![]() ![]() This is outside the Pass Out Record Shop on Grand Ave. Punk rock is alive and well in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A good thing, since the downtown scene that the Ramones and Dead Boys and Richard Hell and Television and Patti Smith all made famous is gone gone. Williamsburg specifically, with some good rock n roll action in my old stomping grounds - Park Slope, and that stretch of Atlantic Avenue that traverses Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill and leads to Red Hook. Of course, if you’re looking for where its at in NYC right now, I’ll tell you…. Sure the Ramones were from New York City… but they were from Queens – bridge and tunnel territory… the boroughs. They’re relatively normal suburban kids coming in for a good time. Sure, there’s a punk girl right up front…but most of the people are not what one thinks of when they think of punks. Unhinged and unpredictable, with stage diving and stage trashing before the night was over. This is how punk rock was supposed to be. Madame Wongs, a renowned live music venue that played a pivotal role in Los Angeles punk rock and new wave scenes of the 1970s and 80s. Benefit concert series is an homage to Chinatowns punk rock past. You didn’t listen to the Dead Boys or the Ramones for their subtlety.Īnd there was nothing subtle about this once-in-a-lifetime show. A wise-ass and clever as hell, he still had a terrific turn of phrase, and so did Stiv. Dee Dee Ramone was the best bad-boy punk rock songwriter bar none. Yes, for all of his exquisite poetry, beautiful pouty lips and wide eyes… Richard Hell may have been the crown prince of punk poetry alongside Tom Verlaine and the Bowery’s godmother, Patti Smith…but, they were in another league altogether. If this isn’t the triumvirate of punk rock royalty, I don’t know what is…A Ramone and two Dead Boys…. Another special guest is Dead Boy, Jimmy Zero. or something like that.Stiv Bators lords over the empty and trashed stage at the end of a show with the Disconnected band with special guest, Dee Dee Ramone. and turned the British on in more ways than Helen of Troy's smile moved soldiers. July marks the month in 1976 when The Ramones did their first tour of England. Speaking of Blondie.tomorrow (July 1) is Debbie Harry's birthday, so I'm going to post one of my favorite Blondie photos in her honor!Īlso. Blondie never played Madame Wong's, however. ![]() And of course, there's a poster of Blondie - but all you can see are Debbie Harry's unmistakable lips. She's got a poster of The Motels, who she loved and who played her Santa Monica club frequently. she's got a poster of The Police, who did play at her club in Chinatown to about 10 people. what they have hanging on their walls! This photo was probably taken in 1979 or 1980. ![]() I promise as soon as I do find it, up it will go!īut what I find interesting about looking at anyone's room or office some 30 years later. Somewhere, oh somewhere, I do have a cool portrait of her.I think in storage in NYC. Adam drahman, Wongs chinese pembroke pines menu, Joseph goebbels mansion. We spoke with founder Martin Wong about the program. Save Music in Chinatown hopes to create a bridge between musicians, artists, and the community, to come together and help the kids. You can't really see her but for her profile. Army jobs after 12th pass, Annihilator phoenix rising chords, Star wars. Chinatown was an integral part of LA’s early punk scene with clubs like Madame Wongs, and is now a center for LA’s art scene. Esther Wong is the one standing, wearing the black cardigan. ![]() But have you ever seen the inside of the Dragon Lady's office? In Santa Monica? If you were going to clubs in LA during the punk rock heyday, you will certainly recognize this sign from Madame Wong's Chinatown. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |