Bob Colacello, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Murray in Hats, 1979. Copyright © Paul Weiss. All Rights Reserved. Online auction house Paddle8 recently presented Bob Colacello: Art, Photographs, and Memorabilia from the Warhol Years. The featured image was Paul Weiss’ portrait of Warhol, Colacello, and myself and was part of Weiss’ photographic series American Beauty. The […]
East Coast Rock & Roll Photography 2014.
Divine Copyright © Greg Gorman. All Rights Reserved. Born in Kansas, Greg Gorman is a renowned Hollywood photographer who is in the enviable position of having photographed such stage, film, and music personalities as Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, and Michael Jackson. Although he studied photojournalism in college, it was circumstance rather than clear direction that […]
Howard Finster, Francis Scott Key, and Flag Day 2014
This evening Donovan will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Yesterday The New York Times published a terrific interview by Allan Kozinn with Donovan. Rumor has it that Roseanne Cash will be performing a duet with Donovan of his first hit song “Catch the Wind” at tonight’s ceremony. Donovan is from Scotland and […]
It’s always fascinating to come upon an unknown archive of photographs. Jim Cummins photographs appeared on hundreds of album covers. Only now are his photographs becoming available to collectors. NPR just did a wonderful story on Jim Cummins. I was asked by NPR to talk about Jim Cummins’ photographs and my comments are included at […]
Bob Dylan, New York, 1965. Copyright © Daniel Kramer. All Rights Reserved. Happy Birthday Bob. Yesterday was Daniel Kramer’s birthday, the photographer who took this great photograph of Bob Dylan. Happy Birthday Dan. Daniel Kramer’s photographs are available through Govinda Gallery.
The Tangiers Blues Band. Copyright © Danny Clinch. All Rights Reserved. Another musical highlight from my recent trip to New York was the Tangiers Blues Band at the legendary Iridium Jazz club, musical home of Les Paul. My friend and Govinda photographer Danny Clinch plays harmonica in the Tangiers Blue Band and their recent set […]
I saw Lady Gaga in concert at the legendary Roseland Ballroom in New York City, and what a show it was! Her performances there this month were the last at Roseland “before the venue closes forever”. It was a great vibe with the audience at Roseland, and Lady Gaga did not disappoint. She was backed […]