Tag Archives: John Varvatos

Watching the legacy of CBGB unwind into nothingness on the big screen

By Mark | August 8, 2013

I know I should be supportive of the new indie film about the infamous Bowery bar CBGB, as it has the potential to introduce a whole new generation to the music of Television, the Ramones, the Talking Heads, and all the other punk and new wave bands that came into being there in the mid-1970s, […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bowrey, CBGB, CBGB Festival, Hilly Kristal, Iggy Pop, Justin Bieber, Mercer Arts Center, movies that I want to see, movies that make Mark cry, new wave, New York, New York Dolls, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, punk, Richard Hell, Rupert Grint, television, Terry Ork | 18 Comments

The Stooges for Chrysler: “a blue collar attitude in a white collar world”

By Mark | May 23, 2011

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, Blondie, 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, masculinity, No Fun, Ramones, selling out, synergy, The Stooges, white collar | 12 Comments

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