Music&Events: CBGB, the Home of Underground Rock closed

The legendary, historic Manhattan rock cave CBGB, which helped nurture American punk and post-punk heroes Television, the Ramones, the New York Dolls, Blondie, the Talking Heads, and Patti Smith, closed last Sunday after 33 years. (Lease was up, owners wanted many $$$.) CBGB owner Hilly Kristal says he'll strip the bar interior and move as much of it as possible (including the urinals, he said) to a new CBGB's in Las Vegas.

The club, which opened in December '73, was named CBGB for Country BlueGrass Blues. (Kristal & Co. quickly moved on to different genres.)

Culture&Events: Bombaysers de Lille (Lille3000)

More 100000 people took part in the celebrations of "Bombaysers de Lille", dansing & singing on Indie sounds all night long.

Yesterday, the city resembled the bustling, bright and heady streets of Bombay as it hosts Bombaysers de Lille.

For three months the city will become a huge exhibition space with influences from India filling the streets and buildings, be it through art shows, dance, music, theatre, literature, fashion or food.