20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR: PHOTOS OF THE PLEASE KILL ME READING AT THE ACE HOTEL SHOREDITCH!
Photos of the 20th anniversary Please Kill Me reading at the Ace Hotel in Shoreditch, London with Gillian McCain.
Amy Haben
GILLIAN MCCAIN WITH SPECIAL GUEST READING AT THE ACE HOTEL IN LONDON FRIDAY!
Gillian McCain will be reading from Please Kill Me, the book she co-authored with Legs McNeil, at the Ace Hotel in London this Friday! July 8th
A CONVERSATION WITH MUSICIAN JIMMY AGNELLO ON LIFE IN ’70S NYC!
Jimmy was my first teacher, he had drummed for Blondie, gotten the musical approval of Lou Reed, and even had to stop Stiv Bators from hitting on his girlfriend.
SEE DAVID BOWIE MIME FOR ANDY WARHOL!
Bowie mimes for Andy Warhol and the rest of the Factory crowd. Watch the video via Daily Motion below...
ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET IS HERE TO STEAL YOUR SOUL!
BY: AMY HABEN Art Gray Noizz Quintet: (L-R) Ryan “Skeleton Boy,” Johnny Scuotto, Stu Spasm, Rich Hutchins, and...
MEET THE BOSTON PUNKS OF THE 70’S SCENE IN THE DOCUMENTARY ‘BOYS FROM NOWHERE!’
That thrill of being a teen and driving towards the bright lights of the city to bear witness...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: THE FABULOUS STAINS!
1982's 'The Fabulous Stains,' is one of my favorite cult movies. Starring a sixteen year old Diane Lane (Third Degree Burns) as the lead singer of an all girl punk band named The Stains, whose motto is, "We don't put out!"
GILLIAN MCCAIN REFLECTS ON NYU AND HER ARTISTIC PASSIONS! (NYU ALUMNI BLOG)
We recently chatted with Gillian McCain, author of two poetry books, Tilt and Religion, co-author (with Legs McNeil) of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, and co-editor of Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose (also with Legs McNeil). She is also a collector and exhibitor of found photography. She spoke about her time at NYU and her eclectic artistic pursuits.
READING WITH LEGS AND GILLIAN AT GRAND VICTORY IN BROOKLYN!
This Thursday Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil will do a reading at The Grand Victory in Brooklyn.
All Proceeds will go to help fund Punk Island
TRIPPED OUT 60’S AND 70’S PAKISTANI SOUNDTRACKS!
The Life Is Dance compilation is a continuance of The Sound Of Wonder compilation. The soundtracks of these Lollywood movies were made by Pakistani musicians who really loved American music. So with the groovy 60's fuzz guitar sounds that echo Hollywood films combined with the drum beats of their native land, these unique tracks were born.
VINTAGE CLIPS OF ‘SOUL TRAIN’ DANCERS STRUTTING DOWN THE LINE!
I dare you not to smile while watching these funky cats boogie down the party line. The 70's kids are my favorite as far as moves go, but the hair and outfits in the 80's clips are also priceless.
ONE PRAYER ONE SIN RESURRECTS OLD GHOSTS!
Listening to One Prayer One Sin erupts symbiotic visual reels of 70's city's streets and Travis Bickle wearing a bloody smile. Watching singer Johnny Scuotto flail his arms around hysterically while taunting the audience with a devilish grin pronounced by bare brows as he shouts and jerks around- can only properly be described as a "psychopathic Ian Curtis" dance. OPOS is a dynamic combination of the Birthday Party, the Pop Group, Brian Eno, and a distinct influence from Iggy Pop's albums of 1977, The Idiot and Lust For Life.
GILLIAN MCCAIN AND LEGS MCNEIL AT HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS!
To celebrate the the release of the 20th anniversary Edition of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil will be reading and signing books at the House of Independents in Asbury Park, NJ at on May 6th!
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Please Kill Me will be released in May 2016 with new chapters, photos and Afterword by the authors.
BLOOD, SACRIFICE, AND ALTARS WITH GENESIS BREYER P-ORRIDGE!
BY: AMY HABEN I’ve listened to many non-apologetic interviews with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge on living as a minority...