I first met Sueraya Shaheen in May of 1986 at Govinda Gallery. She arrived on matching Vespas with her friend Maqui Lacuna, the Venezuelan beauty and muse to the renowned artist Carlos Sosa. Just a few days before, Shaheen had sat next to Andy Warhol at a dinner party the fabulous Miller sisters were hosting at […]
I was so pleased Publisher’s Weekly selected Bruce Springsteen: From Asbury Park, to Born to Run, to Born in the USA as a selection for their Holiday Gift Guide 2018. That book features for the first time David Gahr’s photographs of Springsteen and the E Street Band and is edited by Govinda Gallery’s Chris Murray. Publisher’s Weekly calls […]
© Gered Mankowitz My favorite photo shoot of Jimi Hendrix remains Gered Mankowitz‘s session in his studio at Mason’s Yard in London in 1967. The photograph above is from that shoot. […]
“The train coming up north was a slow one, but we finally arrived in New York on July 1st. Elvis, Scotty, DJ, and Bill Black, along with the Colonel, Tom Diskin, and myself, got off at Penn Station around seven-thirty in the morning. Passing a newspaper stand, Elvis saw a headline about 127 people killed […]
Jane McCormick Photo by Joe Keenan One of my favorite artists is Jane McCormick. […]
Visitors to The Back Room have enjoyed our occasional updates on musician and poet Donovan’s various activities. He is a big part of Appleseed Recordings‘ recent release, Roots and Branches, which also features Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, Joan Baez, Ramblin, Jack Elliot, Judy Collins, Levon Helm, and more. Rolling Stone calls the three […]