A perfect – wait, make that ideal – live music experience, for me, includes a few personal preferences such as a venue close to my home that offers seating, reasonably priced drinks and maybe a menu of snacks that won’t break the bank when added to the price of the ticket. It’s a lot to [...]
On This Date in 1967: Paul McCartney was the first British pop star to publicly admit using LSD, in chatting with a reporter who had inquired about it. Paul’s LSD quote appeared in Queen, a UK-based magazine at the time. The quote was also then reprinted by Life magazine in their June 1967 feature, ‘The [...]
Click Image to Enlarge The Worley Gig wishes all the Dads out there a Happy Father’s Day!
Image Source I am very sad to report that E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons has died after suffering a stroke on June 12th. He was 69 years old. I met Clarence once at Howard Stern’s Book Party for the release of Private Parts and he was super nice. RIP Big Man.
My Plastic Heart Vinyl Toy Boutique and Art Gallery is currently hosting a small but fun exhibit by artist Ken Keirns, featuring a selection of oil paintings as well as sculptures, toys and mixed media pieces, many of which feature monkeys or other pop culture icons/references. Keirns’ work mixes pop art with classic portraiture infused [...]
Here at the ‘Gig, we love Art and we love Toys, and a good place to find Art Toys is The Pink Ghost Store, where you can find awesome collectible designer toys by breaking artists like Buff Monster and Gary Baseman. Pink Ghost also sells accessories, gadgets, books and art prints like Tara McPherson’s rockin’ [...]
Wasabi Not Included Dream of delicious Sushi while you rest your head on this funky (but chic) California Roll pillow! Yummy Pillow – Sushi Features: Pillow shaped like a slice of California Roll Sushi Material: 100% Polyester, 400g filling Size: 16″ diamenter x 3-1/2″ (40.5 cm dia. x 8.5 cm) I’ve seen this pillow selling [...]
Image Source Jello Biafra (born Eric Boucher) of Dead Kennedys was born on this day in 1958! You can read my recently unearthed interview with Biafra from 1997 (holy cow!) at This Link!
Shirt available for purchase from Sharing Machine Dot Com at This Link!
On This Date in 1978: The Clash released its fifth single, “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais.” This song contains my very favorite Clash lyrics, ever: “Turning Rebellion Into Money.” If that isn’t a concise manifesto for Punk Rock – and Rock & Roll in general – I don’t know what is.
|
Stumble It!
