Category Archives: East Village

BLANK GENERATION – Richard Hell and the Voidoids

July 21, 2010 – 11:07 am
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The Junkie Priest

July 18, 2010 – 11:02 am

1985 I was working at a nightclub in Paris. Willie had played the Olympia. His guests included several of my friends. Count-no-Count, an actress, and her American husband. They were heading to Jurgen’s atelier in Montmatre. I was supposed to join them after the club closed. No one answered the phone at dawn. Later that […]

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Chinese Rocks / The Heatbreakers.

July 17, 2010 – 10:40 pm
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CHINESE ROCKS – song of the day

January 29, 2010 – 8:51 pm

Nothing says 1970s Lower East Side better than Johnny Thunders performing the classic CHINESE ROCKS. “I’M LIVING ON CHINESE ROCKS. ALL MY BEST THINGS ARE IN HOCK.” For a listen to this song, click on this following URL Is this the past or the future of mankind? I’m hoping for a little of both although […]

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Look Away – Iggy Pop

January 26, 2010 – 9:58 pm

Sometimes you have to ask yourself why Iggy never was a superstar. LOOK AWAY conveys the story of Johnny Thunders and Sable, his muse. Heroin, the needle, and beauty. Definitely not Top 40. Go to URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nN3KsdtF9o to hear this classic. For a related article click on this URL https://www.mangozeen.com/2009/03/06/music/louie-louie-by-iggy-pop.htm

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