Continental Airlines Arena

Despite protests from local officials, union members, and members of the state Legislature, NJ did in fact vote to close the Izod Center.....

NJ officials want to close down the Izod Center because no sports happen there, it's losing money, and it can't seem to compete with all the other arenas and stadiums in the area (like Prudential Center in Newark and Barclays Center in Brooklyn)...

I'm pretending this Halloween donut is vegan (CRED) ...might be the funniest stadium renaming yet. I like it though. It's much easier to say and write than "Continental Airlines Arena"...

Jay-Z & Kanye West @ GQ party, NYC - Sept 18, 2007For whatever reason I find this really interesting: Jay-Z wants to rename New Jersey's Continental Arena after his Rocawear clothing company...

Stilepost has almost 30 songs posted for download - David Bowie, Elvis, Saint Etienne, Ryan Adams, and Beck included. The Infinite Pet posted an indie mix too: PART 1 & PART 2...

Gridskipper, a cousin of Gawker, is hosting the first annual Urban Blogging Awards. For what it's worth, BrooklynVegan is up for "Best Urban Music Blog...