John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) singer for the Sex Pistols and Public Image turns 54 years old today. My friend Rey once told me a story of how he, as a journalist, had attempted to conduct an interview with Lydon during the days of Public Image. It didn’t go so well. Each time Rey asked [...]
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Best. Band. Ever. On This Date in 1969: The Beatles performed their final concert on the rooftop of Apple’s offices in London. The performance was halted 42 minutes into their set due to noise complaints.
Lick It Up The art of the posted letter may just make a comeback now that we have Bacon Flavored Envelopes in which to send them! Available from J&D’s Bacon Store, 25 envelopes for $6.99! Thanks to Allison Jukic for the Tip!
The Seventies Will Never Die Designer Ryan Humphrey – a former contestant on Bravo’s Top Design – got what can only be called wildly creative with his apartment redesign project, which features these Hot pink fake fur-lined shelving units. Oh my. Ryan explains: “These are guitar amplifier cabinets that I turned into bookshelves lined with [...]
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Please enjoy reading my profile on Fiction Plane drummer, Pete Wilhoit in the March issue of Modern Drummer. Out to subscribers now, on newsstands the first week of February!
Robin, Bun E, Tom and Rick Circa 1979 Today Robin Zander, lead singer for Cheap Trick was born on this day, January 23rd in 1953! In just a couple of days I’ll be seeing Cheap Trick play live here in NYC with opening band, Jellyfish! Yay! Happy Birthday Robin!
Michael Hutchence, lead vocalist of INXS would have celebrated his 48th Birthday today, if he hadn’t died on November 22, 1997 of asphyxiation due to hanging. Adding to the tragedy of his passing, his girlfriend, Paula Yates, died of a heroin overdose in September of 2000. Their 13 year old daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily, [...]
The Doctor Is In Last summer, I spent a few minutes penning a witty foreword to a Rock & Roll Tell-all biography called A Shot of Poison, written by my friend Christopher Long. A Shot of Poison is crammed full of Chris’s true-life escapades and various forms of torture that he endured while working as [...]
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