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sam cohen

summer is good.

About Me

I used to have a little hat.

Here's a quote from my favorite author that inspired the founding of Theory:

"To classify, to guide, to invent, to relate, to inspire, to solve, to infuse mankind. To discover proper balance between stimulating challenge and partaking pleasure. To better. To transcend. To adore. To mutate. To serve. To build avenues of love. To overwhelm. To arrive. And let's have some fun while we do it."

-R.A. Lafferty
Arrive At Easterwine

some photos by me and my friends, many at the parties we throw, can be found here .

My Interests

music, film, reading, performance art, dancing, meditation, hermitage, partying, domesticable mammals, unconventional predators, strategic thought, myth, legend, quality conversations, great people, intoxication, making out, fine cheeses, t'ai chi, good comedy, cunnilingus, democracy, drill n' bass, electronic music, kenjutsu, law, poetry, politics, polyrhythm, quantum theory, reason, rock n' roll, where art meets science, slam poetry, sociology, unintentional high camp, whiskey, Katamari Damacy, and of course... Your Mom- because she raised you so good.

I'd like to meet:

awesome.

Music:

The Books, Amon Tobin, Squarepusher, Voidstar Runner, Postal Service, Dntel, Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, RJD2, Bad Religion, Billy Holliday, Charlie Mingus, Mu-Ziq, Bjork, The Hellacopters, Dimmu Borgir, Muse, Radiohead, Luke Vibert, Herbert, John Tejada, Derrick May, Goten Project, Four Tet, Theivery Corp, The Klezmatics, Quartetto Gelatto, Verdi, Mozart, Gounod, Wu-Tang Solos, The Kleptones, Stan Getz, P-Funk, Motley Crue, Johnny Cash, Early U2, DJ Krush, Dj Shadow, UNKLE, Sigur Ros, DJ Vadim, Nine Inch Nails, Nobukazu Takemura, Sage Francis, Nick Cave, Joe Cocker, El Producto/Company Flow, Roni Size, Photek, David Bowie, Queen, The Who, Pink Floyd, SoundMurderer, Archangel, ReMarc, Carl Craig, Liberator DJs, The Pilfers, Coldcut, Mr. Oizo, Kid Koala, Busta Rhymes, FFF, Machine Girl, Enduser, Mekagojira, Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, MF Doom, Lord Have Mercy, Tears For Fears, Matthew Herbert, Mia Doi Todd, Of Montreal, Spoon, Black Sabbath, Thao Nguyen, The Cars Are The Stars, The Raging Family, Aggro1, Sia, Desmond Dekker, Lord Quas, Andrew Bird, Boom Bip, Edan, Danger Mouse, Barbara Morgenstern, Robert Lippok, Yoko Kanno, Max Avery Lichtenstein, Lo-Fi-FNK, The Memory Band, The Mobius Band, Music A.M., Jamie Lidell, The Herbaliser, From Monument To Masses, Climber, The Tiny, Coltrane Motion, Steve Spacek, Tin Hat Trio, Imogen Heap, Jaga Jazzist, Mig, GusGus, Koushik, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Sweater Weather, Shrift, Pivot, Gorillaz, Sufjan Stevens, William Orbit, Death Cab for Cutie, Anomaly, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Movies:

Pretty much anything involving any of the following:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Lone Wolf and Cub, Zhang Yimou, Wes Anderson, The Yuen Brothers, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell's Indie Films, The Marx Brothers, Bad Kung-Fu, Hayao Miyazake, Shinichiro Watanabe, Juzo Itami, Alfred Hitchcock, Sam Raimi, John Sayles, Robert Altman, Asian Horror/Grand Guignol, Matt Parker/Trey Stone, Swashbuckling, Humphrey Bogart, Martin Scorsese, Takashi Miike, Wong Kar-Wai, Francois Truffaut, Park Chin-Wook

Television:

The Wire, Northern Exposure, Rome, Nature Documentaries

Books:

mostly reading law texts these days, but I also like: (pulp) sci-fi, (post) cyberpunk, philosophy, historical fiction, comic books, quantum theory, W.S. Burroughs, H.S. Thompson, Rumi, Neal Stephenson, Cory Doctorow, R.A. Lafferty, Freeman Dyson, Oscar Wilde, Sun Tzu, Shi Nai'An, Kakuzo Okakura, Katsu Kokichiro, Arthur Conan Doyle (Just Holmes), Lo Kuan-Chung, Ch'eng En Wu, Samuel R. Delany, Alfred Bester, Warren Ellis, Jonathan Safran Foer, Milan Kundera, Tsao Hsueh-Chin, Gregory Corso, Italo Calvino, Milan Kundera, Roger Zelazny, Zhuge Liang's Commentaries, Jared Diamond, So Many More...

Heroes:

Zhuge Liang

My Blog

start st. pats right with theory and drum attix at midway!

Theory Events and Drum Attix Present:after(happy)hoursSaturday March 15downstairs, 8-midnight at Midway(25 Ave. B Between 2nd and 3rd, F/V to Houston St/2nd Ave)Free 21up no bottles no dress codeinfo:...
Posted by sam cohen on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:01:00 PST

Theory Allied Events This February

Happy Valentines Day, everyone!First off, thanks again to everybody who came out and packed the house at ARTCRIME5: FAIR USE! Everybody had a great time and we're looking forward to hosting you all ag...
Posted by sam cohen on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:33:00 PST

ARTCRIME5 top billed in Time Out New York!

check it yourself in the mag, it's the first club listing for saturday night:Artcrime5: Fair UseFair usethe ability to utilize copyrighted material for creative purposesis celebrated on Avenue B ton...
Posted by sam cohen on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:22:00 PST

ARTCRIME5: RESERVE NOW!

8 days til' ARTCRIME5: FAIR USE, and the venue's already warning us that we may have to turn some people away at the door; it's just gonna be too bumpin'.  How can you avoid this tragic fate?&nbs...
Posted by sam cohen on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:52:00 PST

Lineup and Call For Art for ARTCRIME5:FAIR USE

Hey Everybody,You're all cordially invited to party with us at Theory's first Event of 2008, ARTCRIME5: FAIR USE, Groundhog's Saturday February 2 at China1. First Thing's First, your DJ's for the...
Posted by sam cohen on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:36:00 PST

Theory Events: The Year In Review

It's been quite a year for Theory and our affiliated artists; by year's end, Theory will have put on a total of 15 free parties this year, an even dozen of which were open to the public.  Over th...
Posted by sam cohen on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:42:00 PST

that 100dBs sure does keep poppin...

$5 for a PBR and bourbon.no cover.dope music.catch him again Christmas Eve in manhattan:...
Posted by sam cohen on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:45:00 PST

Party Update! Movies all night and $10 Chinese Buffet!

THIS JUST IN: We had a talk with the management of China1 about the Jews' ancient and hallowed Christmas traditions, and we're pleased to announce we'll be screening movies all night and that there wi...
Posted by sam cohen on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:20:00 PST

Christmas Eve: Jews’ Night Out!

Theory Events, the East Village's favorite Jewish media conspiracy is proud to present NUTHIN' BUT A JEW THANGAn evening of drinking, dancing and sexy scandalFor 21+ Jews and the shiksas who want them...
Posted by sam cohen on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:44:00 PST

11/24/07: 80’s Homecoming at China1 Antique Lounge

Theory Events and BIGCITYsmallworld Productions Present80's HomecomingSaturday November 249pm-4amChina1 Antique Lounge50 Avenue B (between 3rd and 4th Streets)212.375.0665(F,V to Houston/2nd Ave)9pm-4...
Posted by sam cohen on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:41:00 PST