DAVID YOW OF THE JESUS LIZARD ON ART, ACTING, AND THE GOOD OLD DAYS!
BY: AMY HABEN Randomly I posted on Facebook, “Where in the world is David Yow?” Thinking about the...
Punk Rock
Punk Rock
LEGS MCNEIL’S TOP 10 PUNK MOVIES!
1. Over The Edge (1979) -- Matt Dillon's first movie about kids in some suburban California town that rebel against the cops is fantastic, though it didn't really get much attention when it came out.
THE NEW YORK DOLLS PROVED THAT STAGE PRESENCE MATTERS!
When did rock n' roll get boring? The NY Dolls had it all. They dressed like a Susanne Somers workout tape on crack, they figured out that heavy bangs and layered hair can work well on guys, managed to get women hot while wearing heels, and played fun tunes to let your hair down to. Substance without style may be good on your record player, but what about the live show?
THE HEARTBREAKERS WITH MEMBERS OF MC5, BLONDIE, AND THE REPLACEMENTS!
It was a tight squeeze for the Heartbreakers, L.A.M.F. show featuring original member Walter Lure, Tommy Stinson of the Replacements, Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Clem Burke of Blondie and guest stars jumping on stage.
BEST BOOKS OF 2016! – (NPR)
NPR’s Book Concierge
Our Guide To 2016’s Great Reads
GILLIAN MCCAIN AND LEGS MCNEIL ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLEASE KILL ME! (DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE NYC)
As authors of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk, Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil influenced a lot of people on several levels. Now regarded as the best-selling book on punk rock of all time, Please Kill Me first and foremost described what the heyday of the New York City punk scene was like as according to people that were around it. It cleared up myths about key players in the scene, and also helped readers pick up on some of the era’s underappreciated characters.
GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY: THE GUN CLUB AND JEFFREY LEE PIERCE!
BY GREGG FOREMAN The Gun Club were a Los Angeles based band who successfully fused punk and blues...
ACKNOWLEDGING A PUNK HERO IN BASICALLY, JOHNNY MOPED!
School mates from Croydon, England came together to violate their parent's ear drums with punk rock noise in 1974. The aggressive center being singer Paul Halford (whose alter ego was Johnny Moped), with Captain Sensible of the Damned on guitar. Many other names were used, including Assault and Buggery, before settling on Johnny Moped by 1975.
80’S PUNK ROCK DOCUMENTARY: ‘ANOTHER STATE OF MIND!’
Mike Ness, singer of Social Distortion, in 1982. “People say that punks are rebels without a cause, but...
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLEASE KILL ME – READING WITH LEGS MCNEIL THIS THURSDAY IN BROOKLYN!
Legs McNeil will be reading Please Kill Me at Desert Island in Williamsburg, Brooklyn this Thursday, Oct.13th at 7pm. Come out and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Please Kill Me by getting your book signed!
WHY ‘PLEASE KILL ME’ IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROCK BOOKS EVER! (MAXIM)
Twenty years ago, Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain published Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, a scabby inside-look at the wildly fun, incredibly seedy and at times terrifying underbelly of the 1970s New York City punk scene.
TOM HEARN’S PUNK PHOTO SHOW AT GLENN HOROWITZ CLOSING SOON!
Tom Hearn's photos of Debbie Harry, The Ramones, Lou Reed, and many more at Glenn Hororwitz Booksellers until October 7th!
I LEARNED EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT SEX FROM LYDIA LUNCH!
With her pale skin and perfectly messy black mop of hair, Lydia was always the goth beauty, with a sailor's mouth, and a revolutionary's brain. The femme fatale of outsider films, music and poetry in pointy toe black patent boots. Her part in the Richard Kern film, "Fingered" was especially outrageous. Never shy, Lunch willingly participates in explicit sex scenes. The film was based on 16 year old Lydia and Marty Nation's violent hitchhiking adventures which would usually end with Marty's knife slashing the interior of their ride.
A CHAT WITH THE CREATOR OF THE LEMMY AND THE DAMNED DOCUMENTARIES!
I recently watched director Wes Orshoski's highly rated, gold certified, documentary simply titled, Lemmy on Netflix.