A month or so ago, we had local entrepreneur Steffan Graf of on the show, talking about his life on the road with Grand Funk Railroad, and how he went from opening for Led Zeppelin to designing residential lighting systems for the likes of Keith Richards. Well, after we turned the off the mics, Graf […]
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Ivan Kral takes us behind the scenes at the birth of New York punk, Anne Brown shares her platform for the State House, and Bee Roll reflects on how being “Ypsilantian of the Year” has changed her life… on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Anne Brown, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Berlin, CBGB, David Bowie, David Rutledge, documentary film, Iggy Pop, Ivan Kral, Jim Cherewick, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan's 54th district, music, oral history, Patti Smith, punk, punk rock, Stefan Graf, The Blank Generation, Ypsilantian of the Year 4 Comments
Watching the legacy of CBGB unwind into nothingness on the big screen
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, John Varvatos, Justin Bieber, Mercer Arts Center, movies that I want to see, movies that make Mark cry, new wave, New York, New York Dolls, punk, Richard Hell, Rupert Grint, television, Terry Ork 18 Comments
Putting Arlo to sleep with Television, live at CBGB’s in 1974
This evening, while searching around the web for rare recordings by one of my all-time favorite bands – Television… in an attempt to ensure that my new son, like his sister, stays forever out of touch with his generation… I stumbled across the fact that Richard Lloyd leaves comments on YouTube. I’m not sure why […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1974, Arlo, CBGB, Hilly Kristal, Marquee Moon, New York City, New York Dolls, punk, Richard Hell, Richard Lloyd, Tom Verlaine 13 Comments