I was at the free Rolling Stones concert in Havana in March, 2016. It was a blast! Genesis Publications has just published a limited edition, deluxe autographed book of the Stones set lists that Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood illustrates. I love his painted set list from the Cuba concert I attended, and here it is. We […]
I saw a cover story from the January 21st New York Times Book Review titled, “Philip Roth is Still Here.” Now Philip Roth is not here, having just passed away, but his writing certainly is still here. At the end of his story on Roth, Charles McGrath interviews him and asks, “What have you been […]
Bob Dylan and George Harrison, The Concert for Bangladesh, 1971. Photograph by Barry Feinstein.
George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and John Lennon, Hamburg, 1961. Photograph by Astrid Kirchherr. Yesterday was Astrid Kirchherr’s birthday. Astrid took some of the finest early photographs of the Beatles. Her exhibitions at Govinda Gallery were legendary. She was also a featured photographer in the inaugural exhibition at The Experience Music Project (now known as the Museum […]
This Saturday, May 19th, The History Book Festival in Lewes, Delaware, is celebrating the publication of Bruce Springsteen: From Asbury Park, to Born to Run, to Born in the USA (Rizzoli), featuring the photographs of David Gahr. They have some good programming planned. Bruce Springsteen and David Gahr, New Jersey, 1979.
I love this photo of my favorite Celtic songwriter and musician Donovan and my favorite Irish rock band, The Strypes, taken this past Monday in Dublin. Today is Donovan’s birthday. Happy Birthday Donovan!!
Mick Rock is on fire! This Thursday, May 10th he will give a talk, “Mick Rock on David Bowie” at Music Video Night for the exhibition David Bowie is at the Brooklyn Museum. That exhibition, which began at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2013 and is now at the Brooklyn Museum, includes a […]
Rizzoli has just published Bruce Springsteen: From Asbury Park, to Born to Run, to Born in the USA, which features the remarkable photographs of David Gahr. Gahr photographed Springsteen, and the E Street Band, over a period of 12 years in 25 photo sessions. The majority of the photographs have never been seen before. It was […]
Starting May 8th, The Kennedy Center is presenting a festival of Cuban music, dance, theatre, film, fashion and design. Grammy Award winners Los Van Van, the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Arturo O’Farril, Yissy Garcia, and the Afro-Cuban Sextet are among the 50 events being featured in the Kennedy Center’s festival of Cuban culture, Artes de […]
Yesterday The New York Times published a feature story on Michael Chow and his enduring Mr. Chow’s Restaurants. The story included a photo of Andy Warhol at Mr. Chow’s in 1985 with Nick Rhodes and Tina Chow at the East 57th Street location. I enjoyed a few meals with Andy Warhol at Mr. Chow’s, including […]