Fields added to All Hopped Up event

This just in: Rock 'n roll hero, Danny Fields, has been added to Tony Fletcher's event at Barnes & Noble as originally reported last Wednesday.

Friday November 13
Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle,
1972 Broadway, Manhattan, 7:30pm.
Panel discussion with Arlene Smith (The Chantels), Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders) and Seymour Stein (Sire Records).

Here are a couple of snaps from last Saturday in Woodstock. Judging by the packed room (maybe 150 attendees?) it was a huge success. Besides the author, all guests made themselves available for autographs & conversation following the main event:


Author Tony Fletcher warms the crowd up.


Tommy Ramone, Elda Gentile, Tony Fletcher, Eric Weissberg and Fred Smith discuss NYC in Woodstock.

Godlis tonight at Barnes & Noble

(Cramps on the Bowery, 1977, courtesy of Godlis)

Godlis, one of Stupefaction's very favorite photographers, is appearing tonight at Barnes & Noble at 1792 Broadway in Manhattan to discuss his work in the continuing discussion regarding the Brooklyn Museum's Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibit.

"When I got to NYC in 1976, I was looking for work as a photographer’s assistant to pay the bills. Eventually I landed a steady job, and looked for a place to hang out and hear music. There weren’t very many clubs that didn’t have cover bands, and I’d seen that picture of Patti Smith and Bob Dylan that kind of tipped me off to CBGB’s, so I went in there to see what was going on. I had also seen copies of Punk magazine and Rock Scene at a newsstand at Penn Station. The first time I went to CBGB’s I saw Television and figured out pretty quickly that there were some like-minded Velvet Underground fans in this place. I had found my new hangout. It didn’t hurt that I got in for free." Read a great interview with Godlis on Facebook.

I need one of these

Image courtesy of Alex.

Last night...

...I dreamed I was hanging out with Gregory Corso. What the hell that means, I have no idea.

Friday Ephemera - the Cramps

Art D’Lugoff - RIP

(Photo courtesy of JazzWax)

Art D’Lugoff - RIP

Here's just a sampling of the many influential recordings made at Mr. D'Lugoff's club, the Village Gate, over the years:

All hopped up and ready to read

This weekend, if you happen to be in the area of Woodstock, NY, in conjunction with the Golden Notebook, there will be a reading & signing for Tony Fletcher’s new book All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of New York 1927-77.

There will also be a panel discussion about the NYC music scene, featuring:

Tommy Ramone (The Ramones)
Eric Weissberg (The Tarriers, Dueling Banjos)
Elda Gentile (The Stilletos)
Fred Smith (Blondie, Television)

Free and open to the public.

When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 5:00 P.M.
Where: Kleinert/James Arts Center, 34 Tinker St., Woodstock

Other upcoming discussions about the book, and it's subject matter, happening in NYC are as follows:

Friday November 13
Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle,
1972 Broadway, Manhattan, 7:30pm.
Panel discussion with Arlene Smith (The Chantels), Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders) and Seymour Stein (Sire Records).

Wednesday November 18
Strand Books,
828 Broadway, Manhattan, 7pm.
(Discussion hosted by Jim Fouratt)