Recent Posts in music history
January 14, 2009
Metallica, Run-D.M.C., others inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
January 14, 2009-New York - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announced its inductees for 2009. The induction ceremony on April 4, 2009 will take place in Cleveland for the first time since 1997, and will be broadcast live on Fuse TV in a new three-year broadcast deal between the Foundation and Fuse. The ceremony will be supported by a weeklong series of events. In addition, for the first time in its 24- year history, tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be accessible to the public.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently opened an annex of the museum in NYC. This year's full inductee list, and Cleveland ticket info, below..."This year's class of inductees truly represents what the Hall of Fame is all about. From classic artists that began their careers in the 50's and 60's to those that have defined the modern sound of rock and roll," said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President & CEO Joel Peresman. "These artists demonstrate the rich diversity of rock and roll itself. We are proud to honor these artists and celebrate their contribution to rock and roll's place in our culture."
Continue reading "Metallica, Run-D.M.C., others inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"
Posted by brooklynvegan at 5:16 PM | Comments (19)
November 3, 2008
Rock n Roll HoF Annex opening Nov 24 w/ The Clash exhibit
The Clash will be the first band in the spotlight at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in SoHo, which has moved up its grand opening date to November 24, according to the museum's new website.The annex will house a hall of fame gallery, a theater, and roots and influences gallery and a New York Rocks gallery, featuring memorabilia from the likes of John Lennon and Billy Joel and an interactive map with locations such as CBGB and the Chelsea Hotel.
The special exhibit on The Clash will open December 1 and run through Spring.
Tickets, priced at $28.18 (plus $3 service fee for online and phone orders,) are pegged to a specific entry time. [NewYorkology]
Posted by brooklynvegan at 9:08 AM | Comments (6)
October 29, 2008
Punk rock memorabilia for sale @ Christie's auction
Memorabilia from some of punk rock's biggest acts and seminal moments -- including a scrawled flier for one of the Clash's first shows and publicity photos signed by the Sex Pistols -- is headed for a Nov. 24 Christie's auction.The pictured Television/Ramones flyer is one of the items. Look through everything HERE.The event, announced Tuesday, includes more than 120 records, photos and promotional pieces for such punk, garage rock and new wave legends as the Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, the Ramones, David Bowie, Blondie, the Cure and the Smiths.
The auction is Christie's first to focus on punk mementos, signaling the collectible status of a brash, anti-authoritarian rock movement that largely thumbed its nose at posterity.
"We understand that tastes change, tastes mature," said Christie's pop-culture chief Simeon Lipman. "Ten years ago, punk memorabilia probably wouldn't be something we'd be auctioning here. But now, people of a certain age have a certain ability to splurge on this material." [AP]
Posted by brooklynvegan at 9:44 AM | Comments (6)
September 11, 2008
Howl Festival Punk Panel 2008 (60 minute Punkcast video)
Bowery Poetry Club, Sep 7 2008
As part of the 2008 Howl Festival in NYC's East Village, a panel discussion on the topic 'Unrest in the 70s - US vs UK' at Bowery Poetry Club, directly opposite the old CBGB premises, brought together a number of punk veterans from both sides of the pond.Punkcast taped the entertaining (especially Ari Up) panel - all 60 minutes of it, and uploaded it to YouTube. Check it out below....Panelists:
Richard Lloyd (Television)
Ari Up (Slits)
Cynthia Sley (Bush Tetras)
Judy Nylon (Snatch)
Walter Lure (Heartbreakers)
Arturo Vega (Ramones)
Steve Garvey (Buzzcocks)
Moderator: Mary Harron
Continue reading "Howl Festival Punk Panel 2008 (60 minute Punkcast video)"
Posted by brooklynvegan at 1:38 AM | Comments (17)
September 3, 2008
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will honor innovator Les Paul
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the "father of the electric guitar" this fall.See Les Paul live every Monday night.Les Paul will be honored at the annual American Music Masters series, a weeklong event that begins Nov. 10, Rock Hall officials said Tuesday. A tribute concert -- artists will be named later -- is scheduled Nov. 15 at Cleveland's State Theater.
Paul, 93, is hoping to attend, said Rock Hall President and CEO Terry Stewart. [AP]
Posted by brooklynvegan at 11:31 AM | Comments (12)
July 24, 2008
Jenny Lind played Castle Clinton, Akron/Family free tonight
"The Grand Opening," middle section of a Nathaniel Currier lithograph (later Currier and Ives) celebrating Jenny Lind's first U.S. appearance at New York's Castle Garden on September 11, 1850. Her last U.S. Concert was also at Castle Garden on May 24, 1852. She left for Europe on May 29, 1852. [Wikipedia]"West Battery [Castle Garden] was renamed Castle Clinton in 1815, its current official name, in honor of New York City mayor Dewitt Clinton". Akron/Family play a free show at West Battery aka Castle Garden aka Castle Clinton, tonight (July 24, 2008).
