Archive for September 20th, 2012
Adam Yauch Design Leads All-Star Skateboard Auction
September 20th, 2012
Two months before he passed away Beastie Boy Adam Yauch paid tribute to one of his favorite pastimes skateboarding At the request of skate legend Bucky Lasek Yauch – an avid skater since he was in high school – wrote out the lyrics to the Beasties' "Bodhisattva Vow" across three...
Pussy Riot to Receive LennonOno Grant for Peace in New York
September 20th, 2012
Persecuted Russian punks Pussy Riot will receive the LennonOno Grant For Peace in New York tomorrow Yoko Ono will present the grant to Pyotr Verzilov – spokesman and husband of Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova – their young daughter Gera and the entire legal defense team Pussy Riot's legal defense team will also...
Flashback: Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen Join Forces to Defeat Bush
September 20th, 2012
As a non-US citizen citizen Neil Young was reluctant to officially take part in the 2004 Vote For Change tour But he wanted to help then-Democratic candidate John Kerry any way he could so he decided to make surprise appearances at many of the shows On October 2nd Young sat...
Peaches ‘Does Herself’ in Outlandish New Musical
September 20th, 2012
If Peaches could write her own ending to this phase of her performance career her campy quasi-autobiographical musical Peaches Does Herself would become a cult classic in the vein of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience members would attend in costume and toss fake boobs during the scene for "Operate"...
Bruce Springsteen Reunites With Original E Street Band Drummer
September 20th, 2012
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off a three-night stand at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium last night with a blazing three hour and 45 minute show that featured rarities like "Mansion On The Hill" and "Human Touch" mixed in with classics and new songs from Wrecking Ball For older...