Lou Reed's Private Memorial, Apollo Theater, NYC 12.16.13

Lou by David Gahr

This past Monday, friends & family of Lou Reed gathered at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for a private, invite-only memorial service. Jim Fouratt was kind enough to tape it, and its an incredible document. 

Jim writes: THIS A IS A LOW RES GOOD AUDIO DOCUMENTATION OF MOST THE PERFORMANCES AT THE Memorial. Includes Laurie Anderson, Mo Tucker, John Cale, Patti Smith, Debbie Harry, Paul Simon, Antony, John Zorn, Jenny Muldar, Lenny Kaye, Mark Ribot, Hal Wilner + others. I made it for myself and share it with all LOU fans who were not able to attend. Let me put the memorial into context: In the Buddhist tradition it takes days 49 days for the spirit to leave the body. It is called "bardo." Like Jewish Shiva, Irish wakes and different cultural rituals, it is a time for the living to share stories and simply just sit together to help each other and most importantly help the spirit be fully freed into into the Cosmos, December 16 was the fiftieth day and at the Apollo Theater a celebration of Lou Reed's life and work took place with his friends and family gathered with his wife the artist Laurie Andersen all saying goodbye, good speed Lou.

Friday Ephemera: Blondie - Eat To The Beat (1979)

Jean-Michel Basquiat wins dance contest, breaks records!

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Downtown Rockers: New Tom Tom Club video

Here is the new video from the Tom Tom Club which features quick cameos from Debbie Harry & Richard Hell. "Downtown Rockers" is an unapologetic nostalgic love letter in the form of a list to the NYC music scene of the 70's. A nice return to form from one of the nicest couples I've ever had the pleasure of meeting...For buying & social links visit tomtomclub.net.

Chris & Debbie dig vinyl

Thank you Alex

Nightclubbing with the Stillettos

This week's edition of Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong's Nightclubbing column on the East Village Local concerns an early band on the CBGB scene - Stillettos Fads, or as they are more commonly referred to, The Stillettos...you know, the band Debbie Harry was in before Blondie. The band also included Tish & Snooky, the sisters who would go on to found the Manic Panic empire, as well as become an important part of the comedy band, Sic F*cks.


"In the beginning, there was the Stillettos: Debbie Harry, Elda Stilletto and Roseanne Ross. As flashy and trashy as glam bands got, they played CBGBs so early in the game that the Ramones opened for them. By 1975, Debbie Harry had gone on to form Blondie. Elda transformed the Stillettos into the Stilletto Fads, with Tish and Snooky Bellomo as back up singers." Continued here.



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