Man, do I hate the Hammerstein. They ought to fit it out with a decent sound system and a stage high enough to suit the room. Anyway, Grace Jones performed last night to a ROUSING reception from the packed house. Not bad...
Jul 31, 2009
Jul 30, 2009
Woodstock memories
Photographer Bill Eppridge has a wonderful slideshow over on the NY Times website today along with his commentary. The closer we get to the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival, the more we'll see this sort of thing. That's alright with me. Photographs Copyright 2009 Bill Eppridge. All Rights Reserved.
Jul 29, 2009
Bande à part: New York Underground 60’s 70’s 80’s
Originally published overseas a couple of years ago, and touring internationally since as a gallery exhibition, the wonderful photography collection Bande à part will finally see the light of day here in the US in September thanks to Gingko Press. A comprehensive expose of the New York Underground in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, Bande à parte is a collection of photographs taken by those who were the eyes in the darkness, the insiders among the outsiders of art.
What distinguishes this group is that they are not professionals in the sense that taking pictures wasn’t really a job, it was a compulsion, something they had to do. Billy Name was a major domo at the silver Warhol Factory, Gerard Malanga was a poet and Warhol’s painting assistant, Danny Fields was a mover and shaker in the record business, responsible for the management of such talents as Iggy and The Stooges, The Doors and The Ramones. Even those who were photographers by trade were not the kind who waited for assignments, they were self-taught anthropologists who wanted to document their time, their place. And clearly, these pictures tell their stories better than words ever could.
Features photographs by Lee Childers, Billy Name, Anton Perich, Maripol, Roberta Bayley, Godlis, Bobby Grossman, Danny Fields, Stephanie Chernikowski, Marcia Resnick, and Gerard Malanga.
It can be pre-ordered from Amazon right here
.See more photos here.
208 pages, Paperback, 9'' x 11 ¾'' (230 x 280 mm)
120 color and b/w illustrations, English
ISBN: 978-1-58423-272-8
$ 35.00
Jul 28, 2009
REMINDER - Liquid Liquid & Rhys Chatham at Lincoln Center
This is just a reminder that Liquid Liquid, as well as Rhys Chatham and his 200 Electric Guitars, will be performing for FREE at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park Bandshell on the evening of Saturday, August 8. Get all of the info you'll need right here.
New Order and Ike Yard 1981
Here's great bit of ephemera courtesy of our friends over at Cerysmatic Factory. From November 19, 1981, its a flier for one of the earliest of New Order gigs in the US with support by New York's own Ike Yard at the Ukrainian National Home. Its extremely rare & no one really knows how many exist.
The gig was filmed and released as the FACT 77 Taras Shevchenko video by Factory Records. The poster design was a collaboration between Michael Shamberg (head of Factory's US operations) and Ike Yard's Stuart Argabright.
God bless William Shatner
Unknown beat poet, William Shatner, recites Sarah Palin's farewell speech. Hip to say the least. Thanks to Arthur Magazine for the tip.
The Mighty Hannibal's 70th Birthday Party
The Mighty Hannibal's 70th Birthday Party
backed by The Sweet Divines AND SURPRISE GUESTS!!!
July 31 at the Highline Ballroom,
431 W 16th St. NYC 10011
between 9th and 10th Ave
(212) 414-5994
highlineballroom.com
Concert starts @ 8PM
Doors open @ 6 PM
Tickets $16.00 in advance, $18.00 day of show
Celebrate with the man himself at a massive birthday soul show blast!
http://www.myspace.com/mightyhannibal
http://www.nortonrecords.com
Jul 27, 2009
The New York Nobody Sings
New blog alert! In cooperation with The London Nobody Sings, we're proud to announce the new blog, The New York Nobody Sings. We hope to remind you of, or turn you on to, songs that are about New York, have a strong connection to New York, or simply have some sort of NYC je ne sais quoi.
Initially contributing to this blog will be me (Stupefaction), EV Grieve, and the Hunter Gatherer. Listen in to the New York blogging conversation.
Initially contributing to this blog will be me (Stupefaction), EV Grieve, and the Hunter Gatherer. Listen in to the New York blogging conversation.
Jul 25, 2009
Just Because - Count Ossie
Count Ossie performing in Jamaica 1966:
Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation 1974:
Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation 1974:
Jul 23, 2009
I mean seriously...
With all due respect to the parties involved, is it any wonder I rarely buy new records? If you have to ask...
