the dark, damp space with its multi-stained brown chairs and exposed, overhead piping reminds me of a suburban basement. Wood paneling, like...

Matt McCarthy: Big Man, Bushy Hair, Huge Heart

July 9, 2011

Published: April 15, 2010 Comedian Matt McCarthy, FCRH '01 and a veteran Ram mascot, is one of the most underrated comics in the industry. His lovable demeanor and frustrating concerns have...

This Ain’t Your Mummy’s Mix Tape

June 27, 2011

Published: October 22, 2009 Movies “The Witches”: From children’s book to the silver screen, Roald Dahl’s “The Witches” is kiddie-horror at its finest. “The Witches” tells the...

Load More Stories