Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book, “Why Now is The Time to CRUSH IT! Cash in on Your Passion,” is being released next Tuesday, October 13th, and for the New Yorkers out there, he’s doing a book signing at Columbus Circle (book tour details here).
The book surrounds his relatively quick and calculated rise to personal branding fame [...]

The other day, my friend Joe Ciarallo, the new full-time editor over at Media Bistro’s PRNewser.com, asked me if I had any tips for pitching the infamous Page Six for a story.  PRNewser, a blog interested in all things PR, went ahead and ran my tips along with some other interesting tidbits right from the [...]

Last Night, BMI hosted their annual Urban Music Awards at Jazz At Lincoln Center in the Time Warner Building overlooking Columbus Circle and Central Park South.
The evening started out with a pre-awards event that included live performances by the likes of Keri Hilson and Mario, and a buffet of delicious things sponsored by Coca Cola [...]

Yesterday, my friend Roberto Gonzalez, better known as an award-winning Real Estate Agent at Bond New York, released a new video designed to simplify the purchase process for first-time buyers and dispel some of the age old myths that exist within his industry.
“The NYC Realty Guide: A Better Way To Buy Real Estate,” is a [...]

In anticipation of their new album, “Artwork,” The Used has announced the first ever 24-hour tweet-for-ticket “Twitter Listening Party”.  On Monday, the day before the album’s official release, the band will be offering a free full-stream of the album plus two B-Sides, “On The Cross” (Save Yourself Mix), and “In a Needle”.  The admission?  One [...]

Last night, I hosted a private ‘Sneak Peek’ event at AMP3 Headquarters to preview the soon-to-be-launched Blazetrak.com for a select group of trendsetting friends across the media, tech, music, fashion and entertainment verticals.
With savory hors d’oeuvres, wine courtesy of VOGA, and mini cupcakes from The Cupcake Stop, guests listened in as co-founding partners Corey Stanford, [...]

In true form, up & coming Rock Band–Honor Society–went all out on their show at The Gramercy Theatre (AKA the Blender Theatre), in “honor” of their original New York fan base.
The four piece boyish band featuring Mike Bruno (lead vocals / guitar), Andrew Lee (bass / vocals), Jay Rosen (keys / vocals) and Alexander Noyes [...]

July 1st, 2009 marked the grand opening of new Studio/Showroom/Event Space–THE ARSENAL.  Launched by Brooklyn Royalty’s own Bob Bland, The Arsenal is aimed to be a space where local artisans can come to display their art, preview their new designs, execute a photo shoot, or most importantly–throw a great party!
On opening night, Bob put the [...]

This past week, New York social diary and online party source Socially Superlative celebrated it’s first anniversary at INC Lounge in the Time Hotel.  Always a huge supporter of AMP3-related clients and events, it was fun to have the tables turned, and attend an SS-sponsored event, which I must say was executed very nicely with [...]

Today, June 25th, 2009, is one of those monumental days where decades from now, you will still remember where you were when you “heard the news.”  The world lost an incredible talent today, the elusive Michael Jackson, and the news broke first in real time on Twitter.  I compulsively refreshed my Twitter feed, waiting to [...]

Tonight, I attended the third Mashable NextUp NYC event at 92Y, which was the third in a series of three, and also a part of this week’s “Internet Week” celebration in New York.  [If you missed my recap of the first two, here they are: "The State of the New York Blogosphere" and "Lessons from [...]

NIGHTtime is a new weekly event that features Marcus Goldhaber’s intimate jazz performance and an exclusive cocktail menu designed just for our crowd, including a special $5 Happy Hour wine.   The NightHotel is an exercise of Modern Gothic Gotham, filled with black & white décor, and nestled secretly in behind the Midtown Mayhem of Times [...]

Social platform, GuestofAGuest.com, hosted a kick-off yesterday for the launch of their newsletter and the re-birth of their Hamptons sister site, given that as of next weekend (Memorial Day), New Yorkers will be heading out east for some fun in the sun on weekends now through Labor Day.
Though they had a “rain date” location secured, [...]

Celebrity Lifestyle Blogger, Tia Walker of The Quest for “it”, hosted her 2nd annual “Save the Eggs” function tonight, benefiting Fertile Hope, an organization that raises funds for women who wish to conserve their eggs before they go through cancer-related chemotherapy.
Tia, who, herself, has unexpectedly dealt with and successfully overcome breast cancer, knows about the [...]

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Creator and Founder of YOUAREONTHELIST.com, the lovely Robin Ross.  YOUAREONTHELIST.com is an exclusive destination for gaining access to a modern, fashionable lifestyle.   The list, seperated into two categories (The List and the more elusive, Invitation Only List), allows patrons access to some of the [...]

April 28th marked the 2nd in a series of events dubbed NextUP NYC, put on by Mashable – the bible for all things social media. [If you missed the run-down from the debut event of the Mashable NextUP Series, you can check out my recap here.] The topic at hand this time around [...]

When I heard about this “Fashion For All” event, designed to collect clothing for Brooklynites in need, through friend / blogger / author Felicia Sullivan, I knew it was the real deal because she has been selflessly working on it for months.
Next Friday (May 8th), there will be a pre-party to collect clothes for the [...]

Last night, professional salsa dancer, Burju Perez, officially launched her new dance-inspired shoe line, Burju Shoes, a shoe collection that merges Fashion & Comfort into one shoe. Burju currently inventories over 50 styles of shoes (for men, women, and children) which can all be custom ordered in terms of style, color combination, width (3 [...]

Earlier this week, Time Out New York hosted another one of it’s DLS (Drinking & Libation Society) events at exclusive lounge, The Eldridge, on the Lower East Side.
The DL Society is a civilized league “offering culinary enthusiasts the opportunity to consort with like-minded individuals.”   The society invites and encourages other foodies to join in as [...]

Last night, I checked out the “Green Arm Candy Party” hosted by the two lovely co-founders of the “go to” bag blog: BagTrends.com, Pamela Pekerman and Michelle Finkelshteyn, at the Union Square Ballroom.
The event featured a series of booths manned by various hand bag companies who share an eco-friendly “green theme,” as well as a [...]