Tickets are required and space is limited. Two free tickets per person will be distributed at the Castle on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5:00PM on the day of the show.Ted Leo & St. Vincent both also played free shows there recently. More Akron/Family tour dates below...
Continue reading "Jenny Lind played Castle Clinton, Akron/Family free tonight"
Posted by brooklynvegan at 11:20 AM | Comments (19)
June 25, 2008
the (rock n roll) PIZZA SHOP on Avenue A (opening tonight)
an actual pizza box
The East Village rocker boys behind Bowery Electric, Jesse Malin and Johnny T, along with Kevin Cole (of Two Boots fame), have teamed up, all in the name of pizza. The rock 'n' roll trio is the force behind The Pizza Shop, located on Avenue A and 7th Street, which officially has its grand opening tonight [June 25, 2008]. The spot has been serving pizza since the 1960s, but the new owners decided to gussy up the space a bit......All the pizza boxes are limited edition prints. According to a press release we received: "Around 1500 of each box style is made and then never reproduced. The first one being a photo of The Clash from 1979 taken by world famous rock photographer Bob Gruen. Each box will have a different image created by well known and local artists featuring their particular style and medium and these boxes are free with a purchase of any pizza." As we mentioned earlier, tonight's the opening, so if you're in the hood, stop by for your very own signed Bob Gruen pizza box!" [PAPER]Pizza Shop (an actual pizza place, not a club or bar) is right next door to Niagara, a bar that Jesse Malin also owns, and where you'll find the famous mural of The Clash's Joe Strummer on the outside wall.
P.S. for amazing vegan pizza check out Vinnies on Bedford.
Posted by brooklynvegan at 6:49 PM | Comments (44)
May 27, 2008
924 Gilman, documentary, Jello Biafra's 50th birthday party
by Black Bubblegum
Fugazi @ Gilman 1988 (acrofish)
Alternative Tentacles released a trailer for their upcoming documentary of the legendary punk venue 924 Gilman in Berkeley, CA. Check it out down below. For those of you east-coasters who aren't up on Gilman, here's a little bio courtesy of the world's most accurate encyclopedia:
The 924 Gilman Street project, alternately the Alternative Music Foundation, is the Berkeley, California street address and official business name of the all-ages, non-profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as "Gilman.".... On December 31, 1986, the club held its first show. Since then, 924 Gilman Street has been one of the longest-running independent music venues in the United States..... 924 Gilman... was started in part because of the lack of punk venues in the San Francisco Bay Area during this era, particularly all-ages venues.Pretty much every major punk/hardcore act has passed through Gilman and some of it's regulars, like Green Day, Rancid, & AFI, went on to become major arena-filling acts.
Fugazi went on to break up which I'm really only mentioning so I can remind you again that you can catch one of their members live in NYC tonight (May 27).
The documentary trailer, and info on Jello Biafra's 50th birthday party, below.....
Continue reading "924 Gilman, documentary, Jello Biafra's 50th birthday party"
Posted by brooklynvegan at 3:30 PM | Comments (23)
April 11, 2008
CBGB regulars not as upset as Tonic regulars
some of them anyway....
The VH1 Save The Music benefit party you heard John Varvatos talk about on Fox is now (unfortunately?) sold out.
The cast of characters playing/appearing at this thing make it look like it could have been one of the 2005 'Save CBGB' lineups, or even one of the final shows the venue hosted before being shut down.
I wonder what Jesse Malin thinks of Rebecca Moore's efforts. He probably saw her sitting there on his way over to his new bar.
Posted by brooklynvegan at 1:31 PM | Comments (21)
January 15, 2008
"Tenants Might Buy the Birthplace of Hip-Hop"
The building, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, would be just another one of the flurry of Mitchell-Lama buildings that have changed hands over the past few years, were it not for its community room. It was there, in 1973, that Clive Campbell, known as D.J. Kool Herc, started turning the tables at community parties, producing a sound, a rhythm and a style that spilled out into the nearby parks and streets and, later, to the world. Mr. Campbell was living in the building at the time with his sister, Cindy Campbell. [NY Times]
Posted by brooklynvegan at 3:01 PM | Comments (8)