We're Livin' On Dog Food
Keep an eye out for this new documentary on the all too often ignored Australian punk & post punk music scene. From director Richard Lowenstein comes "We're Livin' On Dog Food." Rowland S. Howard, the Primitive Calculators, Ollie Olsen, Phillip Brophy and many others offer their recollections, and air their animosities, in a tribute to those seminal times. The Crystal Ballroom, the little bands, the Boys Next Door, drugs, fashion, sharehousing and a previously unseen interview with Michael Hutchence. All this and the making of the Australian cult classic, 'Dogs In Space.'
Mr. Leee - When He's 64
Leee Childers birthday party at Delancy Bar
Friday July 24th
8:30PM - 2 AM
168 Delancy Street @ Clinton
Jul 20, 2009
Jul 17, 2009
Your Heart Out #9 - A Restorative - out now
A Restorative is the ninth issue of Your Heart Out and can be downloaded for free in their library at www.yrheartout.blogspot.com. This particular excursion takes in The Decorators and Dylan, Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, Raybeats and 8 Eyed Spy, Arthur Verocai and Joyce, Carla Bley and Charlie Haden, Barry Gifford and Nick Tosches, and many places of interest and intrigue along the way. So print it off, tuck it in your tote bag, head off to your favourite cafe or park, and lose yourself. And then please tell the world all about them. It's good to share ...
And don't forget to visit their companion site at www.thelondonnobodysings.blogspot.com
Jul 16, 2009
Paul Tschinkel's Innertube - New York Music New York
Paul Tschinkel's "Innertube - New York Music New York" was a public access video show that ran from 1979-1984 in Manhattan. He shot some incredible performances by the likes of DNA, the Contortions, the Cramps, the Waitresses, and many more. A short bio about Paul can be read here. His longest running project, ART/New York, a video series on contemporary New York-based artists can be seen here.
James Chance & the Contortions, Max's Kansas City, 1979
Klaus Nomi interview, 1982
New York New Wave at P.S. 1 - "The Armory Show of the 80s," 1981
Eight Eyed Spy with Lydia Lunch, Nick Zedd's film "They Eat Scum" (1979) and Howie Zowie, 1983
Johnny Thunders, Klaus Nomi and Jayne County, 1982
The Waitresses (Irving Plaza) & the Cramps (Mudd Club), 1981
James Chance & the Contortions, Max's Kansas City, 1979
Klaus Nomi interview, 1982
New York New Wave at P.S. 1 - "The Armory Show of the 80s," 1981
Eight Eyed Spy with Lydia Lunch, Nick Zedd's film "They Eat Scum" (1979) and Howie Zowie, 1983
Johnny Thunders, Klaus Nomi and Jayne County, 1982
The Waitresses (Irving Plaza) & the Cramps (Mudd Club), 1981
Jul 14, 2009
Jul 13, 2009
The Tube - A Night In NYC
Big ups to Brian Turner over at WFMU who found this gem on YouTube.
The Tube was a great 80's pop show in the UK hosted by several folks including Jools Holland and Leslie Ash (as seen here). It ran from 1982-1987.
This episode finds them exploring the nightlife of New York in the 80's...from the looks of it, I'd guess it's 1983 or so. There's incredible footage as they hit Danceteria, the Roxy, and and all of the hot spots of the day. They speak to the clubgoers, the DJ's, producers...this is really a fantastic artifact! If you weren't there, but wish you were, this will give you a decent taste of it.
The Tube was a great 80's pop show in the UK hosted by several folks including Jools Holland and Leslie Ash (as seen here). It ran from 1982-1987.
This episode finds them exploring the nightlife of New York in the 80's...from the looks of it, I'd guess it's 1983 or so. There's incredible footage as they hit Danceteria, the Roxy, and and all of the hot spots of the day. They speak to the clubgoers, the DJ's, producers...this is really a fantastic artifact! If you weren't there, but wish you were, this will give you a decent taste of it.
Jul 12, 2009
John Foxx at BCB Art Gallery in NYC in November
John Foxx, the original lead singer of Ultravox, and co-conspirator on the recently released (and very good) Mirrorball
with ex-Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie, will be making a rare appearance in New York City this November. According to the Metamatic mailing list:John Foxx at the BCB Art Gallery in New York in November: "The Quiet Man" exhibition features "Quiet Man" prints, films and multi-media. John Foxx will be attending the exhibition and will do a reading from "The Quiet Man" on the 7th of November.
PLEASE NOTE that we are looking into the possibility of John also attending the exhibition and doing readings on the 8th of November as well. This is in an attempt to make it easier for people to travel to the event. Please let us know if adding this extra date is a good idea.
Date : From Saturday the 7th of November, 2009.
