Archive for April, 2010

Favorite Art: The Rock By Peter Blume

April 14th, 2010

Like a Rock (Image Source) You might have noticed that posts on the blog were a little on the thin side last week, because I was away vacationing with my sister in the lovely American city of Chicago. No one will argue that Chicago is a pretty happening place for a vacation, especially if you [...]

Hamburger Time for Malcolm McLaren: 1946 – 2010

April 12th, 2010

Here is a statement from Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones about Malcolm McLaren, who passed away on April 8th at age 64 from cancer. “I was upset when I heard the news, as I’ve always had a soft spot for Malcolm.  I knew him since I was 17 before the Pistols formed — I used [...]

Must Read Book: Neon Angel, A Memoir of a Runaway By Cherie Currie

April 11th, 2010

“Neon Angels On The Road to Ruin…” Few true tales have the power to compel and transport the reader quite like the life story of a bona fide Rock & Roll Survivor. Of Rock’s innumerable legends with stories worth telling, so many of them – Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison; the list is endless, really – never [...]

Original Alice Cooper Band To Reunite for Signing at Chiller Theatre

April 9th, 2010

Promotional Band Shot From Billion Dollar Babies Cover Session The four surviving members of one of the most influential and legendary American bands of the Seventies, Alice Cooper will reunite for three days at the upcoming Chiller Theatre convention taking place at the Hilton in Parsippany, New Jersey from April 16th to 18th, 2010. Please [...]

Bacon Thing Of The Day: Manicure with “Bacon” Nail Polish Design

April 8th, 2010

Image Source Thanks to Debbie Poccia for The Tip!

It’s a Green Thing: “Bobble” Reusable Filtered Personal Water Bottle!

April 7th, 2010

The Bobble: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle People who know me know that I am all about saving the Earth. I once wrote an article – and this was way, way back in the day before recycling was mandatory in NYC or anyone was talking about Global Warming or going “Green” or whatever – called “Save The [...]

Classic New Wave Single of the Day: The Normal’s “T.V.O.D.”

April 6th, 2010

On This Date in 1978: The Normal released its only single, “T.V.O.D.” backed by “Warm Leatherette” – which, at least in the circles I ran in back in the day, was as big a “hit” as the A side. The Normal was really just a solo project by London film student Daniel Miller, who went [...]

Happy Birthday, Stan Ridgway!

April 5th, 2010

Wall of Voodoo: Joe Nanini, Stan Ridgway, Chas Gray and the late Marc Moreland Stan Ridgway of Wall Of Voodoo turns 56 today. Favorite Wall of Voodoo Song: “Can’t Make Love.”

Have a Rockin’ Easter Everybody!

April 4th, 2010

Celebrate Easter With Peepshi!

April 3rd, 2010

Easter would not be Easter without the curiously appealing Marshmallow Peep. If you have a sushi fetish but would also like to create a super saccharine and probably gross tasting Easter sweet treat for your family, why not check out this recipe and make up a batch of Peepshi: Peep Sushi created from packaged Marshmallow [...]

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