John "Hoppy" Hopkins - RIP
Paul Gorman on Hopkins' photography
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| The 59 Club, 1964, by John "Hoppy Hopkins |
Jan 31, 2015
Jan 29, 2015
James Chance: This Saturday in BK with Jonathan Toubin, and European Dates in March
Besides appearing this coming Saturday at DJ Jonathan Toubin's latest shindig (above), James Chance has just announced some European tour dates with Les Contortions (below). Keep up with things Chance at his website and Facebook page.
03/10/2015 - Cafe Oto - London (UK)
03/12/2015 - Stereo - Glasgow (UK)
03/13/2015 - Instants Chavirés - Paris (France)
03/14/2015 - Het Boss - Anvers (Belgium)
03/15/2015 - King Georg - Koln (Germany)
03/17/2015 - Sonic - Lyon (France)
03/18/2015 - Bbc Perpinya - Perpignan (France)
03/12/2015 - Stereo - Glasgow (UK)
03/13/2015 - Instants Chavirés - Paris (France)
03/14/2015 - Het Boss - Anvers (Belgium)
03/15/2015 - King Georg - Koln (Germany)
03/17/2015 - Sonic - Lyon (France)
03/18/2015 - Bbc Perpinya - Perpignan (France)
Just Because: The Lounge Lizards first poster (1979)
Tier 3: June 21, 1979
courtesy of John Lurie & Hilary Jaeger
Jan 27, 2015
Just Because: Lou Reed on WPIX in 1979
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| Loaded: Lou Reed & John Cale at Lou's house in New York, Christmas 1977 - by Kate Simon |
Originally surfacing a little over a year ago, I was listening to this wonderful bit of audio ephemera tonight, and then came upon the Soundcloud upload...This guest DJ spot by Lou Reed on WPIX in 1979 is definitely worth a listen - if you've heard it before, or especially if you haven't. There's great music & talk, Lou takes calls, and does what he was great at, i.e. being Lou. John Cale shows up at one point as well. You can skip segment #12 if you're pressed for time as that has nothing to do with Lou's appearance.
You don't really hear people who speak like this any longer. From Lou, to the call in guests, there's a definite NY in the accent as well as some slight neurosis & attitude.
Jan 26, 2015
Attention vinyl lovers!
For any of you who might be interested in the vinyl I sell, I've set up a Facebook page specially dedicated to what I have on offer. If you're so inclined, please like the page at https://www.facebook.com/stupefactionmusic. Thanks!
Jan 18, 2015
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Jan 15, 2015
Jan 13, 2015
New Sounds: The Art of Tom Waits
Ain't nothin' much going on 'round here but the rent. Meantime, I was pleasantly surprised to find out about about this Tom Waits special that WNYC ran today on John Schaefer's New Sounds show. Enjoy...
Jan 11, 2015
Jan 8, 2015
Movie of the Week: The Funky Four Plus One at the Kitchen (Nov. 22, 1980)
The Funky Four: K.K. Rockwell, Li'l Rodney C!, Keith Keith, Jazzy Jeff & Sha Rock.
Watch below or here.
Jan 7, 2015
Movie of the Week: Punking Out (1977)
Glad to finally see this on YouTube! As I said back in August 2009:
Punking Out was filmed in 1977 in & around CBGB and features some high quality, in-your-face, front row footage of the Dead Boys, Ramones, and Richard Hell & the Voidoids performing, as well as interviews with club employees and fans, including a VERY young couple of kids by the names of Lydia Lunch and James Chance. Visit the film's official website. A DVD of the movie is available for only $14.95. That's a steal! Plus, you're buying it directly from the filmmaker himself.
Jan 5, 2015
Movie of the Week: The Clash At The Roxy, January 1st, 1977 (Julien Temple)
Built around the earliest, until now unseen, footage of the Clash in concert, filmed by Julien Temple as they opened the infamous Roxy club in a dilapidated Covent Garden on January 1st 1977, this show takes us on a time-travelling trip back to that strange planet that was Great Britain in the late 1970s and the moment when punk emerged into the mainstream consciousness.
Featuring the voices of Joe Strummer and the Clash from the time, and intercutting the raw and visceral footage of this iconic show, with telling moments from the BBC's New Year's Eve, Hogmanay and New Year's Day schedules of nearly 40 years ago, it celebrates that great enduring British custom of getting together, en masse and often substantially the worse for wear, to usher in the New Year.
New Year's Day is when we collectively take the time to reflect on the year that has just gone by and ponder what the new one might hold in store for us. Unknown to the unsuspecting British public, 1977 was of course the annus mirabilis of punk. The year in which the Clash themselves took off, catching the imagination of the nation's youth.
As their iconic song, 1977, counts us down to midnight, we'll share with them and Joe Strummer, in previously unseen interviews from the time, their hopes and predictions for the 12 months ahead.
Featuring the voices of Joe Strummer and the Clash from the time, and intercutting the raw and visceral footage of this iconic show, with telling moments from the BBC's New Year's Eve, Hogmanay and New Year's Day schedules of nearly 40 years ago, it celebrates that great enduring British custom of getting together, en masse and often substantially the worse for wear, to usher in the New Year.
New Year's Day is when we collectively take the time to reflect on the year that has just gone by and ponder what the new one might hold in store for us. Unknown to the unsuspecting British public, 1977 was of course the annus mirabilis of punk. The year in which the Clash themselves took off, catching the imagination of the nation's youth.
As their iconic song, 1977, counts us down to midnight, we'll share with them and Joe Strummer, in previously unseen interviews from the time, their hopes and predictions for the 12 months ahead.
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