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 […]
Last Wednesday, I went to see Johnny Marr at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland. Well known for his years as The Smiths‘ guitarist and co-songwriter, I became more interested in The Smiths and Marr from Nalinee Darmrong’s book of photographs, The Smiths, published by Rizzoli. I went on to organize an exhibition of […]
I was stunned to hear last night that Paul Allen passed away. Paul, who co-founded Microsoft, created the Experience Music Project museum (now called the Museum of Pop Culture) in Seattle. He was inspired by the musical artistry of Jimi Hendrix to establish the museum. It was a great honor for me to […]
This photo was taken by Leroy Woodson Jr. in October of 1971 at the opening of Yoko Ono‘s exhibit at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, around the time of Lennon’s 31st birthday. Photographer Leroy Woodson Jr. passed away in February of 2015. Enjoy this recording of Janis Joplin singing happy birthday to […]
Max Lakin wrote a front page story in The New York Times Arts section today about photographer Jonathan Mannion’s amazing exhibition at The Compound gallery in the South Bronx. Lakin in The NY Times story writes: “Mr. Mannion has been something of hip-hop’s house photographer since the ’90s, when he shot the cover of […]