Address : BCB ART, 116 Warren Street, Hudson, New York 12534
Web : http://www.bcbart.com/
Jul 10, 2009
Daily travels
Sunday, July 5, Phoenicia, NY. Laura Cantrell performs on the porch in front of the Mystery Spot. Photo courtesy of Laura Levine. See the schedule for upcoming front porch shows this summer.
Knives In West Eleven
Thanks to Tim over at The Clash Blog for pointing out something I had missed on a few visits to the fabulous Jon Savage blog.
Savage's Punk London post, originally published in 2006, includes a beautiful set of stark black & white images he snapped in January of 1977 in West London - the formative stomping grounds of some of the Clash. Jump to the slideshow here. Stunning!
The Punk Art Catalogue
Hat tip to EV Grieve for the tip on the following:Marc H. Miller, of 98Bowery.com, has made available online the Punk Art Catalogue. Originally put together in 1978 as part of the Punk Art Exhibition, Washington Project For The Arts, Washington, DC, 1978, it's really an incredible artifact, and deserves wide recognition as most likely the first ever punk based art & ephemera show.
"Every time Bettie and I headed north on Bowery towards the East Village, we passed a grungy bar that clearly had the feel of a happening scene. Curiosity pulled us into CBGB in 1976, and for the next three years the club was our regular haunt, a place we visited three or four times a week, meeting friends and absorbing inspiration as we watched the emergence of a new music and counter-culture scene that would soon spread around the globe. More than just a music revolution, punk also affected the visual arts, fashion and design. Under the sway of punk, our conceptual art grew and evolved in ways that reflected the style, content and marketing of the broader CBGB scene. Like a rock group, we were an art group, first billed as Miller & Ringma and then as Miller Ringma & Hoppe when Curt joined our collaboration. In 1978 we brought together the visual artists at CBGB by organizing the world’s first "Punk Art" exhibition in Washington DC. For us the punk years were fast, loud, and lots of fun."
Soul Power
If the news about the Soul Train DVD's excites you, you might also be interested in a new-ish documentary called Soul Power. From the makers of When We Were Kings, Soul Power documents the concert that happened around the fight in Zaire that year between Muhammad Ali & George Foreman. The so called "Rumble In the Jungle."
"A partial list, in alphabetical order, of the reasons to see “Soul Power” might go as follows: James Brown, Celia Cruz and the Fania All-Stars, B. B. King, Miriam Makeba, the Spinners and Bill Withers. A partial list, as I say, of performers captured with remarkable sonic brilliance and visual immediacy on an outdoor stage in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Congo), in 1974." Continued here.
Richard Hell to release new version of Destiny Street
According to the Guardian, Richard Hell is set to release a new version of his second album, Destiny Street, originally released in 1982.
"At the time of the original recording I was so debilitated by despair and drug-need that I was useless," Hell said. "The record ended up being a high-pitched sludge of guitar noise. It was a shame because the songs were clean, simple, and well-constructed, but those values were sabotaged by the inappropriate arrangements and production."
It sounds like he's gone & used the original rhythm tracks, and with the help of guitarists Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and original Voidoid Ivan Julian, has cleaned everything up. Original guitarist Robert Quine passed away in 2004.
Jul 4, 2009
Jul 1, 2009
From the GFY department
Tim,
Thank you very much for your interest in the ..... position with ..... and for taking the time to interview with us. We very much enjoyed meeting you. However, although your skills and experiences are impressive, we feel that your qualifications are not a good match for our needs at this time. Thank you again for your interest in .....; we wish you the best of luck in your job search.
Sincerely,
Blah blah blah
Now, can I have those three hours of my life back?
Thank you very much for your interest in the ..... position with ..... and for taking the time to interview with us. We very much enjoyed meeting you. However, although your skills and experiences are impressive, we feel that your qualifications are not a good match for our needs at this time. Thank you again for your interest in .....; we wish you the best of luck in your job search.
Sincerely,
Blah blah blah
Now, can I have those three hours of my life back?
Just Because - Swingin' Time
The Rationals - Leavin' Here
Question Mark & the Mysterians - 96 Tears
Bob Seger & the Last Heard - East Side Story
The Rationals - Respect
Richard & the Young Lions - I Wanna Love You Some More
The Spike Drivers - I'm Losing My Mind
Question Mark & the Mysterians - 96 Tears
Bob Seger & the Last Heard - East Side Story
The Rationals - Respect
Richard & the Young Lions - I Wanna Love You Some More
The Spike Drivers - I'm Losing My Mind
The excitement gang
I wish I could write like this...click on over to the Jukebox Graduate, and read about dreams of the Clash. Pure nostalgia, and it's beautiful.Joe Strummer photo by Bob Gruen.
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