I’ve fallen behind in my write-ups of past episodes. I’m sorry about that. I thought, since we were off the air these last two weeks, I’d get caught up, but other things kept getting in the way. [Speaking of which, I may have something relatively big to announce in a few week’s time.] Last night, […]
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The Patti Smith Group’s Ivan Král on the origins of punk, Anne Brown on her platform for the Michigan House, and restaurant owner Bee Roll on her bumpy, awesome year… on episode 39 of the Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged ABKCO, Allen Klein, Alma Wheeler Smith, Anne Brown, Apple Corps, Arista Records, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Betty Green, birth weight, Blank Generation, CBGB, Clive Davis, Czechoslovakia, Danny Fields, David Rutledge, Debbie Harry, Dee Dee Ramone, Herman’s Hermits, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, injustice, Ivan Kral, Jim Cherewick, Luger, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan's 54th district, New York, New York City, North Washington Street, oral history, Patti Smith, Pete Larson, Pete Lason, public health, public policy, punk, punk rock, punks, Ramones, Rick Snyder, Rolling Stones, Steffan Graf, The Beatles, The Patti Smith Group, Water Street, William Milliken, Ypsi Real, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilantian of the Year 20 Comments
The Stooges for Chrysler: “a blue collar attitude in a white collar world”
I like that the Stooges are making some money, I guess, but I don’t know how I feel about their song No Fun being co-opted by the man to sell luxury cars. Here’s how Chrysler positions the ad on YouTube: John Varvatos’s blue-collar spirit pushes him late into the night, with Detroit-based rock music serving […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Media, Pop Culture, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged 315 Bowery, advertising, Arturo Vega, blue collar, CBGB, Ceylonese cinnamon, Chrysler, Clem Burke, corporate co-opting, Dead Boys, depressing stuff, Dick Manitoba, Duane Reade, Ernie Fritz, fashion, Iggy Pop, Imported from Detroit, injuries that Mark has suffered, Jesse Malin, John Varvatos, masculinity, No Fun, Ramones, selling out, synergy, The Stooges, white collar 12 Comments
“punk wasn’t a musical style”
I’m waiting for Clementine to fall asleep, drinking a well-deserved beer, and skipping around the internet, looking for archival footage from the early days of CBGBs. And, in the process, I happened across this segment from the 1995 PBS documentary entitled Rock and Roll. I think I saw it when it was first broadcast, but […]
Posted in Art and Culture Also tagged CBGB, Chris Franz, David Byrne, Debbie Harry, DIY, do it yourself, Hilly Kristal, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Patti Smith, punk, punk rock, Ramones, Rock and Roll, Talking Heads, television, Tina Wymouth, Tom Verlaine 7 Comments