From New York to Japan to London and back, here’s a Rock & Roll update of what I’ve seen and heard this summer, Jesse Malin, Lily Allen, Billie Joe Armstrong, and many more!  

Debbie Harry, NYC – 1977R-484 David Johansen, Danny Fields, Earl McGrath, Joey Ramone & Arturo Vega, NYC – 1977R-230 Danny Fields, Joey Ramone & David Johansen, NYC – 1977R-460 Stilettos, NYC – 1974R-259 Television, NYC – 1976C-311 Ramones, NYC – 1976C-64 David Johansen, Lenny Kaye, Dee Dee Ramone & Andy Paley, NYC – 1977R-229 Suicide, NYC – 1977R-263 Debbie Harry, NYC – 1977R-419 Talking Heads, NYC – 1977C-149 AC/DC, NYC – 1977R-322 Sic Fucks, NYC – 1977R-521 Debbie Harry, NYC… read more →

Ramones, NYC – 1979R-376 Ramones, NY – 1975C-21 Ramones, NYC – 1975C-161 Ramones, NYC – 1976C-159 Ramones, NYC – 1976C-64 David Johansen, Lenny Kaye, Dee Dee Ramone & Andy Paley, NYC – 1977R-229 Robert Gordon, Tommy Dean, Bruce Springsteen & Dee Dee Ramone, NYC – 1977R-443 Dee Dee Ramone, PA – 1978R-269 Joey Ramone & Debbie Harry, PA – 1978R-405 Joey Ramone, NYC – 1979R-363 Ramones, NYC – 1979R-407 Debbie Harry & Joey Ramone, NYC – 1987C-20 Dee Dee King,… read more →

Lou Reed, NYC – 1981R-321 Lou Reed & Lollabelle, NYC – 2003C-261 Patti Smith & Lou Reed, NYC – 1976R-425 John Cale, Lou Reed & Andy Warhol, NYC – 1976R-426  

Andy Warhol & John Lennon, NYC – 1972R-396 John Cale, Lou Reed & Andy Warhol, NYC – 1976R-426 Andy Warhol & Mick Jagger, NYC – 1977C-125 David Johansen, Susan Blonde, Bob Geldof & Andy Warhol, NYC – 1979C-66  

David Johansen, NYC – 1978R-112 David Johansen, NYC – 1978C-83 Syl Sylvain & David Johansen, NYC – 1976R-110 Mick Jagger & David Johansen, NYC – 1976R-415 David Johansen, Lenny Kaye, Dee Dee Ramone & Andy Paley, NYC – 1977R-229 David Johansen, Danny Fields, Earl McGrath, Joey Ramone & Arturo Vega, NYC – 1977R-230 Danny Fields, Arturo Vega, Joey Ramone & David Johansen, NYC – 1977R-460 David Johansen, NYC – 1978R-120 David Johansen, Susan Blonde, Bob Geldof & Andy Warhol, NYC… read more →

David Bowie, NYC – 1974C-50 Keith Richards, Tina Turner & David Bowie, NYC – 1983R-206 David Bowie, NYC – 1974R-294 David Bowie, NYC – 1972R-290  

Green Day rocked the Barclay Center – Glen Matlock and Syl Sylvain played an acoustic set at City Winery – Cheap Trick and Eric Burdon played at the John Varvatos store in the former CBGB space – and Dee Snider; Barb Wire Dolls; Supla; Willie Nelson, and more!

I’ve been to a lot of places and I’ve seen a lot of interesting people, including Robert Gordon, Yoko Ono, Debbie Harry, Green Day and even Bill Clinton! Check it all out here!

CBGB was not just a place where some major bands broke out of, much more than that it was a very comfortable club. From the start CBGB had a high quality, high power sound system, where many budding musicians got to try out their songs for the first time, in a place with great sound. CBGB was always open, 7 days a week, with 7 or more bands a night for 32 years, and aside from the few dozen that… read more →

I was very busy in the Fall of 2005 promoting my new book “John Lennon, The New York Years” and didn’t have time to update my webpages. Here are some of the photos I’ve made in the last few months.

See events from the last few months, from Ryan Adams Birthday to the Star Spangles at CBGB as well as Jesse Malin & Bruce Springsteen: Joey Ramone Place; NY Fashion week and more!