My friend Stephen and I went to the the 20th Annual Benefit Concert for Tibet House US. Among the performers were Patti Smith and one of my all time favorites, Iggy Pop. Check it out......
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Scott Morgan, Scott Morgan - Another gem from a true original. Scott makes Detroit proud.
Iggy and The Stooges, Raw Power - Down & dirty. Raw Power is "THE" seminal punk rock album of all time.
Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social, Love it to Life - Jesse is one of the great American songwriters of our time. Love it to Life is his best album yet.
Peter Wolf, Midnight Souvenirs - The former J. Geils front man delivers another powerful album. Very cool, eclectic mix of songs.
Jimi Hendrix, Valleys of Neptune - The last studio recordings. It makes me miss Jimi even more.
Sweet Apple, Love and Desperation - J. Mascis from Dinosaur Jr.'s new group. Killer R 'n R!!
The Beatles, In Mono - All 13 albums in glorious mono. The best sounding Beatles release ever.
Peter Frampton, Thank you Mr. Churchill - Peter's back with a rockin' set that leaves you wanting more.
BoDeans, Mr. Sad Clown - Milwalkie's BoDeans deliver another great slice of Americana.
The Byrds, Untitled (Legacy Edition) - My favorite Byrds album. Expanded with additional live material. A must have.
I had been in collaboration with two great photographers, Jim Marshall and Timothy White, who had just published a photography book called Match Prints. Over their twenty year friendship, Jim and Timothy discovered there were striking similarities in their work, despite the photographs being taken 30 years apart. We were set to kick off the Match Prints book tour at my Soho Store on Wednesday, March 24th, when Timothy called with news of Jim's passing. As we were both trying to sort through all the emotions that come with losing someone unexpectedly, we didn't know how to proceed with the evening's event. Should we cancel? In the end, we decided to provide a place for people to see his iconic photos, hear friends speak of him and remember the history he captured and created.
Jim was a man of few words....Timothy explained, and most of them were "Fuck!" In his honor, the crowd gave the finger, mirroring Jim's famous Johnny Cash photo.
We'll miss you Jim. You left us too soon.
